Milwaukee School of Languages

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The Milwaukee School of Languages (MSL) is a 6–12 grade public school in the Milwaukee Public Schools district of Wisconsin, United States. It was formerly named the Wilbur Wright Multi-Language Middle School.

In addition to common core standards, students participate in immersion programs in Spanish, German, and French. Students can also take a partial immersion program in Spanish. Courses are also offered in Japanese. This school welcomes many exchange students from all over the world every year.

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The hallways of MSL

History

Wilbur Wright middle school was constructed in 1956.[1]

The school first offered immersion programs for middle school students in 1986, and added high school grades in 1996.[2]

Extracurricular activities, sports and clubs

MSL offers many different clubs and extracurricular activities.[3][4][5]

Clubs

  • Chess Club (Only available if done at previous immersion school)
  • (Forensics) Speech & Debate
  • Newspaper
  • Theater
  • Gender Sexuality Alliance (Known as GSA among students)
  • Environmental Club
  • Art Club (Highschool-Only with exceptions)
  • Jazz Club (Highschool-Only)

Extracurricular activities

  • Special Olympics
  • Girl Scouts (Only available if done at previous immersion school)
  • Pearls For Teen Girls

Sports

  • Track & Field (Separate Girl and Boys teams)
  • Cross Country (Co-ed)
  • Basketball (Separate Girl and Boys teams)
  • Volleyball (Girls)
  • Soccer (Separate Girls and Boys teams)

Students

Milwaukee School of Languages has an ethnically diverse student body as of 2022:[6][7]

  • Black or African American, 49.4%
  • White, 23.3%
  • Hispanic/Latino, 18.7%
  • Asian, 4.6%
  • Two or more Races, 3.6%
  • American Indian or Alaskan Native, 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 0.2%

53% of students were female while 47% were male.

Athletics and activities

In 2007, the MSL Boys Track and Field team won the WIAA D1 state title. Alumnus such as Quentin Luttrell, Zachary Sharkey-Ketner, Jonathan Fobbs and Antwon Terry led the team to victory.

Notable alumni

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  • Jade-Lianna Peters, actress, voice of Kai-Lan of Ni Hao, Kai-Lan
  • Josiah Williams, Christian Hip-Hop Artist / Rhythmic Soul | WWE On-Air Talent for the NXT[9] Creator of Wrestle and Flow.[10]
  • Buffalo Nichols, blues guitarist & singer[11]
  • Zed Kenzo, Milwaukee area rapper,[12] winner of 2019 Radio Milwaukee Music Awards[13]

See also

References

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