Angelena Terry, Assistant Principal in Charge, provides leadership and support to Washington IT

Hello Washington High School Com-

munity! As the school leader, I am

proud to share with you the exciting

things happening with our high

school. Throughout this newsletter,

you will see that our Purgolders are

making things happen inside and

outside of the classroom. From award

winning apps created in our Infor-

mation technology NAF Academy to

our state placing chess team. Wash-

ington students are doing big things.

It is a great time to be a Purgolder.

Since joining the staff in February, I

have committed myself to continuing

to develop the programs and partner-

ships that support our student learn-

ers. I also want to acknowledge the

hard work our teachers put in to de-

veloping well rounded students.

In this issue you will hear about our

Chess and Boys Basketball state

teams, our wonderful Fabrication

Lab (Fab Lab), and how the WHS

Alumni Scholarship Foundation all

support students. We have several

links throughout that will give you

more details on many of our events.

In closing, I would like to congratu-

late our school board representative

Annie Woodward as she continues

her representation in District 4.

Yours in education,

Angelena Terry

WHS Assistant Principal in Charge

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sionals from America’s top companies, such as

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April 19, 2017

MILWAUKEE — Students at Milwaukee

Public Schools have a brand new opportuni-

ty for digital learning. It's called a "Fab Lab,"

and the technology inside it allows students

to create almost anything they can imagine.

Washington High School is home to the first

of many "Fab Labs" coming to Milwaukee

Public Schools.

"Exciting days are ahead," said Darienne

Driver, superintendent of Milwaukee Public

Schools. A fabrication laboratory, or "Fab

Lab" for short, is a workshop equipped with

state-of-the-art technology. 3D printers,

vinyl cutters and laser engravers are availa-

ble for students. The "Fab Lab"

takes academics a step past the engineering

or math class, and brings student designs to

life. "I was just now getting the iPhone7, and

I didn't have a speaker to play music off of,

but they said I could make a speaker off a

3D printer," said Keimon Brooks, senior at

Washington H.S.

A Fab Lab combines career technical educa-

tion with innovation. Whether that is to go

straight into the workforce or to go on to

technical college or a four-year university,"

said Mary Perry, WEDC senior academic

development director. MPS will share this

technology with local businesses. For in-

stance, a manufacturing company in the area

-- connecting students with local opportuni-

ties. "We want to always keep our students

engaged. We want them to seize opportuni-

ties," said Myra Edwards, senior advisor to

Mayor Tom Barrett.

The Wisconsin Economic Development

Corporation awarded $25,000 in grants for

Fab Labs in school districts across the state.

Officials say more have yet to be announced.

"It gives students the ability to use their im-

agination," said Brooks. More MPS schools

will open Fab Labs soon. MPS says Golda

Meier High School and Marshall High School

are next.

-Deandria Corinthios

http://fox6now.com/2017/04/19/exciting-

days-are-ahead-25000-fab-lab-unveiled-at-

mps-high-school/

April 19, 2017

MILWAUKEE — This morning, MPS will

unveil its new "Fab Lab," a digital fabrication

facility, at Washington High School of Infor-

mation Technology, 2525 N. Sherman Blvd.

The lab was funded with a $25,000 grant

from the Wisconsin Economic Development

Corporation (WEDC), and will include two

vinyl cutters, a trio of three-dimensional

printers, a 3-D scanner, a computer numeri-

cal control mill, a laser engraver and the

computers to make them hum.

The goal of the workshop is to familiarize

students to the kind of high-tech gear that

facilitates innovation and creative thinking. In

the lab, students can turn their ideas into

three-dimensional models.

In February, Washington's principal at the

time visited Fab Labs at three rural schools

in the Northwoods to get a first-hand view

of what the school could expect from its

new workshop. "Incorporating Fab Labs into

educational programs of study has been

shown to increase student engagement by

providing hands-on opportunities to solve

real world problems," notes an MPS press

release.

