We Want to See Your Prom Pics

Greenfield and Whitnall high schools held their proms Saturday, and we want to see photos from the grand marches, dinners, dances and post-proms! Upload them to Patch's gallery with ease.

Post Your Prom Picks on Patch

Prom is a special night for students, parents and faculty alike. Greenfield and Whitnall high schools both have their prom Saturday, May 19, and we want you to share your photos with Patch.

It's Prom Night for all both Greenfield high schools! Greenfield students were to kick off their evening at 6 p.m. at the Italian Community Center for the grand march, coronation dinner and dancing followed by post-prom festivities at Stonefire Pizza in New Berlin. For Whitnall students, a grand march at the high school at 4:45 p.m. was followed by dinner and the dance at the Milwaukee Public Zoo, and a post-prom event at the YMCA until 3:30 a.m.! Greenfield Patch wants you to share your prom photos with us and your fellow Patch users. Students, parents and faculty, show off those smiles, those dresses and those dance moves by uploading you photos right to this gallery!

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Dozens of Greenfield Students Graduate from UWM, UWGB

Commencement ceremonies at both universities were May 12, 2012.

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 12, honored students who have applied to graduate in May or at the end of summer session in August. More than 900 UW-Green Bay students were eligible to participate in the spring commencement ceremony, including the following from Greenfield: Also on May 12, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee held its commencement ceremony for more than 3,700 prospective candidates for degree. Those from Greenfield were:

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Whitnall Teacher Pushes Students Beyond Classroom

Laura Cerletty, a science teacher at Whitnall High School, worked closely with a software and technology company in Oregon to create an anatomy lab designed for high school students.

At first glance, there is nothing out of the ordinary about Laura Cerletty’s Anatomy and Physiology class. Some of her Whitnall High School students squirm when told how to crack the lab rat's jaw with a scissors, and others perk up when Cerletty told them a student in the previous class had a rat intestine more than 100 centimeters long. The dissection and studying of rats helps students better understand how their own bodies work, but lately, Cerletty’s students are doing more than just memorizing muscles, bones and organs. “I don’t think the kids realized what they’ve done,” Cerletty said. This spring, Cerletty’s classes wrote a new blood pressure-measuring lab — step-by-step instructions meant to test and expand students' knowledge …

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There's Still Time to Show Support for Whitnall Student in Need

Whitnall High School's Student Senate is holding a fundraiser to help junior Allyssa Olson, whose mother and brother were killed in separate car accidents in West Allis on April 29.

Whitnall Fundraiser for Allyssa Olson a Success

The school's student senate raised $1,600 by Friday morning for classmate Allyssa Olson, whose mother and brother were killed in separate car accidents in West Allis last month.

They wore them backwards, forwards and sideways. They all wore them for Allyssa Olson. Students, teachers and administrators at Whitnall High School participated in a fundraiser for their classmate-in-need, paying a “fee” to wear a hat during school hours Friday. The asking rate for the privilege to wear the hat and a blue ribbon pin was $2, but many gave much more for Olson, whose mother and brother were killed in separate car accidents in West Allis on April 29. “We’ve been amazed with how much money people have donated, how supportive people have been of her during this terrible time,” said senior Erika Eykmans, the school’s Student Senate secretary. “People have come in with a $20 bill and said keep the change, give it to her, she …

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West Allis Fatal Car Accidents Hit Close to Home at Whitnall High School

The school is holding a fundraiser for junior Allyssa Olson, whose mother and brother were killed in separate accidents April 29. Students can pay $2 to wear a hat during the school day, a tribute to Olson's late brother.

Students, teachers and administrators at Whitnall High School, are trying to bring some relief to one of their own who is coping with unimaginable circumstances. Allyssa Olson, a Whitnall junior, tragically lost her mother and brother in separate car accidents in West Allis on April 29. Her mother, Mary Jane Moore, was run over and killed by a car while she was lying in the street. Earlier this week, it was reported that Moore might have been struck by another car minutes before being run over. A few hours later, Olson’s 22-year-old brother Thomas Olson was killed when the vehicle he was in, that was en route to the hospital so he could be with his mother, flipped and wrecked. The driver, Xavier Hughes, 21, had a blood alcohol content of 0…

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Whitnall Calendar Saga Comes to Conclusion

The School Board unanimously passed an amendment put forth by Board member TJ Anderson that incorporates early release and late start times for the three school levels.

While slowly putting both fists up in the air and quietly saying, “Yes,” Whitnall School Board member TJ Anderson let out what could have been considered a collective sigh of relief. Two weeks after learning the results of a district-wide survey that polled parents on their preferences, Anderson’s amendment put an end of 4 ½ months of back and forth deliberation and hours of conversations. The amendment passed unanimously on Monday night.  The amendment aligned all the collaborative times on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, with the following impact on each grade level. “Yes, we know what the survey results are, but the key to this is the principals and administrators,” Anderson said. “Each principal laid out what they wanted…

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