On Thursday, September 18, 2026, more than 40 students picked up free homecoming dresses at Winnetonka High School in Kansas City, Missouri....
What happens when a creature gets built to live but never learns how to belong? Director Guillermo del Toro’s two-and-a-half-hour gothic...
While teachers Paula Sewell and Allison Gottfried will receive a break from the classroom to catch up on lesson planning, grading and curriculum,...
Mia Willis, Staff Writer
October 29, 2025
The 48th Street Players, a student-run improv comedy troupe, opened the Little Theater stage on Aug....
December 7, 2021
Come see the 48th Street Players in their winter show, Santa Showdown!
November 17, 2021
Come see Seussical the musical this weekend, Thursday-Saturday November 18-20 at 7:00pm. Tickets...
March 20, 2021
Theater is an important activity for many of the students and staff at Winnetonka High School. Many of...
November 24, 2020
What do you get when you cross a vampire and a snowman? Frost bite! Submitted by Shannon LeGrand How...
Freshman Student Takes 3rd in Poetry Reading
November 2, 2020
Congratulations to the students who competed at the KC Novice Invitational speech and debate tournament...
Molly Bryant, Copy Editor
January 6, 2023
“It was a good feeling. Like a really good feeling. In the past, we haven’t really won a lot and it was good to know we broke another team’s winning streak last year...
January 6, 2023
March 11, 2022
March 11, 2022
Darius Garrison, N2 Sports Reporter
May 14, 2025
The eSports team placed fourth at the state tournament.
Recent Sports Stories
Sports Interview: Wrestler Autumn Calvert
March 11, 2025
March 11, 2022
This winter season, six swimmers and one diver went to state on Feb. 17 and 18. Rebecca Callaway, math...
November 15, 2021
By Cheyenne Brown Across the nation, schools host events to raise morale among their student bodies....
November 15, 2021
By Macy Goetz Pregame of the very first home game in the brand-new Griffin Stadium on Sept. 9, fans...
March 20, 2021
Three years have passed since the Griffinettes last performed in a competition while representing Winnetonka...
March 10, 2022
Recent Arts Stories
December 7, 2021
Come see the 48th Street Players in their winter show, Santa Showdown!
November 17, 2021
48th Street Players held a show in the little theater on Oct. 13 called Spooky Show featuring team Team...
November 17, 2021
Come see Seussical the musical this weekend, Thursday-Saturday November 18-20 at 7:00pm. Tickets...
November 15, 2021
Last night the following students competed along with 11 other schools in a live art making...
March 20, 2021
Theater is an important activity for many of the students and staff at Winnetonka High School. Many of...
January 12, 2025
After Winter Storm Blair dumped about a foot of snow on the Northland, Griffins started second semester with a snow day and four virtual learning days. Whether sipping...
Recent Feature Stories
Winter Wonders at Union Station
December 20, 2024
From kids posing for pictures to staff cheerfully saying, “Happy Holidays,” the holiday celebration...
Now (Re)Introducing…”Griffin Rites”
December 20, 2024
"Griffin Rites," the student magazine dedicated to informing readers about events, people and news that...
Griffin Rites, Volume 53, Issue 1
February 10, 2023
https://issuu.com/griffinrites4/docs/gr._issue_no._1
Griffin Rites Volume 52, Issue 3
March 10, 2022
https://issuu.com/cruzthapa/docs/griffin_rites_spring_issue_2022_1_
January 5, 2022
Winnetonka started the school year with a new principal, Dr. Edward Tate. Some students may be curious...
Mia Willis, Staff Writer
October 29, 2025
The 48th Street Players, a student-run improv comedy troupe, opened the Little Theater stage on Aug....
December 7, 2021
Come see the 48th Street Players in their winter show, Santa Showdown!
November 17, 2021
Come see Seussical the musical this weekend, Thursday-Saturday November 18-20 at 7:00pm. Tickets...
March 20, 2021
Theater is an important activity for many of the students and staff at Winnetonka High School. Many of...
November 24, 2020
What do you get when you cross a vampire and a snowman? Frost bite! Submitted by Shannon LeGrand How...
Freshman Student Takes 3rd in Poetry Reading
November 2, 2020
Congratulations to the students who competed at the KC Novice Invitational speech and debate tournament...
January 12, 2025
After Winter Storm Blair dumped about a foot of snow on the Northland, Griffins started second semester with a snow day and four virtual learning days. Whether sipping...
Recent Feature Stories
Winter Wonders at Union Station
December 20, 2024
From kids posing for pictures to staff cheerfully saying, “Happy Holidays,” the holiday celebration...
Now (Re)Introducing…”Griffin Rites”
December 20, 2024
"Griffin Rites," the student magazine dedicated to informing readers about events, people and news that...
Griffin Rites, Volume 53, Issue 1
February 10, 2023
https://issuu.com/griffinrites4/docs/gr._issue_no._1
Griffin Rites Volume 52, Issue 3
March 10, 2022
https://issuu.com/cruzthapa/docs/griffin_rites_spring_issue_2022_1_
January 5, 2022
Winnetonka started the school year with a new principal, Dr. Edward Tate. Some students may be curious...
Chloe Tarama, Staff Writer
January 12, 2025
Challenged to write about her snow days, Chloe Tamara shares about her time with Peanut and surviving virtual learning. Blinding white snow falls outside as I turn up the...
Recent Opinions Stories
The Fight for Freedom: The Kurdish Struggle for Independence
April 4, 2022
The existence of Kurdistan, the existence of a Kurdish people, of a culture, a language has been debated...
March 20, 2021
In 2014, Eric Garner lost his life to a New York police officer’s choke hold after uttering “I can’t...
March 20, 2021
For starters I’d like to say, there're many things going on in America right now. Some bad, some good....
March 11, 2021
Women’s History Month Harriet Tubman, Cady Stanton, Amelia Earhart, Rosy the Riveter,...
January 18, 2021
https://nkcschools.instructuremedia.com/embed/8cda066c-d73c-419c-9c12-72ced4ea7917 Ted...
