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Wauwatosa West math teacher Jill Schmid stands in the hallway near her classroom. Schmid is retiring at the end of the 2020-2021 school year after teaching for 32 years.

Wauwatosa West Math Teacher Retires After Teaching 32 Years

Sara Stanislawski, Editor June 4, 2021

Wauwatosa West math teacher Jill Schmid attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison with the initial plan of becoming a judge. Schmid is now retiring at the end of the 2020-2021 school year after teaching...

Students from Wauwatosa Wests AVID class put their heads together to solve a math problem during their second hour class. AVID has been running trial classes at the highschools for two years. The district has recently decided to expand the program and get more students involved.

AVID: Teaching Life Skills that Extend Beyond the Classroom

Annabelle Wooster, Editor June 3, 2021

With nearly two million participating students across 7,000 K-12 schools, Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) is an instructional method aimed at students that have shown academic interest,...

Solar Panels and Sustainability in Wauwatosa

May 7, 2021

In April 2021, over 1000 solar panels were installed on the Wauwatosa Civic Center Building at 76th Street and North Avenue. The solar panels are not only part of a larger effort by the city to become...

Minority Teacher Recruitment Video by Wauwatosa BSU

April 30, 2021

Students members of the Wauwatosa West Black Student Union and Black Student Union clubs at Whitman, Longfellow and Tosa East created this video to recruit more minority teachers to apply to available...

Credit Clarke County School District

4 Things to Know About Superintendent Candidate Demond Means

Ava Beisenstein and Sara Stanislawski April 22, 2021

The last of the three Superintendent candidates, Dr. Demond Means, toured Wauwatosa schools and participated in multiple forums on April 22, 2021. Means participated in a staff luncheon at Wauwatosa West...

Spring Break Travel During a Pandemic

Spring Break Travel During a Pandemic

Annabelle Wooster, Editor March 25, 2021

When students have traveled for spring break in past years, they craved the crowded beaches, packed restaurants, and small souvenir shops. This year looks a little different. Instead, students are packing...

Wauwatosa West Media Leadership and Management teacher Christopher Lazarski talks with a student about the course.

New High School Classes for 2021-2022 School Year

Shannon Damuth February 2, 2021

The Wauwatosa School Board approved multiple new classes available for high school students to enroll in for the 2021-2022 school year, including two regular courses and two LAUNCH strands.  Descriptions...

Behind the Scenes with Wauwatosa West Students who Remotely Produced Video with TMJ4

February 1, 2021

Wauwatosa West student journalists Annabelle Wooster and Sara Stanislawski worked with TMJ4 to remotely produce a video airing during national News Literacy Week on Wauwatosa West students who invested...

Wauwatosa West Students Remotely Produce Video with TMJ4 on Student Hobbies During COVID-19

January 31, 2021

Wauwatosa West student journalists Annabelle Wooster and Sara Stanislawski worked with TMJ4 to remotely produce a video that aired Jan. 28, 2021 during National News Literacy Week about Wauwatosa West...

Wauwatosa School Board members met in a hybrid meeting with some members participating in-person and others connecting via the video conferencing platform Zoom on Jan. 25, 2021.

Wauwatosa School Board Approves Shift to Full In-Person Instruction Starting Apr. 5

Sara Stanislawski, Editor January 26, 2021

The Wauwatosa School Board approved a shift for Phased into Learning students in grades 6-12 to 5 days per week in-person learning starting Monday, Apr. 5, 2021 in a 7-0 vote at the board meeting on Jan....

Editorial: Concurrent Learning Undermines Student Wellbeing

Editorial: Concurrent Learning Undermines Student Wellbeing

The Editorial Staff January 13, 2021

Wauwatosa high school students were made aware, on Wednesday, January 13, of the switch to concurrent hybrid learning to begin at second semester. Although the Tosa Compass supports the Wauwatosa School...

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