Washington High School
100th Anniversary
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First Annual MPS Alumni Weekend
Article on the MPS website with more details on some activities on Friday August 25 and Saturday, August 26, 2017
Information about the entire weekend activites are on the MPSFoundation.net website
Youth Works Milwaukee
Volunteer male mentors are needed for this program serving young WHS African American males. WHS alumni are encouraged to consider this opportunity. Please see this page for more details. Prospective mentors should contact Justin Roby, the person noted on the page not later than August 21, 2017.
Richard J Olson (class of January, 1954) Honored for his Artistic Talent and his Tribute to the Milirary
Vietnam Transformed: The Art of Richard J. Olsen as Symbolic Reality
Date: 5/19/2017 - 8/12/2017
NVAM is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition featuring the work of Vietnam veteran artist, Richard J. Olsen. This exhibition showcases prints and paintings made throughout Olsen’s career. The exhibition will open on May 19th, 2017 with a reception from 6-9 PM.
Olsen served in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot early in the war, before the countryside was ravaged by bombing and defoliation. His approach to art reflects his optimistic personality in that instead of merely fixating on the horrors of war in his work, Olsen also considers the multi-faceted beauty of the country and uses imagery that invokes the mythology, history and cultural landscape of Vietnam in tandem with his own wartime experience.
Midway through his career, after struggling to find subject matter for his paintings, Olsen looked to an artist cliché: “If you don’t know what to paint, paint your studio wall”. After a period of experimentation, these vibrant, large canvases became a fully realized series of work in which Olsen brings the Vietnam War to a universally understood plane of existence through allegory–in this case defined as a metaphor whose vehicle may be a symbol representing real-world issues or occurrences that illustrate complex ideas. In both his “Wall” series and his other work, Olsen links the pictorial artifacts of his Vietnam wartime experience to larger concepts in order to convey an authentic idea of war.
These selected works will be on view from May 19th to August 12th 2017.
Preview of the new 2017-18 Washington Uniforms
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For Details on this all-MPS Alumni Reunion on May 4, 2017,
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Take me out to the Ball Game...!
Milwaukee Brewers vendor is marking his 64th year in ballpark concessions
and that my friends is Mr. Dan McKinney, Biology teacher at WHS from the late 60s to the late 70s
New Class Reunion Information (updated 2/11/2017)
Class of 1967 (reminder)
Class of 1968 (as of 2/11/2017)
Class of 1975 (as of 2/5/2017)
Classes of 1978 through 1989
(New as of 2/6/2017)
Info on Reunion Planning: 1954
WHS Alumni Receive Huge Honors
Abner Mikva, WHS alumnus ('43) & Hall of Fame inductee, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom (2014)
Newton Minow, WHS alumnus ('44) and Hall of Fame Inductee, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016)
Allan "Bud" Selig, WHS alumnus ('52) and Hall of Fame Inductee, elected into Baseball's Hall of Fame (2016)
--> more info about their awards coming soon!
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WHS and Doors Open Milwaukee 2016 |
WHS has been selected to participate in the Doors Open Milwaukee event on Sunday, September 18, 2016.
Stay tuned for more information here and via email.
Thank You Class of 1966!
For your recent (July, 2016) and very generous donation to our WHS Alumni Scholarship Foundation.
Link to Class of 1966 Facebook Page
WHS Alumni Scholarship Foundation, Inc Announces
Induction Ceremony
October 17, 2014
Many photos of the event are at this site: http://bit.ly/HOF-Event-Photos
You can scroll through the pictures or if you want to view a slideshow, click on the left of the three icons over on the right side under "184 photos".
An article appears on the WHS website: https://bit.ly/HOF-WHS-Website
An article appeared in the Journal-Sentinel on Saturday, October 18, 2014:
http://bit.ly/HOF-Journal-Sentinel
Michael Feldman inductee from '66 made a brief mention at the beginning of his national show on NPR/WPR on October 18, 2014 (just after the first minute of the audio)
http://bit.ly/HOF-Feldman-audiopage
then click on the Listen link beneath All the News...or click the following link to immediately begin hearing this segment
http://bit.ly/HOF-Feldman-audiosegment
Congratulations to All Inductees!!
2014 Class of Hall of Fame Inductees
Glen Barbaras '37
Michael Feldman '66
Christopher Paul Gardner '71
Alyce Gilbert '61
Marlin M. (Pat) Harder '40
Dr. John Klein '69
James (Jim) Kurtz '62
Mark Sain '77
David Seebach '69
Jeffrey M. Steren '69
Dr. Lynn M. Taussig '60
GO PURGOLDERS
Another Successful Alum...
Nikiya Harris '94
Nikiya was featured in the Point of View page in the March, 2014 issue of Milwaukee Magazine. She was interviewed by Barbara Miner. Nikiya was our featured speaker at last year's Annual Alumni Scholarship Social. Take a look and be proud of yet another successful alum from our excellent school!
<http://www.milwaukeemag.com/article/352014-NikiyaHarris>
Tom Laughlin, Class of 1949
Actor-writer-director Tom Laughlin, whose production and marketing of "Billy Jack" set a standard for breaking the rules on and off screen, has died. His obituary is at http://bit.ly/tom-laughlin
Mira Marquel Hamilton '91 inducted into the
University of Whitewater Athletic Hall of Fame
October 20, 2012
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L to R: Mira was one of many fine students at Washington HS and a member of the Computer Specialty Program. On matriculating to UW-Whitewater and joining the Track and Field Team, Mira qualified for every national chanpionship during his career, four indoor and four outdoor. He held UWW school records in the 55 meters indoors, and the 100 and 200 meters outdoors when he graduated. Mira won the 55 meters indoors and 100 outdoors at the WIAC Championship and qualified for both national meets again, racing to a third place in the 55 meters indoors at the NCAA Division III championship and winning the 100 meter dash at the '94 NCAA Division III outdoor meet. He earned All-America status three times during his career.
Since graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1995 with a Bachelor's degree from the Management Computer Systems (MCS) program he has worked for several Information Technology concerns and most recently has taken a position as Service Monitoring Project Manager for the Washington DC Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. He has many accomplishments and even speaking engagements as a result of his work for WMATA.
During the time he worked in the Milwaukee area he served for several years on the WHS Advisory Board for the Computer Information Technology Academy as a valued member and resource. We congratulate Mira on his induction into the UWW Athletic Hall of Fame, thank him very much for his service back to Washington HS and wish him well in his future endeavors.
Another successful WHS Alumni! we are proud of!
BE PROUD, PURGOLDERS!
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