GRYPHON
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Thursday,
February 20, 2014
“L”
Day
·
Gryphon junior Josh
Witt has entered a video contest for Tennessee's State Collaborative for
Reforming Education, and he needs your vote. Please take a moment to vote
for the video he produced for L&N STEM Academy's use of innovation. https://www.facebook.com/score4schools/app_126231547426086
Once you go to the link, you will need
to log in to your Facebook account in order to vote and then you will need to
like the SCORE page in order for the vote to count. You may dislike the
page later if you wish. Deadline to vote
is 6:00 p.m. TODAY!
·
Let us hear
your comments and suggestions for the new line in the cafeteria. Do you like it? Is it efficient? Ideas to make it better? Send to Mrs. Ashe. Along the same lines – help each other be
where you should be and doing what you should be doing. During Early Release yesterday we had a lot
of trash left at tables in the Commons and on the Verandah and students all
over with too much PDA. Keep it G rated,
folks!
·
Every year
Google hosts a Doodle for Google competition. The grand prize winner gets
to have their Doodle displayed on the Google page! For more info, go to: http://www.google.com/doodle4google/start.html
Deadline for submitting your doodle is
March 20.
·
Check out the
affirmations on @STEMcomps (Twitter)! At
the suggestion of several students, today, Thursday, is official Gryphon Pride
Day! Celebrate being a Gryphon – wear
green or yellow and show up on the plaza before or after school for giant
selfies to celebrate as a school!
#GryphonNation
·
Congrats to our
Swimmers and divers who competed at State swim meet this weekend. The STEM
Academy finished 15th out of 130 teams!
Emily
Bretscher and Jacob Siler got second in the diving followed by Paul Bretscher, Cole Patrick, and John-Alex Evans in 3rd, 10th, and 16th
respectively. James Bretscher
finished 3rd in the butterfly and 4th in the backstroke. Owen Sanders finished 9th in the butterfly
and 16th in the breaststroke. Alli
Lapps finished 5th in the backstroke. Congratulate Abby Barker, Alli Lapps, Taylor Martin,
Emily Chase, Jessica Foster, Molly Duncan, James Bretscher, Jonathan Lara, Owen
Sanders, Preston Nicely, Emily Bretscher, Jacob Siler, John Alex Evans, Cole
Patrick, and Paul Bretscher for
making the state cuts and competing in Nashville. Check out the promotional
video:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/36717044/Going%20to%20State%202014.mov Now in dropbox since the YouTube link didn’t
work.
·
If you are
interested in Health Physics, Biomed Engineering, Neutron Science, or Nuclear
Engineering come to the Engineering Bldg at UT on Saturday, Feb. 22 from
7:30am – 12:00pm. For students, this
meeting is an opportunity to meet people who have made a career in the
radiological sciences, and come to a better of understanding of what types of
problems are being solved. Sign up (it’s
free) at:https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=C9bw%2AqMR%2AO%2AzlqPMYTfnUw
·
Tennis Tryouts
will be held today, 2-20-14, at
Tyson Tennis Complex at 4:45 p.m. Don’t
forget you need a physical to participate in the tryout if you have not had
one.
·
We are planning
a trip to the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington DC, April 24 –
26. Anyone interested in attending needs
to plan on coming to an informational meeting Thursday, Feb 20, at 9:00 in room 104. Email Mrs. Ashe if you’re interested but
can’t make the meeting. Open to all
students – in conjunction with Art Honor Society.
·
MAGIC
Tournament: Be crowned STEM champion! The
Tournament has been rescheduled to Saturday, 3/1, from 2-6pm in the
Commons. Entry fee is $15. Prize support will be given to the top 8
and bonus prizes will be given. Additionally, there will be guest
players bounty on their heads - do you have what it takes to beat
them? Pre-registration during all 3 lunches until 2/21. Entry can be
purchased at the door. Proceeds go to
support PROM!
· Last 2 days to bring in peanut butter for the PTSA
drive! Bring to the office BUT we will start a special collection
of ANY canned (or boxed – non-perishable) food for our group heading to a
service project in middle TN next week.
Aiming for 200 cans of food from our school! Bring to office beginning Friday this week
until next Tuesday, 2/25.
·
Big Orange STEM Symposium: High school students are invited to the University
of Tennessee's Big Orange STEM Symposium on Saturday, March
29 from 10:00am-3:00pm at Hodges Library. This program will introduce
local high school students to careers and research exploration
in STEM disciplines through active engagement, networking, and
hands-on presentations from experts in the field and community.
Registration is free at http://s.lib.utk.edu/19s and
includes a FREE LUNCH. Please also email Ms. Ellis if you're attending.
From the guidance office:
·
The Advanced
Placement Exam Registration forms are now located on the school
counseling webpage under the forms section. All registration forms
and payment are due to Mrs. Johnson by March 15th, 2014.
·
Juniors
will be taking the in-school ACT on
Tuesday, March 4th at 8:00 am.
Students are responsible for their own transportation to school that
morning. If a junior does not want to take the test this date, please
let Mrs. Salerno know asap.
·
Juniors/Seniors
don’t miss out. Keep checking the Guidance page on our website.
They update scholarship opportunities on a regular basis and there are a whole
bunch with Feburary deadlines. Don’t miss out!
Clubs and Organizational happenings:
·
Chess club
meets Wednesday mornings from 8:30 – 9:15 in room 202.
·
Equality club
meets Tuesday mornings 8:50 – 9:15 in room 104.
· Yarn Arts group meets Wednesdays from 4:30 – 5:30
in the Commons Area. All students and faculty are invited to attend – if
you don’t know how to knit or crochet, come and learn! Bring a project or
just some yarn and a crochet hook!
· Teens for Christ, Monday mornings in room D112
Quote
of the day from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:
Treat people
as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are
capable of becoming.
Practice L&N Habits every
day: Collaboration, Critical thinking, Design, Innovation, Inquiry, &
Professionalism
