{"id":120,"date":"2015-01-02T19:43:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T19:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/emerson\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:06:08","slug":"principals-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/emerson\/about\/principals-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Principal&#8217;s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2173\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/emerson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/10\/Gena-Stezala-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/emerson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/10\/Gena-Stezala-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/emerson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/10\/Gena-Stezala.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>Welcome to Ralph Waldo Emerson School, where we believe we are <b>Better Together<\/b>! As your instructional leader, I am excited to partner with our students, families, and staff to create a supportive and thriving community. Together, we will foster an environment where every student feels valued, inspired, and equipped for success. Here&#8217;s to an incredible school year filled with collaboration, growth, and achievement!<\/p>\n<p>Yours in Service,<\/p>\n<p>Gena Stezala<br \/>\nPrincipal, Emerson School<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Ralph Waldo Emerson School, where we believe we are Better Together! As your instructional leader, I am excited to partner with our students, families, and staff to create a supportive and thriving community. Together, we will foster an environment where every student feels valued, inspired, and equipped for success. Here&#8217;s to an incredible [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":122,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-120","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/emerson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/emerson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/emerson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/emerson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/emerson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/emerson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/emerson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/emerson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}