"In Fab Labs, students learn because they

want to, they develop technical skill that

builds pride in mastery, improves teamwork,

teaches critical thinking, persistence and oth-

er 21st century employability skills. MPS

plans to create more Fab Labs within the

district."

Last month, Washington hosted an iFair to

introduce students and their families to ca-

reers in information technology and engi-

neering.

In the same spirit, the district has also

launched an apprenticeship program that

works to give high school students real-life,

hands-on work experience that allows them

to "test drive" potential careers and that

they can, hopefully, then parlay into jobs

upon graduation.

-Bobby Tanzilo

https://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/

bobbytanzilo/mps-fab-lab.html

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iFair connects students to IT and engineering world

Harley-Davidson VP and CIO Dave Cotteleer

and MPS Superintendent Dr. Darienne Driver

welcomed students to the annual iFair at Harley

-Davidson

March 30, 2017

MILWAUKEE — Washington High School

of Information Technology students guided

students from a variety of MPS schools as

they enjoyed workshops and networking

with companies focused on IT and engineer-

ing at the annual iFair. MPS Schools attend-

ing included Clarke St School, Gaenslen,

Holmes, LaCausa, Rogers, Vieau, Golda Me-

ir, King Middle Years, Hamilton and Bethu-ne.

Industry experts brought students behind

the curtain on computer science, IT repair,

internships, and college and career access.

Internationally known businesses and enti-

ties like Microsoft, Aurora Health Care,

Harley-Davidson, Froedtert Health, Direct

Supply, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewer Dis-

trict, Acer, CDW, Paragon Development

Systems, Milwaukee Area Technical College,

UW-Milwaukee, and others participated in

the fair.

Complete list of participants and sponsors:

ACER, Aurora Health Care, Career Cruis-

ing, CDW, Circle1 Network, Concurrency,

Inc., Direct Supply, Inc., Enterprise Systems

Group, FIRST Robotics, Froedtert Health,

Harley-Davidson Motor Company,

KidsCom.com, MATC – Computer Simula-

tion Gaming Program, MATC – iMedia Pro-

gram, MATC – IT Mobile and Web Devel-

opment, Microsoft, Milwaukee Metropolitan

Sewer District (MMSD), MPS Technology

Department, MPS College and Career Ac-

cess Centers, My Life My Plan, PDS, Presid-

io, Project Lead The Way, University of

Wisconsin-Milwaukee-SOIS, Wisconsin De-

partment of Transportation -Andy Nelson

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Washington High School celebrates basketball, chess teams

Washington High School of Information Technolo-

gy is celebrating two teams that advanced to state

tournaments this year - the boys' basketball team

and the chess team.

The school held a pep rally on Thursday, March

16th. During the event, players from both teams

were introduced and cheerleaders performed. Stu-

dents attending the rally had a chance to compete

in contests that included free throws, half-court

shots and skills challenges.

The boys' basketball team competed in the WIAA

Division 2 Semifinals Friday, March 17 against Ce-

darburg at the Kohl Center in Madison accompa-

nied by athletic director Marlon Boyd and coaches

Freddie Riley, Ewell Clinton, Robert Roberson, Lar-

ry Keyon Mitchell, Johnnie Dinsmore, Alonzo Mil-

ler, Jamal Turrentine, Chianti Clay, and Eric Wil-

liams. While they did not advance to the WIAA

Division 2 Finals, they did win the Milwaukee Con-

ference Championship, Regional Championship, and

Sectional Championship. The chess team traveled

to UW-Oshkosh to face its challengers on March

18 and 19.

Announcing the final checkmate of the weekend,

Allan Ward took his opponent’s king and was

crowned state champion of his board at the Wis-

consin State Chess Championships in March. Team-

mate Ivan Reyes came away as runner-up after

playing the final round of his board.

