GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday, February
1, 2019 – N-day
School Mission – Boundless
STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission –
#Own it!
School Ops:
· Want to be part of L&N’s nationally ranked Ultimate
Frisbee program? First practice for
spring season is Monday, Feb 4 at
Morningside Park from 5:00 – 6:30.
Anyone who needs a ride can meet at locker rooms after school to arrange
(be sure your parents know who you are riding with!) Questions?
Email S770336@student.knoxschools.org
· Want to win a quadcopter?
See the ORISE competition flyer below.
· Water Polo Interest Meeting, Monday 2/4 at 3:45PM in room
205
Come learn about STEM's co-ed water polo club team! All are
welcome!
·
Congratulations to the STEM Swim
& Dive team on a great city meet!
These athletes made the state team and will compete in Nashville on Feb
8 – 9: Eric Ayo, Matthew
Bretscher, James Cassell, Mike Cho, Daniel Eshleman , Andrew Hines, Olkin Jinks,
Ethan Marsh, Cade Oculam, Jed Smith, Raymond Wysmierski, Kendall Goodman, Rosey
Jones, Delaney Martin, Ivy Newport, Audrey Scott, and Lindsey Sanders
·
Teens for Christ is starting back up for spring
semester – come join them Monday mornings at 8:45 in D113
· Time is running out to purchase a yearbook. The
price will go up soon and we're beginning to sell out, so make sure to buy
yours from jostensyearbooks.com ASAP to make sure you don't miss out!
· PROM TICKETS: The prom committee members will be selling
tickets during both lunches everyday except Mondays. Tickets will be single
tickets are $45 and couples tickets are $80. Additionally, if students paid
their senior dues the cost of a single ticket was included.
Community & Guidance Ops:
·
Seniors – time is running out – FAFSA
deadline is Feb 1. We have 93% filed. Don’t leave money on the table – contact your
counselor or administrator if you have questions, let them help you fill it out
today – let’s hit 100%!!!
·
FREE ACT Workshop for 10-11th graders: On Saturday, February 23rd, we
will host an ACT Workshop from 8am to 1pm at L&N.
During this time, students will have the opportunity to attempt an official ACT
practice test, receive scores, listen to strategy sessions by Outlier's
Advantage, and enjoy a free lunch. In addition, we will
provide registration and practice instructions for ACT Academy.
By attending this workshop, students will put
themselves in a good position to prepare for the ACT administrations in March,
including the in-school ACT for juniors on March 12th. ACT strategy and support sessions for parents
will be provided at 12:15 pm. Register
now: tinyurl.com/act2-23.
· AP
Registration Window Opening Soon! The
Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Registration Window is January 28th-February 15th.
Students and parents can obtain the registration form digitally (see attached)
or pick up a hard copy in the Guidance office. Completed forms and
payment must be submitted to the Guidance office. Forms or payments submitted any other way may
not make it to the appropriate staff member, resulting in students not
being able to test! Do NOT submit to the main office! Remember:
The deadline to register is Friday, February 15th! Please direct any
questions to sarah.salerno@knoxschools.org. More AP information can be found at https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/home
·
Interested in STEM and working with elementary students?
Apply as a mentor in the Gear Up STEM Camp. Eligible mentors can be in
grades 9-11 with at least a 2.75 GPA. Receive a stipend, leadership skills,
service hours. The program is 4 separate
weeks over the next year (2 in summer, spring break and fall break). See
more at http://bit.ly/GearUpSLM. Deadline 2/15/19.
Quote of the day from Mahatma Gandhi:
There
is more to life than increasing its speed.
Practice L&N Habits every day: Professionalism, Critical
Thinking, Collaboration, Innovation, Inquiry, & Design
L&N STEM Academy – TN’s First Apple School of Distinction, US
News & World Report medalist , Newsweek’s Top 500
American High Schools, TN Reward School,
TN STEM Designated School, AdvancED STEM
Certified School
