GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, January
17, 2019 – L-day
School Mission – Boundless
STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission –
#Own it!
· The 3rd Annual L&N STEM
Academy Film Festival will be held on April 9th from 6 - 9 p.m.
The L&N Film Festival is not exclusive to journalism or theatre students! So, if you have a knack for filmmaking,
give it a try! The cut off for submitting film is
March 15th, by 11:59 p.m. More details to come regarding how to submit
films, judges, and etc.
·
Lost in the Station – pair of black, wireless, AKG
headphones, on Thursday, 1/17. Turn in
to office if found.
· 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:
· 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
·
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
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.
· 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 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:
Darkness
cannot drive out darkness: Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: Only love can do
that.
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
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