GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday,
September 14, 2018 – N-day
School Mission – Boundless
STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission –
#Own it!
School Ops:
·
Students
– heads up. Grades will be published
this afternoon at 4:30 on Aspen. We will
be auditing for Digital Lab eligibility over the weekend. If you have permission to sign out/arrive
late but have any grade below a “C” as of this afternoon, you will not be
allowed privilege until the end of the next 4.5 weeks if you have brought all
grades back up. Use your time wisely –
keep those grades up!
·
Are you interested in being on the
Gryphon climbing league? Tomorrow (Saturday, Sept 15) is the informational
meeting about the Interscholastic Climbing League at Onsight Rock Gym!
Come out to Onsight Rock Gym at 5335 Western Ave anytime between
11am-1pm for free climbing and information about the league. Mrs. Elliott will
be there to find out how the Gryphons can have their first climbing team.
If you can't make it, but are still interested, look for information about the
Gryphon Climbing League in the near future!
·
Congratulations to
the following students for being accepted into the Knoxville Youth Symphony Orchestra: Connor
McGinley (Violin, KSYO), Campbell Maben (Violin, KSYO), Maddie
Maben (Cello, KSYO) Kailey Bostick (Cello, Sinfonia), and Kieran
Maben (Double Bass, KSYO)! Congratulations also to Anastasia
Slisher (Oboe) and Marcus Lee (Bassoon) for their
great auditions!
·
Congrats to seniors Caleb and Chloe Weaver
and their band, The Break-up Table. The
won the talent show at the Sevier County Fair and will compete in the TN Valley
Fair talent show this Saturday night.
Catch them this morning during the 8’a.m. hour on WVLT! Come out and cheer on these Gryphons! Good luck and break a leg!
·
Attention
Freshmen: If you did not receive your school planner on Monday in your digital
lab, please see Mrs. Griggs in Room 208 this week.
·
Gryphons, TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to order your yearbook
for the cheapest price of the year! Make sure to order yours for $55 (seniors
$50) before the end of the day on Friday to save up to $25. The price WILL go
up, so make sure to order ASAP. Also, make sure to follow @STEMYB on Twitter
for all yearbook updates and information!
·
Freshman and Sophomores, if you need help
catching up on some school work, drop by the STEM space Wednesday mornings at
8:15 to meet with students in the National Honors Society who can help you out!
We'll have students representing each subject, even classes like Latin and AP
Human Geography!
· Looking for that activity that rounds out your high school
resume? Want experience in banking?
Seeking to put those math courses to use?
Apply to be a student worker at the Gryphon branch of the Y-12 Federal
Credit Union! Any grade can apply. Deadline is this Friday, Sept 14. Email Mr. Griffin (derek.griffin@knoxschools.org)
for the application.
· Don’t forget the Book Nook is open! Come to the small hallway off the Commons
where the Bookstore is located – it now shares the space with the coffee shop
we call “The Book Nook”. Still looking for a worker for N2. If you have
a digital lab and would like to work, please email s757970@student.knoxschools.org
· Spirit
Week T-shirts are on Sale during LUNCH! See a representative from the
Prom Committee during any lunch to purchase. Shirts are $15 for S-XL and
$2 extra for XXL and over. Orders will be taken this week! Don't
delay! See below for shirt designs and colors. Spirit week is
October 22 – 26, shirts will be back in time to wear for the pep rally!
Community & Guidance Ops:
· These college representatives will be
at STEM:
o
* Emory University, Atlanta
10:00am Monday, 9/24
o
Vanderbilt University, Nashville
10:30am Monday, 9/24
o
University of Miami, Florida
11:30am Tuesday, 9/25
o
* University of Alabama, Huntsville
12:15pm Wednesday, 9/26
o
* University of Chicago 12:15pm Wednesday, 9/26
o
Davidson College, Davidson NC 12:15pm Wednesday, 9/26
o
* University of South Carolina,
Columbia 12:15pm Wednesday, 9/26
o
* University of Alabama, Birmingham
12:15pm Thursday, 9/27
Schools with * have past
Gryphons attending them!
·
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 John F. Kennedy:
We do not
go to the moon because it is easy. We
seek to go to the moon because it is hard.
Challenge yourselves daily – do what you don’t
think you can’t do!
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 – Silver 2017&18,
Gold 2016, Bronze 2015, 4 time - Newsweek’s Top 500 American
High Schools 2015 – 18
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