Destiny Mattingly, Editor + Staff Writer
November 3, 2020
This week students participated in a “mock election” giving them a chance to anonymously voice their opinions. Here are the results from the 231 students who voted. President Joe Biden- 55% Donald Trump- 34% Howie Hawkins- 6% Jo Jorgensen- 4% Don Blankenship >1% No Answer >1% Governor Nicole...
Recent News Stories
April 10, 2020
While many students across the country are holding their breath following statewide orders for schools to remain closed, foreign exchange students are experiencing a different type of crisis. Due...
‘Grab & Go’ meal program begins April 13 at 12 district buildings
April 8, 2020
To help students and their families through the sudden transition to eLearning after spring break, NKC Schools launched a program where breakfast and lunch meals were delivered to bus stop locations every...
NKC Schools hosts eLearning training sessions for staff, parents
April 4, 2020
To help parents and staff better understand and use eLearning, NKC Schools will be hosting various sessions from April 6 to April 8. For "Parent University," NKC Schools will host several 30-minute...
Update from Superintendent Daniel Clemens- March 27
March 28, 2020
https://www.facebook.com/NKCSchools/videos/846923879123407/
March 26, 2020
To maintain classtime structure as NKCSD classes switch to online, administration released an "eLearning Bell Schedule" for students and teachers to follow during normal school hours. While students are...
Destiny Mattingly, Editor + Staff Writer
November 22, 2020
For eight minutes and 46 seconds, Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into the back of the neck of George Floyd, an unarmed black man. George Floyd was a 46-year-old man,...
Recent Feature Stories
April 10, 2020
While many students across the country are holding their breath following statewide orders for schools...
March 4, 2020
Most people want to find a group of friends that they “click” with, whether they spend their Saturdays...
March 3, 2020
While everyone else leaves school, these groups stay after, turning the otherwise empty halls into a...
Grit: A solution to the average student’s greatest problem
November 7, 2019
Many students, at Winnetonka and in high schools all across the country, are dealing with...
March 1, 2019
An impenetrable tension loomed over the building as students arrived to school on a late-December...
Destiny Mattingly, Editor + Staff Writer
November 2, 2020
Congratulations to the students who competed at the KC Novice Invitational speech and debate tournament this past weekend! Charlie Vitale won 3rd place...
Recent Arts Stories
October 25, 2020
The Winnetonka art club students participated in the annual Walk and Walk! Our artists focused on designing...
October 24, 2020
On October 24th, 2020, Winnetonka Seniors for the first time in Winnetonka history got to paint their...
November 5, 2019
This year, both the theater department and fine arts department will each be hosting a...
November 5, 2019
The Winnetonka Pride Band’s music selection has caught the attention of many J.K. Rowling...
November 4, 2019
In May 2019, the school was devastated to discover a small group of students had vandalized...
Macy Goetz, Editor
November 3, 2020
Over the past weekend, the boys swim and dive team competed in a swim meet against North Kansas City,...
Recent Sports Stories
Griffin Volleyball Takes 2nd Place
November 2, 2020
2010 was the last time the varsity volleyball team won a tournament… until now. On Oct. 29 in the main...
November 1, 2020
Monday October 26th marked the last Junior Varsity Football Game for the 2020-2021 season. Congratulations...
November 4, 2019
Over the last few decades, the increasing awareness of sports-related injuries has shaped...
Tonka vs Smithville Football game
October 11, 2019
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September 19, 2019
November 20, 2020
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Griffin Rites, Spring, Vol. 50, Issue 3
March 13, 2020
Griffin Rites Vol. 50, Issue 1
November 10, 2019
Griffin Rites Vol. 49, Issue 2
March 1, 2019
Ruth Estrada, Staff Writer
November 22, 2020
This year we are saying hello to one another from a six-foot distance. Approximately three-fourths of students is attending school in the hybrid model. Students are...
Recent COVID-19 Stories
November 3, 2020
USE THINS LINK: https://www.clayhealth.com/285/COVID-19-Testing
SENIOR ACTIVITIES: Update from Superintendent Daniel Clemens- April 17
April 17, 2020
https://www.facebook.com/NKCSchools/videos/223913655497061/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARDlzB0o8bPagxsbQdZhUbV9FDQymEDXPBI9MAMX3Q8Y--W4uZUT944oZyQiuP2aNJ_r-DiJEm_FZyZU
COVID-19 / eLearning district timeline
April 17, 2020
This calendar will be updated as needed. Links to sources for each event will be posted in order underneath...
Update from Superintendent Daniel Clemens- April 13
April 13, 2020
https://www.facebook.com/NKCSchools/videos/240180210696040/
April 10, 2020
While many students across the country are holding their breath following statewide orders for schools...
Destiny Mattingly, Editor + Staff Writer
November 2, 2020
Congratulations to the students who competed at the KC Novice Invitational speech and debate tournament...
October 25, 2020
Congratulations to our Homecoming Royalty! Queen Sophia Ferson, King Jordon Prince, Princess Isabella...
Please stop saying “OK Boomer”
March 5, 2020
Howdy. I am what is known as a “Baby Boomer”, or “Boomer” as you young snowflakes call...
One thousand characters, nine hundred episodes, twenty years: One Piece
November 4, 2019
“My fortune is yours for the taking, but you’ll have to find it first--I left everything I own in...
Taco Cat multiplies thrice for 2019-20 school year
September 11, 2019
Since his arrival, Taco Cat has become the poster child for the band department, greeting students...
November 7, 2018
Wouldn’t you like to have anything you’ve ever wanted in life? Well, then the Law of Attraction...
Destiny Mattingly, Editor + Staff Writer
November 3, 2020
This week students participated in a “mock election” giving them a chance to anonymously voice their opinions. Here are the results from the 231 students who voted. President Joe...
Recent Opinions Stories
Deciding your future, a column by Kaylee Renno
March 1, 2020
What do the Democratic candidates have to do with your future? Well, anyone of the Democratic candidates...
November 2, 2019
The Advanced Placement (AP) system is, without a doubt, an opportune way for students to potentially...
February 26, 2019
It was over two decades ago that Dr. Andrew Wakefield, a former gastroenterologist from England, formally...
November 7, 2018
Wouldn’t you like to have anything you’ve ever wanted in life? Well, then the Law of Attraction...
October 21, 2018
People with depression often feel like there is nothing in the world that can make the pain go away....
