Tuesday, May 22, 2012
As the world of journalism changes rapidly, Greendale High School's Pioneer Outlook keeps the basics and adds a modern touch. Patch intern Rebecca Omick got the story from the paper where she got her start.
“What is print?” This is the question posed to me by Greendale High School English teacher, Amy Hutter. “Is it this?” she asked while picking up a pile of papers from her desk. “Is it a newspaper or magazine? Or is it on there?” she pointed to the computer. Hutter has taught in Greendale for 11 years now, but her idea of print has not changed much from her days as a student. “It’s the written word,” she said. “It’s tangible.” The tangible world of journalism has been taken for a spin and turned upside down with the advancements of recent technology. Although the definitions of a newspaper reporter or magazine writer have changed, many journalistic style standards are still upheld and taught in schools. Even writing styles, like the …
Monday, May 21, 2012
An open forum and online survey will help a contracted firm develop a leadership profile to assist in the search for Greendale's next superintendent
A contracted firm will seek community input through an open forum and online survey to help develop a leadership profile that will assist in the recruitment of Greendale’s next superintendent. The Greendale School Board selected the firm Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates (HYA) to assist with the district's search for the next Superintendent after Dr. William Hughes announced his resignation effective July 1, 2012. The forum will take place on May 31, said Board President Joe Crapitto at Monday night’s meeting. It will be open to all members of the community. Consultants will ask attendees three general questions: The online survey will be created with about three or four-dozen characteristics and attributes. Individuals will need to …
PCA Action Teams from the high school, middle school, Canterbury, College Park and Highland View, District administrators and Board of Education members reflected on this year’s successes. Read about some of the great highlights
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A man was found dead at his home. A student brought a dangerous weapon to school. A Greendale man was arrested for third OWI.
These incidents are part of the call sheet from Greendale police from May 11 to May 17. A 48-year-old man was found dead on May 12 on the 5600 block of Oriole Court. There was an extra watch on the residence for the next three nights. A 26-year-old man was arrested after he tried to elude Greendale Police while riding his motorcycle. The rider got away the first time but was later spotted again by the same officer and pulled over on May 11. A 41-year-old Greendale man was arrested for third offense operating while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of .15 on May 12 on the 5300 block of Lakeview Drive. A 7-year-old boy was riding his bike in the middle of the road near Southway and Broad Street by himself for about an hour on May 13…
The lieutenant governor, who faces a recall election in about two weeks, stood shoulder to shoulder with Amy Kremer, Chairman of the Tea Party Express, at a press conference Monday, May 21.
The national Tea Party Express has been a prominent player on the Wisconsin recall scene for nearly a year, and on Monday, it promised to remain one until Election Day. In a joint press conference in Milwaukee, Amy Kremer, chairman of the Tea Party Express, publicly endorsed Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, who is facing a challenge from Democrat Mahlon Mitchell in the June 5 recall election. “I want people around the country to know the accomplishments of the lieutenant governor and how she has been a strong conservative supporter for Governor (Scott) Walker and stood behind him,” Kremer said, as Kleefisch stood by her side. “They have been working hand in hand to make sure (good) things happen for the citizens of Wisconsin.” Kremer said the …
A conservative watchdog group reports that David Budde, a lead investigator in the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office in the probe into Scott Walker's aides, has anti-Walker signs at his Wauwatosa home, but the DA defends him, saying they were pu
A lead investigator in the John Doe investigation into aides to Gov. Scott Walker during his stint as Milwaukee county executive has a "Recall Walker" sign in the yard of his Wauwatosa home, according to a conservative watchdog group. In a story published Monday morning by Media Trackers, a home identified as that of David Budde, who works for District Attorney John Chisholm, appears in photos with the address number blurred out. Media Trackers' writer Brian Sikma noted that along with the recall sign out front there is a "Blue Fist" union sign in the front door. Sikma wrote: "The news could call into question the present impartiality of the probe at a time when Democrat gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett and his allies have begun to use …
There's also a "Click It or Ticket" initiative so be sure to be safe and buckle up.
Wisconsin motorists and out-of-state tourists will swarm onto highways during the Memorial Day weekend and may encounter work zones where they will need to stay alert, slow down, and not tail-gate. Rear-end collisions caused primarily by distracted driving, speeding and following other vehicles too closely are the most frequent type of crash when approaching and driving through work zones. During the Memorial Day weekend last year, there were seven traffic fatalities. On average during the last five years, nine people died in Memorial Day weekend traffic crashes, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). With heavy traffic anticipated, which could cause unexpected back-ups and slow downs, motorists should allow …
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says voters deserve to know if Gov. Scott Walker is involved in the John Doe investigation of county employees using taxpayer time to campaign for Walker's run for governor.
After reading from an email he says pulls an even darker shadow over Gov. Scott Walker, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said Monday it's time for the governor to come clean about a John Doe investigation now under way. At a Milwaukee press conference, Barrett put more pressure on Walker to disclose his involvement in the investigation that centers around staffers from Walker's time as the Milwaukee County executive conducting campaign activities on county time. The May 2010 email stems from when Walker aide Darlene Wink resigned from her county job after admitting that she posted online supportive messages for her boss' campaign on county time. The email was written by Walker and sent to former aide Tim Russell, who has been charged with …
Teachers came outside holding numbers to reveal the whopping total of reading minutes done by Highland View Elementary students over the course of the school year.
Chants of victory were heard from students outside of Highland View Elementary School on Friday afternoon as their teachers revealed their final Read 20 numbers. The second annual program, which kicked off last September, encourages students to read at least 20 minutes everyday outside of school to reach a collaborative goal of 1,000,000 minutes at the end of the school year. The hard work paid off. Students cheered as their teachers revealed 1,125,125 minutes read, beating last year’s total. One class even read 2,500 minutes in one night, said Principal Leni Dietrich. This year fourth grade challenged other grades to do 40 minutes of reading a night instead of 20. “We try to give kids different things to get excited about in education,” …
It just wouldn't be weird crime news without a peacock roaming around, now would it?
If you think nothing interesting ever happens in the burbs, think again. Patch is highlighting some of the more unusual crime news from throughout southeastern Wisconsin in our feature, "OMG PD." Monty Python created the large wooden badger and the killer rabbit, but a trespassing peacock? That would just be silly. Wisconsin’s four-year high school graduation rate increased 1.3 percent in 2011. Despite these folks. High-tech thievery often requires a low-tech deterrent. A teen who badly forged documents to suggest he’d completed his community service sentence can avoid jail … with 150 hours of community service. Matching the description of an armed robbery suspect quickly became the least of this guy’s worries. _____________________ The …
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