STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th! TODAY’S NEWS Today is an A day! Early Release Day

There is new content marked w/ a star IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE A GRIFFIN

TODAY’S SCHEDULE BLOCK TIMES LUNCH 1st Block. 7:43 – 8:56 11:05 – 11:27 2nd Block. 9:02 – 10:22 11:30 – 11:52 Advisory 10:28 – 11:05 11:58 – 12:20 3rd Block. 11:11 – 12:46 12:24 – 12:46 4th Block. 12:52 – 2:05

BANNED BOOKS WEEK Catcher in the Rye . . . Harry Potter . . . 13 Reasons Why . . . Every year, there are hundreds of attempts to censor books from schools and libraries. Celebrate YOUR freedom to read and right to choose your book during Banned Books Week, September 23rd thru September 27th Drop in to the library this week to check out the displays about banned books. You can also participate in activities such as Guess the Shredded Book, Banned/Challenged Book Quiz--- Spin the wheel for a prize! , and a banned Book Mad Lib Come to the library to join the right to intellectual freedom!

Book Is Shredded In the Jar? You may touch, turn, examine up-close but not open the jar. • Fill out your well-informed guess on the provided piece of paper. • Put your folded entry into the container. • A winner will be picked from the correct guesses on Friday, September 27 and announced on the following Monday through Student Announcements and Tonka Talks. Make sure you collect your prize! Good Luck!

★ACADEMIC LETTERING Students who were invited and did not attend the Academic Lettering Breakfast last Thursday, be sure and check your e-mails! Mrs. Callahan sent you an e-mail asking that you please stop by her office to receive your award. If Mrs. Callahan is not in her office when you go, Mrs. Taylor or Mrs. Butler can assist you.

ACT Info

Students who would like to register for the ACT at Winnetonka on Saturday OCT 26 can do so here https://www.act.org

BOOKS FOR TICKETS If you would like to get into the Homecoming game this year for free, then please bring an elementary-age book to Mrs. Sayre in the SSC. Mrs. Sayre is holding a book drive and the goal is 2,400 books!! These books will go to our 6 elementary schools in our feeder pattern.

DISASTER FUNDRAISER

This summer Mrs. Galetti was lucky enough to spend some time on Grand Bahama Island, in the Bahamas this past summer. (Freeport to be exact) Just a few weeks after our return Dorian hit the Island and had over 45

percent of the island under water, and 90 percent of all homes were destroyed. It is complete devastation for the Island and the people who live there. FCCLA is fundraising and

collecting items to send the families. We would like to have a competition among the advisory classes as to who can raise the most money. All monetary donations will go to the schools (which will be closed for at least a year) and Grand Bahama Island Disaster Relief Fund. I have been in contact with a group of friends since the onset of Dorian and

their devastation is agonizing to me, they lost everything. The family that I am the closest to has sent me a list of most needed items that I would like to collect for them. If you could

help out in any way please let me know or bring donated items to me in E6. We would like to run the Advisory challenge for 2 weeks. 16-27 of September. And also do the clothing drive during the same-mainly for staff member to donate. We will also be selling t-shirts with profits going to Grand Bahama Island Disaster Relief funds. T-shirt rendering to come soon.

COMING UP

WINNETONKA IMMUNIZATION CLINIC 9/26/2019 The Clay County Public Health Center Immunization Clinic Registered Nurses will be offering

all required and recommended school immunizations for students between the ages of 16-18.

All students are eligible to receive this service regardless of insurance coverage.

Immunizations offered:

o Meningococcal (required)  o Men B (recommended)

o Influenza (recommended)

o HPV9 (recommended)

To REGISTER your student(s), click on this link Online Registration Consent Form or go to

www.clayhealth.com/immunizations.

For further information on vaccines and HIPAA Privacy Policy Forms click on the links: Vaccine

Information Sheets, HIPAA Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions, please contact the school nurse at (816) 321-5343.

★SENIORS

Jostens plans to be here on Thursday, October 3rd, during lunch periods to take Graduation Product and Cap/Gown Orders (Height and Weight info is REQUIRED).

