Wednesday, February 27, 2019

2-28-19 Student Mission Briefing


GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, February 28, 2019 – L-day
ONE HOUR DELAY SCHEDULE – SEE BELOW
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!

School Ops:
·      Here’s today’s schedule.  Just like Wednesday, but L-day classes.  You will report to normal Thursday Genius Hours (and just for reference – you’ll go to Genius Hour on Friday this week – no Advisory):



·      Please help out a classmate in AP Research by taking 5 minutes to complete this short survey on your use of technology and the effects of stress.  Participation is completely voluntary:   https://goo.gl/forms/Suu73WdxSlS4z4ln1

·      The L&N Model United Nations Club participated in UT’s annual conference February 15-17. Five of the sixteen delegates representing our school received awards for their performance. Congratulations to all of those students for their hard work as well as our award winners, Reece Brown, Jared Watkins, Ashley Waycaster, Alexander Yarkhan and Ethan Zinser.

·      Boys and Girls Tennis team tryouts are rescheduled for Thursday, February 28th immediately after school at Tyson Park. To tryout you must have all necessary documentation submitted to Mr. Blythe. Please see him with any questions.

·      March 1st is our Spring MEDIC Blood drive: INVITE YOUR PARENTS AND OLDER SIBLINGS TO COME DONATE, TOO!
Give the gift of life!    The Medic Mobile will be parked in the Plaza parking lot from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 1st. That's this Friday! Donate and save up to 3 lives!!   Every donor gets snacks, a t-shirt, and a coupon for a free appetizer at Texas Roadhouse!
o   Who can donate blood? 
§  Sixteen-year-olds who are at least 120 lbs (with signed consent [attached])  AND
§  Seventeen-year-olds who are at least 110 lbs (with signed consent [attached]) AND
§  All adults, 18 and over (please ask your family and friends!) (NOTE: Parents and teachers go to the front of the line!)
o   What do you need to know?
§  Bring the completed consent form if you need one
§  Need to have a photo ID
§  Bring a list of medications, if applicable
§  Start hydrating the day before
§  Eat a hearty breakfast/lunch before donating
§  Consent forms for students under 18 are attached and also located in the front office and in the library.  

·      The L&N STEM PTSA is having a T-shirt design contest and we need lots of entries.... there's a $50 prize for the winning shirt design plus a free T-shirt!  Winning design will be screen printed in 2 colors (max) on a shirt and have the L&N school crest on the front left chest. The design will be featured on the back of the shirt and should be something that represents our school or its culture.

The shirts with the winning design will be made available to our current STEM family as well as incoming freshmen this Spring.  Current L&N Students may submit their entries in color to 
ptsa.lnstem@gmail.com.
Please include your name, a brief artist's statement and two ink colors (black and white count as colors). 

Designs should be for a Gildan t-shirt in Sport Grey (pictured). Submissions must be received no later than NOON, Monday, March 11. Winner will be chosen by the PTSA board of managers on Tuesday, March 12.

·      ATTENTION JUNIORS & SENIORS:   The prom committee members are 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.  Prom sales will END March 15. There will be NO TICKETS sold at the door. 

·      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

Community  & Guidance Ops:
·      Seniors – remember, your next required TN Promise meeting is Thursday, March 7, 8:00 a.m. in the Commons.  Breakfast will be in the serving area and verandah until 9:00 a.m. that morning for everyone else.

·      Did you know that your old, unused cell phones could help save critically endangered species that call Africa home? Donate your old cell phones for recycling and reduce the need for Coltan! Coltan, a mineral that coats your phone battery, is illegally mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is one of the most diverse areas in the world with several species calling it home, such as Chimpanzees and Gorillas! Between now and the end of April, L&N STEM Recycling/Energy Club will have boxes around the school for you to place your old, unwanted cell phones into so that they can be recycled!

·      The Recycling/Energy genius hour is teaming up with Young William's to do a washcloth drive in order to prepare for the influx of kittens during the Spring season. The washcloths are ideal for stimulating and keeping orphaned kittens warm. Be on the lookout for informational flyers and collection boxes around the school within the next couple of weeks.

Quote of the day from Nikos Kazantzakis:

In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.




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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