Drawing the line
Rachel Adamson, Editor-in-Chief
April 15, 2017
Filed under Local, News, School, Showcase
Students next fall may feel a closer sense of community as the North Kansas City School District moves to a straight feeder pattern. But the changes leave Winnetonka with a lower number of students and the potential for a lower socioeconomic class. Currently, Winnetonka has three different middle...
Dictionary Distribution
Katie Bullock, Features Editor
March 18, 2017
Filed under Local, News, School
Key Club members visited Topping Elementary School to give third graders dictionaries provided by the North Kansas City [NKC] Kiwanis Club on March 16. “We spent over $700 on dictionaries to go to the different elementary schools,” Kiwanis member Dick Hinderliter said. “This is one of our [...
Band, choir and orchestra students go to State
Kaitlyn Minet, News Editor
March 14, 2017
Band, choir and orchestra students all performed solos and ensembles at Liberty High School for the annual MSHSAA festival concert on Mar. 10. Students of each musical group were rated on scale of 1 (high) and 5 (low). Students who scored a 1 (exemplary) will advance to State in Columbia. Band student...
Yordano Ventura dies in a car accident
Clayre Barkema, Writer
January 24, 2017
On Saturday, Jan. 20, 25-year-old Royals player, Yordano Ventura passed away in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. People all over the world are mourning the loss of this young life, but Kansas Citians feel the pain more than anyone. “It was an extremely sad day,” assistant principal...
School ensures safety
Kaitlyn Minet, News Editor
January 13, 2017
On Jan. 12, a threat was found in the boys locker room and carefully investigated leading to ensured safety at school on Jan. 13. The school district provided this statement: North Kansas City Schools became aware of a threat written on a locker room wall. We partnered with law enforcement to inv...
Carolyn Knapp wins Teachers Who Inspire award
Editor-In-Chief, Rachel Adamson
January 11, 2017
Filed under Local, News, School, Showcase
Science teacher Carolyn Knapp was recognized by KMBC 9 this morning for being an inspiring teacher. Senior Lan-Nhi Tran worked with seniors Rachel Adamson, Susan Dackorson and Tashayona Gulley to create a 60 second video for a teacher that has made a difference in their lives. "A week befor...
Saving Superman
Katie Bullock, Features Editor
January 1, 2017
Filed under Local, News, School
Luis Rodriguez, father of two Winnetonka students, is fighting to overcome his fifth brain tumor. Since he was diagnosed with his first brain tumor four years ago, the community has come together to show their support for a person they call ‘Superman.’ “They gave him six months, six months,” ...
Strings for smiles
Katie Bullock, Features Editor
December 21, 2016
On Dec. 11, orchestra students took the opportunity to perform for a different type of audience than what they are used to, children with leukemia and lymphoma. “They [the kids] seemed really happy,” sophomore Maggie Williams said. “I know they probably don’t get to have that feeling a lot...
Eleven
Katie Bullock, Features Editor
November 11, 2016
Filed under Local, National, News, School
On the eleventh day of the eleventh month in the eleventh hour, World War One officially ended. Now, it is that time during which U.S. citizens remember those that have given their lives and time in the service of the military. “They called it the war to end all wars,”said janitor Jim Douthitt, who served ...
Review of Aladdin Jr. by CYT
Jessica Glaszczak, Staff Writer
October 15, 2016
Filed under Local, News, Uncategorized
On Oct. 13-15, the Christian Youth Theatre (CYT) had musical performances of Aladdin Junior in the Goppert Theater at Avila University. The hour and a half performance followed the general plot of the 1992 movie Aladdin where a poor thief finds his way to fall in love with an Arabian princess and uses ...
The Good Samaritan
Clayre Barkema, Writer
September 16, 2016
Filed under Local, News, School, Showcase
On Sept. 11, 2016 Joshua Owen was in his car at a Wal-Mart in Shawnee Mission. All of the sudden, he heard a lady screaming and rushed to the rescue without thinking twice. He tackled the attacker and when they got back up, he got shot three times; once in the face, once in the wrist and once in the sh...
McTeacher Night
Rachel Adamson, Online editor-in-chief
March 30, 2016
Filed under Local, News, School
McTeacher Night occurs one to two times each year as a fundraiser for Miss School Miss Out. Teachers from school work at the McDonalds on Chouteau from 4-8 and 20 percent of the sales made during that time goes to the school. "We raised a bit of money. We get 20 percent of the sales and so that’s...
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7 questions for the 2017 Homecoming court
September 15, 2017
The 2017 homecoming court was announced during third block lunches in the cafeteria on Sept. 13. Nominated for homecoming...
September 11, 2017
Students will need to reset their watches this year to account for a new advisory and Tonka Time schedule that takes effect...
September 11, 2017
In this episode of Motivation Monday, principal Eric Johnson advises Griffins on how to connect to others around the world in the ...
Aida auditions to be held Sep. 5
September 5, 2017
Students interested in acting, dancing and singing are finally going to get their chance to perform on Sept. 5 at auditi...
August 29, 2017
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