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![Elliott Funmaker, Sr. who leads the Wisconsin Dells Singers & Dancers Troupe, performed traditional songs on a drum]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1668178729/madisonk12wius/dksddsrmdvzfcirsmdxn/midvalepost.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1668178729/madisonk12wius/dksddsrmdvzfcirsmdxn/midvalepost.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1668178729/madisonk12wius/dksddsrmdvzfcirsmdxn/midvalepost.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1668178729/madisonk12wius/dksddsrmdvzfcirsmdxn/midvalepost.jpg","width":1200}])
“Hah-ho!” students at Midvale Elementary exclaimed during a Native American Heritage Month celebration on Nov. 10. All semester long, Midvale classes have studied the rich history of the Ho-Chunk Nation.
![Four elementary-aged students read books on a bench.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1668191699/madisonk12wius/ob7ymjskkmecq2kiuikw/districtbooks.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1668191699/madisonk12wius/ob7ymjskkmecq2kiuikw/districtbooks.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1668191699/madisonk12wius/ob7ymjskkmecq2kiuikw/districtbooks.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1668191699/madisonk12wius/ob7ymjskkmecq2kiuikw/districtbooks.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1668191699/madisonk12wius/ob7ymjskkmecq2kiuikw/districtbooks.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1668191699/madisonk12wius/ob7ymjskkmecq2kiuikw/districtbooks.jpg","width":2016}])
Almost 11,000 elementary students received their very own small library of books to bring home. The culturally-relevant books are part of MMSD’s Early Literacy and Beyond strategy by promoting literacy at home and helping students to develop a love of reading.
![EAST FINDORFF intern working construction on the East High School construction site]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1668019208/madisonk12wius/fsbl5fuxzyomtjhrejah/FINDORFFPOST.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1668019208/madisonk12wius/fsbl5fuxzyomtjhrejah/FINDORFFPOST.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1668019208/madisonk12wius/fsbl5fuxzyomtjhrejah/FINDORFFPOST.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1668019208/madisonk12wius/fsbl5fuxzyomtjhrejah/FINDORFFPOST.jpg","width":1200}])
Through Findorff 's Youth Apprenticeship program, MMSD students like Owen Markofski are gaining hands-on experience and training in construction, while also getting a jumpstart on a future career in the construction industry.
![Lake View Elementary principal reading a book on a rug with two students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666383224/madisonk12wius/hflquxo9a3tumfry01f2/hmong.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666383224/madisonk12wius/hflquxo9a3tumfry01f2/hmong.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666383224/madisonk12wius/hflquxo9a3tumfry01f2/hmong.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666383224/madisonk12wius/hflquxo9a3tumfry01f2/hmong.jpg","width":1200}])
As the only Hmong bilingual program in the state of Wisconsin, Lake View Elementary is truly unique and special. Seeing students learn both Hmong and English languages is something Principal Nkauj Nou Vang-Vue is proud of.