HOPE Makes Headlines
Local News
The Business Journal
March 31, 2011
By Corrinne Hess
(Story excerpts)
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker spoke to reporters Thursday afternoon during a visit to HOPE Christian School: Prima, a voucher school on the city's north side.
While at HOPE, Walker read "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" by Dr. Seuss to a third grade class, kicking off his new education task force, "Read to Lead," which was also announced Thursday.
He pointed to schools like HOPE, St. Marcus Lutheran School and Messmer Catholic Schools as exceptional schools that are outperforming MPS on multiple measures.
The Business Journal
Book to feature HOPE Prima as top school
March 16, 2011
By Corrinne Hess
A new book on education will feature HOPE Christian School: Prima in Milwaukee as one of the 12 best schools in America.
WITI-TV Channel 6 (FOX)
Noted scholar highlights HOPE Christian School: Prima in book
Feb. 16, 2011
By Beverly Taylor
A noted scholar is holding up a Milwaukee school as one to imitate. He wrote a book about 12 great American schools, one of them was HOPE Christian School: Prima.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Busy week for HOPE Christian High School ends with victory
Feb. 12, 2011
By Jeremy Lubus
It was a make or break week for the HOPE Christian High School boys basketball team.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Mayor's Design Awards Unveiled
May 20, 2010
By Mary Louise Schumacher
In the "Design That Grabs You" category, awarded to projects that have great curb appeal, street engagement, inviting exteriors, welcoming entries and gathering spaces for the public, the winners are: HOPE Christian School: Fortis Campus, 3601 N. Port Washington Ave.
City of Milwaukee
Mayor's Design Awards
May 20, 2010
Mayor's Design Awards recognize exceptional places in the city of Milwaukee and outstanding contributions to these places by individuals or organizations. Mayor's Design Awards were presented to 23 projects in 6 categories on May 20, 2010 at a reception at UWM's School of Architecture and Urban Planning.
OnMilwaukee.com
Korb and Tredo: Two of Milwaukee's finest connectors
March 13, 2010
At HOPE Fortis, We Energies provided funding for solar panels and added a computer kiosk that allows students to track electricity generation and consumption. And, the school was cleverly finished to allow HOPE Fortis to grow and add on in the future.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
HOPE Christian schools quietly go about business of teaching
By Erin Richards
Feb. 8, 2010
HOPE Christian Schools may be housed in unassuming spaces, but they are quietly expanding and changing, figuring out the best way to make sure every child - from kindergarten through 12th grade - is on the path to college.
National News
BET (Black Entertainment Television)
106 & Park: BET's Top 10 Live
Scholar Ladies
March 24, 2010
Students at HOPE Christian Schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are putting a positive spin on Beyonce's anthem "Single Ladies."
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric
Grades Cool
March 17, 2010
How can you get kids excited about schoolwork in the age of cell phones and YouTube? Tonight, Tracy Smith tells us how teachers in Wisconsin are making school cool.
AOL Online
If You Learned It Then You Should Have Got an 'A' On It
By Susan Avery
Feb. 11, 2010
We are plotzing from cuteness. Beyonce may have nabbed the awards for Single Ladies, but these kids at Milwaukee's HOPE Christian Schools receive our gold star for ingenuity, creativity and a darn good idea for getting an important message out there.
Huffington Post
Scholar Ladies (Get An A On It): Adorable Young Women Repurpose Beyonce (VIDEO)
Feb. 11, 2010
There have been many "Single Ladies" parodies. Babies did it, zombies did, and Joe Jonas did it. But they all pale in comparison to this adorable remix made by children at HOPE Christian Schools in Milwaukee. We're putting it out there: If these girls ever want to intern at Huffington Post, we'd love to have them!
Jezebel
"Scholar Ladies": Greatest "Single Ladies" Parody of All Time
By Margaret Hartmann
Feb. 10, 2010
Forget those "Single Ladies" baby videos. We'd rather hear more girls singing, "You should've got an A on it" - like students from Milwaukee's HOPE Christian Schools - than extolling the virtues of putting a "ring on it."
Chicago Tribune
Kids sing of 'Scholar Ladies' - not Beyonce's 'Single Ladies': The girls sing: 'If you learned it then you should have got an A on it'
Reporter: Lolly Bowean
Jan. 27, 2010
The middle school students at HOPE Christian Schools may be single, but more important, they are scholars.
K-LOVE
Scholar Ladies
Reporter: Richard Hunt
Jan. 24, 2010
Music is proving to be a positive way to reach urban kids who are falling behind in school. And the HOPE Christian Schools in Milwaukee want to inspire a million students nationwide to aim high in life and education.
CNN
Music with a message
Anchor: Fredricka Whitfield
Jan. 9, 2010
You've likely heard Beyonce's megahit "Single Ladies," but what about "Scholar Ladies?" It's become a big hit on YouTube, and Fredricka Whitfield talks with two of the scholar ladies and their teacher.
