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Upcoming City & Community Meetings: Week of January 21 – 27

Library Board Meeting – Monday, January 21, 2019, at 6:30 pm at the Irvin Young Library – Community Room (Agenda)

Parks and Recreation Board Meeting– Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at 5:30 pm at the Whitewater Municipal Building – Cravath Lakefront Room (Agenda)

Annual lot owners and directors meetings of the Cemetery Association of Whitewater – Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the rec. room of Blackhawk Manor, 1155 Blackhawk Ln., Whitewater. The purpose of the meeting is for election of officers and other business.

Alpha – Tuesday, January 22 at 12:30 PM, Seniors in the Park

Alpha is a 2018 American historical adventure film directed by Albert Hughes and written by Daniele Sebastian Wiedenhaupt, from a story by Hughes. The film stars Kodi Smit-McPhee as a young hunter who befriends an injured wolf during the last ice age, with Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as his father. The wolf is played by Chuck, a five-year-old Czechoslovakian Wolfdog.

Principal photography began in February 2016 in Canada and lasted through that April. The film was delayed several times, before being released in the United States on August 17, 2018, by Sony Pictures Releasing. It has grossed over $99 million worldwide and received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised the performances and cinematography.

When: Tuesday, January 22 at 12:30 PM

Where: Seniors in the Park

Movie Info: Rated PG-13; 1 hour, 36 min. (2018)

Lecture Series Revisits World War II

For 35 years, UW-Whitewater faculty and staff and community and business leaders have offered free presentations to thousands of people on topics ranging from art and current events to history and literature.

All lectures are free and open to the public and are held on Mondays at 3 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Fairhaven Senior Services, 435 West Starin Road, Whitewater. Street parking is adjacent to the building. Unable to attend? Links to videos of lectures, including those from prior series, can be found at http://www.uww.edu/ce/fairhaven.  If you have a disability and desire accommodations, please advise us as early as possible. Requests are confidential. UW-Whitewater provides equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title IX and ADA requirements. Please contact Kari Borne at 262-472-1003 or bornek@uww.edu for further information.

Spring 2019 Series:

A World at War: Taking a Closer Look at WWII

Seventy-five years ago, the world was engaged in the deadliest conflict in history. This spring, the Fairhaven Lecture Series will take a closer look at World War II — the Allies and the Axis, the international battlefields and the home front, the great powers and the greatest generation.

Fourteen lectures in the “A World at War: Taking a Closer Look at WWII” series will feature presentations by faculty from UW-Whitewater’s Whitewater and Rock County campuses and will explore topics from the atomic bomb and the film and literature of the era to women war pilots and one family’s story of surviving the Holocaust.

This weekly series begins on January 28th with:

Making the Movies Safe for War: The WWII Combat Film

Presented by John McGuigan, Professor, Languages and Literatures

WUSD begins use of Raptor Visitor Management System

Dear WUSD Community:

The Whitewater Unified School District is pleased to announce that we are now using the Raptor Visitor Management System in all of our schools.  Part of keeping students and staff safe is knowing who is in our buildings at all times, and the Raptor system will allow us to do that.  This system will better allow us to screen visitors, contractors, and volunteers in our schools and provide some peace of mind for our students, staff, and community.  

Upon entering a district building, visitors will be asked to present an ID such as a driver’s license or state ID.  If a visitor does not have a driver’s license or state ID, the visitor can work with the building principal to determine an acceptable form of identification. The Raptor system checks the visitor’s name and date of birth for comparison with a national database of registered sex offenders.  The registered sex offender database is the only database checked by the Raptor system.  No other data from the ID is gathered or recorded, and the information is not shared with any outside agency.  Once entry is approved, Raptor will issue a badge that identifies the visitor, the date, and the purpose of their visit.  Subsequent visits will not require an ID, as a new badge can be printed just by entering the person’s name.  A badge will not be necessary for those who visit our schools simply to drop off an item in the office or pick up paperwork.

The safety of our students is our highest priority and the Raptor visitor management system allows us to quickly identify those that may present a danger to our students.  Thank you in advance for your understanding and your support in enhancing the school safety protocols in our district.  If you have any questions regarding the system, please contact your building principal or District Safety Coordinator David Brokopp at dbrokopp@wwusd.org.

Estimada comunidad de WUSD:

El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Whitewater se complace en anunciar que ahora estamos utilizando el Sistema de Gestión de Visitantes llamado Raptor en todas nuestras escuelas. Para mantener a los estudiantes y al personal seguros y a salvo es necesario saber quién está en nuestros edificios a todo momento, y el sistema Raptor nos permitirá hacerlo. Este sistema nos permitirá escanear mejor a los visitantes, contratistas y voluntarios en nuestras escuelas y ayudará a brindar tranquilidad a nuestros estudiantes, personal y comunidad.