Both Allan and Ivan are students at Washington

High School. The team of ten traveled to the Uni-

versity of Wisconsin–Oshkosh to compete at the

state tournament accompanied by coaches Micheal

Moore and Ethan Littel.

More than 400 students competed in the tourna-

ment, with students divided into boards of 32 com-

petitors. All the students played five games of

about two and a half hours each for a total of 12

hours of chess over the two-day competition.

The game of chess is shown to benefit players by

improving concentration, memory, problem solv-

ing, critical analysis and creativity. Intellectual activi-

ties such as the chess club are part of the district’s

Eight Big Ideas: Educate the Whole Child strategy

to promote student achievement.

-Denise Callaway, Dan Herro

The baseball program at Washington continues to

grow and improve. This year, for the first time in

perhaps decades, the roster grew to more than 50

players! Our Varsity team has seven returning

players, and there are 15 players returning from

last year. This has brought a level of consistency

that allows our teams to focus on skill development

and teamwork. In addition to the returning players,

we have added more than 10 freshman players.

Some will contribute immediately to our varsity

while all will develop at a level and pace suitable to

their needs.

Our schedule includes the regularly scheduled var-

sity games in the Milwaukee City-Blue Division, at

least two Junior Varsity games, both of which are

non-conference this year and our introductory lev-

el games on Saturdays. This year Washington is

one of only five teams in the district to field a team

for Saturday ball. The exciting part of all this is that

we have enough players to compete for positions

on all teams and at all levels.

By continuing to have JV and Saturday teams, we

continue to have opportunities for younger and

newer players to compete in real games. This

maintains the interest for those who may not be

ready for Varsity play. The game intensity is just as

high because the players have all shown they are

2016-17 baseball season summary

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excited to have this opportunity.

Our returning Varsity players include Davontae

Franklin, Kenrese Cain-White, Lonnie Ragsdale,

Taveon James and Deveriyon Tucker. They

will reform the backbone of an experienced

team. In addition to the returning players, Jor-

dan Hunter has joined us and is expected to

contribute at a very high level right away.

We will be rounding out our Varsity roster

with a group of newer players who have

worked with us in the past along with several

promising freshman players from Washington

and Milwaukee Collegiate Academy with whom

we have a cooperative arrangement for spring

sports.

Overall, we are looking forward to a very good

year. While wins and losses are a big part of

Varsity play, our true measure of success will

be found in the personal development of our

players both on and off the field. We are en-

couraging everyone to come out and see a

game – or more – and watch these young men

demonstrate their development.

-Rand Martin

“Creek at Twilight,” one of two

paintings by Swedish artist Birger San-

dzén that languished for years in a

dusty storage room at a Milwaukee

high school, sold for $516,500 at auc-

tion Wednesday, the third-highest

price for a Sandzén, according to the

auction house.

The net proceeds of $420,000, along

with the $351,000 netted in a private

sale of the sister painting, “Mountain

Symphony,” in February, brings to

$771,000 the amount of money that

will be set aside to fund college schol-

arships for Washington High School

graduates.

“With the money already there, that’s

almost $1 million,” said Howard Ru-

bin, part of a small group of Washing-

ton High graduates who have pushed

for years for the right to sell the

paintings to benefit the Washington

High School Alumni Scholarship

Foundation.

Rubin watched the auction online

Wednesday with fellow alum Barbara

Stein, class of ’57, and former Princi-

pal Bob Nelson, who were part of

that 13-year saga.

“A million dollars, for our kids – yes,

yes!” said Stein, who thrusted her

arms in the air when the final price

was called.

Aviva Lehmann, director of American

art for Heritage Auctions House in

Dallas, was optimistic going into the

sale that the large landscape painting

Painting once relegated to WHS storage room sells for $516,500

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might bring more than its pre-auction

estimate of $300,000 to $500,000.

