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16 • Milwaukee Post • August 2, 2013 Milwaukee Observatory sets grand opening South Shore Park event Aug. 10-11 Post Staff MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Observatory a museum in the park and , Milwaukee History Experience created by Bay View High School and Bradley Tech High School students, will be open to the public Aug. 10 at South Shore Park in the Bay View neighborhood. Produced by a group of Bay View High School students, the purpose of the observatory is to amplify the public's understanding of what it took to build a neighborhood in the 19th century Working along. side Discovery World staff as part of The Art and Archaeology of Me program, students explored the tools and methods of archaeology fused with design, digital media and art. "We wanted to explore why Bay View began and how it grew," said Tiffany Sneed, a recent graduate of Bay View High School. "Neighborhoods just don't happen. We make them happen. Bay View is filled with incredible people and amazing stories. We created The Milwaukee Observatory to share those stories, and we want the community to join us." The students produced a larger-than-life installation that covers nearly a quarter of an acre and reveals how artists, innovators, and immigrants created a new neighborhood that activated Milwaukee as a significant urban center and economic powerhouse. Described as a pop-up museum for the public, the observatory provides a plethora of interactive experiences designed to celebrate the history of Bay View. Along with tours of the innovative art display the students will offer a host of new , experiences, including a presentation of their recent excavation of a lost neighborhood, a walking tour of South Shore Park trees and an interactive experience to envision how a partnership between the students, high school and neighborhood would be a supercharger for the community As . well, the students will be on hand to record stories, scan old photographs and historical documents, snap photos of neighborhood residents and document artifacts specific to Bay View and Milwaukee. "The Milwaukee Observatory is a celebration of neighborhood history the stu, dents' artwork and the pioneers, innovators, and game changers that built this city said Heidi Heistad, lead developer of ," Discovery World's Art and Archaeology of Me program. "It's a place where the students and Bay View residents can bring forth neighborhood history together and look towards the future." The Milwaukee Observatory will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 10 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 11. The Milwaukee Observatory is a partnership between Discovery World, Bay View High School and Bradley Tech High School. The observatory is sponsored by the Northwestern Mutual Foundation and the MPS Partnership for Humanities with additional support from the Milwaukee County Parks. For details, visit www.milwaukeeobservatory .com. Man allegedly tries to sell stolen laptops Bryant & Stratton to open Children's College Wauwatosa campus' mission is to provide child care while parents attend classes in pursuit of degrees By KIRSTEN KLAHN Special to The Post WAUWATOSA – College is no longer just for adults. Bryant & Stratton College is opening a Children's College at its Wauwatosa campus that will offer programs to the children of students attending school. The main reason for the college, said Lois Trongard, business office director of the Bryant & Stratton College's Wisconsin campuses, is getting students to graduate. "Bryant & Stratton College is dedicated to reducing the barriers for access to education, and the new Children's College is an opportunity for parents to attend school while providing side-by-side learning with their child," Trongard said. "We continue to look for ways to accommodate our students, and the new Children's College will give parents peace of mind while they attend classes." One of the top hurdles for the college's students is a lack of child care, she said. Based on that, Trongard said, Bryant & Stratton decided to open a college at 10950 W. Potter Road, Wauwatosa, to make things easier for the parents and give their children a safe, fun place to learn. The campus will include an art room, technology room, lending library, a bank of computers that will include PCs and Macs, and a theater. "The college's goal is to develop these kids into lifelong learners who have a thirst for knowledge," Trongard said. The college also plans to have theme weeks, such as water week and reading week, which will incorporate crafts, projects and games. Different programs offered at the college are technology, art, dance, theater, nutrition and health. The Children's College is for kids ages 3 to 12 and will occupy 1,900 square feet at the Wauwatosa campus. The school will be open Monday through Saturday, and students can enroll for full- or part-time. A semester tuition for full-time students is $1,000 and is $600 for part-time students. The Children's College will open Sept. 11, and this fall the college is awarding grants of $600 to $800 to continuing and new full-time students. Trongard said she also hopes to involve the community in the students' lesson plans. "I'd like to get local artists to come in and teach art projects to the student, and maybe then have the projects featured at the Milwaukee Art Museum," she said. "I'd also like for children's authors to come and read to the kids and someone who could teach music to the kids." The college will also hold different programs around the holidays, as well as dance recitals. And, Trongard said older students shouldn't be dissuaded from coming. "Children who are in school during the day have the opportunity to come after school and sit in the technology room and work on homework," Trongard said. "That way when their parents are done with school, the kids are done with homework too." Tutoring also will be offered to the younger Post Staff Submitted photo Bryant & Stratton College's Wisconsin campus in Wauwatosa is opening a Children's College on Sept. 11. students, and when they're done with their homework, Trongard said they're free to visit the theater for a movie, play on the computers or visit the art room. There will be an open house Aug. 15 for the public to tour and celebrate the opening of the Children's College. The night should be fun-filled, Trongard said, much like what they hope everyday will be like once the school opens. "We have so many things we want to do," she said. "There will never be a dull moment at our Children's College." WAUKESHA – A 22-year-old Milwaukee man was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court recently after he allegedly stole several laptops and other items from Quad/Graphics in Sussex. Police confirmed that Larry Miller was a Quad/Graphics employee and was charged with felony theft, possession of a controlled substance and carrying a concealed weapon, according to the criminal complaint. On July 4, Miller stole four laptop computers, costing in excess of $10,000, while wearing an employee uniform and stole additional laptops on July 13, according to the complaint. An undercover police officer met Miller after Miller allegedly offered to sell the officer some of the stolen computers on Craigslist. When police took Miller into custody, there was allegedly a prescription for Vynase, an amphetamine, with no name and also a .40 caliber handgun in his vehicle. Police also found three identification cards from different Quad/Graphics employees inside his vehicle.

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