Al ingresar al edificio del distrito, se les pedirá a los visitantes que presenten una identificación, como una licencia de conducir o una identificación del estado. Si algún visitante no tiene una licencia de conducir o una identificación del estado, el visitante podrá conversar con el director de la escuela para determinar cuál sería otra forma aceptable identificación. El sistema Raptor verifica el nombre y la fecha de nacimiento del visitante para comparar con una base de datos nacional de delincuentes sexuales registrados. La base de datos de delincuentes sexuales registrados es la única base de datos verificada por el sistema Raptor. No se recopilará ni se registrará ningún otro dato de la identificación, y la información no se compartirá con ninguna agencia externa. Una vez que se apruebe el ingreso de los datos al sistema, Raptor emitirá una credencial que identificará al visitante, la fecha y el propósito de su visita. Las visitas subsiguientes no requerirán una identificación, ya que se puede imprimir una nueva credencial simplemente ingresando el nombre de la persona. No será necesaria una identificación para aquellos que visitan nuestras escuelas simplemente para dejar un objeto en la oficina o para recoger documentos.

La seguridad de nuestros estudiantes es nuestra máxima prioridad y el sistema de gestión de visitantes Raptor nos permite identificar rápidamente aquellos que pueden representar un peligro para nuestros estudiantes. Gracias de antemano por su comprensión y por su apoyo para mejorar los protocolos de seguridad escolar en nuestro distrito. Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre el sistema, comuníquese con el director de su escuela o con el Coordinador de Seguridad del Distrito, David Brokopp, a dbrokopp@wwusd.org.

Sincerely,

David Brokopp

District Safety Coordinator

Dr. John F. Kozlowicz, 77, of Elkhorn, WI, passed away Wednesday, Dec.19, 2018.

He was born June 1, 1941, the son of the late Frank and Esther Kozlowicz. John married the love of his life, Joan Aniszewski, on June 13, 1970 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Whitewater, WI.

John was a Professor of Political Science and chairman at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater from 1968 until his retirement in 2005, where he was fondly known as “Koz”, “Dr. Koz” and “Prof Koz”. Following his retirement, as Professor Emeritus John continued to teach both in person and online through the Fall Semester 2018. His teaching spanned curriculum such as American Government and Politics, Constitution, the Judicial Process, Constitutional Law, Resources for Legal Research and Police, Criminal Justice Administration among other related topics. John was on the forefront of incorporating technology and web-based teaching in the 1990’s with the emergence of the internet, and also designed two new programs for UW-Whitewater, which passed through the curricular process and became part of the academic offering: The Legal Studies Minor and Paralegal Certificate. John was also the Internship Program Coordinator for UW-W, pairing students with legislators, campaign staff for public office candidates, law offices and governmental agencies both in Wisconsin – as well as in Washington, D.C to allow students to view the national political process in action. Throughout his career he advised all Pre-Law students as well as a significant number of Political Science Majors in his 50-year career as a Professor. He found great joy in navigating students to pursue their highest potential.

As an accomplished and well-liked Professor, John received numerous teaching awards including: The UW-Whitewater Saunders Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Humanities (1989); The Faculty Service Award, National University Continuing Education Association, Region IV (1992); The UW System Regents Teaching Excellence Award (1996); The W.P. Roseman Award for Excellence in Teaching (1997), UW-W Faculty Service Award (1997); The Commitment to Diversity Award (awarded by the UW-W African American Educators, 1997); Outstanding Teaching Award for College of Letters and Sciences awarded by the Order of Omega (1995, 1996, 1998); the Greek Outstanding Teaching Award (1998); Honorary Member of the Golden Key Society; honored by the Blue Key National Honor Society; and appointed to the Danforth Foundation Associate Program (1998); and The Wisconsin Teaching Scholars (2001, 2002).

John served as President of the Elkhorn Police and Fire Commission, a Political Analyst for the Stan Milam Show on WBEL 1380AM (providing political commentary on current issues and especially for National Elections, as recent as the 2016 Elections), Participant of the Political Science Forum on WSUW FM, Member of the Walworth County DUI Court, was an Expert Witness for Karls, et al. v. McCredie, et al for Brennan, Steil, Bastings, & MacDougall, S.C, was a coordinator of the UW-Whitewater Elderhostel Program, a Summer Upward Bound Instructor, Coordinator and Instructor of the McNair Mentor Program and Coordinator of the Fairhaven Retirement Center Lecture Series.

