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Public secondary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Milwaukee School of Languages (MSL)

MSL on a sunny afternoon on May 16th 2018

Address

8400 W. Burleigh St.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

United States

Coordinates| 42°03′37″N 87°51′45″W﻿ / ﻿42.0602°N 87.8625°W﻿ / 42.0602; -87.8625
Information
School type| Public Secondary
Opened| 1956
Status| open
School district| Milwaukee Public Schools
Superintendent| Keith P. Posley
Principal| Juan Baez
Staff| 65.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 6–12
Gender| Coeducational
Enrollment| 1,182 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 18.05[1]
Language| English, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese
Campus type| Urban
Color(s)|  blue
white
Fight song| The Final Countdown
Mascot| Hawk
Team name| Hawks
Newspaper| Hawk's Eye View
Yearbook| The Hawk
Website| www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/school/msl/

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.

Further information: Advanced Language & Academic Studies High School

The hallways of MSL

## History[edit]

Wilbur Wright middle school was constructed in 1956.[2]

The school first offered immersion programs for middle school students in 1986, and added high school grades in 1996.[3]

## Extracurricular activities, sports and clubs[edit]

MSL offers many different Clubs and Extracurricular Activities.[4][5][6]

### Clubs[edit]

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[edit]

Special Olympics

Girl Scouts (Only available if done at previous immersion school)

Pearls For Teen Girls

### Sports[edit]

Track & Field (Separate Girl and Boys Team)

Cross Country (Separate Girl and Boys Team)

Basketball (Separate Girl and Boys Team)

Volleyball (Co-ed)

Soccer (Co-ed)

## Students[edit]

Milwaukee School of Languages has an ethnically diverse student body as of 2022:[7][8]

* 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[edit]

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[9][edit]

* 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[10] Creator of Wrestle and Flow.[11]
* Buffalo Nichols, blues guitarist & singer[12]
* Zed Kenzo, Milwaukee area rapper,[13] winner of 2019 Radio Milwaukee Music Awards[14]

## See also[edit]

* Milwaukee Public Schools

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Milwaukee School of Languages". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
2. ^ "MPS Architectural and Historical Intensive Survey Report" (PDF). The Wisconsin Historical Society. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. August 2019.
3. ^ "History of Immersion Program in Milwaukee". Milwaukee French Immersion Foundation. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
4. ^ https://mps.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/Schools/Milw-School-of-Languages.htm
5. ^ https://schools.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/msl/students/athletics/
6. ^ https://schools.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/msl/academics/
7. ^ "Report Cards - 2019-20".
8. ^ "Explore Milwaukee School of Languages in Milwaukee, WI". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
9. ^ "Suburban Milwaukee girl is voice of new character on Nickelodeon". Winona Daily News. Associated Press. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
10. ^ "Superstars Page".
11. ^ Levy, Piet. "Josiah Williams' 'Wrestle & Flow' videos went viral. Now the Milwaukee-born rapper works for WWE". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
12. ^ Browne, David (2021-11-01). "Song You Need to Know: Buffalo Nichols, 'Another Man'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
13. ^ "Meet Up-and-Coming Milwaukee Rapper Zed Kenzo". Milwaukee Magazine. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
14. ^ Levy, Piet. "SistaStrings, Klassik win big at the 2019 Radio Milwaukee Music Awards". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2022-03-03.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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