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Sign up now for the 2008-2009 school year.

The Alliance School is currently taking applications for the 2008-2009 school year. Call 414-227-2550 for more information.

The 2007-2008 school year is off to a great start!

Welcome all new and returning students. We hope that you will have a great year.

July 2007

Tina Owen, Lead Teacher of The Alliance School has been named a 2007 Point Scholar. The Point Foundation gives out scholarships to meritorious LGBTQ students and their allies.

Congratulations Class of 2007!

This year The Alliance School saw 20 students walk the stage to receive their high school diplomas. Congratulations to all of our graduates and their families, and best wishes as you move on to the next adventures in life. You have made us all very proud!

March 2007

Paul Moore and Tina Owen attended and presented at the Oxford Round Table on Charter Schools, at Harris Manchester College, in Oxford this month. They hope to publish an article entitled "Creating Safe Spaces for Education" for the Forum on Public Policy.

June 1 2006

The Alliance School graduated its first class of seniors. Nineteen students walked the stage to receive their diplomas. WUWM's Dan Harmon interviewed three of the graduating seniors for the At Ten show. Hear what the students had to say about the first year.

Welcome Students, Parents, Visitors and Friends

The Alliance School will be accepting early enrollment applications in October and November. Apply now for the 2007-2008 school year!

If you'd like more information on how to enroll, please call (414) 227-2550.

The Class of 2007 will be graduating on June 14, 2007 in the MEC auditorium.

Congratulations Class of '06! We are so proud of our first graduating class.

The Alliance School of Milwaukee

234 W. Galena, 2nd Floor Milwaukee 53212

Alliance Poem

by Carol Langoehr

At Alliance
We learn from our teachers
And have fun at the same time
At Alliance
We voice our own opinions
And don't have to act like mimes
At Alliance
Everyone is different
And still accepted
At Alliance
Everyone is able to be themselves
With no fear of being neglected
At Alliance
We dress as we please
With no restrictions
At Alliance
Our teachers are here for us
And help us actualize our visions
At Alliance
No one, no matter what race, gender, age or sexual preference
Is seen as a fool
Here at Alliance
We have a school
Where WE are the school
At Alliance

News

June 2008

The Alliance School will graduate its third graduating class on Wednesday, June 11th in the MEC Auditorium. Join us as we celebrate the successes of these Alliance graduates!

June 20, 2006

The Alliance School is featured in the June 20th issue of the Advocate magazine. Please stop by the news stand and check it out. Special thanks to Chad Graham for visiting us and writing the article.

June 1 2006

The Alliance School graduated its first class of seniors today. Nineteen students walked the stage to receive their diplomas. WUWM's Dan Harmon interviewed three of the graduating seniors for the At Ten show. Hear what the students had to say about the first year.

May 8 2006

Chat Transcript
Tina Owen, Lead Teacher, The Alliance School

Read the Journal Sentinel's transcript of an online chat session where readers were able to ask questions about The Alliance School.

May 6 2006

Read about some of our students and how Alliance has achieved success in its first year. JS Online: Embracing and Accepting

March 2006

Check out this month's article about The Alliance School in Elle Girl Magazine. The article entitled "No Bullies Allowed" showcases the school in a very positive light. Thank you Linda for taking the time to spend a day in our school and see what great things our students are doing!

August 1 2005

Year 1. Day 1. The Journal Sentinel talks about The Alliance School

May 26 2005

The Board of Directors for Milwaukee Public Schools approved a five year contract with The Alliance School. Thank you to all of those MPS and TALC people who have helped us come to this point. A special thanks goes out to Marty Lexmond, Juanita Lee, Jodi Goldberg and Bobbi Aguero. The four of you have been such great supporters, and we appreciate you endlessly. We would also like to thank Jennifer Morales and Peter Blewitt for their continued support and all of the wonderful people at Central Services who have been there every step of the way with answers to questions and hours of one on one help. Thank you so much!

May 13 2005

Thank you to everyone who took the time to come out to our fundraiser event at Bucketworks on Friday, May 13th. It was so much fun. We would also like to thank all of the performers for making the night one to remember. Thank you!

May 10 2005

Good news! The ISR Committe of the Milwaukee School Board approved the Alliance School contract with the Professional Development Center (PDC) at 234 W. Galena St. as our location for the 2005-2006 school year. This location will provide us with a solid downtown location close to many of our partners and friends. A special thank you to all of our friends who came to the hearings as a show of support!

April 26 2005

Jane Hampden of WUWM's "At 10" interviewed Jennifer Wilson, School Counselor, about Alliance along with Will Fellows about the Gender Variant Conference being held at WCTC on May 7, 2005. The program aired on Friday, May 6 at 10:00 am and again at 10:00 pm.

April 11 2005

Time Magazine published an article in their April 18th edition on the effects of bullying and interviewed Lashanda, one of the students planning on attending The Alliance School. Read the article to find out more about her experience.

April 7 2005

Michelangelo Signorile, host of the Sirius Out Q Satellite Radio Show, interviewed Tina about The Alliance School. One caller from Milwaukee told her story and said "I think they are secretly saving lives at The Alliance School." What a powerful message that is about how much this school is needed. Thank you, Laurie, from Milwaukee!

April 7 2005

Tina Owen, Ashley Werner and Lorie Bump traveled to New York to be interviewed By Charlie Gibson of ABC's Good Morning America Show. The prerecorded show was scheduled to air April 7th, but was postponed due to other news stories. Keep checking back and the new date will be posted as soon as we get more information. Thanks for watching!!

More Alliance Tour Dates

If you didn't make it to the first two open house tour dates, don't fret. Here are a few more opportunities to see the space, make a donation and take a tour of Bucketworks.

Tuesdays April 5th, 12th and 19th from 6-8 p.m.
Saturdays April 9th, 16th and 23rd from 11 am - 1 pm

While you're there, say you heard about them from The Alliance School, and Bucketworks will donate a portion of the membership fee to Alliance. Sign up today! It's just $35 a year!

March 22 2005

Lauren Leamanczyk of Today's TMJ4 interviewed students and staff of The Alliance School.

March 18 2005

Jennifer and Tina were interviewed by Eric Von for AM 1290. Thanks, Eric, for giving us a chance to answer questions about the mission of Alliance. Check out "Reaching Milwaukee's Youth" hosted by local teens on Sundays at 5 pm.

March 11 2005 Important Update!

New Land Enterprises has provided The Alliance School with a tremendous fundraising challenge! New Land will donate $500,000 in development services and a reduced rate rental on this prime downtown location if Alliance can match their $500,000 gift. Donate now and help us meet this challenge!