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Heroin Highway: “I didn’t know how horrible the problem was …”

Moraine Park Construction students assembling a wall

Moraine Park Technical College has been working with the Rotary Club of West Bend, The Washington County Heroin Task Force and Elevate to provide a free lecture series titled “The Heroin Highway.” Connected to the lecture series is a bedroom that was built on our West Bend Campus by Moraine Park carpentry apprenticeship students.

The bedroom’s purpose is to show parents at least 30 different items that might suggest a child is using drugs. Tours, connected with the lecture series, will be made available to participants.

We have been planning this lecture series for over four months and although I was aware of a heroin problem, I didn’t know how horrible the problem was and how difficult it was to overcome. Continue reading

January 12, 2017by Peter Rettler
Community Engagement

Power of Pink! Registration open for Great Pink Pumpkin 5K Run/Walk

Moms, strollers, and kids at Pink Pumpkin walk/run

Moraine Park Technical College is hosting its third annual Great Pink Pumpkin 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 15.

Money raised from this event will make it possible for women battling breast cancer to attend the “Infinite Boundaries Wellness Retreat,” organized by the Breast Cancer Recovery, an organization whose mission is to provide environments for women breast cancer survivors to heal emotionally. Continue reading

September 19, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
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Welcome to the “Year of the Student Veteran”

Moraine Park Foundation donation $2,000 donation check from donor Tom Heffron

Here at Moraine Park Technical College, we’re placing special emphasis right now on students who have served or are currently serving our country.

The College has proclaimed its 2016-17 academic year our “Year of the Student Veteran” and we’re planning several events and observances to honor these individuals. Continue reading

September 1, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff

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