INSIDE THIS ISSUE At a Glance ...... 1 Jostens Visit ...... 2 Craft Fair Update ...... 3 Fall Beautification ...... 4 Thank You Notes ...... 5 Band Pillows ...... 7 Athletics ...... 9 Griffin Gazette Teacher Contacts ...... 11 Cultural Education ...... 12 November 2-6, 2020 Booster Club ...... 13 Safety Reminders ...... 14 IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE A GRIFFIN! Welcome to the Winnetonka Griffin Gazette. Every week, this QUICK LINKS newsletter will be sent to the email inboxes of students, guardians and • Home Webpage staff, and its content will be posted on the WHS home webpage. • Facebook How to read the Griffin Gazette: • (TONKA NATION)

• Short on time? The "At-A-Glance" section will feature the new an- • Student/Staff Links nouncements of the week. • Handbooks and Guides • New information will be posted at the beginning of the page. • Want more information? Click on the links and buttons in each an- nouncement to access another webpage. Winnetonka High • Information will stay in the newsletter until the deadline is passed. School 5815 NE 48th Street AT A GLANCE Kansas City, MO 64119 1. November 3rd is the general election! Get out and VOTE! Phone: (816) 321-5340 Fax: (816) 321-5341 2. Jostens will be at Winnetonka on Tuesday, November 10th and Thursday, November 12th during lunch. See page 2. Attendance: 3. This year’s Craft Fair is unfortunately cancelled. A virtual event Student A-G: may happen. More information may be released at a later date. (816) 321-4226 4. Students can write “thank you” notes for first-responders and re- Student H-O: ceive community service hours. More on page 5. (816) 321-6731 5. Do you need to contact a particular teacher? See page 11 for the cor- responding link. Student P-Z: 6. Fall sports are coming to a close. See the activities schedule and (816) 321-5557 streaming link on page 9. Nurse: (816) 321-5343 Counseling: (816) 321- MISSION AND VISION 5345

• The mission of Winnetonka High School is to educate responsive- ly, embrace fully, and prepare holistically so students can fulfill Main Office Hours: their unique purpose as they navigate and change the world. Monday -Friday • Our vision for Winnetonka High School is a community where 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. students explore their possibilities, where relationships are a priori- ty, and where students are celebrated for their unique purpose.

DAILY SCHEDULE

Block M, T, Th, F

1 7:43-8:55 AM NKC District Academic Tonka Time 9:00-9:35 AM Calendar 2 9:40-10:52 AM

3/ADV/Lunch 10:57 AM-1:23 PM

4 1:28-2:40 PM

Lunch/Shift M, T, Th, F

1 10:57-11:17

2 11:22-11:42

3 11:47-12:07 High School 4 12:12-12:32 Semester 1 5 12:37-12:57 Hybrid Calendar

6 1:02-1:23

Tradition. Respect. Unity. Excellence.

SENIOR CORNER—JOSTENS

• Jostens plans to be at Winnetonka on Tuesday, November 10th and Thursday, November 12th during lunch. • They will take graduation cap and gown orders. Height and weight information is required. • Please bring your $60.00 deposit at this time.

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 aux gym 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 aux gym entrance to wait for/load the bus.

2 FEED NORTHLAND KIDS

• Beginning on Wednesday, October 7, and continuing each Wednesday for the next several months, Feed Northland Kids is offering a full grocery bag of shelf-stable food topped with a loaf of fresh bread to district families to help combat the economic impacts of COVID-19. Fresh produce will also be provided while supplies last.

• Please pick up your Community Food Kit at either Winnetonka High School (5815 NE 48th St.) or the northwest corner of the Norclay Building (just west of North Kansas City High School; 620 E 23 Ave). Signs will direct you to the pickup locations. Please be pre- pared to provide your student’s ID number.

• Pickup is each Wednesday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Though it is greatly pre- ferred that families pick up food at one of the two sites, limited delivery may be available for those without transportation or who are unable to pick up food at the designated time. If you would like to request delivery, please click here or go to https://forms.gle/ osmb4QBWGB8PsMso9.

CRAFT FAIR CANCELLED

• After several discussions, school personnel and event organizers have decided to cancel the 2020 Winnetonka Craft Fair. Event staff are look- ing into a possible virtual Craft Fair. If that is something vendors and organizers are able to put together, information will be revealed soon. • Thank you for your patience as we navigate through this. • Questions or concerns can be directed to Mr. Brock Tiefenbrunn ([email protected]).

3 A+ INFORMATION

4 COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY

5 HOLIDAY CARDS

6 BAND MEMORABILIA

7 TONKA NATION ATHLETICS

8 WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Monday, November 2, 2020 Soccer: Boys Var- Class 3 District 16 Tour- 4:00pm A Platte County High School sity nament Tuesday, November 3, 2020 Swimming: 4:00p Gladstone Community H Home Meet Boys Varsity m Center Friday, November 6, 2020 Football: Varsi- 7:00p District Football Stadi- H District Playoff Game ty m um NKCHS

Girls Swimming

Watch Tonka Nation Online HERE

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

9 LEARNING MATERIALS

• Art supplies, textbooks, and testing materials for virtual learning students are ready for pickup!

