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TWTODAY TOSA WEST’S Weekly Video Announcements (May 19, 2023)

Mielat Zeray, Alina Zhang, and Pablo Cortez May 19, 2023

Join our hosts Alina Zhang and Mielat Zeray for a weekly update about the news at Tosa West. Alina and Mielat feature a submitted Spring Spirit week video, a video by junior Pablo Cortez explaining where...

Officer Tracy Burbach is recognized by Representative Robyn Vining.

Officer Tracy Retirement

Malik Boyd, Staff Writer May 10, 2023

“There's been so many moments to celebrate. I think what I really enjoy most about my career has been the school resource officer,” said Wauwatosa police Officer Tracy Burbach. After 31 years of dedication...

April 14, 2023

Join our hosts Tina Aserade and Journey Taylor Jones for a weekly update about the news at Tosa West. Tina and Journey highlight important announcements for the week ahead, along with videos by Sydney...

School Board Candidate Feature - Chris Zirbes, Seat 5

School Board Candidate Feature – Chris Zirbes, Seat 5

Eve Lazarski and Evelyn Skyberg Greer March 28, 2023

Chris Zirbes is running for seat 5 of the Wauwatosa School board. He has 3 children in the Wauwatosa School District, and has a background in finance. His main priorities are teacher retention, student...

New Fiddleheads Coffee Wauwatosa Spot

New Fiddleheads’ Coffee Wauwatosa Spot

Alina Zhang March 23, 2023

The new Fiddleheads Coffee Wauwatosa location opened softly last week on March 16th. This new cafe will mark the eighth location of Fiddleheads family-owned Coffee Roasters. Fiddleheads' Coffee's grand...

Candidates for the April 4th school board discuss issues at the school board forum at Tosa West.

Wauwatosa School Board Candidate Discuss Safety, Curriculum at Tosa West PTA Forum

Daisy Lehman March 17, 2023

Wauwatosa West PTA held a forum for school board candidates for the upcoming April 4th election on March 14th 2023. The moderator, Daphne Lee, guided the candidates through eight questions that were...

New West Cell Phone Policy Requires Students to Store Phones During Class

New West Cell Phone Policy Requires Students to Store Phones During Class

Jenna White and Olivia Watters January 26, 2023

Students were asked to place their cell phones in hanging wall caddies at the start of each hour on Tuesday January 24th. The cell phones remain in the caddie unless the teacher instructs students otherwise.  Tuesday,...

Zevory McGee Wright

Snow Days

Mya Wollert and Vanessa Henderson December 21, 2022

When Tosa West Senior Jadin Whitehead wakes up and finds out it's a snow day, his first reaction is to stay in bed.  “The first thing I do after I find out it is a snow day is go right back to sleep”...

Tosa East Students Visit Bruce Guadalupe Community School

Tosa East Students Visit Bruce Guadalupe Community School

Abigail Heffner, East Staff Writer December 21, 2022

On Friday, December 16th, around 30 Tosa East Spanish students and teachers delivered holiday gifts to kindergarten students from the Bruce Guadalupe Community School. Several Spanish teachers and upperclassmen...

Tosa West Honor Flight Fundraiser

Tosa West Honor Flight Fundraiser

Vanessa Henderson, Writer December 7, 2022

The Tosa West Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Fundraiser concluded Friday, December 2. Tosa West students and staff raised exactly 2,000 dollars for Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Tosa West Social Studies...

College Costs & Concerns

College Costs & Concerns

Ella Jones November 24, 2022

For Tosa West students and parents, the choice of which college a student attends is heavily influenced by the cost of college.  Tosa West Senior Edie Eckblad finds that college costs prove to be very...

Behind the Scenes with Technical Theater

Behind the Scenes with Technical Theater

Camille Socol November 23, 2022

As the house lights dim and the Overture for Seussical begins, stage manager Kira Kirby sits in an unusual seat; on a balcony ten feet above the audience, with eyes on every aspect of the show. As stage...

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