GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday, November 3, 2017 – N-day
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School
Ops:
·
All students who wish to enter
our L&N National History Day competition are invited to do so. It is
not necessary to do this as part of a class project. You may compete just
for the love of history and the love of competition! As always, follow
exact directions on NHD website, and bring Process Paper, Annotated
Bibliography, and your project to the competition in the Commons--9:30, Monday, Nov 20. Please
email Mrs. Robbins or Ms. Stanish if you plan to compete (other than as part of
a class) so we can plan exhibit space for you. Remember, you may compete
as an individual or a group (maximum five people). Questions? Email
Mrs. Robbins or Ms. Stanish.
·
Yearbooks are now $60 through
November 17! Order yours now by visiting www.jostensyearbooks.com or by
picking up an order form from the office. Prices will continue to go up the
longer you wait to order, so purchase yours now to save up to $20 this school
year! Want to keep up with yearbook
announcements and updates as they happen? Follow us on twitter @STEMYB!!
·
Our girls bowling team won
their second match of the season with a victory over Bearden after school
yesterday. Congrats!!
·
Today (Friday) is the deadline
for deposits to be made to be included on the Washington DC National STEM Expo
and Art trip happening this spring. See
Jorgenson or Powell with questions.
·
Good luck to our running Gryphons
as the Boys and Girls’ Cross Country teams head to middle TN to run in the
state championship meet on Saturday! The
course address is Percy Warner Park Steeplechase Cross Country Course , Percy
Warner Park, 2500 Old Hickory Blvd., Nashville, TN 37221. Keep watching the school’s Twitter account
for updates and race times.
·
Congrats to Lucy Drinnen, Cinna Lockhart, and Reed Freeman, who’s video “Thank a Veteran” just won the ORNL
Veteran’s Day Video contest. This is the
4th year in a row that an L&N team has won this
competition! Here’s a link to their
winning video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v-8BivR6uA
·
And speaking of Veteran’s Day –
you’ll be hearing more in Advisory class on Friday about our school field trip
along Gay St next week, on Nov 10, to watch the Veteran’s Day Parade live! This is a great tradition that is unique to
our school – looking forward to all students participating!
· 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
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 Nelson Mandela:
Our greatest fear is not that we are without power. Our greatest fear is that we are powerful
beyond measure.
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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