• Students and guardians have been notified by their teachers regarding their materials. 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 on the half hours. 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 email Ms. Michelle Sharp ([email protected]) if they need to pick up on a different day/time. There is also a link on Destiny, the library webpage, and library Canvas.

• PLEASE sign up ahead of time so that your materials are READY.

SCHOOL MEAL INFORMATION

• Breakfast and Lunch are FREE for ALL NKC Schools students, each school day, throughout the fall semester.

• All children, ages 1-18 can pick up free meals at any of the four NKC high schools, including children who are not yet enrolled in school. This includes younger siblings and other children in the community.

• Free Meals can be picked up from any of the four NKC high schools, every school day, from 10am-1pm.

• Parents and/or Guardians are encouraged to complete the Appli- cation for Free and Reduced Price Meals HERE (https:// bit.ly/3dou1Eh). Many sources of District funding plus other bene- fits to students (ex: waived ACT fees, discounted Adventure Club NKC Food and fees, the Backsnack Program, etc.) are based on students qualify- Nutrition Services ing for free or reduced-price meals. Take a few minutes to com- plete the online application now, so it is already in the system when we return to “normal” free, reduced, and full pay status in the Spring semester.

10 TEACHER OFFICE HOURS

Are you a virtual student with a specific question for a teacher? Are you a parent who would like to contact a particular teacher during office hours? The oval labeled “Staff Email List With Office Hours” contains a link to a PDF document con- Staff Email List taining the names, contact information and of- With Office fice hours for teachers and administrators. Hours Please use this resource to contact the appropri- ate party. If the teacher is unavailable, please leave a voicemail, and they will get back with you as soon as possible.

WE Are Tonka.

Fall Dates to Remember

Picture Retakes Monday, November 2 (If you missed getting your picture taken or want to 9:30 AM-1:30 PM retake your picture for the yearbook)

Thursday, November 5 Picture Retakes 9:30 AM-1:30 PM

Tuesday, November 24 A Day for Group B (Last names L-Z)

November 25-27 Thanksgiving Break—No School

11 CULTURAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS

Celebrating LGBTQ+ Icons Although most people associate the March on Washington with Martin Luther King, Jr., Bayard Rustin is the person who actually organized the massive event. In fact, Rustin is the one who taught Dr. King about Gandhi's belief in non- violence and civil disobedience. Rustin was also an openly gay man. He often spoke about the importance of fighting for LGBTQ rights. He shifted his focus from civil rights to LGBTQ activ- ism in the '80s.

Sylvia Rivera was a gay and transgender activist, but she's mainly known for her role at the Stonewall riots. She is credited with throwing the second Molotov cocktail at the Stonewall riots in 1969. After taking her place in history, she joined forces with her friend Marsha P. Johnson to create “Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries.”

James Baldwin grew up in Harlem, New York, and eventually published his first book, "Go Tell It on the Mountain," in 1953, which was a semi-autobiographical novel. The following year, he published his groundbreaking novel "Giovanni's Room" — its main character is a gay man. Throughout the rest of his writing ca- reer, Baldwin continued writing books and essays with LGBTQ and African American characters.

Freddie Mercury When most people think of the band Queen, they usually think of the masterpiece "Bohemian Rhapsody." The man behind the song is Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the band. Not only is he regarded as one of the best singers in history, but he's also remembered for his outlandish outfits and unapologetic flamboyan- cy. In 1991, he died from an AIDS-related illness.

Edith Windsor She was the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that declared DOMA un- constitutional. Edith Windsor's wife, Thea Spyer, died in 2009, igniting a court battle that would change LGBTQ rights forever. The federal government did not recognize Windsor and Spyer's marriage, so Windsor was left to pay $350,000 in estate taxes. She waged a war against the in court. The case went all the way up to the Supreme Court, which ruled that Section 3 of DOMA (which prevented the federal government from recognizing any same -sex marriages for the purpose of federal laws) was unconstitutional, paving the way for the legalization of same-sex marriage.

Source : https://www.insider.com/lgbtq-figures-you-should-know-2020-5#anderson-cooper-is-another -news-anchor-who-is-open-about-his-sexuality-16

12 WHS BOOSTER CLUB ONLINE STORE

13 TECHNOLOGY TALK

• 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 create a ticket or get assistance over the phone.

• For additional technology inquiries, please contact the NKC HelpDesk at (816) 321-4357 to create 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 Vietnam- ese!

SAFETY PROTOCOL

• Students and Staff must wear masks covering their mouth and nose at ALL TIMES and practice physical distancing when possible.

• Classroom setup will fol- low physical distancing guidelines to the greatest extent possible.

• Students and staff should wash hands and use hand sanitizer frequently.

• At the end of each class, stu- dents and staff will spray desks, chairs, and all other surfaces with district provided cleaning sup- plies.

Want more Information?

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

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