Our social spotlight this month is West Milwaukee Intermediate School!

WMIS consistently shares across multiple social media platforms many of the great things that are happening in the school. They also do a great job communicating important announcements for the greater school community! 

Awesome job, WMIS social media team!

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Referendum Information

On Tuesday, April 5, residents of the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District will vote on a referendum question.

An approved referendum would allow the district to move forward on a plan to have all students attend one comprehensive high school. This would create the opportunity for cost savings for taxpayers and a better high school experience for students. 

By closing both high schools and repurposing and remodeling the current Nathan Hale building, our district will provide students with the modern high school that our students deserve at less cost than building new. 

The new high school will also have expanded career and technical education (“shop”) spaces that build on our district community's rich manufacturing history while creating new school-to-work pathways for our students. 

We invite you to learn more about the district’s facility needs and the proposed solution on the ballot April 5: https://www.wawmsd.org/discover/facility-planning 

You can also watch referendum Quick Fact videos by Superintendent Dr. Marty Lexmond on our YouTube playlist HERE.

We invite you to learn more about our district’s needs, the process we used to find a potential solution and the April 5 ballot question by attending one of our upcoming Community Information Sessions. All of the in-person Community Information Sessions are also live streamed so that you can access them from wherever you are.

Links for the live stream and the Zoom link for the virtual meeting can be found on our website: https://www.wawmsd.org/discover/facility-planning 

If you want to listen to the recording of a previous session, you can click HERE.

1,000 Point Club

Most schools get a 1,000-point scorer once every few years. This past season three student-athletes from the Central High School boys and girls basketball teams celebrated this amazing accomplishment. Senior Najashi Tolefree (12/28/21) is a Northern Michigan recruit and senior Greyson Prtizl (2/4/22) is an Air Force recruit. Trishena Brown (2/17/22) is currently a junior and has a bright basketball career ahead of her.

Shoutout to all of the teammates and hardworking coaches who helped these student-athletes hit their 1,000 point mark this season.

Check out this story of the Central High School girls' basketball program. We couldn't be more proud of the program's improvement and success.

District Music Festivals

Our District Band Festival had over 500 Band students in 5-12th grade who performed for a full fieldhouse of family and community members. Retired WAWM teachers Bob and Judy Halat were guest conductors and Judy composed the grand finale piece.

Be sure to check out the Orchestra Festival on March 17th and Choir Festival on March 31st at Central High School - Fieldhouse at 7pm.

Newly Appointed Community Resource Officer 

Please welcome Corporal Scott Poklasny as our newly appointed Community Resource Officer.  Cpl Poklasny graduated from D.A.R.E. Officer Training Program in February.  The West Allis Police Department, along with our West Allis West Milwaukee School District, supports this program and its efforts to assist youths with sound judgment and decision making, including but not limited to resisting drug and alcohol abuse. He will begin teaching the new D.A.R.E. curriculum to 5th grade students beginning in September of 2022.  

Upcoming School Board Meeting information can be found HERE.

Community members interested in receiving our meeting notices can be added to the list by emailing their contact information to Suzette Zimmerman.

WAWM RCS Annual Free Throw Contest

WAWM RCS Local Free Throw Contest returned this year and was a big success. We had over 75 participants come throughout the night on March 2 at Central High School to shoot free throws and see how many they could make. Participants shot 25 free throws. Friends, family members, and teammates cheered each other on in some good old fashioned healthy competition. We’re excited to have the competition back and to see families and households renew their rivalries and shoot for bragging rights that will last, until next year! Winners between grades 3-8 will advance and showcase their skills in the WPRA Region 4 competition and square off against winners from other local communities. The WPRA Region 4 competition will take place on March 19, 9am at Central High School.