Tuesday, October 31, 2017

11-1-17 Student Mission Briefing

GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Wednesday, November 1, 2017 – N-day
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!

School Ops:
·      Please join us here at school in the Media Center on Thursday, November 2nd, from 6 to 8 p.m. for an evening of discussion as well as a student-created escape room associated with KCPL and UT's Big Read, Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. Refreshments will be served. 

·      Seniors – be sure you reserve your space for the date that works best for you for the Senior breakfast.  This is no cost to you and we expect 100% participation.  Email Ms. Coley if you have any questions.  The link is www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050844A5A623AB9-class

·      Big congrats to our Boys and Girls Cross Country teams on their Regional A-AA Championships!  Both teams qualified for state for the first time in school history!  Congrats to individual champion Seth Jinks!

·      Shout out to the newly appointed grade reps on our PTSA Board of Managers:
o   9th - Hannah Boshnag
o   10th - Olivia Sharp
o   11th - Chloe Weaver
o   12th - Aruha Kahn
Thank you to all those who stepped up to volunteer – we will be calling several of you individually for specific projects throughout the year.

·      Congratulations to the following students for their outstanding performance in the Knox County Honors Orchestra:  Gregory Croisdale (1st Violin), Campbell Maben (Principal 2nd Violin), Maddie Maben (Cello), Nick Thompson (Cello), and Kieran Maben (Principal Bassist)!  

·      Gryphons, in microbiology a group of your peers is conducting an experiment that compares the common fast food chicken sandwich and french fries, and how it effects your digestion. Please take the following 2 question survey in order to contribute to their data and experiment.  https://goo.gl/forms/lxpvPx69fo4MRgKy1

Community  & Guidance Ops:
·      The Tennessee Governor's School program offers an intensive learning experience for gifted and talented students during the month of June.  Eleven different subject areas are covered at university campuses around the state. More information is available on the School Counseling website at https://www.knoxschools.org/Page/11135

Quote of the day from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.  Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.


Practice L&N Habits every day: Professionalism, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Innovation, Inquiry, & Design
L&N STEM Academy – TN’s First Apple School of Distinction, 3 time - US News & World Report medalist – Silver 2017, Gold 2016, Bronze 2015, 3 time - Newsweek’s Top 500 American High Schools 2015 – 17, TN Reward School (3 times)



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