Tuesday, September 25, 2018

9-26-18 Student Mission Briefing


GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Wednesday, September 26, 2018 – N-day
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!

School Ops:
·         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!

·      Freshman and Sophomores, if you need help catching up on some school work, drop by the STEM space any Wednesday morning at 8:15 to meet with students in the National Honors Society who can help you out! We'll have students representing each school subject, even classes like Latin and AP Human Geography!

·      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!

·      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!

·      Make plans now – remember next Monday, Oct 1, your day will be: L1, L2, M3, and M4.  Tuesday, Oct 2, your day will be M1, M2, L3 and L4 as seniors retake the ACT from 9:30 – 1:00.

·      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.

·      Dive In!  Gryphon Swim & Dive Team starts practice this week - Come give it a try! We have a 2 week trial period- no cuts for swim team.  Practices are Monday, Tuesday & Thursday  6:45 am - 8:00 am at the Student Aquatic Center at UT (must have physical and paperwork to participate).  Questions or more information contact Dr. Bretscher 

Community  & Guidance Ops:
·     These college representatives will be at STEM:
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 Les Brown:

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

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)




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