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MPS Invest and Grow community meetings

Join MPS Academic Superintendents at meetings across the city to hear important updates and give feedback. Leadership will be making the rounds from November 2025 through May 2026 to present information to students, families, staff, and community members. Sessions are...

School Announcements (9/25/25)

Attention Hope Squad members- Our first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 30th from 8:30-10:00 AM.  We will meet in the library.  Meetings are mandatory.  If you are unable to attend, you must speak with an Advisor. The Chrome Zone Support Team will be...

School Announcements (9/18/25)

This is a reminder that the first Asian Club meeting will be Friday, September 19, 2025, after school from 3:30 -4:30.  See you in room 104! – Ms. Woo Attention all Soccer Fans...Please come out to Hapa field this Saturday to support our Varsity Soccer team as they...

School Announcements (9/15)

We invite everyone to support the Middle School Cross Country team at the next meet on Thursday, September 18th at Dineen Park at 5:00 PM. Members of the cross-country team, please note that practices will be held today and next Wednesday at 3:30 PM. See you in room...

School Announcements 9/8/25

Environmental Club is excited to start up again and would like to see you present! Please join us after school for our first meeting on Thursday September 11 from 3:30pm-4:15pm. We look forward to hearing from you of our next outdoor excursion. If you can't make the...

Middle School Sports

MSL Families, Middle School Sports are just around the corner. Please refer to the information to the right regarding our fall sports (coed cross country, coed flag football, and girls basketball). We are looking for potential parent volunteers to help with coaching...

MPS Run Back to School

May 13, 2025 | News

Celebrate the start of the 2025-26 school year with Milwaukee Public Schools and Milwaukee Recreation!

Join us at the 18th annual MPS Run Back to School for this 5K race/1.5-mile walk through Washington Park. Sign up today to earn up to $1,000 in grant funds to support wellness, recreation, and sports needs at your school!

General Event Information

  • Date: Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025
  • Start & Finish Line: MPS Central Services building
  • Cost: $5 for youth/$15 for adults
  • Fee includes an event t-shirt and race bag.

Click here to learn more and register online!

Not only will you help kick off the 2025-26 school year with hundreds of local MPS supporters, school communities with at least 25 registered participants are eligible for a $500 grant to support a wellness, recreation, or sports need in their school!

The school with the most registered participants is eligible for a $1,000 grant to support a wellness, recreation, or sports need in their school! Anyone from the community can join a school team.

Previously, schools have used the Run Back to School grant to purchase new gym and sports equipment, provide new uniforms, or cover youth sports registration fees, among many other uses.

To sign up for a school team, make sure you specify your school during the registration process after you add the race to your cart.

We look forward to seeing you and your school community at the event this year!