The Tosa Compass

The Wauwatosa East and Wauwatosa West student journalism program produces web and video content for our community. All content is 100% student produced.

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HOT HOMECOMING TAKES! Should Color Wars make a comeback during homecoming week? YES! Bring on the tape! Read our homecoming opinion piece on https://t.co/JB23faWNIK

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As the Wauwatosa School District continues to investigate a "racist, hateful video" circulating among West Students, @thetosacompass presents this illustrated and printable editorial created by Evelyn Skyberg Greer.
https://t.co/2W4MChsi5I

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Wauwatosa West math teacher Jill Schmid is retiring at the end of the 2020-2021 school year after teaching at West for the last 20 years of her 32 years of teaching.
https://t.co/0p7jlkqBCD

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Students in Wauwatosa West's Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) class put their heads together to solve a math problem. AVID has been running trial classes at the highschools for two years. The district recently decided to expand the program.
https://t.co/IQlhX2zLJr

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Wisconsin State Representatives @RepRobynVining and @RepSRodriguez presented a plaque to Wauwatosa West students in American Public Policy Special Emphasis (APPSE) on Jun. 4, 2021, to recognize their finishing fourth at the "We The People" National Finals held in April.

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Inspired by the #BriefbutSpectacular @PBS @NewsHour series, students from Wauwatosa East High School (@TosaEastMedia @tosaschools) in Wisconsin produced their own take on members of their school community. cc: @PBSWisconsinEdu WATCH: https://t.co/Ka9HMNS2Rx

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Members of the Tosa Compass celebrated their success this school year at a banquet held at Wauwatosa West High School on May 25, 2021. Students were presented awards, and next year's leadership team was announced. Photos by Chris Lazarski and Ava Beisenstein.

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Wauwatosa East’s band and orchestra recently held their first performances in over a year at the Dale K. Hidde Theater. The return of live performances marks the hopeful return of normality.

Read more about it in the article by Maeve Kaufman
https://t.co/F8xWGlQVQl

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The Wauwatosa School District is investigating a “racist, hateful video” that has been circulating among Wauwatosa West students.
https://t.co/GUxByrvcJP

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The Wauwatosa West JV girls soccer team took on East on May 13.

“It was definitely frustrating to lose to East, but I think we all played really hard and it was an exciting game,” said freshman Phoebe Mann.

📸 Check out a photo gallery by Keagan Schmitt https://t.co/gdmkC1moBg

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4 teachers and 16 students each donated at least 8 inches of hair through the 13th annual Locks of Love event at Wauwatosa West on April 30, 2021. The hair collected goes to an organization called Children with Hair Loss, who makes wigs and gives them to children free of charge.

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Nai Chalhoub, a junior at Wauwatosa West, uses bright colors and alcohol markers to make cartoon style art. Even though she likes drawing things stylized, she is also very proficient in realism.

Read what Nai has to say about art at https://t.co/nZoJFwqnAQ

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After having success with the installation of solar panels on the Public Works building, the Wauwatosa Common Council approved a contract for the construction of solar panels on the City Hall building.

Read more about the solar panels at https://t.co/am2YWjz6AZ

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Wauwatosa School District Superintendent Dr. Phillip Ertl will retire at the end of the 2020-2021 school year after serving as the superintendent of the district for the last 16 years.

Read more about Ertl's time in the district at https://t.co/kYHNrOI9YZ

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Students members of the Wauwatosa West Black Student Union (BSU) and BSU clubs at Whitman, Longfellow and Tosa East produced a video to recruit more minority teachers to apply for available teaching positions in the district.

https://t.co/oeBsufpMlg

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According to an all staff email sent April 29 shortly after 3 p.m, the Wauwatosa School Board has announced Dr. Demond Means as Superintendent effective July 1, 2021. Stay tuned for further information.

View previous coverage of Means at https://t.co/sHCya2M1Ju

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The last of the three final Superintendent candidates, Dr. Demond Means, toured Wauwatosa schools and spoke with staff, students, and community members through open forums on April 22, 2021.

Read the four things you should know about Dr. Means. https://t.co/sHCya2M1Ju

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The three finalists for Wauwatosa School District Superintendent will continue WSD’s history of all male superintendents.

Read how Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and the nation compare in the article by Ava Beisenstein at https://t.co/JpkrcXCwm2. Graphic by Evelyn “Sky” Skyberg Greer.

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The second of the three final Superintendent candidates, Mark Holzman, toured Wauwatosa schools and spoke with staff, students, and community members through open forums on April 21.

Read the four things you should know about Holzman. https://t.co/QqQuuxHtjb

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The first of the three final Superintendent candidates, Dr. Kurt Schneider, toured Wauwatosa schools and spoke with staff, students, and community members through multiple forums on April 19, 2021.

Read the four things you should know about Dr. Schneider. https://t.co/0uyJiQF1i1