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INSIDE THIS ISSUE At a Glance ...... 1 Daily Schedule ...... 2 Dates to Remember ...... 3 Prom Information ...... 4 2021-2022 Choir ...... 5 Griffinette Team Store ...... 6 Dance Team Fundraiser .... .7 Griffin Gazette Future Griffin Camp ...... 8 Time for Tonka ...... 9 Athletics ...... 10 May 3-7, 2021 NKCS Auto Tech Car Show .11 This is Tonka...... 12 IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE A GRIFFIN! Safety ...... 13 Welcome to the Winnetonka Griffin Gazette. Every week, this newsletter will be sent to the email inboxes of students, guardians and QUICK LINKS staff, and its content will be posted on the WHS home webpage. • Home Webpage

How to read the Griffin Gazette: • Facebook • Tonka Nation Twitter • Short on time? The "At-A-Glance" section will feature the new announcements of the week. • Tonka News Twitter • New information will be posted at the beginning of the page. • Student/Staff Links • Want more information? Click on the links and buttons in each announcement to access another webpage. • Handbooks and Guides • Information will stay in the newsletter until the deadline is passed. Winnetonka High AT A GLANCE School 1. Prom tickets are on sale during lunch this week for $15 per person. 5815 NE 48th Street Tickets will also be available to purchase Wednesday after school Kansas City, MO 64119 near the main office. Only seniors and their dates are able to attend. Masks will be required. Phone: (816) 321-5340 Fax: (816) 321-5341 2. Join the 2021-2022 Tonka Choirs! Auditions are taking place now through May 7th. Contact Mr. Elam with questions. Attendance: Student A-G: 3. The Griffinettes Team Store is now open through May 10th. Order Dance Team or Tonka Nation Gear! (816) 321-4226 Student H-O: 4. The Griffinettes are hosting a Butter Braids and Cookie Dough Fund- raiser to help pay for camp and new uniforms. Delivery of orders will (816) 321-6363 take place May 18th at WInnetonka gym entrance. Student P-Z: 5. The 3rd Annual NKCS Auto Tech Car Show is taking place on May 22nd from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM at the CTEC building. (816) 321-5557 Nurse: (816) 321-5343 MISSION AND VISION Counseling: (816) 321- 5345 • The mission of Winnetonka High School is to educate responsively, embrace fully, and prepare holistically so students can fulfill their Main Office Hours: unique purpose as they navigate and change the world.

Monday -Friday • Our vision for Winnetonka High School is a community where stu- 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. dents explore their possibilities, where relationships are a priority, and where students are celebrated for their unique purpose.

DAILY SCHEDULE

Block M, T, Th, F Block Wednesdays

1 7:43-8:55 AM 1 7:43-8:51 AM Tonka Time 9:00-9:35 AM 2 8:56-10:04 AM 2 9:40-10:52 AM 3 10:09 AM-11:17 AM 3/ADV/Lunch 10:57 AM-1:23 PM

4 1:28-2:40 PM 4 11:22-12:30 PM

Lunch/Shift M, T, Th, F Car Riders dismissed at 12:35. 1 10:57-11:17 Bus Riders dismissed at 12:40. Grab and Go Lunch as students leave the building. 2 11:22-11:42

3 11:47-12:07

4 12:12-12:32 NKC District High School Academic Calendar 5 12:37-12:57 Calendar January-May

6 1:02-1:23

WE are Tonka.

SCHOOL LUNCH INFORMATION

• Breakfast and Lunch are FREE for ALL NKC Schools students, each school day, through- NKC Food and out the spring semester. Nutrition Services

• Weekly meal kit pick up will be available at each of the four NKC high schools, on Thursdays from 10am-1pm.

AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING

• After School Tutoring is located in the cafeteria and will run from 2:45-4:15 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. • Teachers will be available to help students with Math, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies classes. • The late bus will leave from the main student entrance door by 4:30 PM. Students MUST sign up in the main office to ride the bus. • Students are to go from the cafeteria to the main entrance to wait for/load the bus.

2 Dates to Remember

Tuesday, May 4 Orchestra Spring Concert

Saturday, May 8 Senior Prom

Tuesday, May 11 Mandatory Senior Meeting

Wednesday, May 12 Time for Tonka

Tuesday, May 18 Seniors Last Day of Attendance

LEARNING MATERIALS

• Art supplies, textbooks, and testing materials for virtual learning students are ready for pickup! If you have specific questions regarding their contents, please contact the teacher via email. • Curbside pickup is available for ELA novels between 7:30 AM—2 PM EVERY- DAY to make it more accessible. You can schedule a time for curbside pickup HERE. This is how you utilize curbside pickup. 1. You can place books on hold in Destiny, and they will bring them to you. 2. Teachers can add textbooks for you to pick up. 3. Teachers can place class novels, art supplies, packets, etc. for you to pick up. • Students can also call the library at 321-5346 or email [email protected] to set it up. When you arrive at the main entrance, please call the library and someone will bring out their materials. • PLEASE sign up ahead of time so that your materials are READY.

3 PROM INFORMATION Prom Info

 Tickets are $15 per person.

 Tickets will be on sale during lunch this week, May 3-7.

 Tickets will also be available this Wednesday after school near the main office.

 Only seniors and their dates will be able to attend.

 Masks will be required.

Where Excellence Reigns.

5 DANCE TEAM STORE

6 DANCE TEAM FUNDRAISER

9 TONKA NATION ATHLETICS

Watch Tonka Nation Online HERE

Need more information including directions? Click HERE or visit https://www.gkcsconference.org/public/genie/694/school/6/

The NKC Education Foundation is selling our limited edition 50th Anniversary T-shirt. The t-shirt is only $5. Please contact Pam Wiltfong at [email protected] or at 816-321-6452, if you would like to purchase a shirt. Cash/check only.

1010 10 NKCS AUTO TECH CAR SHOW

11 THIS IS TONKA

TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

• For support or questions on Canvas, email [email protected]. Include your student ID number, contact phone number, and a brief description of your issue.

• For support or questions on SchoolsPLP, email [email protected]. Include your student ID number, contact phone number, and a brief description of your issue.

• For support or questions with your MacBook, please call the NKC HelpDesk at (816) 321-4357 to cre- ate a ticket or get assistance over the phone.

• For additional technology inquiries, please contact the NKC HelpDesk at (816) 321-4357 to cre- ate a ticket or get assistance over the phone.

Want more information on Canvas and SchoolsPLP support including web tutorials?

Please click HERE or visit https://www.nkcschools.org/Page/5194. Visit bit.ly/NKCITmultilingual for videos in Arabic, Karen, Spanish, Somali and Vietnamese!

SAFETY PROTOCOL

• Students and Staff must wear masks cov- ering their mouth and nose at ALL TIMES and practice physical distanc- ing when possible.

• Classroom setup will fol- low physical distanc- ing guidelines to the great- est extent possible.

• Students and staff should wash hands and use hand sanitiz- er frequently.

• At the end of each class, students and staff will spray desks, chairs, and all other surfaces with district provided cleaning supplies.

Want more Information? Please click HERE or visit the NKC Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources page at https:// www.nkcschools.org/ Page/5187