For 27 years the UWW/Community Optimist Club has been making sure kids in our community don’t go out in the cold during the winter without appropriate outerwear!
Newly added collection sites include the Irving L Young Auditorium, and the University Center Staff who are joining First English Lutheran Church, Associated Bank, First Citizen’s State Bank, Fort Community Credit Union (FCCU), and Premier Bank to collect mittens, hats, and scarves. In addition, underwear, socks and snow pants (for elementary school kids) are encouraged, for they are used as emergency items for the kids throughout the school year. Gift cards will also be accepted by Lanora Heim, Director of Pupil Services for the Whitewater Unified School District and Coordinator of the Family Emergency fund, to purchase items as needed. Check with your church to see if they are participating.
Donations are being accepted now through Tuesday, December 18th by 4 pm.
The members and (new!) pastor of Kettle Moraine Baptist Church (KMBC) invite you to come and experience the joy of the Christmas season!
At last Tuesday’s meeting, the Whitewater Lions Club members donated a car full of individually packaged snacks for the Lakeview Elementary School Lakeview Loves program.
Eleven Members of the Gymhawks Youth Gymnastics Competitive Team in Whitewater recently competed at the 2018 Level 2-5 Wisconsin State Gymnastics Championships Meet held at Waukesha West High School on December 1- 2. The event was hosted by Swiss Turners Gymnastics Academy. Team members had to receive qualifying scores in prior 2018 gymnastics meets to participate at the State Level. A total of 859 gymnasts competed from throughout the state, with athletes competing against those of similar ages and skill levels.
Over 100 fifth grade music students from Lakeview, Lincoln and Washington Elementary Schools will combine to perform their Winter Concert on Tuesday, December 18, at 7:00 p.m. The Concert is at the Whitewater High School Auditorium and is open to the public, free of charge.
The Whitewater Police Department held their second successful Shop with a Cop event on December 10th.
One student from each elementary school within the Whitewater Unified School District was selected to join local law enforcement to shop for the holidays; Gio from Washington, Gavin from Lakeview and Jacob from Lincoln.
During the last two months we have helped the Whitewater food pantry prepare Thanksgiving food baskets, we had a float in the Whitewater parade, and we had a Holiday party where we did crafts and went caroling.
The Whippets had a strong first dual meet against Conference opponent Burlington Co-op. Despite the loss, the Whippets were able to post 4 times to the Top 10 All-Time list, swim 18 out of 26 best times and take 1st in five races. We also had several swimmers take on new races.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team used a stifling defense and a surge early in the third quarter Tuesday night on its way to a 48-42 triumph over Milwaukee School of Engineering in a non-conference affair at the Kern Center.
Calling all craft beer lovers, home brewers and history buffs! UW-Whitewater Continuing Education is excited to announce the return of its popular massive open online course (MOOC) “Beer Matters” in January.
“Beer Matters” is a free online class, open to anyone 21 and older. The class begins Jan. 14, 2019, and will explore beer and brewing from prehistoric times to the present. Lessons will cover brewing around the globe as well as beer in America, from Prohibition to the current popularity of craft brewing. Karl Brown, assistant professor of history at UW-Whitewater and former professional brewmaster in the U.S. and Europe, will teach the six-week course.
On December 10, 2018, it was announced that Whitewater High School teachers Mike Tamblyn (Math) and Tony Tautges (Science) received their National Board Certifcations recently. In addition, Paul Majors (Agriculture) received his re-certification for the National Boards.
St. Patrick to hold a fundraiser for their high school mission trip on December 15 from 9 am to 3 pm.
The UWW/Community Optimist Club hosted their 26th Annual Breakfast with Santa on December 8th. The event served 671 guests this year and collected around 100 items … Read more
itewater High School Athletic Director Jim Pease is pleased to announce Jason Bleck as the Whippets new football coach. Mr. Bleck takes over the whippets after being an assistant coach since 2017.
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