GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, April 16, 2015
“L” Day Classes
School Ops:
·
Today, April 16, please have parents or anyone picking you up in the
afternoon use an alternate location. The
road in front of the Holiday Inn will be occupied with an event happening on
the lawn from 3:00 – 9:00.
·
The Equality Club of the L&N STEM Academy invites you to
participate in the Day of Silence campaign on April 17th. The Day of
Silence is a national movement to bring attention to, and hopefully stop,
bullying in our schools. See the
attached video for more information.
Remember, this does not excuse you from classwork or answering any
teacher’s questions, but it is about bringing awareness to the silence of
victims of bullying,
·
English EOC Morning Review Sessions: The English Department of the L&N STEM
Academy will be hosting English EOC Morning Review Sessions. The review
sessions are designed to refresh and review important skills for the English
End of Course exams. In addition to offering meaningful practice, we will have
breakfast snacks each day for those in attendance. If you'd like to brush up on
your skills and prepare to knock your EOC out of the park, sign-up for some
sessions! Please RSVP here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044cadab2ca5f58-english
o
Monday, April 20th: Literary Terms
o
Wednesday, April 22nd: Identifying Main Ideas
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Friday, April 24th: Vocabulary in Context
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Monday, April 27th: Summary and Paraphrase
o
Wednesday, April 29th: Pronouns
o
Friday, May 1st: Literary Terms
LOCATION: Room
104
·
You can help a student with a research project by
taking the following quick survey about college preferences: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CollegeThoughts Link will be open through Wednesday, April
15 at 5:00 p.m. All responses are
anonymous.
· Dual
Enrollment for 2015-16 Application Session will take
place in the Media Center on April 21st @ 9:00am. Students
MUST bring:
o
Completed Hep B form signed by a parent (Located
on school counseling website under "forms")
o
All students will need their Social Security
Number
· The
Golden Gryphon Credit Union invites you to their grand opening event in the
Commons this Thursday, April 16, for all lunches. There will
be games, prize giveaways, and the opportunity to learn about the benefits of
setting up an account with the student bank. We look forward to seeing you
there!
· SPORTS
PHYSICALS FOR ALL SPORTS 2015-2016: KOC is offering $10 sports physicals at
Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday, May 2. These physicals are good for
any sport in the 2015-2016 school year. Students must bring Knox
County/TSSAA Sports Physical Form that has been signed by a parent/guardian.
These forms may be downloaded from the Athletics page of the L&N
website or at www.kocortho.com.
· East TN Maryville College's GSA and PFLAG are
hosting this year's annual Diversity Prom! It's in the Alumni Gym of Maryville
College on April 18th, 2015 from 6-10 PM. The theme for this year is “Alice In
Wonderland”, you can buy tickets from Hope Higginbotham. The cost is $25
dollars per person and $40 for a couple.
Email s859555@student.knoxschools.org for more information.
· Calling all writers: We are pleased to
announce that registration is now open for the 22nd Annual Brian M.
Conley Young Writers' Institute. The YWI is planned for
Saturday, April 18th, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the UT-Knoxville
campus. The YWI is a free, one-day event that offers creative writing
workshops for both high school students and their teachers. We hope you
will help us make this year's YWI successful by encouraging your students and
fellow teachers to attend. Classes offered include Poetry; Fiction; Screenwriting; Songwriting;Performance
Poetry; Journalism; and Blogging. If you are
interested, email Ms. Cartwright at tabitha.cartwright@knoxschools.org
with your top 3 choices. The
last day to register is April 3rd.
· BOSS Big Orange Symposium: This
is a chance for students interested in science, technology, engineering and
math career fields to experience hands-on scientific research skills. Saturday,
April 18, 2015 from 10am - 3pm in the Hodges Library at UTK. Registration closes Wednesday, April 15.
http://www.lib.utk.edu/outreach/soil/b-o-s-s/registration/
Lunch will be provided. Parents are
encouraged to attend as they also have a parent session with speakers from UT
Admissions, Housing, Safety, and more.
Community & Guidance Ops:
·
SuDo you like
younger kids? Do you love horses? A local equestrian camp needs volunteer
helpers for this summer’s camps. Email S725324@knoxschools.org if you have questions or want details.
·
We will have
reps from Brown, MIT, and Yale here on Sunday, April 26 from 2:00 – 4:00.
Come and bring your parents!
· High
school summer abroad programs available with scholarships to offset the
costs. Go to www.ciee.org/high-school-summer-abroad for info.
Quote
of the day from Benjamin Franklin:
By failing to
prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Practice L&N Habits every day: Collaboration, Critical
thinking, Design, Innovation, Inquiry, & Professionalism
L&N STEM Academy – TN’s First Apple School of
Distinction, 2-time TN Reward School for Performance (2012 – 2014)
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