Pedro Colon was a Spanish-dominant student in a bilingual classroom at Wisconsin Avenue School. He became bilingual, and received a law degree from UW-Madison, after earning his BS degree at Marquette University. His mother, Elsa Monclova (in the photo above), is a bilingual teacher on our staff.

Pedro Colon He recently won a second term of office as a State Representative. 

Jane and Kiara each scored a grade equivalent of Grade 12+ on both the reading and language arts, portions of their Grade 4 state tests. Both girls won honors as celloists with the Wisconsin String Academy at UW-M. Kiara also was a three-year ballet scholarship student with the Milwaukee Ballet School. Both now attend Morse Middle School for the gifted and talented. Other students in their class were outstanding celloists & ballet students.

Pasia Lee was an outstanding violin student on scholarship at the UW-M String Academy of Wisconsin. Pasia was a "straight A" student throughout her years at Wisconsin Avenue School.

Paloma Ramirez was an honor student from kindergarten through high school. While in grade 6 at Wisconsin Avenue School, Paloma won a nation-wide National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) essay contest.

Paloma Ramirez gave her speech at a NABE convention in Tucson, AR. She graduated with honors from Kosciuszko Middle School and Juneau High School. She is currently in college on a scholarship. In the above photos, she was honored at the Italian Community Center as " Wisconsin's Outstanding Hispanic Youth" and upon receiving a standing ovation after giving her NABE essay speech in Tucson, Arizona. We are proud of her.

Debra Walton was featured in an extensive Journal-Sentinel article.

Debra Walton was the leading actress in a play, "Mississippi Delta" presented in Milwaukee, and has performed on Broadway stages. While a student at Wisconsin Avenue, she performed on our stage. She visited with us in a school assembly and encouraged students "to follow their dreams."

Michael Krznarich, a former Wisconsin Avenue School student, was our DARE Deputy Sheriff Officer in Spring,2000

Pang Her was a UW-M String Academy cello student. She also was an honor roll student throughout her school years.

Jason Townes won three Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards in the same year.

Nancy Puerzer attended Wisconsin Avenue School, and is now an outstanding teacher on our staff.

CARL ZEIDLER attended Wisconsin Ave. School, and won the Milwaukee mayoral election on April 2, 1940. Carl Zeidler enlisted in the Merchant Marines in WW II and was lost at sea in 1942. 

He was a socialist who defeated Dan Hoan, for whom the Hoan Bridge was named.

He expressed fond memories of our school when he visited and talked with students and staff in an assembly.

FRANK ZEIDLER, the younger brother of Carl, also a socialist, served as mayor of Milwaukee from 1948-1960. Both were popular mayors and helped make Milwaukee a better place to live.

VAN MAYES was an outstanding basketball player on our "EAGLES" team. Van Mayes (second from the right above) achieved all-city, all-state and all-tournament basketball honors at Rufus King High School. King was CITY & STATE CHAMPIONS and went unbeaten (25-0) in 1982.

James Wright was a Wisconsin Avenue School  "Eagle" basketball player. He was the starting center at Vincent High School for four years. It is very unusual for a high school freshman to be a "starter" on any varsity team. James was fortunate to be a member of a well-coached and talented team, that won the state championship three of his four years, losing in the finals in March, 2000, in James' senior year. James is now a star on the UW-M Panther basketball team. He won a game for the Panthers with a last-second basket.