Month: May 2018
Upcoming City Meetings: Week of May 28 through June 3
WUSD School Board Meeting – Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 6:30 pm, Whitewater Unified School District Central Office –
William D. Kyle Board Room. For agenda, 
Whitewater Fire Department Inc. Business Meeting – Thursday, May 31, 2018, 6:30 pm, Whitewater Fire Dept Large Meeting Room. For agenda,
VFW Post 5470 and American Legion Post 173 to offer Memorial Day observance
VFW Post 5470 and American Legion Post 173 will offer a solemn observance in memory of deceased veterans and their families at 11:00 a.m. on Memorial Day, May 28, 2018, at the Veteran’s building on Whitewater’s Wisconsin Ave. In addition, Badger boys and girls graduates receiving VFW and Legion scholarships and students receiving Legion Americanism awards will be recognized.
Legion Adj. Steven Smith is the Master of Ceremonies along with CMDR Michael Davenport of the VFW. The Middle School and High School bands will lead the parade from the First Citizens Bank to the Veteran’s building at 10:30 a.m., where the high school band will provide a selection of patriotic music at the ceremony. Deacon Hector Villarreal of St. Patrick Catholic parish will provide the invocation and benediction. The memorial speaker for the observance will be Rep. Don Vruwink, Wisconsin Assemblyman from Milton, representing the 43d District.
The observance will include a reading of the names of Whitewater veterans who have passed during this year and the solemn playing of taps and a rifle salute by the combined Honor Squad in their memory
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The WHS Choir presented their Spring Concert entitled “The Eye of the Beholder” on May 16.
The WHS Choirs presented their Spring Concert on May 16th. Bel Canto Choir, Music Masters, Cadenza Singers and the WHS Ringers performed at the concert titled “The Eye of the Beholder”.
The theme of the concert was color, beauty, and the visual arts. During the concert, two student visual artists each created a painting based on the sounds they heard. After awards and recognitions were made, the paintings were revealed.
Congratulations to all on a beautiful, colorful concert!
8 Whippets heading to State Track and Field Competition
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From Coach Houwer:
The Whippet track and field teams will be sending 8 people to compete in LaCrosse next Friday and Saturday.
Miranda Reynolds will be the lone female representative, returning to the bluffs of LaCrosse to take another go at the high jump. She clutched up to clear 5′ on her third attempt when a miss would have ended her season. She then went on to clear 5′ 1″ and take second at sectionals last night.
The boys will be led by junior Sashi Popke. Sashi qualified in all 4 of his events. That feat has only been done 1 other time in school history, by Chad Simes in 2001. He won the pole vault and the long jump last night and ran on the 4×100 and 4×200 relays that qualified.
The 4×100 meter relay team of Will Leibbrand, Tyler Sheffield, Sashi Popke and Jack Mayer will go into the state meet seeded third after running a school record time last night of 43.54. Jared Clapper and Tyler Pavlik will join those 4 on the trip, ready to step in should their services be needed. It will be an exciting race in LaCrosse, with a number of other teams within a few tenths of a second.
The same four individuals sit one spot better entering the state competition in the 4×200 meter relay, seeded second, just 15 hundredths of a second out of the top seed. They ran the second fastest relay in school history with a 1:30.89 and look to improve upon that with hopefully two more races in LaCrosse. Juan Cuellar and Tyler Pavlik will serve as the alternates for this relay and gain valuable experience for the next two years.
There were a few close calls last night as well, where Whippets, unfortunately, found themselves on the outside looking in. Abby Grosinkse finished 5th in the shot put, just 2 inches out of a qualifying spot.
Even closer was the boys 4×400 relay of Tyler Sheffield, Juan Cuellar, Ignacio Cuevas, and Jacob Korf. They finished their race in the fast heat in 4th place, just 2 hundredths of a second out of third. Thinking they had secured a spot in the state meet, they began to celebrate only to find out they were beaten by one team in the first heat. That meant their 4th place finish was actually 5th, and they were just 2 hundredths of a second out of the final spot. Fighting all the way through the line, Jacob Korf was passed with about 15 meters left. The runner, believing he was ahead, let up a little and Jacob just missed passing him back. He kept fighting to the finish and needed only another step or two to take the spot back. It was an exciting, emotional race. And one where all 4 guys ran their best races of the season. I’m sure it’s a race they will remember for a long time.
The state competition festivities will kick off with Miranda jumping at 3:00 pm on Friday, June 1, followed shortly thereafter by Sashi in the vault at 3:15 pm. Both relays will have prelims on Friday and with a top ten finish, compete in finals on Saturday, June 2. Sashi will also compete in the long jump on Saturday. It will be an exciting time in LaCrosse.
