Bridges Magazine

Middle School Health Teacher Kimberly Jaeger is piloting a way to get the most learning out of the Brain Health curriculum and will share it as an option for teachers statewide.

The Rocket of the Month feature is in its second year at the middle school. Students have their names and photos hung on the wall, and they get a shout-out during the announcements in the morning. A collection of the photos is also posted to the District’s Facebook and Instagram pages. In fact, the November Rockets of the Month Facebook post was the most-seen post of 2024, garnering close to 6,000 views.

New elementary music instruments in the classrooms this year make their public debut at the spring concerts.

The Wisconsin Youth Apprentice program has 16 different career clusters, from banking and business to HVAC and construction, and South Milwaukee has apprentice opportunities for all of them. 

Two South Milwaukee High School teachers were chosen as 2024 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Teacher Fellows.

A Focus on Student Artwork - explore five students' work and what motivated the pieces. 

Stories of how students have given back to the community throughout the year.

So many students accomplish great things in South Milwaukee. Here's a selection of highlights from 2023-24.

The Green Bay Packers Foundation announced in April that South Milwaukee was awarded a $100,000 grant from the NFL Foundation through the NFL Club Matching Youth Football Field Grant Program. 

A South Milwaukee High School English teacher is one of only five teachers across the United States to be named to the National Teachers Hall of Fame (NTHF) as a member of the Class of 2024.