The Darkest Hour garnered Best Actor (Gary Oldman) and Best Make-Up Oscars.
When: March 27 at 12:30 PM
Where: Seniors in the Park
Note: The Greatest Showman, originally scheduled for this date, will be shown on April 24 at12:30 PM.
Month: March 2018
Upcoming City Meetings: Week of March 26 through April 1
Urban Forestry Commission – Monday, March 26, 2018, 4:30 PM, Cravath Lakefront Room, City Municipal Building. For agenda, 
Parks and Recreation Board – Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at 5:30 pm, Cravath Lake Front Room, Whitewater Municipal Building. For agenda,
Irvin L. Young Memorial Library New Services,
NEW AT THE LIBRARY
Our Convert and Archive Memories (CAM) service is live! We will be offering a paid service to patrons to convert their videos, photos, and music for them from old formats to newer, digital formats. There is an order form with pricing at the front desk. The things we can convert are photos, negatives, and 35mm slides; 33/45/78 rpm vinyl records and cassette tapes; VHS and camcorder tapes. Pricing is by the hour as all conversions must be done in real time. The cost is $18 per hour; $9 per half-hour. Patrons may still do their own conversions for free. This service is being offered to those who would like their items converted but do not have the time to do it themselves. We cannot convert copyrighted material such as favorite movies that are still in VHS format.
LUCKY DAY
You know how you wait and wait and wait for that bestseller that you really want to read to become available and maybe you put a hold on it and maybe you don’t? Well, if you’re lucky, you may find a copy on our Lucky Day cart and you can just take it home right away. These copies can’t be placed on hold; you just have to come in and see what you might find waiting. Look for the yellow cart with the shamrocks on it!
Upcoming Events
FRIDAY, MARCH 30, THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE SPRING HOLIDAY
Monday, April 2 – Itty Bitty Art Program, 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, April 3 – Rhyme Time, 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 4 – Jam Sesh, 5:30-7:00 p.m.; Wednesday Night Book Club, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 5 – Growing Readers, 9:30 a.m.; Whitewater Knitting, 6:30 p.m.
Wisconsin Technical Excellence Scholarship Awarded to WHS Students
Whitewater High School is proud to announce that Brandon Hageli and Jakob Gmur have each won a Wisconsin Technical Excellence Scholarship valued at $6,750.
Brandon and Jakob earned the highest level of proficiency in Career & Technical Education subjects. Brandon will be attending Blackhawk Technical College and will be studying to become a Diesel Mechanic. Jakob will be attending Milwaukee Area Technical College and will be studying Landscape Design Technology, CAD, Landscape Horticulture and Business Management.
Congratulations Brandon and Jakob!
Whitewater Teachers and Student Recognized for Excellence
The Whitewater Unified School District has been notified that two teachers from the district have been chosen to receive the prestigious Kohl Teacher Fellowship Award. Kate McNulty, Whitewater High School Spanish teacher, and Carmen Behrens, Whitewater Middle School French teacher, have been chosen among hundreds of nominees across the state for this honor. The Kohl Teacher Fellowship program recognizes and supports teaching excellence and innovation in the State of Wisconsin, USA. Their goal is to support teachers in the pursuit of their unrealized goals for their classrooms or professional development. The 100 Herb Kohl Fellowship recipients and the 100 schools of those teachers will each receive a $6,000 grant and will be recognized at a spring banquet.
Whitewater High School is also proud to announce that high school senior, Connor Steinke, has been selected as a 2018 Herb Kohl Excellence Scholarship recipient. Connor was chosen to receive this $10,000 award because of his exceptional scholarship, leadership, citizenship, and school & community involvement.
Connor Steinke, Kate McNulty, and Carmen Behrens, along with their guests, will be recognized at a regional luncheon on Saturday, April 14 at Monona Grove High School. Congratulations to all the Whitewater Kohl winners!
WHS Competes at New Berlin West Track Invitational
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From Coach Houwers:
The Whippets track and field teams competed hard today at New Berlin West. Both teams were somewhat limited with a number of students heading out on spring break, but they still competed hard and had a good showing. Sashi Popke won the pole vault with a new best of 13 feet, making his first top ten list. That ties him for the 6th best performance in WHS history.
Ali Ketterhagen did a great job in the high jump today, winning with a jump of 4′ 6″. She hadn’t jumped in two years, so it was great to see her come back and have success. It was particularly impressive given the fact she was in a knee brace.
Abby Grosinske threw the shot today for the first time. She won with a throw of 27′ 11.5″. She tied, but had a better second throw to win on the tie-breaker.
A number of freshmen and “new to track” athletes got their first experience today. I was really happy how hard they competed. Tyler Pavlik impressed. He got to run his first 400 in a relay today. He got out hard, found out what the 400 can feel like, and said he liked it. Track coaches love to have kids that like the 400. Thomas Uteynik, Ignacio Cuevas, and others got their first races, and impressed. For the girls, Amanda Tovar, Lily Dunklau, Kathryn Donner and Bailee Korf all ran well in their first taste of a varsity meet. I’m excited to see how the teams develop over the year.
