We share the sentiment of Gov. Jim Doyle, who says of former East High School Principal Milt McPike: “Milt was an exceptional educator, and an inspiration to generations of young people. He built a sense of pride not just in the classroom, but in the community and state as well.”
Doyle, who knew McPike for three decades, celebrated the former principal’s service not just to the Madison Metropolitan School District but to the whole of Wisconsin as a member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. “No one cared more about getting kids to college than Milt did. He dedicated his life to ensuring every student could reach his or her greatest potential,” the governor said after McPike’s death from a rare form of cancer.