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Behind the Desk

Behind The Desk With Student Supervisor Mr. Gordon

Behind The Desk With Student Supervisor Mr. Gordon

November 14, 2024

Mr. “G” has been a student and parking lot supervisor at Tosa West since 2016.  He is well known for his positive and engaging attitude with students and staff.    What do you typically...

BEHIND THE DESK: Tosa West Athletic Director Kadeem Batts

BEHIND THE DESK: Tosa West Athletic Director Kadeem Batts

Oskar Miroslaw and Felix Bucaro November 8, 2024

What is your job title? And what do you do? My job here is the Director of Athletics. I manage all athletics at West, make sure we have our budget and transportation together, and schedule contracts. ...

BEHIND THE DESK: Tosa West Athletic Director John Damato

April 27, 2024

Go BEHIND THE DESK with Tosa West Athletic Director John Damato.

New Teacher Feature: Ms. Salameh

New Teacher Feature: Ms. Salameh

Keagan Young, Writer November 30, 2023

One of the new teachers this year at Tosa East is Ms. Salameh, a recent college graduate from Madison’s teacher ed program and the new Forensics coach. During the interview, Ms. Salameh was excited to...

New Teacher Feature: Mrs. Fons

New Teacher Feature: Mrs. Fons

Nate Close and Steven Thomas November 16, 2023

Tosa East looks a lot different this year with all the new faces on our staff. This interview will give you a look into the life of one of our new AP Human Geography and American Public Policy teacher,...

New Staff Feature: Mrs. Probst

New Staff Feature: Mrs. Probst

Isabelle Erickson, Writer November 14, 2023

Mrs. Probst is one of the many new administrators working at East this school year. As she has taught for more than 20 years, Probst is certainly a qualified new addition to the Wauwatosa School District....

New Staff Feature: Mrs. Wesley

New Staff Feature: Mrs. Wesley

Madeline Dellemann, Writer October 22, 2023

Interview with Mrs. Wesley Three administrative staff members took a leave from Tosa East after the previous school year. Because of this, many students have been wondering who has taken on the roles....

East's New Principal: Dr. Plank

East’s New Principal: Dr. Plank

Maria Sapida, Writer October 12, 2023

A new era has officially begun at Tosa East; saying goodbye to Mr. Hughes and hello to Dr. Plank. Now, he has to get used to all the quirks and trends of Tosa East. During the interview with Dr. Plank,...

New Teacher Feature: Mr. Aronow

New Teacher Feature: Mr. Aronow

Mariana Perez, Editor October 5, 2023

Interview with Mr. Aronow Over the summer, one of the burning questions on the minds of many Tosa East students has been: Who will ever replace the beloved Mr. McDaniel? Well, a new school year has...

Behind The Desk: Mr. Nelson

Behind The Desk: Mr. Nelson

Julian Contreras November 26, 2022

Do you feel welcome working and coaching in the Wauwatosa School District? Yes, the team is very welcoming and I was lucky to have last year as an assistant coach so I already know and have relationships...

New Teacher Feature: Mr. Piotrowski

New Teacher Feature: Mr. Piotrowski

Maria Sapida, East Staff Writer November 16, 2022

  How long have you been working in education?  This is my 14th year teaching!   Why did you go into teaching?  I liked working with kids when I was in high school, and I've...

Behind the Desk: Mr. Mateske

Behind the Desk: Mr. Mateske

Jenna White and Olivia Watters, West Staff Writer November 11, 2022

How long have you been teaching? I've been at West for 18 or 19 years. So one of the reasons that I was being considered at Wauwatosa was because the principal at the time, Tom Steiner, who the Steiner...

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