Congratulate, Commemorate Your Graduate on Patch

Send a message the world can see and post photos of your graduating senior to share with family, friends and the community.

Have You Seen This?: Wauwatosa on YouTube

Video of musical performances, trains and Battle Bots were uploaded to the popular video sharing site over the last few weeks. See if someone you know is featured.

East High Dramatists Bring Their Own Work to Life

Fundraiser for Tosa East Players features two nights of one-acts created and presented solely by students in the theater program.

Tosa East Again Named Among Nation's Best High Schools

Newsweek ranks Wauwatosa East No. 798 in its annual survey, this year expanded to the top 1,000.

On Guard! Jefferson Kids Get the Thrust of High Interest Day

Journalism students record events of a day of drawing knowledge (and fun) from their community.

Medical College Holds 99th Annual Commencement Exercises

The Medical College of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa will award nearly 300 medical and graduate degrees and honor outstanding faculty, alumni and supporters.

Photo Gallery: 'Music Man' Hits the Lights at Longfellow

After special performance for elementary grades, Longfellow musical theatre production is ready for prime time.

UPDATE: West Players Add Extra Matinee Performance of 'Peter Pan'

Families with young children demand more of the magic – at an earlier hour.

Last Chance: To Cast Absentee Ballots; See Two School Plays

If you can't vote next Tuesday at the polls, you can still cast a ballot if you hurry. And final curtains will fall on two ambitious school musicals, at West and Longfellow.

East, Longfellow Students Advance to Global Competition

Destination ImaginNation teams find creative ways to solve problems and are rewarded with trip top-level tournament. But they need your help in making the journey.

Take a Flight With Tosa West's 'Peter Pan'

Elaborate production, which opens Friday night, features cast members actually flying through the air.

City Committee Sponsors First Annual Memorial Day Essay Contest

Middle school students eligible to enter thoughtful writing on the subject, 'What does Memorial Day mean to me?'

School of Trades Closing; Montessori School Adding Sixth Grade

Tosa School of the Trades will be closed due to insufficient enrollment after it dropped to just 13 students. The first-year Montessori school, meanwhile, has proven popular and adding even one sixth-grade student is feasible.

New School Start Time Proposal: Later Starts for Younger Students

Superintendent Phil Ertl heard from parents that most were opposed to earlier school hours, especially for high schoolers. He has revised his proposal, keeping high school at 8 a.m. and starting lower grades 10 and 20 minutes later.

Lincoln School Looks to Community to Help Make Playground Shine

With some improvements made, suddenly the scars and wrinkles on old equipment stand out more. Parents want others who use their playground – or used to – to step and help them make it spiffy again.

Safe Kids Award Goes to McKinley Mom Who Started 'Walking School Bus' Program

Sarah Lerand recognized for efforts to improve safety conditions around school hemmed in by busy thoroughfares.

Longfellow Teacher Lisa Nass Passes Away Suddenly

Grief counseling will be available Monday despite spring break in classes and again when school resumes.

School District Proposes Earlier Start Times to Address Traffic Safety Concerns

Congestion from both school and commuter traffic, especially around three schools concentrated on West Center Street, prompts proposal for advancing school bells.

West's Trojan Players Set to Fly High with Production of 'Peter Pan'

'Pixies and Pirates' fundraiser party a week in advance of opening will give young children a taste of the stage magic to come.

'NOVA' to Feature Advanced Genetics Research at Medical College, Children’s Hospital

The PBS science series focuses on efforts begun here to use sequencing of up to the whole genetic code of a patient to develop treatments for debilitating and life-threatening conditions that other methods cannot explain.

Tosa Researcher Funded to Study Compounds That May Protect the Heart

National Institutes of Health grant to Medical College will underwrite study of lipids – naturally occurring compounds that could protect millions from leading cause of death.

NCAA Funds Concussion Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin

In an effort to learn more about long-term effects of concussion on athletes, the NCAA is funding a multi-institutional study of traumatic brain injury. The Medical College of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa will participate in the study.

Schools Recognize Student, Faculty Achievements

Tosa pupils win awards for writing, spelling, academic excellence

Costumers, Crews Bolster Tried Stage Talent in Producing 'Aida' at East

Backstage, freshmen learn theatre skills while contributing largely to the success of major productions.

Adult, Student Service Clubs Are 'Key' at Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast

About 600 guests are served at event that raises funds for four $1,000 scholarships.

Photo Gallery: East's Michael Meade Takes It to the Limit in Mat Matchup

Tosa's only qualifier grapples to a close 2-OT loss in first round, wins first consolation round.

Week Ahead: Election Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and State Thursday

Mayoral primary is the most important event of the coming week in Wauwatosa.

All-City Choral Festival Showcases Thousands of Student Singers

Choirs from all schools, totaling some 3,700 students, will gather for concert Tuesday night at East High.

Tosa East Bands Benefit to Feature Jazz Trombone Virtuoso Wycliffe Gordon

Six-time Grammy-winner will join top college jazz band and East High's Jazz I Ensemble.

Trojan Players Stage Comedy 'Harvey' in Intimate Theater Setting

Limited seating is available for three performances.

East High Track Star to Sign with Marquette University

Max Kilpin has been a standout high-jumper as well as varsity volleyball player for the Red Raiders.

Tosa Teams Qualify for National Civic Education Competition

West wins fifth consecutive state championship; East gets second and also heads to Washington DC.

John McGivern Hosts Free Premiere of Special on Wauwatosa

The public is invited free to Rosebud Cinema for preview of MPTV production focused on Tosa.

East Winter Tailgate Will Be Warm with Hoops, Food, Prizes and More

Dinner and silent auction will support the Raiders basketball program, Junior Raiders will be on show.

Wauwatosa Children's Theatre Celebrates 75 Years of Make-Believe

True to character, celebration was fun and a bit magical.

Tosa East Theatre Fundraiser Concert Promises 'Musical Mayhem'

Greg Koch, world-renowned guitarist from Tosa, will lead talented trio helping out Friends of Theatre Arts.

East Sweeps All-Day, All-Age Basketball Tournament

But the real message is in bringing schools together for a higher cause.

East Meets West: A Full Day of Hoops, a Night of Remembrance

East boosters put together an all-day youth basketball tournament leading up to an East-West varsity match devoted to fighting cancer.

McKinley Elementary Wins Grant for Safe Routes to School

School receives one of just 26 such awards given nationally, will use it to promote and build on Walking School Bus program.

Children's Theatre Takes a Long Walk Down Memory Lane

Youth drama program celebrates 75 seasons with testimonials and memorabilia stretching back to the beginning.