“He is a great American impression-

ist, a regionalist, a Western painter, a

modernist — he wears all of those

hats,” Lehmann said in explaining the

artist’s appeal. “People refer to him as

an American Van Gogh because of his

palette, with these bright, keyed-up

colors, applied not just with a brush,

but thickly with a palette knife.”

As part of the sale, the buyer paid a

so-called buyer's premium of $96,500,

bringing the total cost of the painting

to $516,500.

Wednesday’s sale marks the end of a

13-year journey by a small group of

alumni to make a lasting gift to their

beloved school. The now $1 million

in assets for the foundation is double

what it has given out in scholarships

since it started in 1961.

It comes as the needs of Washington

High School graduates, many of

whom come from low-income fami-

lies, are greater than ever, said Chuck

Gobel, a former foundation president

who worked on the sale. The hope,

he said, is to give some students a

second-year scholarship, so they can-

not just get to college, but stay there.

It was all made possible by another

gift at another time. The two 4-by-5-

foot paintings had been a gift to the

school from the Class of 1927. San-

dzén had been on exhibit at the time

at the Milwaukee Art Institute, and

the Heritage description says

"Twilight" was purchased from the

trunk of his car. Sandzén was born in

Sweden, but lived for many years in

Lindsborg, Kan., where he taught art

at Bethany College and worked on his

own paintings.

The art hung on the walls at Wash-

ington for years, but at some point

ended up in storage. The pieces were

resurrected from a dusty boiler room

in 2004, and they were appraised at

the time at $240,000 and $250,000.

There were several attempts to sell

the paintings over the years, including

one in which a principal shipped them

off to a Connecticut auction house

without fully divulging their value to

Milwaukee Public Schools officials,

sparking a battle with MPS over own-

ership of the paintings.

It was ultimately decided that MPS

owned them. Board members have

resisted selling over the years. But

the current board approved the sale

last year. While the district technical-

ly receives the payment for the paint-

ings, Gobel said the funds will be seg-

regated in the foundation to be used

exclusively for scholarships.

-Annysa Johnson

https://www.usatoday.com/story/

news/nation-now/2017/05/04/painting

-once-relegated-milwaukee-schools-

storage-room-sells-516-

500/310481001/

Description: Look at the artwork. Describe what you see like a good re-

porter or detective. Use objective, fac-tual words.

What can you learn from the credit line

or label near the artwork? The artist of the drawing is Leonardo da

Vinci. The the painting is located in Musée du Louvre, Paris. The medium of the paint-

ing is oil on poplar panel.

What subjects in the artwork can you

recognize?

I definitely recognize the person in the painting, which is Mona Lisa. The back-

ground location is the Valdarno Valley of the River Arno. That’s all I recognize.

Observing elements of design (line,

shape, value, color, texture, space, form), describe what qualities you see?

There are different colors in this painting, but the colors are not that light. The colors

I see are black, brown, a peach kind of color, blue, and some kind of green. The

most evident are the curved lines, used in the forming of the face, hair and clothing.

He used mainly organic shapes, especially for curves and the mountains. The texture

is cracked and a rough surface.

What media and techniques did the artist Use?

The artist described sfumato as without lines or borders, in the manner of smoke or

beyond the focus plane and this is de-scribed as his technique.

Analysis: Analysis means you look for

relationships. To find relationships among visual elements, look to the prin-

ciples of design.

Emphasis. Is there a dominant element or one that you see first? Why?

The female figure in the painting is large in size in comparison to the rest of the paint-

ing, which denotes this figures dominance and importance. The detail and the color

also show her dominance.

Balance. Is there a special balance, or “weight,” among the elements? What

mood does it create? The painting is balanced, or symmetrical

Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa critiqued by Amarryah Deboer, WHS Freshman

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composition or an unbalanced, asymmet-rical one. The mood creates harmony.

Proportion. Do the proportions look normal, Ideal or unusual? Why?

