11-9-18 Student Mission Briefing

GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING

For Friday, November 9, 2018 – N-day

School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading

L&N Student Mission – #Own it!

School Ops:

·           This is the last week to collect coats for the cold!  Bring them in and help one of Knoxville’s homeless stay warm this winter!

·           Gryphons, our second sales deadline is approaching fast! Make sure to order your 2018-19 yearbook ASAP from jostensyearbooks.com to save $15, and follow @STEMYB on twitter for all yearbook content, updates, and more!

·           GET FRUVED

Want to win a drawing for a $50 gift card?   Go to Fruved.com 

Complete FRUVED surveys and parent permission form to get entered in drawing.

Community  & Guidance Ops:

·      Junior Night is coming up on Thursday, Nov. 15th from 6-8 pm with breakout sessions covering: Exploring college options and majors, the college application timeline and process, GPA and college admissions, scholarships and financial aid, dual enrollment, getting into UTK, community college and technical schools - and more important topics to help prepare you for your senior year! Save the date! Junior students and others are invited to attend with your parents.

Questions? Contact Lori Morrell - lori.morrell@knoxschools.org

·      Juniors and Seniors – UT Physics is hosting an Open House on November 13 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.   Find details and register at www.phys.utk.edu/openhouse2018

Quote of the day from Ken Venturi:

I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else.  I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.

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)

TN STEM Designated School, AdvancED STEM Certified School