Family Newsletter
![high school student stands in front of poster of Malcolm X.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740695270/madisonk12wius/dbsjyxs0xo5aq3qyzs3o/LeonMinkens.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740695270/madisonk12wius/dbsjyxs0xo5aq3qyzs3o/LeonMinkens.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740695270/madisonk12wius/dbsjyxs0xo5aq3qyzs3o/LeonMinkens.jpg","width":768}])
![graphic for march 2025 calendar.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740521803/madisonk12wius/obncd56zqeudvh5arwgv/marchcalendar.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740521803/madisonk12wius/obncd56zqeudvh5arwgv/marchcalendar.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1740521803/madisonk12wius/obncd56zqeudvh5arwgv/marchcalendar.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740521803/madisonk12wius/obncd56zqeudvh5arwgv/marchcalendar.jpg","width":1200}])
Take a look at these upcoming important dates, including no-school days, events, Board of Education meetings, and more.
![two 4K students stand next to each other in classroom.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740520390/madisonk12wius/wobdgci7zulbveps7gbm/4k.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740520390/madisonk12wius/wobdgci7zulbveps7gbm/4k.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740520390/madisonk12wius/wobdgci7zulbveps7gbm/4k.jpg","width":768}])
Online enrollment is now open for MMSD’s half-day and full-day 4K programming for the 2025-26 school year!
![education advocate lori mann carey]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740759926/madisonk12wius/sbiftqpzdhs9vohwqaqs/lorimanncarey.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740759926/madisonk12wius/sbiftqpzdhs9vohwqaqs/lorimanncarey.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1740759926/madisonk12wius/sbiftqpzdhs9vohwqaqs/lorimanncarey.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740759926/madisonk12wius/sbiftqpzdhs9vohwqaqs/lorimanncarey.png","width":1000}])
Lori Mann Carey dedicated her life to education, community, and the success of young people in Madison. Learn more about the woman whose name will adorn Southside Elementary School.
![speaker presents at Black Excellence in the Trades event.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740780404/madisonk12wius/qwgikp4aypedrwekukju/BlackExcellenceintheTrades.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740780404/madisonk12wius/qwgikp4aypedrwekukju/BlackExcellenceintheTrades.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740780404/madisonk12wius/qwgikp4aypedrwekukju/BlackExcellenceintheTrades.jpg","width":768}])
Students at La Follette High School attended the Black Excellence in the Trades event to hear from industry professionals.
![group of students pose in matching shirts.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740607311/madisonk12wius/bac7jbj7ncsratdxobrp/HuegelStepTeam.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740607311/madisonk12wius/bac7jbj7ncsratdxobrp/HuegelStepTeam.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740607311/madisonk12wius/bac7jbj7ncsratdxobrp/HuegelStepTeam.jpg","width":768}])
Fourth grade students at Huegel Elementary are building confidence and community through a new step team.
![student stands in empty hallway at middle school.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740763384/madisonk12wius/uhxfluw4nhj3xk6mdkva/spellingbee.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740763384/madisonk12wius/uhxfluw4nhj3xk6mdkva/spellingbee.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1740763384/madisonk12wius/uhxfluw4nhj3xk6mdkva/spellingbee.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1740763384/madisonk12wius/uhxfluw4nhj3xk6mdkva/spellingbee.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740763384/madisonk12wius/uhxfluw4nhj3xk6mdkva/spellingbee.jpg","width":1227}])
We’re thrilled to celebrate Benjamin Tekin, a seventh-grader at O'Keeffe Middle School, for winning this year’s All-City Spelling Bee!