Please make sure to bring your $60.00 down payment.

If you have not placed your Cap and Gown order for Graduation, please see the sales rep at this time!

SAYRE’S SERVICE

Mrs. Sayre is looking for some former Crusader’s to help out next Friday, October 4th from 6-8 PM. If you are interested and you’re AWESOME, then come talk with Mrs. Sayre in the SSC.

LIBRARY WORKSHOPS

This year the library would like to offer some opportunities for all of you to explore topics surrounding how to be an adult/responsible and productive citizen. This is an area that often times is not explored in normal classes but are necessary skills to have once you leave our walls. In the outgoing senior survey, many students expressed interest in these opportunities before they graduated and moved into the real world.

In order to provide what students most want to see, we would love to have your input on the following survey where we give some ideas and allow you to offer ideas as well. https://forms.gle/e4fdTdyCAM9WHYJy9

JOURNALISM FUNDRAISER The journalism department will be sending SIX students to the National Convention in Washington, D.C. this November. Students are responsible to raise their own money to go. They will be competing in several contests as well as attending workshops with students from all over the country.

Our current fundraiser: Family Portraits on November 1st and 2nd ($15 per family session) ALL proceeds go straight to the students' travel fees. Picture Sign Up Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d4ca8ab29a6f94-family1

TRAVEL TIME!

Have you ever wanted to travel? Come to Costa Rica with Mrs. Galetti and enjoy the sunny warm weather over spring break 2020 this year. Or you can plan ahead to go with Mrs. Galetti to Germany, Switzerland and Austria the summer of 2021!

Stop by E6 and see Mrs. Galetti for more details!

STUDENT OF THE…..

SENIOR CORNER

GRADUATION PREP EVENTS FOR THE MONTH Done for this month!

HOMECOMING 2019: NO PLACE LIKE HOME

HOMECOMING COURT

Sending Congratulations to the 2019 Homecoming Candidates 2019 Queen Candidates 2019 King Candidates Sydney Baughman Nick Bolton Nicole Bolton Cozmo Crum Erika DeGuzman Hayden Shay Shelby Hakes James Long Jaelee Pittel Ryli Mizner Maya Smith Jackson Moss

2019 ALUMNI HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES • Michelle Capra-Homan Class of 2002 • Debbie Joiner-Childress Class of 1984 • Joseph Strada Class of 2000 • Lauren Tischer-Hippe Class of 1998 • Frank Weatherford Class of 1978

HOMECOMING PARADE Winnetonka’s 2019 Homecoming Parade will begin at 1:00 p.m. from the school’s student parking lot. (See page 3 for parade route.) HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME Varsity Football game vs. Van Horn Falcons will be played at North Kansas City Schools District Football Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. Half-time will feature the Induction of Alumni Hall of Fame members and crowning of 2019 Homecoming Queen / King. HOMECOMING DANCE

Saturday, October 5, 2019; 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.

The Homecoming Dance will be held in the Winnetonka Main Gym. Students must have a ticket and school ID; approved guests must have ticket and picture ID to be admitted to the dance. Tickets will be available during lunch September 30 – October 4; $8.00 per ticket / $15.00 per couple (No sales at the door.)

Winnetonka students who would like to bring a guest who is NOT a current student at Winnetonka must complete a Visitor Permission Form and turned in by Wednesday, October 2. Visitor Permission Forms are located in the Main Office and Student Services Center. Guidelines for approval of visitors are listed on the form.

SPORTS

BOYS SOCCER Boys Soccer started on Monday, August 12th. The team is looking for any young men interested in playing, learning the game, and being an active participant. Any experience level is welcome. Please see Coach Flynn in Room C11 before school, or in between classes to get signed up. There are a number of spaces available and we look forward to having you be a part of our program.

