GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Tuesday, February
12, 2019 – L-day
School Mission – Boundless
STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission –
#Own it!
School Ops:
·
Seniors: Jostens will be
here Thursday morning 8:15
- 9:30 to distribute caps/gowns and other graduation materials.
Look for the tables in the Commons.
·
Congratulations to Raymond Wysmierski (percussion), Campbell Maben (violin), Kieran Maben (bass), and Maddie Maben (cello) for all being
accepted into the 2019 Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts! In
addition, Campbell, Kieran, and Maddie all three received full scholarships to
attend! Another great achievement for our musical gryphons!
· We have exactly 55 yearbooks
left before we run out completely. This may seem like a lot, but there are over
200 students who still haven’t purchased theirs, so order yours ASAP to make
sure you don’t get left out on distribution day. Go to jostensyearbooks.com to
get yours for $70, and make sure to follow @STEMYB on Twitter! The price will
increase on February 23 to $80.
·
Open-Mic Night is coming up (March 8th)! Are you a talented
musician, singer, comedian, or dancer? If so, sign up to perform your special talent! This event is a great way to see a
different side of our student body! The deadline to sign up is February 26th. If you would like to
perform, you can sign up here: https://goo.gl/forms/oUR50Fnw6hoA1hJd2
·
Boys and Girls Tennis Team tryouts will
be held Tuesday, February 19th from 5:00-6:00 at Tyson Park.
You must have all forms complete and submitted to participate. Contact Mr.
Blythe with any questions or concerns.
·
Congratulations to L&N STEM Aquatics
Swim & Dive Team who competed in the State Meet (TISCA ) in
Nashville over the weekend. Finalists:
o
200 Medley Relay: 14th Mike Cho, Daniel Eshleman, Andrew
Hines, Ethan Marsh
o
1 Meter Diving: 9th James
Cassell, 10th Matthew Bretscher, 13th Delaney Martin
o
100 Backstroke: 11th Andrew Hines,
o
200 Freestyle Relay: 13th Mike Cho, Daniel Eshleman, Andrew Hines, Jed Smith
·
Saturday, February 16th from
7:00-10:00pm is the annual Winter Formal. This year’s theme is Fire and
Ice! Tickets are on sale in the commons during lunch, so make sure to stop by
and buy these ahead of time. There is also a new opportunity at this dance! You
have the chance to pay a dollar to play the song of your choice! (Proceeds will
go to the senior class). Remember if you
are bringing a guest who does not attend L&N you must complete a visitor’s
application form to purchase a ticket.
They are available in the office.
·
Seniors, there will
be a mandatory class meeting on Wednesday, February 13th in the commons at 11:45. Please make
plans to be in attendance.
·
Congratulations to L&N Ethics
Bowl team, Sonaz Jazny, Cade Brown,
Reece Brown, Michelle Carrera, and Elijah
Skeirik, for their outstanding performance last Saturday in the Tennessee
High School Ethics Bowl hosted by the UT’s Department of Philosophy and the
Humanities Center. The Gryphons won five consecutive matches, including
victories over Bearden, Oak Ridge, and Hardin Valley, to advance to the
championship for the fifth year in a row. There, in cases concerning Liver
Allocation for transplants and Political Gerrymandering, the decision went to
St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School. Special
recognition to seniors Cade Brown,
for two years of strong competition, and Sonaz
Jazny for four fantastic years of representing L&N at this event!
·
Who
will represent L&N STEM Academy at the 2019 CTE Live
Competition? It could be you! Applications and videos are being
accepted now through February 15. For more information and to
submit click here:
https://goo.gl/forms/m9NtWsPC6scZwLt52
L&N Students will vote March 1 for our representative.
https://goo.gl/forms/m9NtWsPC6scZwLt52
L&N Students will vote March 1 for our representative.
· Did you know one of our athletes has been nominated for
the Knox News’ “I AM SPORT Award”? Go to http://knoxnews.secondstreetapp.com/I-AM-SPORT-Award-2019/ and vote for L&N senior Sydney
Rockwell! You can vote once per day
until the voting ends on March 5, 11:59 a.m. EST. Share the link with everyone you know!
·
Teens for Christ is
starting back up for spring semester – come join them Monday mornings at 8:45
in D113
· 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:
·
Check the School Counseling website for
a variety of scholarship offerings and summer
opportunities. Some deadlines are approaching!
· 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 Robert Schuller:
The
only place whee your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.
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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