GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Monday, September 21, 2015 – “M” classes
Early Release Schedule
2015-16 L&N Student Mission – Own it!
School Ops:
· Be sure to turn in your Martian field trip forms as soon as you
get them signed to the front office along with payment.
· Runners with the
L&N cross country team brought home 9 medals and a trophy for their
performance at the Hardin Valley Invitational on Saturday 9/19! The girls team
won 2nd place among small schools and had six top-20 finishers (Laura Bretscher, Brooke Foster, McKensie
Nelms, Rachel Magers, Emily Sutherland, and Rowan Hamilton). The boys
team had three top-20 finishers (Austin
Bradley, Matt Sullivan, and Daniel Haught). Wish the team luck at their
next meet on Thursday 9/24 at the Johnson University Invitational! Way to go runnin’ Gryphons!
· Don’t forget – Teens for Christ meets
Monday mornings in D113 at 8:50 a.m.
· Students who need free/reduced lunch
access – today (9/21) is the last date to receive a free or reduced lunch cost
without having submitted a new application for this year. Anyone who has not fill out a new application
(available at https://www.lunchapplication.com/Default.aspx ) by Monday will have to pay full
price. Let us know if your parents need
help completing the form.
· Hey students – did you know we have a
working branch of Y-12 Credit Union located in our school? If you are interested in
volunteering to work at the Y-12 student branch this year, pickup an
application from the folder outside Room 215. Please return to Mrs.
Griggs by Friday, October 2nd. Interviews will be conducted on Monday,
October 5.
·
Students and Staff order your spirit week
shirts now! They are on sale in the Commons during all three lunches.
Shirts will be on sale from now until September 30th and are $15 (XS-XL - for
each additional X please add another dollar). All proceeds go to support
prom.
· Looking for
students willing to sign up to do our intercom Moment of Silence and Pledge of
Allegiance in the mornings (9:28). You
can sign up for one week at a time.
Email Mrs. Ashe to claim your week!
· Come Exercise with
Us!! Family Fitness Fun Monthly Event
Saturday September 26th 9-10 am
Hosted by
L&N STEM P.E./ Wellness Department
Join us for some
interval cardio and strength training fun. Bring parents &
siblings and come ready to move. Meet at the flag pole! (or
in the fitness room if the weather is not cooperating)
Community & Guidance Ops:
· Great new tool just rolled out by the
US Department of Education for college and career searches. Check out https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
· The
month of September is Chiari Awareness Month. Arnold-Chiari Malformation is a rather
uncommon condition in which the brain tissue extends into the spinal canal,
which limits the drainage of spinal fluid. This limited drainage causes extreme
migraines and can drastically affect vision. Many doctors know nothing of this
condition, and as such it can be very difficult to get proper medical
treatment. For more information regarding this, you can visithttp://www.wichiaricenter.org/Chiari Since this school will
likely produce multiple doctors, the exposure of this information could have a
great impact on how doctors approach patients with this condition.
·
TN Promise will drop off books on November 10th
from 8:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in the STEM Space. Students who plan to
participate in the TN Promise proceedings will be given a 10 minute overview of
the qualification process and mandatory attendance dates.
· The Goethe-Institut
invites applications from high school students 16-18 years old to participate
in an all-expense paid educational trip to Germany this fall (Nov. 27 – Dec 6) 12
students will be traveling to Berlin, Braunschweig and Cologne, meet their
German peers, experience German culture and visit a number of research
institutions. You will find details, the program for the trip and the
application form at www.goethe.de/chicago/stem. Students do not have to speak German, they
just have to be interested in science and have participated in a research
project. The deadline for completed applications is September 30, 2015.
Quote
of the day from Albert Einstein:
Great spirits
have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
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 – 2015)
L&N Girls
Cross Country with their 2nd
place trophy at HVA Invitational!
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