Whew! So glad we caught this moment. 💕 It's Middle School Student Council surprising our staff with cupcakes and a giant card for Janitor Appreciation! The High School office also surprised the team with a special lunch spread. Just our ways of saying thank you! 😊

📸: Mrs. Kathleen Heis

First place for our girls team, and a second overall finish for Donald Xiong. Proud of you, HAPA cross-country squads! 💜

"As a HAPA parent, I confidently can say that HAPA is one of the BEST schools in Milwaukee. I have two daughters. My older daughter has attended school here since K4, and she will be a sophomore. I plan to enroll my younger daughter in a couple years." So proud to call you one of our own! 💜

From the K5 "promotion" into first grade, to the fifth-graders' celebration into Middle School, to the eighth-graders' promotion and, of course, the Class of 2025 Commencement ... we're oh-so proud of our HAPA scholars! #ForeverForward

As AAPI Month comes to a close, we asked our team: What’s it like to work at a Hmong-centered school?
At HAPA, culture isn’t just celebrated. It’s woven into everything we do. 💜

Are you ready for this? 70 HAPA seniors earned a Kelben Foundation scholarship — the most in our school’s history for a total of $101,500! 🎉The Kelben Foundation gives these to high-achieving, college-bound Milwaukee seniors. We’re so proud of our scholars for rising to the occasion!

We recently participated in a Forensics tournament, where 9th-grader Sarina competed in Impromptu Speaking, while juniors Yang Youa Thao and Anna Thao teamed up for Group Interpretive Reading. Congrats to Yang Youa and Anna, who took first place in their category! We are so proud of the entire team!

How many schools have a scholar-run cafe? (Which will be open for parent-teacher conferences later this week!) #DovesNestCafe

"Lee Lue, The Musical" may have taken its final bow in December, but the magic still lives on. 😊 Here's a shot of our incredible cast and crew reuniting for a celebration.

This was more than just a show. It was a tribute, a lesson, and a testament to our scholars' talent.

📸: Mr. Austin Ly

We're so pumped to team up with Bookworm Gardens — a magical botanical garden in Sheboygan, inspired by children’s literature — to bring a new, permanent exhibit to life! Our first-graders started to do some of the prep work for the May event, just this week. So cute! 🥰

We are beyond proud! 🎓
🎉 John Thao, Jackie Yang – Accepted to UW-Madison and selected for the Mercile J. Lee Scholars Program, earning a four-year, full-tuition scholarship!
💙 Kimberly Vang – Accepted at the University of Michigan.
🧡 Ntsaiab Lee – Accepted to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Whether our scholars end up attending a university, a trade school; pursue a public safety career – it’s SO important to us that we set you up for success, once you earn your diploma. Enter: post-grad college, career and first-responder fairs! Our kids loved these. 😀 Great place to start networking!

Still blown away by the students' sheer talent at our recent art show. These are third- through fifth-grade scholars who drew these! 👀 #Milwaukee #Education #Hmong