3-15-19 Student Mission Briefing

GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING

For Friday, March 15, 2019 – N-day

School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading

L&N Student Mission – #Own it!

School Ops:

·      Today is the end of the grading period!  Go into spring break with all your work turned in!

·      LAST DAY TO BUY PROM TICKETS!  The prom committee members are selling tickets during both lunches. Tickets are single tickets are $45 and couples tickets are $80. Additionally if students paid their senior dues the cost of a single ticket was included. There will be NO TICKETS sold at the door.

Community  & Guidance Ops:

·      Our PTSA has 2 scholarships available for graduating seniors - The scholarship contest info is all found here:  http://ptsalnstem.weebly.com/scholarships.html  Deadline for submissions is 5:00 pm, Sunday, April 7.

·      The Kiwanis Club of Northside Knoxville, Inc. and its associated Student Fund announce the availability of grants based on an individual’s service to the community. These grants are available to any Knox County resident who is or is planning on being enrolled in an accredited institute of higher learning in the coming year, and who has not previously received a scholarship or grant from any Kiwanis-affiliated organization. Submission as a recommendation from a third party is acceptable. Submissions must be made before March 31. Here is the form.

·      Outlier’s Advantage: ACT Prep Academy will be hosting a Free Mock ACT on Saturday, March 23 at 8:45 a.m. for all Knox County area students. Students will get their results before they leave and will get to keep their tests for their review. Limited seating is available, so students need to pre-register to make sure they have a seat.  Students can sign-up directly through Outlier's Advantage at www.ACTprep.com.    

Quote of the day from H.G. Wells:

If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.

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