Parker qualifies for WIAA golf sectionals
Photos from Coach Wiegman
From Coach Wiegman:
Wednesday at Ives Grove Golf Links in Racine, WI, the Whippet Golf Team competed in the WIAA Division 2 Regional hosted by Racine St. Catherine’s High School. The Whippets finished with a team score of 427. The team was led by senior Billie Jo Parker, who fired an 18 hole round score of 88. Her score qualifies her as an individual for the sectional meet next Wednesday at Kettle Hills Golf Course in Richfield, WI, and hosted by Kewaskum High School. Parker was 18th overall and finds herself competing for a chance at the WIAA State Invite held at University Ridge Golf Course. Senior Tommy Cushman fired his best round of the season coming in with a 103. Seniors Jacob Zuehlke and Jon Brunner shot rounds of 120 and 116 respectively. Junior Bowen Babcock rounded out the scoring with a final round of 123.
Parker will be teeing off at approximately 9:30 a.m. at Kettle Hills Golf Course next Wednesday, May 30th.
Rotary Club hosts WHS academic top 10%
In a continuation of an annual tradition, the Whitewater Rotary Club hosted the WHS Class of 2018 academic top 10% at the group’s May 22 lunch meeting.
Whippets play two games, split with Big Foot and Elkhorn
Game 1: WHS 15 Big Foot 5 (Box Score)
Game 2: WHS 4 Elkhorn 9 (Box Score)
By Nate Parrish
Whitewater High School baseball team (13-7) was looking to bounce back against Big Foot after a couple of tough losses to McFarland that cost them a chance to win the Rock Valley Conference outright or even tie for the Championship. The Whippets struck early and jumped out to a quick lead in a 15-5 win that would end after 6 innings due to the 10 run rule. Whitewater scored 1 in the first inning and 7 more in the second for an 8-1 lead after two innings. Big Foot answered with 2 runs in the 3rd and 2 more in the 4th to make it 8-5 but Whitewater responded with 2 in the bottom of the 5th and 5 more in the 6th. The Whippets took advantage of 5 errors and 8 walks by Big Foot, which led to several runs. Alex Fero led the hitting attack by going 3 for 3 with a walk, 1 RBI and scoring 3 runs, Dylan Pease was 2 for 3 with 3 RBI’s. Bryce Parrish picked up the win on the mound going all 6 innings giving up 8 hits, 5 runs, 3 earned runs while striking out 4 and walking 3.
Immediately following the Big Foot game, Whitewater took on Elkhorn for the second game of a doubleheader on the evening. Whitewater would end on the short end of this game with a final score of 9-4. Whitewater was outhit 8-7 and had a couple of costly errors that led to the loss. Bryce Parrish was 2 for 4 with a double and Alex Fero was 1 for 2 with a double. The Whippets used 3 pitchers in the game as James Dedrick tossed 4 innings, Alex Fero 2 innings and Dylan Pease 1 inning. Coach Pease said “the last week has had a lot of highs and lows with the big wins over Jefferson then losing to McFarland and knocking us out of the conference race. We need to get back to throwing strikes, playing defense and having a good approach at the plate, if we can get back to that we can play competitive baseball but if we play the way we have the last few games we can be beaten by anyone. Now we need to focus on the next opponent and get ready for the playoffs”.
The Walworth/Jefferson Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance to Offer Free Hiking Events On June 2, National Trails Day
Saturday, June 2 at 8 AM: The Annual Up-to-20-mile National Trails Day Hike
Join members of the Walworth/Jefferson County Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance for a free guided hike of 1.5, 4.2, or up to twenty miles of the Trail in Walworth and Jefferson Counties, rain or shine! Meet at the white Ice Age Trail tent near the Rice Lake boat launch parking area (free) in the Whitewater Lake Recreation Area, near the north end of State Park Road just south of Kettle Moraine Drive. The trail is rocky, hilly, scenic, and can be quite challenging; sturdy shoes, a cell phone, water, and snacks are strongly recommended. Hikers may opt out at most road crossings; free transportation back to the parking area will be available. Contact Chapter Coordinator Andy Whitney at 262-949-0286 for further information.
Saturday, June 2 at 10 AM: Mammoth Tracks: Nature Exploration for Children and Families
Older children and families can take a guided hike to explore one of two nearby sections of the Ice Age Trail — down the hill to Whitewater Creek (2.2 miles) or up the bluff to the lookout over Rice Lake (1.8 miles). A limited number of hand-peeled hiking sticks will be awarded to the young hikers afterward. Hikes will take place on the hour between 10 AM and 1 PM — long pants, sturdy shoes, sunscreen, and bug spray are recommended! On-going hands-on supervised nature exploration activities will be provided for toddlers and little tots.
Both activities will take place at the white Ice Age Trail tent near the Rice Lake boat launch in the Whitewater Lake Recreation Area (near the north end of State Park Road just south of Kettle Moraine Drive). Free parking on National Trails Day. Other amenities at the site include a playground, shady picnic areas, water, and primitive bathrooms. This event is sponsored by the Walworth/Jefferson County Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance.
For more information, contact Barb Converse at 262-473-7304.
