GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Wednesday, September
5, 2018 – N-day
School Mission – Boundless
STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission –
#Own it!
School Ops:
· Students thank you for your ideation about lunches during Advisory
on Friday. We heard you. We want to test this idea this week only and
will debrief and ask for your thoughts during this week’s Advisory on
Friday. Based on your feedback, here is
how the test will work:
o
The “bell” schedule will be 1st lunch goes from
12:19 – 12:55, 2nd lunch will run from 1:00 – 1:35. 3rd block will start at 1:41. We will use this schedule all week (Genius
Hours AND Advisory – you’ll get advisory lunches later this week – click
here to see your Genius Hour assigned lunch).
o
We are allowing clubs/GH to choose for your members, you may
use your whole assigned lunch time, or you may direct your members to get lunch
and report to your assigned meeting place ASAP and eat lunch together while
working. The only thing you may not choose to do is take both lunches or have
some go one time and some another. Be
sure to communicate with your activity members what you want them to do for
lunch.
o
We have secured a second microwave that has been placed
outside on the verandah during lunch and there is one upstairs in the Depot by
the water fountain for use if your activity meets there.
o
Notes: remember
Genius Hours are required attendance – you must participate in the one you
signed up for. We are looking into food
trucks. There are a lot of regulations
around having them and we are not promising anything, but we are exploring as a
possible option for the future.
·
Do you want to meet an
Olympian? Are you interested in a fun and athletic club sport? Come to the STEM
Rowing Team Interest meeting Thursday, September 6th, 4:45 – 5:15
p.m. in the Commons to learn more about STEM’s newest sport and meet Dr. James
Martinez, 6 time National Champion and World record holder in lightweight
single sculls over 2000 meters! All students and parents are welcome. No
experience required! Let us know you’re interested by filling out the interest
form https://goo.gl/forms/BlEDnxgsT4aJ1Jke2. If you have any questions please email
s856711@student.knoxschools.org
· Reimaging starts TODAY! You need to have backed up your computer
(preferably to your Google Drive) or you will lose all documents! Sophomores will go first. We will come to your Government classes with
Mr. Blythe to collect your computer over the next two days. You should have it back by the end of the
day. This is not optional – all
computers that were not given new to you this year must be reimaged annually –
and no, you do not have a choice when to turn it in. Today it worked out that most students got
their computers back before the end of the period when they turned it in.
o Juniors
will be taken up on Thursday and Friday, Sept 6 & 7
o Seniors
will be taken up on Monday and Tuesday, Sept 10 & 11
Reminder directions on how to back up files are
attached.
· 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 and next week!
Don't delay! See below for shirt designs and colors.
·
Yearbooks
for the 2018-19 school year are officially on sale! You can get yours for $55
($50 for seniors if you pay at our office) until September 14th. After that,
the price WILL go up, so make sure to order yours ASAP from
jostensyearbooks.com! Also, follow @STEMYB on Twitter today to keep up with all
yearbook news and updates!
Community & Guidance Ops:
· 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 Woody Allen:
Eighty
percent of success is showing up.
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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