12-19-18 Student Mission Briefing

GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING

For Wednesday, December 19, 2018 – N-day

N1/N2 MIDTERMS

School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading

L&N Student Mission – #Own it!

School Ops:

·      As a reminder – here is this week’s schedule:

o   Wednesday and Thursday:  Cafeteria will have breakfast and lunch both days.  Buses run at regular times.

§  9:30 – 11:00 - 1^st block

§  11:05 – 12:30 – 2^nd block

§  12:30 – 1:15 – lunch for everyone in the cafeteria/Commons

·       if not staying for lunch and you returned a permission form for exams, you may leave at 12:30, or eat lunch and then leave by 1:15. 

·      If riding a bus you must wait in Commons or Verandah (not Plaza) until 4:30 when they run.

§  All students on campus should be in the Commons at 1:15.  Teachers will come there to meet you and take you to classrooms if you are working with them.

§  Wednesday – N1 & N2 midterms

§  Thursday – L1 & L2 midterms

o   Friday – no cafeteria service.  Students should only attend if they have an appointment with a teacher.

·      If you did not get an identifying sticker for your laptop please stop by the office to pick yours up.  You will need it on your device and a post-it with the password inside it when you turn it in before leaving for break.

·      Shout out to teachers Mrs. Robbins and Mr. Gibson – they were selected by their peers as the L&N Teachers of the Year!

·      Gryphons, you can still purchase a yearbook for $70 until February 22nd! Order yours ASAP at jostensyearbooks.com to save $10 on your 2018-19 memories (and make sure to follow @STEMYB on twitter)!

Community  & Guidance Ops:

·      Seniors have you filed your FAFSA yet?

Quote of the day from Albert Einstein:

Try not to become a [person] of success.  Rather become a [person] of value.

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