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TONKA NEWS

Wages Up, Employment Down

Wages Up, Employment Down

Derikka McClain-Small, Staff Member March 11, 2022

Multiple studies have found that the increase in minimum wage leads to higher unemployment for teens. Due to older workers' lack of income or not, wanting to hire teens with a lack of education in the...

Significant Trivia

Significant Trivia

Cruz Thapa, Staff Member March 10, 2022

Scholar bowl is a competitive game where two teams of four go head-to-head, answering multidisciplinary trivia questions. During their recent games, however, the scholar bowl team has faced an issue with...

Charitable Pastries

Charitable Pastries

Cruz Thapa, Staff Member March 10, 2022

During the Adam Sandler themed spirit week Mar. 31 through Feb. 4, the Booster club proposed partnering with Leadership to create a fundraiser for the Special Olympics. “Booster club was personally...

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 Senior Issue 2021

Griffin Rites Senior Issue 2021

November 15, 2021

https://issuu.com/griffinrites4/docs/griffin_rites_senior_issue_2021

Griffins Mark Their Territory

Cruz Thapa, Staff Member November 15, 2021
Tonka students paid to reserve a personal parking space for themselves to paint!

Boo Bash

Macy Goetz and Cruz Thapa November 15, 2021
Healthy living club held their first ever Boo Bash in the new Griffin Stadium.
Paving the Future

Paving the Future

Cheyenne Brown, Editor-in-Chief, Griffin Writes November 15, 2021

     Nearly two years ago, administrators, business partners, parents, students and teachers began working on a college and career project that would enrich the high school experience. The idea...

Evidence, Not Tests

Evidence, Not Tests

Grace Hicks, Staff Member November 15, 2021

    Point chasing is when the only goal in mind is to get the highest score. The district wants their students to stop being point chasers. Rather than worrying only about their scores, the goal is...

A Game for All

A Game for All

Cheyenne Brown, Editor-in-Chief, Griffin Writes November 15, 2021

By Cheyenne Brown Across the nation, schools host events to raise morale among their student bodies. Winnetonka has a special tradition of its own for this cause. Encouraging the students to work...

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