One thing that looks unusual about the painting is her elbow it looks like a big

black smudge like somebody was trying to hide something. That’s the only thing that

looks unusual and the other stuff in the painting looks normal.

Pattern. Are elements repeated to cre-

ate a pattern? Where? Why?

No, there is not supposed to be a pattern

in the painting.

Rhythm or Movement. What visual rhythms or paths of movement do your

eyes follow? Where? Why? I don’t see any rhythm or movement.

Unity and variety. What elements bring

together, or unify, many parts of the design? Why? What elements add varie-

ty? Why? The painting contains a variety of lines,

shapes, colors, and values.

Interpretation: Use the information you have gathered to tell what the

work means to you. Use analogies and language with adjectives and adverbs.

Example: “The lively, angular shapes seem to be dancing.” State main

themes, or hypotheses, that could ex-plain what the artists wanted you to see

and appreciate.

What does the work makes you think or feel when you look at it?

That the artist was trying to hide a couple of things about this painting. But this made

me feel like he is really artistic and knows how to focus on his paintings.

Do you think that this work is success-

ful, and why? Yes, I think this painting is successful be-

cause I don’t see anything wrong with it, only the elbow, but other than that I think

the artist did a good job.

What kinds of reasons can you give for your idea of why this is a good or bad

art work? One reason why I think this is a bad art

work is because of the elbow. There are a lot of reasons why it is a good art work,

including the colors, the design, and the perfect use of lines.

Describe the qualities you find in the work?

The qualities I see in the work are happi-ness because she is smiling in the artwork.

The artwork also has an adventurous quali-ty because she is located at the Valdarno

Valley of the River Arno.

Does the work remind you of other

things you have experienced?

Only one and it’s the river in the back-ground because I saw one before, but

that’s about it. The other things in the painting do not remind me of anything else.

How does the work relate to other

ideas or events in the world and/or in your other classes?

The work relates to other events because it depicts the most important river in Italy.

Judgment: Give your opinion on the

work's achievement or failure. Consider why you are judging an artwork and the

criteria, or standards, you should use.

What parts of the work make you feel it is a success or failure?

The failure part is her hand because it looked like the artist was trying to hide

something on her hand so he put a black bold smudge on it to cover it up. Everything

else is a success.

What criteria (think of the style of the work) can you list to help others judge

this work? Success criteria of paintings include de-

sign elements, principles, historical sig-nificance, and significance to viewers.

How unique is the work? Why do you

feel this work is or isn’t unique? I think this work is unique because

there’s a different person in the painting and the background is beautiful and dif-

ferent from others. I don’t think other paintings have that kind of river in the

background.

-Amarryah Deboer WHS Freshman

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Washington IT welcomes new staff members to our team

Hello, my name is Keywana

Harris. I am currently the

School Support Teacher at

Washington High School-IT. I

graduated from University of

Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a

Bachelor of Arts degree in Psy-

chology in 2002. Shortly after, I

earned a Master degree in Busi-

ness Administration in 2007 fol-

lowed by a Master degree in

Urban Education from Cardinal

Stritch University. I worked in

Social Services for over 12

years before deciding to pursue

my passion in teaching. I enjoy

working with high school aged

students. I have held positions

as a Special Education Teacher,

Competency Based Night

School Coordinator,

NAF Coordinator, Student As-

sessment Coordinator and

School Support Teacher. I am

passionate and driven to see

others succeed. My husband

and I have a beautiful family. We

enjoy gardening, sightseeing and

traveling in our free time. My

personal philosophy is “the

greatest glory in living lies in

never falling, but rising every

Ms. Harris, SST Ms. Woods, AP Underfill Ms. Behrns, English 10/Novel Teacher

time we fall”. My favorite quote

is “success isn’t about what you

accomplish in your life. It’s

about what you INSPIRE others

to do”.

