1-17-19 Student Mission Briefing

GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING

For Thursday, January 17, 2019 – L-day

School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading

L&N Student Mission – #Own it!

School Ops:

·      Shout out to these talented students for being selected to perform at the ETSBOA regional/state clinics this year.  This is the largest group we’ve ever had selected in one year! 

• Emma Fox (11th Chair Violin - Symphony Orchestra, All-East & All-State)
• Connor McGinley (13th Chair Violin - Symphony Orchestra, All-East & All-State)
• Campbell Maben (6th Chair Violin - String Orchestra, All-East & All-State)
• Audrey Scott (24th Chair Violin - String Orchestra, All-East)
• Maddie Maben (2nd Chair Cello - String Orchestra, All-East & All-State)
• Nick Thompson (6th Chair Cello - String Orchestra, All-East)
• Kailey Bostick (1st Alternate Cello - String Orchestra, All-East)
• Kieran Maben (1st Chair Double Bass - String Orchestra, All-East & All-State)
• Anastasia Slisher (2nd Chair Oboe - Blue Concert Band, All-East & All-State alternate)
• Marcus Lee (2nd Chair Bassoon - Blue Concert Band, All-East & All-State)

·      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. 

·      Sophomores and Juniors – plan now to attend our free ACT practice test and workshop on Saturday, Feb 23, 8:30 – 1:30.  This is a great chance to practice and get feedback to improve your scores right before the March ACT test administration dates!  More info coming on how to sign up soon.

·      Reading Night!  Mark your calendars: Our next Reading Night is scheduled for Friday, January 25th from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. All you need is a book to read--Check one out from our library! We'll alternate between quiet reading time and time to socialize. Equality Club will be hosting the evening and PTSA will be sponsoring the evening, and they'll generously be providing food and raffle prizes. It's sure to be fun!

·      Book Drive! Our Key Club and The Gryphon Coffee Nook are sponsoring a book drive throughout January. Please drop off your books for donation to the office or the STEM Library. Thank you!

Community  & Guidance Ops:

·      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.

·      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 attached to student edition 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

·      PSAT Score Info:  PSAT score reports from the test you all took in October are available to students online.  Students may also choose to link their College Board and Khan Academy accounts to receive FREE, personalized test prep through Khan's website.  While paper score reports are available for pick up in Guidance, the online reports provide MUCH more in-depth information and data.  Below is a link to videos on accessing scores and linking accounts:
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/scores/student-score-reports

·      In-School ACT for Juniors:  Tuesday, March 12th, 2019, 9:30-12:30

All juniors will take the ACT in-school on March 12th for FREE.  Please contact Sarah Salerno, Test Coordinator, at sarah.salerno@knoxschools.org if you have any questions.

Quote of the day from Napoleon Hill:

Do not wait; the time will never by “just right”.  Stat where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

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