GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, March 29, 2018 – L-day
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School
Ops:
·
Our STEM
Frisbee team is just the Ultimate!
Seriously, our Ultimate team has just earned a spot in the national
youth tournament held over the summer in Chicago. And in new national rankings, they have moved
up to #14 in the country! Way to go! Look for the link on our FB page to help
support the team’s travel costs!
·
Seniors,
please mark your calendar for the mandatory TN Promise meeting coming up. Have you asked off work and/or arranged
transportation for your meeting? Your
assigned mandatory meeting is 04/05/2018 at the L&N
STEM Academy in the STEM space and will begin promptly at 8:00 AM. Remember, failure to attend
this meeting will result in the permanent loss of
your TN Promise eligibility. Please note
the tnAchieves meeting excuse
form policy found here.
· The Golden Gryphon Credit Union is a school
branch of Y-12 Federal Credit Union, run by students, for students. We’re open
Wednesdays and Fridays during lunch. If you open an account and make
transactions, you’re eligible to win snacks, candy, and all sorts of other
treats. Also, if you make a transaction, you’ll be entered to win a 4K,
GoPro-style, action camera! Stop by when you have a chance and follow us on Instagram
@goldengryphoncu for the chance to win a Bluetooth speaker!
·
Congrats to our L&N STEMpunks, who went to
the Smoky Mtn Regional FIRST tournament this weekend and walked away with the
Imagery Award AND made it to the semi-finals as alliance captains (first time
in team history!)! Way to go #STEMpunks!
· Do
you play a sport? Are you planning to go
out for one of our teams in 2018-19?
Here’s a chance to meet your physical exam requirement fast, easy, and
cheap! Attend an L&N
pre-participation screening for all sports for all rising 9th – 12th
grade students. The screenings will take
place on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 8:00 am at Thompson Boling Arena. Parking
will be available in the G10 garage. Use the Knox County/TSSAA
Pre-Participation Screening Form: http://kocortho.com/pre-participation-screenings/. These forms must have parent or guardian
signature. There is a $10 Charge of cash or check made payable to KOC. Pre-participation screenings completed after
April 15 are good for the entire 2018-2019 school year. If you have questions,
contact Michelle Hansard at 558-4438 or michelle.hansard@orthotennessee.com.
· Come out and support our TSA and Key Club just by
eating breakfast! Mark your calendars
now to join us on Saturday, April 7th, 8 to 10 a.m. at
Aubrey’s (214 E. Emory Rd. Powell, TN 37849). Both TSA and Key Club are raising money for
trips to Nationals and service projects. Help support them by purchasing
Pancake Breakfast tickets for $6 a piece. Bring your family or just make a
donation. We'd love your help! Please
mark your calendars--Contact a club member or use this link to purchase tickets
online: https://goo.gl/861LPo
· Board of Education Student Representative
Applications: Exercise your voice! This
is the last week that Rising Seniors for the 2018-2019 school year interested
in serving on the Board of Education as a Student Representative are encouraged
to apply for the position. Eligible applicants must live in Knox
County, have a minimum 2.75 GPA, have strong communication and organizational
skills and have a special interest in educational issues. Applicants must
be willing to commit 15 hours per month.
The deadline for completed
applications is on or before Thursday
March 29 at 4:30 pm. Applications are available in the main office or you
can download an application from the Board of Education webpage (https://www.knoxschools.org/domain/974) .
For more information, please contact the office of the Board of Education
at 594-1630.
Community & Guidance Ops:
·
Systers: Women in EECS @ UTK (Systers)
is a volunteer student organization at the University of Tennessee –Knoxville
– is hosting an outreach event called “Little Systers” on Sat, April 14. This event will inform and inspire high school
females about such possibilities for their futures through positive, firsthand
experiences. Systers is afforded the opportunity to continue to inspire young
women to pursue science, technology, and engineering through Little
Systers. This event is limited to
90 student participants, so students should be sure to register soon! This
event is free and lunch will be provided.
·
Here are some opportunities for
students interested in design or architecture:
o The
Explorer Post sponsored by the local American Institute of Architects offers to
all high school students a tour of the newly-designed facility at Beardsley
Farm. Monday April 9, 6:00 - 8:00pm. Contact Josh Shaffer at designexploring901@gmail.com
o [Knoxville]
By Design - www.knoxbydesign.org In April the local architecture
community will host fun events for the public. Students will be especially
excited about very first LEGO competition Knox Bricks & Blocks. Students
will be teamed with designers to create a unique tower in a limited amount
of time, all while competing for various "best of" prizes. Check out
the link.
·
Summer opportunity: The Young Scholars
Program (YSP) is for high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors, and
it's a great opportunity to get some hands-on research in engineering before
college. This is a competitive application process, so students will need to
submit transcripts and 2 letters of recommendation, as well as a personal
statement. That program runs July 2 - 27th, and information can be found
here: http://curent.utk.edu/education/pre-college/youngscholars/ The program runs on campus at the University
of TN through the CURENT group. We’ve
had students participate in the past and loved it!
·
Want to spend the summer in the Smoky
Mountains and get paid for it? GSMNPark
is recruiting for 10 paid high school internships for the summer. Click here for
the application and directions to submit.
You must use your knoxschools.org email address.
·
Are you interested in sports medicine? The
field of athletic training? This
workshop is for you! See below or go here for
more info:
· Author visit coming soon! Jeff Zentner (http://www.jeffzentnerbooks.com/) is coming to speak to our school on Monday, April 16th during M4. Many thanks to our wonderful PTSA
for sponsoring this event! Check out one of his books! We have them in the
library. Or better yet, order a copy to have him sign when he visits!
(Seriously,you'll want your own copy for him to sign!) Paperback copies of both
are under $10 and are linked here at Amazon.com or speak to Ms. Ellis. Mr. Zentner
will offer a Writer's Workshop from 3:35 to 4:30 for interested students. (Mark
your calendars--a sign up is coming!)
· PTSA Scholarships: All
seniors are invited to apply for one or both of the PTSA $1000 scholarships to
be awarded to L&N STEM Academy graduating seniors at Awards Night, April
26, 2018. To apply for the scholarships, students must submit an essay (no
longer than 300 words) that answers the questions listed for that scholarship. The scholarship information is linked here. All submissions must be emailed to Mrs.
Johnson (lyn.johnson@knoxschools.org) and
received no later than 5:00 p.m, Friday, April 6.
Quote of the day from David Brinkley:
A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the
bricks others have thrown at him.
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 (2014, 2015, 2017)
