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Hispanic Heritage Month: Milwaukee bilingual teacher makes a difference
MPS bilingual teacher making a difference
FOX6 is putting the spotlight on a bilingual teacher from Milwaukee Public Schools – during Hispanic Heritage Month.
MILWAUKEE – We are putting the spotlight on a bilingual teacher from Milwaukee Public Schools – during Hispanic Heritage Month.
It is another day in Alondra Garcia’s classroom at Allen-Field Elementary School in Milwaukee. The space is filled with vibrant colors, butterflies and enthusiastic second-graders eager to learn.
“She likes to celebrate everything that I like to celebrate,” said Jolaniz Acosta, a student.
“(English: She reads to us and I can understand it,)” said Damian Gomez, age 7.
Garcia said she designs lesson plans to keep this diverse class of students engaged.
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“My goal as an educator is to make sure I empower them,” Garcia said.
And it hits home. Ms. Garcia is a first generation bilingual teacher – and she said she sees herself in every single one of her students.
“I always remembered in the back of my head that little girl who wanted to learn to do something to be someone in the future,” Garcia said.
Like many of her students’ stories, Garcia’s family left their home in Mexico to make a home in Milwaukee.
“My goal as an educator is to make sure they’re able to find their voice and that they’re able to use their voice as a power, as something that’s going to get them far in life,” Garcia said.
Garcia’s job does not end inside the classroom. In fact, it keeps on going in the community – as an activist fighting for immigrant rights and other issues affecting Latinos in Wisconsin.
“Status does limit you, sadly, and I was a former DACA recipient for 12 years. Just recently, I obtained the U-Visa status. So that, eventually, will lead me toward permanent residency. I’m grateful my whole family qualified for that,” Garcia said.
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Garcia said she inherited her drive from her father, Gilberto Garcia Calderon, who said he is proud to see his daughter’s efforts to serve and help others.
“(English: Seeing her work and involvement just tells me she’s on the right path,)” Garcia Calderon said.
It is a purpose Garcia said she hopes will pave the way – and inspire the next generation.
You can view more stories about Hispanic Heritage Month on FOX6Now.com.
Reporter-anchor Tajma Hall says she’s leaving WDJT-TV (Channel 58) after two years at the Milwaukee CBS affiliate “to pursue new opportunities.”
In a post on Facebook Wednesday, Hall, who has been at Channel 58 since February 2022, said she’s leaving the station early in 2025.
Hall anchors Channel 58’s Saturday morning newscast, along with her reporting shifts and fill-in anchor duties. She came to Milwaukee from Madison, where she was an anchor-reporter for two years at WMTV-TV; before that, she was a reporter-anchor at WEAU-TV in Eau Claire.
Milwaukee sensory-friendly ‘The Nutcracker’ performance
Seeing “The Nutcracker” ballet can be mesmerizing, from the leaps, to the lights to the loud sudden noises. Last week, the Milwaukee Ballet went without some of those elements – for good reason.
MILWAUKEE – At the Marcus Performing Arts Center, a treasured Christmas tradition takes center stage.
Seeing “The Nutcracker” ballet can be mesmerizing, from the leaps, to the lights to the loud sudden noises. Last week, the Milwaukee Ballet went without some of those elements – for good reason.
Before “The Nutcracker” begins, Evan Sulik and his mother Michelle are on their own adventure, meeting the characters ahead of a sensory-friendly performance.
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“We purposely come to sensory night for ‘The Nutcracker’ every year,” Michelle Sulik said.
Evan Sulik and his mother Michelle Sulik
Many dancers walk out in costume beforehand to interact with kids. These connections help create familiarity when performers take the stage.
“I feel so happy,” Evan Sulik said.
Rachel Howell is community engagement manager at the Milwaukee Ballet. The performance planned for this night will have relaxed house rules and other changes for people who may struggle with a traditional theater environment.
“Taking his mask off so they can tell that it’s a person playing this role might allow them to stay throughout the entirety of the performance without being nervous,” Howell said. “The show in general will be a little more muted. No loud sounds, no smoke, no haze. Things like that could be jarring.”
Some of Evan’s friends have come because they need accommodation.
“Whether it’s the lights up, or if they need to hoot and holler and get up and move. They can hoot and holler and get up and move,” Michelle Sulik said. “This is the only way that they can sit through the show.”
It was the first meet and greet since the COVID-19 pandemic. Families captured the warm moments.
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“For him, it opened up ballet for him,” Michelle Sulik said. “Small accommodations open it up so that the arts are for everyone. And they really wouldn’t have that opportunity otherwise. Small things make a big impact.”
The goal of the one-night experience is clear: the power of the arts for all.
“Making ballet more accessible for people,” Howell said.
“The Nutcracker” runs through Christmas Eve, but this was the only sensory-friendly night.
The Milwaukee Ballet still has tickets available.
Milwaukee fatal shooting, 51st and Locust
Prosecutors are reviewing whether to charge a 12-year-old boy with shooting and killing a man. It happened several days ago – and on Wednesday, Dec. 18, the boy was back in court via video.
MILWAUKEE – Prosecutors are reviewing whether to charge a 12-year-old boy with shooting and killing a man. It happened several days ago – and on Wednesday, Dec. 18, the boy was back in court via video.
On Monday, a Milwaukee County judge ordered a 48-hour hold on the boy in the homicide investigation as the state worked to put its case together. That hold is now expired, but the boy will remain in custody until at least Thursday afternoon.
Homicide investigation near 51st and Locust, Milwaukee
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Milwaukee police were called to a home near 51st and Locust Saturday afternoon for a shooting. There, they found 32-year-old Levon Osuji shot. He was taken to Froedtert Hospital where he later died.
Homicide investigation near 51st and Locust, Milwaukee
About an hour after the shooting, police arrested a 12-year-old boy at a home near 52nd and Garfield in connection with the shooting.
On Monday, the boy’s defense attorney said while brief, the initial police reports indicated the case was of self-defense.
State law requires that when children 10 or older are charged with homicide, adult court has original jurisdiction.
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The boy also appeared Wednesday afternoon on a separate juvenile petition that has been open since June. In that case, if the adult hold expires, the boy will be released to his mother.
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