Milwaukee School of Languages

Milwaukee School of Languages (MSL)
MSL on a sunny afternoon on May 16th 2018
Address
Map
8400 W. Burleigh St.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

United States
Coordinates42°03′37″N 87°51′45″W / 42.0602°N 87.8625°W / 42.0602; -87.8625
Information
School typePublic Secondary
Opened1956
Statusopen
School districtMilwaukee Public Schools
SuperintendentKeith P. Posley
PrincipalJuan Baez
Staff68.06 (FTE)[1]
Grades6–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment985 (2023–24)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.47[1]
LanguageEnglish, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  blue
  white
Fight songThe Final Countdown
MascotHawk
Team nameHawks
NewspaperHawk's Eye View
YearbookThe Hawk
Websitewww5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/school/msl/

The Milwaukee School of Languages (MSL) is a 6–12 grade public school in the Milwaukee Public Schools district of Wisconsin, United States. It was formerly named the Wilbur Wright Multi-Language Middle School.

In addition to common core standards, students participate in immersion programs in Spanish, German, and French. Students can also take a partial immersion program in Spanish. Courses are also offered in Japanese. This school welcomes many exchange students from all over the world every year.

Further information: Advanced Language & Academic Studies High School
The hallways of MSL

History

Wilbur Wright middle school was constructed in 1956.[2]

The school first offered immersion programs for middle school students in 1986, and added high school grades in 1996.[3]

Extracurricular activities, sports and clubs

MSL offers many different clubs and extracurricular activities.[4][5][6]

Clubs

  • Chess Club (Only available if done at previous immersion school)
  • (Forensics) Speech & Debate
  • Newspaper
  • Theater
  • Gender Sexuality Alliance (Known as GSA among students)
  • Environmental Club
  • Art Club (Highschool-Only with exceptions)
  • Jazz Club (Highschool-Only)

Extracurricular activities

  • Special Olympics
  • Girl Scouts (Only available if done at previous immersion school)
  • Pearls For Teen Girls

Sports

  • Track & Field (Separate Girl and Boys Team)
  • Cross Country (Separate Girl and Boys Team)
  • Basketball (Separate Girl and Boys Team)
  • Volleyball (Co-ed)
  • Soccer (Co-ed)

Students

Milwaukee School of Languages has an ethnically diverse student body as of 2022:[7][8]

  • Black or African American, 49.4%
  • White, 23.3%
  • Hispanic/Latino, 18.7%
  • Asian, 4.6%
  • Two or more Races, 3.6%
  • American Indian or Alaskan Native, 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 0.2%

53% of students were female while 47% were male.

Athletics and activities

In 2007, the MSL Boys Track and Field team won the WIAA D1 state title. Alumnus such as Quentin Luttrell, Zachary Sharkey-Ketner, Jonathan Fobbs and Antwon Terry led the team to victory.

Notable alumni[9]

  • Jade-Lianna Peters, actress, voice of Kai-Lan of Ni Hao, Kai-Lan
  • Josiah Williams, Christian Hip-Hop Artist / Rhythmic Soul | WWE On-Air Talent for the NXT[10] Creator of Wrestle and Flow.[11]
  • Buffalo Nichols, blues guitarist & singer[12]
  • Zed Kenzo, Milwaukee area rapper,[13] winner of 2019 Radio Milwaukee Music Awards[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Milwaukee School of Languages". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ^ "MPS Architectural and Historical Intensive Survey Report" (PDF). The Wisconsin Historical Society. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. August 2019.
  3. ^ "History of Immersion Program in Milwaukee". Milwaukee French Immersion Foundation. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ https://mps.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/Schools/Milw-School-of-Languages.htm [bare URL]
  5. ^ https://schools.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/msl/students/athletics/ [bare URL]
  6. ^ https://schools.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/msl/academics/ [bare URL]
  7. ^ "Report Cards – 2019–20".
  8. ^ "Explore Milwaukee School of Languages in Milwaukee, WI". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  9. ^ "Suburban Milwaukee girl is voice of new character on Nickelodeon". Winona Daily News. Associated Press. 8 February 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Superstars Page".
  11. ^ Levy, Piet. "Josiah Williams' 'Wrestle & Flow' videos went viral. Now the Milwaukee-born rapper works for WWE". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  12. ^ Browne, David (2021-11-01). "Song You Need to Know: Buffalo Nichols, 'Another Man'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  13. ^ "Meet Up-and-Coming Milwaukee Rapper Zed Kenzo". Milwaukee Magazine. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  14. ^ Levy, Piet. "SistaStrings, Klassik win big at the 2019 Radio Milwaukee Music Awards". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2022-03-03.


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