4-16-19 Student Mission Briefing

GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING

For Tuesday, April 16, 2019 – L-day

TNReady Testing day

School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading

L&N Student Mission – #Own it!

School Ops:

·         TNReady testing continues today during regularly scheduled English 1 and 2 and US History classes.  Everyone will report to his/her regular class schedule.  Students should be sure your laptops are fully charged especially during these tests.  Thank you for keeping hallways quiet since they will be going on all day in different rooms.

·         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 Smash Bros Champions Connor Johnson and Beckham Spiller. Seniors & SGA thank all those who came and played!  It was a smashing good time!  

·      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! 

·      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.

·      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: 1^st chair, 1^st Bassoon – blue band.  He chaired principal bassoon and 1^st in the entire state for 11^th-12^th grade – a first for our school!

§  Connor McGinley: 10^th chair, 2^nd violin – Symphony Orchestra

§  Campbell Maben: 10^th chair, 1^st violin – String Orchestra

§  Maddie Maben: 3^rd chair, cello – String Orchestra

§  Kieran Maben: 2^nd chair, double bass – String Orchestra

Community  & Guidance Ops:

·         A representative from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, will be at STEM tonight, 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 Dexter Yager:

You will never leave where you are, until you decide where you’d rather be.

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