MUKWONAGO — The first day of school at Mukwonago High brought nervous and excited freshmen filling the halls, and parents saying quick goodbyes at drop-off.

For students walking through those doors, the day marked the start of something new. For one alum, it marked a return.

“I love it here. I grew up here. This place is part of who I am,” John Witte said with a smile. “The job got posted in Mukwonago, and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get back home.”

Nearly two decades after graduating, John Witte returned as a math teacher and the new head boys basketball coach. Witte, a 2006 graduate, once played football and basketball in the same halls and helped lead the Mukwonago football team to a state championship.

Now, after years away, he is starting his ninth year of teaching—but h

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