Sunday, April 14, 2019

4-15-19 Student Mission Briefing


GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Monday, April 15, 2019 – M-day
TNReady Testing modified early release schedule
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!

School Ops:
·         Today is first day of TNReady testing – don’t forget all English 1, 2, and US History classes are testing so 1st block for anyone not testing will run from 9:30 – 11:30.  Remember to check your schedule from Advisory on Friday to find where to report.  There are also signs posted around school to help you find your testing room.  All non-testers will report to the Commons where we will do AP pre-fill for those taking an AP test.  Regular Monday schedule will resume at 11:30.

·         Our elevator is still down for repairs.  We have reached out to those we think will be most affected; if you are affected and have not been contacted please notify the front office.

·      Congratulations to our Tennessee History Day winners!  Before attending prom on Saturday these students competed in Nashville.  Shout out to Olivia Sharp, for placing first in the State of Tennessee with her website, and Reece Brown placing second with her performance.  They both earned a spot in the national competition in Maryland in June.  We also had nine other participants who represented us very well.
A special "thank you" goes to Mr. Griffin, who sponsored this event in Nashville on Saturday, and then came back to town for prom later that evening!  Talk about a busy schedule!

·      WATE is covering the L&N multiple ways this week!  Check out this posting for a video interview with our robotics team: https://www.wate.com/news/east-tennessee-teens-at-robotics-competition_20190412205447/1921765036.  And set your DVR to record their Living East Tennessee program as our NAHS students will be on live for a chalking demo creating a smaller version of their winning design from the Dogwood Arts Festival Chalkwalk during the show.

·      Our musical Gryphons represented us well at the All State event in Nashville last week.  Gretta Berry did very well in the  Women’s Choir, and in instrumental, students earned these recognitions:
§  Marcus Lee: 1st chair, 1st Bassoon – blue band.  He chaired principal bassoon and 1st in the entire state for 11th-12th grade – a first for our school!
§  Connor McGinley: 10th chair, 2nd violin – Symphony Orchestra
§  Campbell Maben: 10th chair, 1st violin – String Orchestra
§  Maddie Maben: 3rd chair, cello – String Orchestra
§  Kieran Maben: 2nd chair, double bass – String Orchestra

·         The Class of 2019 will be hosting a Tournament/Game Night Monday, April 15th from 5-8pm with all proceeds going to the senior gift. The event is free to attend but there will be $5 Smash Bros tournaments and tournaments for spike-ball and foursquare, where the winners will win prizes and participants will have the opportunity to win. Attendees will be able to buy pizza, chips, drinks, and desserts. Plan to attend if you want to have a great time and win some awesome prizes.

Community  & Guidance Ops:
·         A representative from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, will be at STEM on Tuesday, April 16 at 7:00pm.  Parents, students, friends all are welcome.

·         Seniors:  continue watching the Scholarship Bulletin on the School Counseling website.  There still are scholarships to apply for, though some with close deadlines.

Quote of the day from Michelangelo:

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it but that it is too low and we reach it.

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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