GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday, April 17, 2015
“N” Day Classes
School Ops:
·
Good luck to members of our Junior Classical League, who are going to
compete this weekend in the TN Junior Classical Competition in Gatlinburg!
·
The Equality Club of the L&N STEM Academy invites you to
participate in the Day of Silence campaign today. 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.
·
The Technology Student Association of the L&N STEM Academy will be
selling STEM themed vinyls and Hershey's Chocolate bars in the commons during
the coming mornings and lunches. The vinyls start at $4 and come in 3, 4, and 5
inch variants with green, yellow, black, and white being the color choices. You
can also order a customized vinyl for $10. Hershey's chocolate bars will be
available for purchase at the price of $1. We will be providing a special on
buying a package of a 4 inch vinyl with a Hershey's bar. We will also be
providing this package for free if you are our 100th buyer! We will start
selling on April 20th and continue selling until May 7th. Our Vinylla and
Chocolate fundraiser will go towards helping us compete at this year's National
Conference in Dallas so consider coming by our table to buy a vinyl and a
chocolate bar!
·
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
o
Friday, April 24th: Vocabulary in Context
o
Monday, April 27th: Summary and Paraphrase
o
Wednesday, April 29th: Pronouns
o
Friday, May 1st: Literary Terms
LOCATION: Room
104
· 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
· 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:
·
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 Epictetus (in honor of our Junior Classical League competitors):
The key is to
keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence call forth your
best.
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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