WHS Robotics Team – Ferradermis – wins Regional, Qualifies for First Robotics World Competition
****Update: The robotics team will be meeting at the High School at 8:15 pm. The fire truck parade will follow****
Congratulations to Ferradermis, the WHS robotics team, for winning their regional competition!
The team now advances to the First Robotic World Championships to be held in Detroit on April 25 – 28, 2018.
A fire truck parade will welcome the team back to town tonight, March 24, 2018. The parade will occur between 8:00 and 8:30 PM.
UW-Whitewater Gymnastics Earns Second Straight National Title
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnastics team claimed the fifth national championship in program history Friday with a school record score of 193.700 at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Team Championship at Springfield College in Springfield, Mass.
The Warhawks’ title is their second straight and fifth in the last seven years. The team shattered the previous program record score of 193.025, set in 2014.
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UW-Whitewater Baseball and Softball Results
No. 3 UW-Whitewater Downs No. 11 Washington & Jefferson
AUBURNDALE, Fla. – The No. 3 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team picked up another marquee victory Thursday with an 8-1 triumph over 11th-ranked Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), last year’s national runner-up, at the RussMatt Invitational at Lake Myrtle Park.
The Warhawks (3-0), who opened the 2018 season yesterday with wins over fellow 2017 NCAA qualifier Babson (Mass.) and Hope (Mich.), broke open a close game with four runs in the seventh and added two more in the eighth to back a strong performance by junior pitcher Michael Kaska.
For the complete story from UWWSports.com,
UW-Whitewater Softball Opens 2018 Season
CLERMONT, Fla. – The No. 10 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater softball team started its 2018 season Thursday against two traditional powers from Massachusetts, falling in back-to-back games at the NTC Softball Complex on the first day of the team’s spring break trip.
The Warhawks (0-2 overall) were downed by Tufts, which won three straight national championships from 2013-15, by a 10-3 score. They continued the day against fourth-ranked Williams (Mass.), falling 8-5.
For the complete story from UWWSports.com,
Camp Opportunities for Local Girl Scouts Announced
Girl Scouts of Wisconsin – Badgerland recently unveiled its 2018 camp season – featuring double the programming, expanded overnight options and themed day camps.
“Our exciting new summer camps are in response to the valuable feedback we’ve gotten from parents and girls over the last year,” said Marci Henderson, Badgerland Girl Scouts’ CEO. “The 2018 Summer Camp Planning Team was charged with one purpose: Getting more girls to camp, because Girl Scouts benefit immensely from spending time outdoors.”
Findings published by the Girl Scouts Research Institute show that when girls participate in outdoor programs, they experience personal growth and empowerment, try new things, overcome fears and learn teamwork and leadership skills. The study also finds that nearly three-quarters of girls improved a skill while participating in an outdoor Girl Scout program.
“Another significant finding in the research is that girls develop lifelong environmental stewardship by participating in camping outdoor experiences,” Henderson added. “That’s why it’s so important to get more girls outdoors this summer.”
No matter their age, all Badgerland Girl Scouts will try something new at camp this year. But they’ll also participate in the traditions that have kept girls coming back to camp for decades: campfires, swimming, songs, archery, creek hopping, flag ceremonies and more.
“We’re infusing energy and interest among girls and their parents to experience camp, and to want to come back in years to come,” Henderson said.
Any girl in kindergarten through twelfth grade can attend Girl Scout camp. To register for Girl Scouts and sign up for camp, see www.gsbadgerland.org.
For Girls in Grades K-5
For the first time ever, all resident campers in kindergarten through fifth grade will hop on the bus and adventure to Camp Ehawee in La Crosse County for up to five nights. Not only will they get to explore a new place, but each week has a different theme, like “Mess Makers”, “Build It. Break It. Blow It Up!”, and “Hogwarts: An Intro to Magic”. Badgerland is also introducing one-night “My First Sleepaway” camp options at Camp Ehawee and Camp Brandenburg in Dane County to give girls in kindergarten and first grade a taste of camp life. Troops can also attend camp together at Camp Black Hawk in Antigo, Wis.
For Girls in Grades 6-12
Girls in sixth grade and higher can choose from four new adventure camps designed around G.I.R.L. (GoGetter, Innovator, Risk-Taker, Leader) themes and challenges. Resident campers will camp at Camp Evelyn in Sheboygan County and Camp Manitou in Manitowoc County.
About Badgerland Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of Wisconsin – Badgerland Council serves 23 counties in south-central and southwest Wisconsin, as well as Houston County in Minnesota and Allamakee County in Iowa. Its service centers are in Madison, Janesville, Platteville and La Crosse.
More information about Badgerland Girl Scouts can be found on its website: www.gsbadgerland.org.