School News

Summer Academy Course Guide Now Available

Check out the Summer Academy course offerings through the Mequon-Thiensville Recreation Department! Summer Academy is taught exclusively by MTSD educators with classes for students entering Grades 4K-9.

Check out the Summer Academy course offerings through the Mequon-Thiensville Recreation Department! Summer Academy is taught exclusively by MTSD educators with classes for students entering Grades 4K-9.

This year, Summer Academy will offer two sessions:

Session 1: June 17th–21st, Monday-Friday

Session 2: July 22 - Aug 1st Monday - Friday

Registration opens on February 1.

Visit our website at www.mtsd.k12.wi.us/departments/rec/summer-academy to see all of the fun and enriching options we have planned for Summer 2024!

Read More about Summer Academy Course Guide Now Available
New!  Online Registration for Clubs and Athletics

Registration for all sports and clubs will be done online only - this is new this year at the middle schools.

Registration for all sports and clubs will be done online only - this is new this year at the middle schools.

Click here for the Homestead/Lake Shore/Steffen online registrations site.

Also, make sure your click on the Steffen Middle School box in the center of the page to register.

Read More about New! Online Registration for Clubs and Athletics
Middle School Band 23-24 Commission Project

n early 2023, the MTSD middle school bands commissioned Tyler S. Grant to compose a piece for our 7th & 8th Grade Band. This piece will receive its world premiere in the James Barr Performing Arts Center on Thursday, May 16th.

In early 2023, the MTSD middle school bands commissioned Tyler S. Grant to compose a piece for our 7th & 8th Grade Band. This piece will receive its world premiere in the James Barr Performing Arts Center on Thursday, May 16th. In preparation for this performance, and to engage students in the compositional process, Tyler will be meeting virtually with our 7th & 8th Grade Band throughout this school year. The 7th & 8th Grade Band will have their first chance to ask him questions on Monday, November 20th. We are extremely excited about this opportunity since our students always enjoy learning and performing Tyler’s music. The piece that he will compose for us will be distributed and performed worldwide

Tyler is a talented Atlanta-based composer whose first published work was a piece that he wrote for his middle school band when he was only 13 years old. In fact, we programmed that piece as soon as it was released back in 2009, and our Sixth Grade Band performed it again last spring. Still in his 20s, Tyler has an impressive catalog of works for bands, and he continues to compose high-quality literature for young bands like ours.

His music is featured regularly in performances by both region and all-state honor ensembles and is also featured annually on Editor’s or Publisher’s Choice Repertoire Lists around the world. His work, Panoramic Fanfare, was a winner of the Dallas Wind Symphony’s 2014 “Call for Fanfares” Competition and he was recently recognized by JW Pepper as one of "3 Outstanding Composers to Keep Your Eye On.

We have already received great support. Donors will be recognized in the MTSD Middle School Band concert programs this year. Please visit the MTSD Middle School Website for more information.

If you would like to donate to this project, please visit our Classmunity Page to contribute. Thank you for your support of music in our schools!

Brad Feigles and Abbe Somerhalder

Steffen Band Directors

Read More about Middle School Band 23-24 Commission Project
Forensic Coach(es) needed

Students choose a category, then a piece, then perform a 2-8 minute speech at the competitions. Coaches will help instruct student members.

Steffen Forensics team is looking for a coach or two to keep it alive! This Forensics is the speaking kind. Students choose a category, then a piece, then perform a 2-8 minute speech at the competitions. Coaches will help instruct student members on how to present their piece by offering coaching sessions once or twice a week, after school, and at weekly, local competitions.

If you are interested in helping coach, or know someone who is interested, please contact the Steffen Office as soon as possible. Thank you for considering. MLFA Website is linked here.

Read More about Forensic Coach(es) needed