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Milwaukee High School of the Arts, Class of 2017 - Sam Guyton on a roll as he completes his senior year at the prestigious NYU. “I feel that I have been blessed from God to be a messenger of love and entertainment. I want to be that voice musically that gets someone through their day and inspires other creatives to create.” Guyton started as a young kid in Milwaukee who grew up in a musical household but wanted to kick around a soccer ball.

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Morgan Coleman is an alumna from Rufus King International High School, Class of 2018. Morgan attends Drake University and is currently majoring in International Relations, with minors in both Spanish and Arabic. Morgan was a debater throughout her high school career and was quickly immersed into the discussion of foreign and domestic issues that plague our society. Instead of just debating these issues, she decided to promote solutions to remedy them as her high school environment created a platform for her to get started.

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Milwaukee Public Schools is proud of all its alumni, and especially those who find ways to make their hometown a better place. Meet four alumni who are giving back to others through their careers. Maeta Burns is a 1989 graduate of Milwaukee High School of the Arts and was part of the first class at MHSA that entered as freshmen.

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MPS welcomed back one of its own this week for an inspirational session with students at Lynde and Harry Bradley Technology and Trade School. Chris Gardner, a 1971 graduate of MPS Washington High School, is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, philanthropist, and subject of the book and film “The Pursuit of Happyness.” Gardner spent time with about 100 students in the school library.

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