Update: I found this old Milwaukee Journal story on South Milwaukee’s undefeated season in 1961. Check it out here. Did you know Coach Bill Spaltholz? Did you play for him? Were you taught by him? What will you remember most about him? What is his legacy? Post your comments below … and let me know [...]
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Share Your Coach Spaltholz Memories
Posted in Schools, Sports, tagged Bill Spaltholz, South Milwaukee football on February 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
South Milwaukee Loses A Legend: Bill Spaltholz Passes Away At 86
Posted in Schools, Sports, tagged Bill Spatholtz, South Milwaukee football on February 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Update: Here is Coach Spaltholz’s obituary in Sunday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. There will also be a visitation starting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, before the funeral service. Hall of Fame South Milwaukee football coach Bill Spaltholz — the namesake for the high school’s football field — has passed away. He was 86. The visitation is [...]
Celebrating South Milwaukee’s Baseball And Football Coach … And His Wife
Posted in Schools, Sports, tagged John Galewski, Sandy Galewski, South Milwaukee baseball on January 30, 2012 | 1 Comment »
South Milwaukee NOW has a great story on South Milwaukee High School baseball and football coach John Galewski and his wife Sandy — who both will be honored by the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association in February. John will be inducted into the WBCA Hall of Fame. Sandy is the organization’s Woman of the Year. Check [...]
Focused On Character: Another Reason To Be Impressed With South Milwaukee Schools
Posted in Schools, tagged Adolph Brown, character education, Colin Jacobs, Rawson Elementary, South Milwaukee schools on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As my now first-grade son makes his way through Rawson Elementary, I’ve been nothing but impressed with the South Milwaukee School District. Administrators, teachers and staff — I’ve been lucky enough to be exposed to all levels of leadership in the district and am always happy with what I see. From the commitment to long-range [...]
Recapping The South Milwaukee School Forum And Other Headlines Of Interest
Posted in Headlines, Schools, tagged WEAC forum on October 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Missed the Wisconsin Education Association Council education forum in South Milwaukee last week? Check out a good YouTube recap here. And check out these other local headlines of interest: Setz’s Strategy Works In Win Over Rockets (New Berlin Patch) School Dress Code Extending To Teachers (Journal Sentinel) Thursday Night Storms Left Some Impact on Oak Creek [...]
Seeing White: Homecoming TP Follow-Up
Posted in Schools, tagged South Milwaukee homecoming, toilet paper on September 23, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Update: I just added a poll question on this topic. Vote! The area around South Milwaukee High School was again transformed into a sea of toilet paper overnight as students prepared for Friday’s Homecoming game. I have mixed feelings about it. First of all, I think the school district’s response for the most part worked, [...]
Building Community Partnerships: South Milwaukee School District Seeks Your Input
Posted in Schools on June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I got a note from South Milwaukee School Superintendent Rita Olson recently about the next steps of the long-range planning process I was a part of last fall and winter. From it: As you know, during the first half of the year, we had a Visioning and Planning Committee work on our district’s Vision, Mission, and [...]
Mourning the Loss of South Milwaukee’s “Coach”
Posted in Schools, tagged Brad Knoche on May 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Longtime South Milwaukee High School football, baseball and basketball coach Brad Knoche has died. Here is his obituary. And there is a touching tribute to Knoche in this Fond du Lac Daily Reporter column by one of his former players, Doug Whiteley. From the obituary: He was a passionate educator and took a special interest [...]
Expanding School Choice … to South Milwaukee?
Posted in Schools, tagged School choice on May 12, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Gov. Scott Walker has proposed expanding the Milwaukee school voucher program to Green Bay, Racine and Beloit, and that’s most assuredly the start of a discussion about an even bigger expansion. Indeed, why stop there? Check out the story here, and a story on the mixed response here. Simply, Walker is suggesting that taxpayer money be used to [...]
On South Milwaukee High School and Graduation Rates
Posted in Schools, tagged graduation rates, Rita Olson on May 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Journal Sentinel has a story in Friday’s edition that at first glance is rather alarming. From it: Wisconsin’s graduation rate declined slightly in 2010 to 85.7% under a new calculation method that is supposed to better represent how many students receive regular diplomas within four years of high school. … The Northern Ozaukee and South [...]
Helping Those Who Need it Most: Free Summer Lunches at 2 South Milwaukee Schools
Posted in Schools, tagged Department of Agriculture, Department of Public Instruction on April 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The South Milwaukee School District is offering free lunches this summer to those ages 18 and under through a program funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The goal? Provide nutritious meals to children during the summer, when school lunch programs are not available. Adults can [...]
Honadel Leads Charge to Expand Milwaukee Voucher Program
Posted in Schools, tagged Chris Kapenga, Mark Honadel, School choice, vouchers on April 20, 2011 | 6 Comments »
A driving force behind the move in the legislature to expand the Milwaukee school voucher program is from the suburbs. South Milwaukee, specifically. Rep. Mark Honadel is the chief sponsor of a controversial bill in the Assembly that would lift a cap on the number of Milwaukee children who are allowed to attend private schools [...]
Budget Approved: School District Cuts Total $1.1 Million
Posted in Schools, tagged Rita Olson, Scott Walker on March 30, 2011 | 5 Comments »
The South Milwaukee School Board has passed the district’s preliminary 2011-12 budget … with most of the cuts proposed earlier this month intact. Check out the final list of budget assumptions here. You will note that the pool is now off the chopping block, as well proposals to reduce an instrumental music position and reduce [...]
Summarizing the Budget Difficulties Facing South Milwaukee Schools
Posted in Schools on March 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Update: WTMJ-TV has a story about Wednesday’s budget public hearing. The South Milwaukee School District has posted a well-done PowerPoint presentation summarizing where they are at financially, how they got there and the difficult times ahead. Check out the presentation from Wednesday’s budget public hearing on the district website. The key message throughout: We are [...]
Public Hearing on Proposed School Budget Cuts Tonight
Posted in Schools on March 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The public hearing on the preliminary South Milwaukee School District budget and staffing recommendations — and the district’s proposed $1.4 million in cuts for 2011-12 — is tonight at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center. The hearing starts at 6:30 p.m. The district has set some ground rules for the debate, which you can view in [...]
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