GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, January
24, 2019 – L-day
School Mission – Boundless
STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission –
#Own it!
School Ops:
· You will receive an email with Thursday’s
Genius Hour assignments today. Pay attention
to the assigned lunch and remember you can earn your way out of tutoring to an
activity you desire – get that work done!
Do not skip these assigned placements – they will be treated as a class
cut and subject to discipline!
- Come see Gryphon Aquatics in action this weekend at the
UT Allan Jones Aquatic Center - Diving starts at 7:00 p.m. Friday,
1/25. Swimming finals are at 6:00 p.m., Sunday, 1/27. Free
admission!
· If you misplaced an Acer laptop earlier
this year please stop by the office to identify one that has been turned in.
· Winter Reading
Night is almost here! This 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 be providing a
nacho bar and sweets for supper – free! It's sure to be fun!
·
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.
· 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:
· 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 Paul Bryant:
Show
class, have pride, and display character.
If you do, winning takes care of itself.
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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