10-1-18 Student Mission Briefing

GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING

For Monday, October 1, 2018 – M-day

EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE

School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading

L&N Student Mission – #Own it!

School Ops:

·         IMPORTANT SCHEDULE INFORMATION:  THE ACT THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR SENIORS ON TUES, OCT 2, HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TILL THE SAME TIME ON TUES, OCT 16.  We will meet our regular Monday/Tuesday schedules this week and will do the switch with M1/M2 and L1/L2 on the new test date.

·         Good luck to the Golfing Gryphons today as they play for the Regional Championship!  Sending best wishes to Madilyn Newman, Emma Patterson, Sydney Rockwell, Nick Brison, Gunnar Gladwin, and Ian Hawkins!!

·         Josten’s will be back for last orders for class rings and senior supplies in the morning, Monday, Oct 1, from 8:30 – 9:30 in the Commons.

·         Plan to come hear the L&N Choral Concert at 7:00 p.m in the Commons, Tuesday, October 2^nd.  No cost – come out and support!!

·         Who are the L&N STEM Academy's most talented voiceless performers? Find out Thursday, October 4th at the L&N Theatre Arts’ Third Annual Lip Sync Battle. This year’s performance will be held at the Amphitheater at 7pm! Bring a $3 donation and get ready to see your fellow students compete in the best Lip Sync Battle ever!!

·      Students – will you be 18 on or before November 6?  The League of Women Voters will be here next Thursday, Oct 4, to register you to vote in the upcoming election for TN’s next governor! 

·      Gryphons, our second sales deadline is coming up fast! Have you ordered your yearbook yet? Go to jostensyearbooks.com to order yours for $60 before October 12th- and make sure to follow @STEMYB on twitter!

Community  & Guidance Ops:

·      Students – want to get experience on a political campaign from the inside?!  Opportunities open for interns (unpaid) to work on a US Congressional campaign from now till election day, Nov 6.  Contact s1011616@student.knoxschools.org for more information.

·        Applications are now being accepted from junior or senior high school students to be a participant in the United States Senate Youth Program.  Two Tennessee delegates will participate in an annual Washington Week in March which includes a variety of events that promote a unique understanding of the structure of our national government. The Hearst Foundation also offers selected state finalists a $10,000 undergraduate scholarship. The student application and instructions for applying are available here. Applications must be submitted no later than Oct. 29.

Quote of the day from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr:

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

Practice L&N Habits every day: Professionalism, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Innovation, Inquiry, & Design

L&N STEM Academy – TN’s First Apple School of Distinction, 4 time - US News & World Report medalist – 4 years (2015-18), 4 time - Newsweek’s Top 500 American High Schools 2015 – 18, 5 time TN Reward School (2014 – 18)

9-28-18 Student Mission Briefing

GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING

For Friday, September 28, 2018 – N-day

School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading

L&N Student Mission – #Own it!

School Ops:

·         Today’s Advisory lesson will be about the issue of social isolation as it relates to suicide prevention.  All students and staff are invited to wear gray, teal, or purple, take photos with friends and tag #SPEAKUPSAVELIVES18  to take part in this national campaign activity for suicide prevention month (September).

·         Who are the L&N STEM Academy's most talented voiceless performers? Find out next Thursday, October 4th at the L&N Theatre Arts’ Third Annual Lip Sync Battle. This year’s performance will be held at the Amphitheater at 7pm! Bring a $3 donation and get ready to see your fellow students compete in the best Lip Sync Battle ever!!

·         BANNED BOOKS WEEK - Stop by the school library this week to check out our Banned Books Week display that celebrates books that have been challenged and banned over the years. Whether they've been upsetting to community members across the country because of inappropriate language or disturbing topics, these books have endured because students, teachers, parents, and librarians have pushed back and fought for students' freedom to read and experience the world through the eyes of others! Celebrate your freedom to read with us this week. Take a picture of yourself and/or a friend reading a banned book, and tweet it using #BannedBooksWeek, @LNSTEMLib, and @LNSTEMAC. 

·      READING NIGHT--It's Back!!

When: Friday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 

Where: The Commons 

What: Grab your book and a chair and read with us. 

o   We'll divide our time between quiet reading and social time. 

o   As always, we'll have some snacks (free popcorn), good company, focused time for reading, and some giveaways.

o   (We'll place an order for pizza, so if you'd like some, bring $3 cash.)

o   Join us as we make reading social!

·      Students – will you be 18 on or before November 6?  The League of Women Voters will be here next Thursday, Oct 4, to register you to vote in the upcoming election for TN’s next governor! 

·      Gryphons, our second sales deadline is coming up fast! Have you ordered your yearbook yet? Go to jostensyearbooks.com to order yours for $60 before October 12th- and make sure to follow @STEMYB on twitter!

·      Do you want to help keep our school beautiful? This Saturday, September 29th from 9:00am-12:00pm is the SGA sponsored Fall Clean-up. During this time we will be helping to maintain the landscaping around our campus. If you would like to help, please fill out this sign-up genius to indicate the times you are coming and the supplies you are brining! Hope to see you all there!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0C48ACAB29A0FE3-fall  

·      Shout out to our Golfing Gryphons as the Girls Team won the District Championship!  Sophomore Madilyn Newman also came home with the individual championship trophy!  Way to go!

·      Josten’s will be back for last orders for class rings and senior supplies next Monday, Oct 1, from 8:30 – 9:30 in the Commons.

·      Juniors/seniors: Did you miss the information meeting last week about volunteering at Ritta Elementary for STEM activities?  Learn more, please email s754151@student.knoxschools.org. Minimum 3.5 GPA required.

Community  & Guidance Ops:

·      Students – want to get experience on a political campaign from the inside?!  Opportunities open for interns (unpaid) to work on a US Congressional campaign from now till election day, Nov 6.  Contact s1011616@student.knoxschools.org for more information.

·        Applications are now being accepted from junior or senior high school students to be a participant in the United States Senate Youth Program.  Two Tennessee delegates will participate in an annual Washington Week in March which includes a variety of events that promote a unique understanding of the structure of our national government. The Hearst Foundation also offers selected state finalists a $10,000 undergraduate scholarship. The student application and instructions for applying are available here. Applications must be submitted no later than Oct. 29.

Quote of the day from Jamie Paolinetti:

Limitations live only in our minds.  But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.

Practice L&N Habits every day: Professionalism, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Innovation, Inquiry, & Design

L&N STEM Academy – TN’s First Apple School of Distinction, 4 time - US News & World Report medalist – 4 years (2015-18), 4 time - Newsweek’s Top 500 American High Schools 2015 – 18, 5 time TN Reward School (2014 – 18)