-Ms. Harris, SST

Greetings, my name is Katara

Woods. I am a graduate of Ten-

nessee State University and Na-

tional Louis University. I am ex-

cited about my administrative

endeavors here at Washington

High School. I have worked in

education for the past 14 years,

having been a classroom teach-

er, instructional coach, and

school support teacher. I was

previously a Response to Inter-

vention (RtI) / Positive Behavior

and Interventions Support

Coach (PBIS). RtI/PBIS is a pro-

active approach to establishing

the academic sup-

ports, behavioral supports and

social culture needed for all stu-

dents in a school to achieve so-

cial, emotional and academic

success. Working with children

keeps me young at heart and

inspires me to continue learning

and challenging myself personal-

ly and professionally. In closing,

when we ALL work together as

a learning community and do

things with our students' best

interest as the focus, we will be

a GREAT school! If I can ever

be of assistance, please call or

email me! It is through being a

collaborative learning communi-

ty with consistent, honest, and

open communication that I can

best serve our students. Thanks

for the opportunity to serve

our GREAT PurGolder commu-

nity!

-Ms. Woods, AP Underfill

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An evening at the MMABSE gala Mr. Littel and I were recognized as Initial Educator of the Year and Teacher of the Year re-

spectively at the 2017 MMABSE Teacher of the Year Gala. Our wives, Megan Littel and The-

resa Moore were at our sides for our recognition. Mr. Littel's mom and dad were also pre-

sent to celebrate Mr. Littel's achievement. Mr. Littel and I had a wonderful time speaking with

other educators from around the Milwaukee area who were also recognized as Teachers of

the Year at their respective schools. Mr. Littel and I have formed a strong teaching bond this

year and we have become good friends in the process. We both look forward to working

together again next school.

-Mr. Moore

Staff of the month: Ms. Dyess

Ms. Dyess has been a mainstay here at Washing-

ton High School for as long as many of us have

been here. She always has a smile and a good

disposition. She has excellent rapport with both

the students and staff. When there is a situation

needing handling she is always first on the spot.

She has a way of calming and settling things

down when students are in an excited, some-

times uncontrollable state. She deals with them

with respect and affirming words and motions.

They know they are safe with her. My Dyess has

positive interactions with students and staff. She

is responsive to the needs of all. She is kind and

thoughtful. She has a great sense of humor. No

matter the situation, she always manages to keep

a smile on her face. She is great at diffusing situa-

tions. Thanks for all that you do, and that will be

$5 please!

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Smith,Erica

Wallace,Charles

Ware,Ayshia

Washington,Destiny

Wilborn,Javeda

Williams,Cedric

Wiseman,Armani

Our Vision

At Washington HS of IT, it is our vision to provide a rigorous academic and career

defining curriculum that will empower our students to graduate proficient and

prepared to compete and succeed globally.

Our Mission

At Washington High School of Information Technology we are passionate about

student success. WHSoIT will create an atmosphere that demands excellence. We

will build relationships with all stakeholders to assure that we are providing World

Class educational experiences that will catapult our students to the highest levels of

academic achievement. Through the use of technology and enhancement of partner-

ships with business and higher education institutions, we will create opportunities

for students to graduate proficient and prepared to compete and succeed in an ever-

changing global society.

The Washington Informer is coproduced by Image Technology students as one component of

their daily graphic design coursework. Students learn design elements, principles, and desktop

publishing skills through Microsoft Office 365 and WordPress. Students, parents, staff, and commu-

nity members collaborate in promoting WHS and reporting on events related to continuous im-

provement of academic achievement citywide.

-Dan Herro, MSE Art Foundations Image Tech NAF Graphic Design NFHS Video Club

Washington IT Administrative Team

Ms. Terry, Assistant Principal in Charge Ms. Williams, Supervisor of Special Education

Mr. Johnikin, Dean of Students

Ms. Brown, Assistant Principal

Ms. Jackelen, Assistant Principal Mr. Leinfelder, Assistant Principal

Image Technology Students

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