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- ↑ Reid Epstein "Meet Me at School in the (Your Name Here) Cafeteria" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , March 29, 2006, at A1
- ↑ "Mequon-Thiensville School District names new superintendent of schools". Fox 6 Milwaukee. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ↑ "Parents, volunteers rally to recall Mequon-Thiensville School District board". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ↑ Mequon-Thiensville School District 2012-2013 Performance Report