Monday, May 6, 2019

5-7-19 Student Mission Briefing


GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Tuesday, May 7, 2019 – L-day
AP testing – room 222 in morning
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!

School Ops:
·      Summer school information meeting, Thursday, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the Commons.  Come prepared to pay $10 per class you will need (maximum $30).

·      Interested in joining Gryphon Crew to row next year?  Come to an informational meeting today at 4:45 in the Commons.  Meet current members, no rowing experience is required!

·      Seniors don’t forget this Friday’s Social at Victor Ashe Park from 5:00 – 8:00!  You need to sign up so they can plan for food.  Go here to register for free - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UsvFeGp3Y8D9_Z2me8ViKjHvC4p6V6KWU99lWG_g4Jc/edit

·      Congratulations to Grace Brison, KIL Girls Discus Champion!  Grace will compete with the rest of our track and field athletes at the sectional meet this Wednesday to try to qualify for state!  Good luck Gryphons!

·      LIBRARY BOOKS DUE MAY 10.  ALL library books are due May 10 for inventory purposes. All fees are expected to be paid by this date as well. Students should have received an email if they have an overdue book or you owe a fine, but if you're wondering, please drop by the library to speak to Ms. Ellis.

·      There will be a cross country interest meeting on May 15th at 8:30 a.m. and 4:40 p.m. in room 214 in the Station. Please pick a time that works best for you! Contact Coach Daugherty for any questions or concerns.

·      Do you like baseball?  Will you be near Atlanta this summer?  The Atlanta Braves are sponsoring a program to recognize student achievers with a free ticket to a 2019 Atlanta Braves regular season home game.  To qualify, you must meet one of the following criteria:  1) Have Straight A’s, 2)Have no grade below a B; or 3) have perfect attendance.   If you meet one of those criteria, you can register online to claim your ticket at www.braves.com/achiever.  There is a form you need – they are available in the front office.  Go Braves!

·      Congratulations to our Tennessee PTA Reflections Awards winners: Kate Jolly, 1st Place Dance Choreography; Hannah Guess, 1st Place Visual Art; Hannah Ray, 1st Place Photography; Chloe Weaver, 2nd Place Photography and Circe Whitson, 3rd Place Photography. Thanks to Hannah Ray for representing us at the award ceremony. Special Congrats to Kate and both Hannahs, whose work will progress to the National competition!

Community  & Guidance Ops:
·      Volunteer Opportunity: Our Knox County Public Library is looking for a few more volunteers to help out during the Children's Festival of Reading (specifically in the Science Village where the Teen Services tent is every year). Students who are available on Saturday, May 18th, and would like to help should click on this link to sign up: kcpl.wufoo.com/forms/2019-childrens-festival-of-readingvolunteer-form/    Need more information, email Bess Connally at bconnally@knoxlib.org.

·         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 George Edward Woodberry:

Defeat is not the worst of failures.  Not to have tried is the true failure.

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 GOLD medalist , Newsweek’s Top 500 American High Schools, TN Reward School,  TN STEM Designated School, AdvancED STEM Certified School

Summer opp:

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