Dustin Reichwald

This year marks the 3rd year that the Whitewater Community Foundation (WCF) has awarded grants to nonprofits in Whitewater and those outside Whitewater that serve the Whitewater community. The mission of the WCF is to collaborate with our civic partners to create opportunities for youth and adults to achieve their educational and economic dreams, to create a vibrant city for the arts, and to celebrate and preserve the qualities that make Whitewater exceptional.

Past grants have been awarded to groups that improve the health of Whitewater citizens, as well as providing more opportunities for Whitewater youth to participate in extracurricular camps and workshops and reading programs, providing funding to pay musicians at various nonprofit events and providing help with murals and playgrounds. Please spread the word to those who are trying to effect change in Whitewater. We look forward to working with leaders who are working one goal at a time to make our town a greater place to live.

Interested organizations can find more information at http://www.whitewatercommunityfoundation.org/grants/

The deadline for applications is May 31, 2018.

Emerson Ellenwood, a student at Whitewater Middle School, has been named the 2017-18 winner of an honorable mention award from the Wisconsin Center for the Book.

Ellenwood was one of more than 760 Wisconsin students in grades 4-12 who participated in this year’s Letters About Literature contest and one of more than 51 semi-finalists. The contest invites young readers to write a letter to an author describing how that author’s work changed their view of the world or of themselves. Judges selected Ellenwood’s letter to author Veronica Roth about her book, Divergent, in Level 1 competition for students in grades 4-6. The awards ceremony was held at the YWCA Auditorium in Green Bay as part of the Untitledtown Book Festival on April 21, 2018

The first- and second-place plus honorable mention winners were chosen from the group of semi-finalists in various grade levels (Level 1 – Grades 4-6; Level II – Grades 7-8; and Level III – Grades 9-12). First-place winners at all three levels are sent on to the national Letters about Literature competition for judging and additional prizes. More than 40,000 young readers across the country participated in this year’s Letters About Literature contest.

The Letters About Literature program in Wisconsin has been coordinated by the Wisconsin Center for the Book since 1992 in partnership with the Library of Congress.

Excerpt of Ellenwood’s letter: “You pointed out that it would be boring if we were all the same and gave me the message that being diverse or unique is okay and in some ways interesting or an advantage.”

WHS Golf Takes 6th at Prairie Woods Meet

From Coach Wiegman:

“The Whitewater High School Golf Team began the Rock Valley Conference season at Prairie Woods Golf Course on Tuesday, April, 24th, with Clinton as the host school. The Whippets finished with a team score of 210, placing 6th place in the 10-team conference. Leading the way for the Whippets was senior Billie Jo Parker, who fired a 41. Parker is off to a good start to the season after shooting 95 at the Geneva National Invitational on Monday. Fellow senior Tommy Cushman scored a 52. Rounding out the scoring was Jacob Zuehlke with a 56, and Jon Brunner and Bowen Babcock both with a score of 61. The Whippets continue their season on Friday at the Evansville Invitational held at Evansville Country Club. ”

WHS Baseball Defeats East Troy

Article by Nate Parrish

The Whitewater Whippet baseball team (5-0) defeated East Troy 3-1 on Tuesday Evening. The Whippets struck right away in the first inning after James Dedrick and Dylan Pease led off the game with walks, a groundout moving the runners over by Bryce Parrish and an infield hit by Jimmy Duval led to a 1-0 lead. Jordan Curtis would hit a sac fly to left for a 2-0 lead after one inning. East Troy would get 1 run back in the top of the 3^rd but that is all they would get the rest of the way as Whitewater would tack on one more insurance run on an RBI ground ball by Jaden Salmieri scoring Gehrig Monday in the bottom of the 6^th.

The Whitewater bats have been slow to get going after the long break as they managed just 4 hits. Danny Harnack was 2 for 3, Jimmy Duval had a single and Bryce Parrish had a double. Hunter Martin picked up the win as he tossed 4.1 innings allowing 4 hits, 1 earned run, and striking out 4 while issuing 4 free passes. Bryce Parrish picked up the save for the second consecutive night going 2.2 innings and not allowing a base runner.

Whitewater will be back in action on Thursday evening at East Troy with first pitch at 4:45 and will be back at home Friday evening to play Milton.

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The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has announced is scholarship awards for 2018.  Emilie Kachel, a junior from Whitewater, has been awarded the Emma L. Wilder Endowment Scholarship.  The Wilder Scholarship is given to an outstanding sophomore, junior or senior enrolled in exercise science, health or sport science with at least a 3.5 GPA.

Emilie is double-majoring in Sports Management and Spanish.  She is a member of the UW-La Crosse chapter of the Golden Key Honor Society and has been named to the Dean’s list every semester.  Emilie is a member of the Spanish Club, the Sport Science Club, the Recreation Sports Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, Rainbow Unity Club, Spanish Club, the Intercultural Organization Promoting Awareness and is a global “buddy” for international students on campus.  Last summer she studied abroad in Seville, Spain. Emilie is an intern at the UW-La Crosse Athletic Department in External Affairs.  This summer, she will intern for the La Crosse Loggers baseball team.