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January 23, 2020
Vol. 1, Issue 20
**NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, JANUARY 24**
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January
  • 24: End 1st Semester, No School: Grade Reporting
February
  • 1: Memorial Service for Jocelyn and Amy Gannon (See below)
  • 7: No School (Prof. Dev. Day)
  • 12: PTO Meeting, 6pm, LMC
  • 14: No School: Parent-Teacher Conference
Beauty and the Beast--It was a great show!
Memorial Service for Jocelyn Gannon
The family of Jocelyn Gannon would like to invite you to a memorial service for Jocelyn and her mother Amy. Please see the following important details:

Friends and Family Memorial (Appropriate for Hamilton Students)
Saturday, February 1
10am-2pm
First Unitarian Society
900 University Bay
Madison, WI 53705

The above memorial will begin at 10am with a service, followed at about 11:15am with a luncheon and ice cream. To help the Gannon family and the First Unitarian Society plan for this event, please complete the following survey if you will be attending the memorial on February 1:


There is second Memorial service being planned by the business community to honor Amy Gannon specifically. Information on this second memorial is as follows:

Public Memorial for Amy (Geared toward adults)
Friday, January 31
5pm-8pm
The Sylvee
25 S. Livingston Street
Madison, WI 53703
8th Grade Opportunity Reminders
Two important opportunity reminders for eighth grade students and their families:

Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE Program):
Application opens on January 27, 2020
See this link to the PEOPLE Program for more information
Only 8th students are eligible 
MMSD students must have a 2.75 minimum GPA
Priority given to economically disadvantaged according to federal USDA guidelines
For a video with information on the PEOPLE program, see the Recruitment Video 2020
Application due date for the PEOPLE program is March 6, 2020.

Information Technology Academy (ITA):
Application opens February 3rd, 2020
ITA recruitment session February 17th, 2020 in Hamilton LMC at 7:35 AM
Only 8th grade students are eligible
Targeted minority groups (African American, American Indian, Asian American, Chicano/a, Puerto Rican, Latinx
Strong academic potential (2.75 GPA or higher) who may be the first in their family to attend college 
Low income
Application due date for the Information Technology Academy is March 6, 2020.

If you have questions about either or both of the above opportunities, please email Maddie Schaefer, School Counselor, mschaefer@madison.k12.wi.us
National Spanish Exam for Students in Spanish Classes
Coming in March, students who participate in grades 7 and 8 Spanish classes will have the opportunity to participate in the National Spanish Exam (NSE). The NSE is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). The mission of the National Spanish Exam is to recognize student achievement and to promote language proficiency in the study of Spanish. There are different options for participating in the NSE at both grade 7 and at grade 8. To explore your options, please see the appropriate link:

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