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Tennis: Girls JV / V 4:00pm H Kearney High School WHS Tennis Courts

Football: C Gold 5:00pm H Kearney High School Winnetonka High School

Soccer: Boys JV / V 5:00pm A Kearney High School Kearney High School

Softball: Varsity 5:00pm A Smithville High School (DH) Smithville High School

Volleyball: C / V / V 5:30pm H Grain Valley High School WHS Aux / Main Gyms

Football: Varsity 7:00pm A Grain Valley High School Grain Valley High School

Friday, September 27, 2019

Tennis: Girls JV / V 4:00pm A Excelsior Springs High School Excelsior Springs Middle School

Football: Varsity 7:00pm A Grain Valley High School Grain Valley High School

Saturday, September 28, 2019

Cross Country: Varsity 7:00am A SPX Invitational SPX Athletic Complex

Volleyball: Varsity 8:00am A Platte County Varsity Tournament Platte County High School

Volleyball: JV 8:30am A Oak Park JV Tournament Oak Park High School

Swimming: Boys Varsity 9:30am A COMO Invitational Mizzou Aquatic Center

★HHM Person of the Day During Hispanic Heritage Month, we will feature 1 person of Hispanic descent and the accomplishment/impact they had in our history. Today is Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice. She is originally from Puerto Rico.

Learn more about her in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDzhYlOpW64

REMINDERS ● Outside restaurant food and/or drinks are no longer accepted for student delivery. Homemade lunches may still be dropped off. Any restaurant delivery will be turned away at the front door. Any student who comes with restaurant food will not be allowed to take it into the school building.

● When you come in late, you will need to report to the main office to sign in and get a tardy (blue) pass. When you leave early, you need to sign out in the main office and get an Early Release (white) pass. Please do not forget to sign in/out and get your passes. Those are your tickets to class and out the doors.

THE WINNETONKA GOLDEN STEPPERS STEP-TEAM The Winnetonka Golden Steppers Step-Team is back in action! They are looking for people who are dedicated & determined to be a part of something new. No experience is needed, just bring a positive attitude & get ready to step into upbeat family. They come through to show out! Sign-up sheets are located downstairs by the Main Gym near the girl’s restroom, and upstairs by the counselor’s office near the Tonka True sign. For more information email Evana Loukawila!

FREE TUTORING Mid-Continent Public Library offers students K-12 live homework help from tutor.com. It is FREE. Students just need to register and get a card. Tutor.com will connect students with live, expert tutors for one-to-one help with their homework assignments. They can use Tutor.com from their home computer or inside the library to complete assignments and improve grades. Direct questions about the program to Mid Continent Public Library at acaviness@mymcpl.org.

Students have a digital library card through the school district. The card number is nkc###### (nkc student id number). The link to get started is: https://www.mymcpl.org/homework

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

PRE-SCHOOL OPPORTUINITY

Harvest Church International Outreach is seeking part-time pre-school class workers. If you are interested and would like more information, please contact Pastor Ben at 816-455-7777.

Crew Members Wanted

Interested in joining our team in Kansas City as Crew Member? Apply directly to Papa Murphy's below. Make sure to select this location on page 2 of the application: MO, Kansas City - 4319 North Chouteau Trafficway Crew Member: https://careers.predictiveprofiles.com/job/crew-member-548/

NOW HIRING Can you work evenings and weekends? – Don’t worry, closed on Sunday’s! Can you cook or do you have excellent customer service skills? If you can say yes to those questions, on Antioch Rd is looking for you. Apply in-store (5402 NE Antioch Rd) or online and give it a shot!

NOW HIRING Guitar Center is looking to hire Sales Associates, Shipping Associates, Receiving Associates, and Returns Associates. Each position has multiple shifts, benefits package, and pay ranges from $9.00 - $12.50 an hour (commission applies to some positions).

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply online at www.guitarcenter.com/careers or contact the N Skyview Ave location at 816-741-5945 for more details.

NOW HIRING

We are a locally-owned, family-run franchise currently looking for excellent, highly motivated team members to join our Zaxby’s family. Hiring all positions and shifts up to $10 per hour! Call 816-326-8724 to inquire about joining our team or look for us on snagajob.com!

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AVAILABLE