GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, November 5, 2015 – “L” classes
2015-16 L&N Student Mission – Own it!
School Ops:
· Have you noticed the work crews around
the Depot building? This week, solar panels are being installed on the
roof of the Depot. These will be connected to a SCADA monitoring system
in the upstairs conference room. That software monitors energy from all
eleven of the Knox County school solar energy systems. Our AP Computer
Principles class will learn to operate the software, will write programs to
create data for other classes, and will create educational materials to be used
throughout Knox County for the systems. #realscience #realworld #L&N!
· Prom tickets for the Junior/Senior Prom
are now available for purchase during lunch. All tickets are $40 through
November and December. Get you tickets now while the price is low.
Theme: A Red Carpet
Romance
Location: Gettysvue Country Club
Date: April 23, 2016
Time: 7-11pm
· Congratulations to the following
Broadcast Journalism students for winning the ORNL Thank a Veteran Video
Contest: Anna Horrocks, Destiny
Large, Cinna Lockhart, Devon McGinley, and Lauren Morris. The winning video will be
showcased during a Veterans' Program in Oak Ridge on November 11.
The broadcasting team will be presented an award and $300, and $200 will
be presented to the school.
· Big
congrats to our Scholar’s Bowl Team!
This past Sunday, November 1st, our Scholar's Bowl team competed in
Lexington, Kentucky. The two teams consisted of Alec Bissell, Jacob Samar, Kishan Tailor, Emmanuel Sosacruz and
then Chloe Taylor, Caitlin Hutchinson,
Isaiah Talford. Alec Bissell placed 2nd individually
out of 121 students and both teams represented the school well as the only team
representing Tennessee in a field of 29 teams from Kentucky, Ohio, and West
Virginia. Well done Gryphons!
·
The
L&N STEMpunks FRC Team 3966 are collecting socks for Socks
for the Sox, a holiday outreach drive lead by the Evil Purple Sox
FTC Team 8498. We need your help gathering socks to donate to our local
Knoxville charity, and you can bring new and unused socks in the green
recycling bin in the front office. We'll be collecting socks until
December 4th, so please consider helping us give back to the community!
· Attached is information and the
permission form for our trip to the upcoming National Science
& Engineering Festival 2016 in Washington, DC, this coming April
13-17, 2016. Ms. Jorgenson will also be taking a team of art
honor society students to explore the wonderful (and free) art museums. See Ms.
Ellis or Ms. Jorgenson to answer questions and collect deposits. If a parent
wants to join us on the trip, there is a "Parent Traveler" form
attached as well. Transportation and lodging for a parent is $410
(lunch/dinner on your own). Deposit deadline is Friday, Nov 6. Now any available seats will be offered
to students at HVA.
· Interested in writing a novel? Maybe
you've already started one? November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Check
out the website for the Young Writers Program and sign up here: http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/. To celebrate and encourage
participation, the Media Center will be open at 8 a.m. in the morning
throughout November. Just think about what you could accomplish in just 1 hour
a day for a month! Work alongside Mr. Crattie and Ms. Ellis as
they work on their own novels.
Community & Guidance Ops:
· It’s time to be thinking about your
entry in the PTA Reflections program. If you are talented in dance, film
production, literature, music composition, photography or visual arts, consider
entering this program. The deadline
to apply is tomorrow, Nov. 6th by
4:30pm. The theme for the 2015-2016
school year is Let Your Imagination Fly.
This theme—created by Rachel Sperry of Northwood, N.D.—was selected through the
Reflections Theme Search Contest. When asked what inspired her theme, Rachel
said, "I tell myself to let my imagination fly when writing and
sketching." The theme helps Rachel to explore her imagination and she hopes
it will inspire others to be creative. For
more information or an entry form, contact Mrs. Morrell or Mrs. Jorgenson.
Remember, the due dates for all entries is Nov. 6th by 4:30.
·
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.
Quote
of the day from Martin Luther King, Jr:
The function
of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the
goal of true education.
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)
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