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WAUWATOSA SCHOOL DISTRICT EVENTS

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DISTRICT NEWS
Wauwatosa School Board asks state legislators and Governor Evers to support funding for mental health resources in schools
The Wauwatosa School Board is calling on Governor Tony Evers and the State Legislature to:
  • Allocate sufficient, sustainable and predictable state funding enabling school districts to employ sufficient mental professionals, provide professional development to all staff, and make comprehensive mental health screenings available for all students while preventing an increase in local property taxes.
  • Address the shortage of mental health professionals in our state qualified to address the needs of school-age children.

The school board recently sent state lawmakers a resolution that came forth from its Legislative Advocacy Committee. State Lawmakers will meet on Tuesday, February 11 for a Special Session to discuss how to use a projected state budget surplus. Members of the Legislative Advocacy Committee urge community members to contact their state legislators and ask them to support the above call to action.


STEM and Montessori application period for 2020-21 school year now open
Enrollment for Wauwatosa STEM, Underwood STEM, Middle School STEM, and Wauwatosa Montessori School for the 2020-2021 school year is done by lottery. The application period is now open thru Feb 21, 2020. Information about applications and available space can be found via the link below.

City, state, and business leaders help celebrate the new Wauwatosa Center for Design and Innovation
The Wauwatosa School District celebrated the completion of its new Wauwatosa Center for Design and Innovation on Thursday, January 30th with a ribbon-cutting and tours of the renovated space located inside Wauwatosa West High School. Students provided demonstrations of what they are learning in class. The Center was a phased renovation of the technical education space with the second phase completed in the fall through the facilities referendum.

Wauwatosa teacher selected as Civic Music Milwaukee Music Teacher of the Year
Guy Kammerer, band director at Wauwatosa West High School, has been selected by Civic Music Milwaukee as the 2020 Music Teacher of the Year. Mr. Kammerer says he is humbled to be selected and nominated by his colleagues and students.   "I felt like I was set up for a surprise birthday party where everyone but myself is included in the plan!"

Run and get your tickets for the EFW Rush for Education!
The Education Foundation of Wauwatosa (EFW)'s annual Rush for Education - a 5K and 1mile run/walk - is May 2, 2020. Participants get a commemorative t-shirt designed by a Wauwatosa student and money raised goes supports grants that our teachers can use for special projects or initiatives with their students.  R egister for the run !
Free resource for Wauwatosa School District families
The Wauwatosa School District is part of a consortium called Parents United, which provides free learning opportunities for families in our district.

February Events:
Anxiety in Children/Adolescents
Tuesday, February 11
9:00 - 11:30 AM
The Ingleside Hotel
Presenter: Amanda Heins, Psy.D., Adolescent Center for OCD and Anxiety, Rogers Memorial Hospital


Parenting and Teaching with Love & Logic
Tuesday, February 25th
6:00 pm - 8:30 PM
The Ingleside Hotel

WSD IN THE NEWS
REFERENDUM UPDATE
At the end of each month we post updates on active construction projects related to the 2018 facilities referendum. See the most recent updates below.
TOSA TIDBITS
Wauwatosa West Trojan Dance Team wins state title in D1 Hip Hop
Wauwatosa West High School's co-ed dance team took home the state title in Division 1 Hip Hop during the Wisconsin Association of Cheer/Pom Coaches (WACPC) State Dance Championships on February 1st in LaCrosse. The team took the state Hip Hop dance title in 2018 as well. Additionally, Senior Emily Held was named to the Division 1 All-State Dance Team. At the state competition, she performed her own choreographed solo! Congrats Trojan Dance Team and Emily! We're #TosaProud !

Wauwatosa students advance to state competition in Future Business Leaders of America
Wauwatosa West High School students Alex Ho, Charlie Somers, and Henry Lehman are headed to the Future Business Leaders of America state competition in Madison. 
 
The trio qualified with a second-place finish during a regional competition in their category of Emerging Business Issues. They had an average score of 97 out of 100.  #TosaProud
Celebrating Black History Month in Wauwatosa
Tosa Together will host its fourth annual Black History Celebration on Thursday, February 20, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Firefly Room of the Wauwatosa Public Library. 

The keynote speaker is Ms. Corry Joe Biddle, vice president of community affairs at the Metro Milwaukee Association of Commerce and executive director of FUEL Milwaukee. There will also be featured artists and presentations from Wauwatosa students. 

Other Black History Month Events at the Wauwatosa Public Library:
  • February 19 -- participate in Black History Month After School Trivia at 3 p.m. in the Storytime Room.
  • February 26 -- The movie 42: The Jackie Robinson Story will be shown in the Firefly Room from 3 to 5:30 p.m.
WSD's supervisor of equity presents on how to recognize unconscious bias during All-City Read event
On Thursday, February 6, more than 80 community members gathered at the Hart Park Senior Center to learn about recognizing unconscious biases. Wauwatosa School District Supervisor of Equity Willie Garrison presented on how learned stereotypes can be triggered without our awareness or intention, and how those stereotypes can affect how we interact with people on a daily basis.   Click here to see additional events related to Black History Month and conversations related to the All-City Read of "Just Mercy".
Fiserv Forum's new executive sous chef helps teach Wauwatosa students in the kitchen
Fiserv Forum's Executive Sous Chef, Cliff Hull, recently visited Wauwatosa East High School to teach knife skills as well as share his career journey with students in the Hospitality Innovation Strand of our LAUNCH program.

Students in the International Cuisine course were able to practice what they learned from the pro, and later prepared soups with the veggies they worked on. Thanks to Fiserv Forum for donating 400 pounds of vegetables to our student chefs! We're thankful to professionals like Chef Hull who help us  #EquipAndInspire  our students by sharing their time and talents and help connect the dots between what our students are learning in class to a career.
Longfellow student's MLK Day speech featured during Bucks game
Longfellow Middle School student Abigail Jens' winning speech in the Marcus Center's Martin Luther King Jr. Art, Speech, and Writing Contest was featured during the Milwaukee Bucks game on January 20th as the Bucks paid tribute to Dr. King!

Abigail won first place in the speech contest for her age group. #TosaProud


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