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The student news site of Winnetonka High School

TONKA NEWS
The student news site of Winnetonka High School

TONKA NEWS
The student news site of Winnetonka High School

TONKA NEWS
Griffin Rites, Volume 53, Issue 1

Griffin Rites, Volume 53, Issue 1

February 10, 2023

https://issuu.com/griffinrites4/docs/gr._issue_no._1

Griffin Rites Volume 52, Issue 3

Griffin Rites Volume 52, Issue 3

March 10, 2022

https://issuu.com/cruzthapa/docs/griffin_rites_spring_issue_2022_1_

Principles of a Principal

Derikka McClain-Small, Staff Member • January 5, 2022

Winnetonka started the school year with a new principal, Dr. Edward Tate. Some students may be curious about who Tate is and what he wants for Tonka.When Tate first came to Winnetonka, there were multiple...

Griffin Rites Volume 52, Issue 1

Griffin Rites Volume 52, Issue 1

November 23, 2021

https://issuu.com/griffinrites4/docs/griffin_rites_fall_issue_2021

Griffin Rites Spring Volume 51, Issue 3

Griffin Rites Spring Volume 51, Issue 3

March 20, 2021

https://issuu.com/griffinrites4/docs/griffin_rites__spring_volume_51__issue_3

Griffin Rites Literary Magazine 2021- Celebrate the Moment

Griffin Rites Literary Magazine 2021- Celebrate the Moment

January 12, 2021

https://issuu.com/griffinrites4/docs/griffin_rites___literary_magazine__winter_2021

Senior Spotlights

Senior Spotlights

Destiny Mattingly • December 2, 2020

Dorianna Braxton,12 Dorianna is student body president, into student council and leadership. Dorianna plays volleyball and is in track and field, as well as a Renaissance mentor, gold medallion...

Walkout

Walkout

Destiny Mattingly • November 24, 2020

Winnetonka students participate in a walkout to show their support for equality for all races. This growth has emerged as events unfold to reveal racism in America. From the 1963 Civil Rights Movement...

Raise A Fist

Raise A Fist

Destiny Mattingly • 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, who was killed after a convenience...

Aksels proudly stands in front of Winnetonka after the building is closed due to a stay-at-home order. In the background, staff members work hard to prepare food packages for the families they serve. This is his "final photo."

Saying goodbye

Elizabeth Payton, Staff Writer • 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...

"Clique" in to fit in

“Clique” in to fit in

Cheyenne Brown, Editor-in-Chief, Griffin Writes • March 4, 2020

Most people want to find a group of friends that they “click” with, whether they spend their Saturdays in detention or only wear pink on Wednesdays. These friend-circles, formed by the need to feel...

During an improv show in fall 2019, senior James Long strikes a bizarre pose as junior Delany Breshnahan lunges towards him in a game of “Freeze Frame.” In the game, two actors must make up a scene based on peculiar stances they must take. After some time, the host yells “Freeze!” prompting them to stop, mid-action, for another group to replace them and make up a whole new scene. “The best way to get involved [in 48th St Players] is to dive right in,” Long said. Photo by Isabel Sedwig.

Club spotlights

Daniel Smith, Staff Writer • March 3, 2020

While everyone else leaves school, these groups stay after, turning the otherwise empty halls into a grand stage where they come to perform their ideas. Likewise, while some may spend every other Friday...

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