Throughout his career, John was frequently a public speaker for regional and national conferences as well as a variety of multi-disciplinary events. He had numerous publications and received major grants for his work, such as from the Bicentennial Commission of the United States; the Wisconsin Department of Justice (Division of Law Enforcement Services) to develop and teach a 40-hour training course for area police supervisors; the National Endowment for the Humanities grant through UW-Parkside for preparation of a legal research methods book; the Training an Standards Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to Design and team-teach a training program for the Racine Police Department, “Management and Supervision for Patrol Sergeants”.

John received his B.S. Political Science from Loyola University, Chicago 1963; his M.A. Political Science, Northern Illinois University, 1965; and his Ph.D. Government, University of Arizona 1970.

John enjoyed a number of activities in his personal time, including everything to do with American politics, reading, exploring with the latest technologies, spending summers up north at his cottage in Eagle River, kayaking, watching movies, enjoying coffee (especially discovering new coffee shops), and bringing laughter to those around him with his humor practical jokes. He absolutely delighted in his grandchildren and enjoyed spending quality time with them frequently. Having grown up in Chicago and being an avid sports fan, he was a devoted and loyal Cubs, Bears and Bulls fan.

John is survived by his loving wife, Joan, of 48 years, two daughters, Catherine Kozlowicz of Waukesha, WI, Emily (Sam) Duchac of Wind Point, WI and his two grandchildren, Harrison and Claire Duchac. He was preceded in death by his son David and by his parents.

A Celebration of Life will be held by John’s Family at the Hamilton Room of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Student Union, from 1-3pm on Saturday January 26, 2019. In lieu of flowers, his family requests memorials be made in Dr. John Kozlowicz’s honor to the Dr. John Kozlowicz Pre-Law Scholarship either online at https://www.uww.edu/foundation/how-to-give/give-now , or sent to: The Dr. John Kozlowicz Pre-Law Scholarship, UW-Whitewater Foundation, 800 W. Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190.

Arrangements for Kozlowicz Family made by Haase-Lockwood & Associates Funeral Homes and Crematory. Online guest book at www.haaselockwoodfhs.com.

Donations may be made to:

Dr. John Kozlowicz Pre-Law Scholarship Attn UW-Whitewater Foundation
800 W. Main Street, Whitewater WI 53190

WHS Girls Basketball wins close battle with Beloit Turner, 50-48

Kacie Carollo, pictured in this file photo, lead the Whippets with 19 points. (Photo courtesy of Bob Mischka)

From Coach Lippens:

It was a battle to the very end tonight. Fortunately, we came out with the win, beating Beloit Turner 50-48.   Jaden Henneman had one of her best games with a double double, 12 points and 12 rebounds.  Kacie Carollo led the team with 19, Abby Grosinske also scored 12.

Box Score

SLALN 5-6 and 7-8 Math Meet Results


Front – (6th graders) Andrew O”Toole, Henry Gehrenbeck, Ava Nygren, Alex Clarksen
Back – (8th graders) Peter Portwine, Cole Schlicher, Jazmin Cederberg, Emma Clarksen  (7th graders) Emilia Houweers, Silas Baker, Emerson Ellenwood, Jared Apgar

It was a job well done for the students that represented Whitewater Middle School at the Southern Lakes Advanced Learner Network Math Meets on January 15. While no trophies or medals were earned by Whitewater students they tried their hardest, had fun, and represented our school well. 

Our 5-6 team came in 3rd place (out of 8 schools in their division) behind Hartland-Lakeside and Merton. Henry Gehrenbeck and Andrew O’Toole just missed receiving high individual medals by placing third and fourth high respectively. Alex Clarkson and Ava Nygren also had very high scores close behind Henry and Andrew and within the top 12. Hartland-Lakeside and Merton also dominated the 7-8 Math Meet event. 

Our 7-8 team came in 6th place (out of 8 schools in their division) and placed above Clinton and East Troy. Jared Apgar was the highest scoring student on our 7-8 Whitewater team followed by Cole Schlicher and Emma Clarksen. Other members of the 7-8 team included Jazmin Cederberg, Peter Portwine, Silas Baker, Emerson Ellenwood, and Emilia Houwers. It was an exciting, high energy event and a tough day.

There were 72 math teams competing represented by 36 different school districts and 576 students attended the event on the UW-Whitewater campus.

Whippets have Successful day at Rock Valley Conference Duals

Carter Friend, shown in this file photo, went 5-0 on the day. (Photoy by Bob Mischka)

Article by John Schimming

On Saturday the teams of the Rock Valley Conference all converged in Big Foot to partake in the RVC Duals. The Whippets went in knowing they were going to have a tough challenge as they were going to be having dual meets against the 5 top teams in the conference all in one day. When the dust settled and the team boarded the bus for the snowy drive home they found themselves 4-1 on the day.

The wins were all very exciting for the whippets. They started off the day with a criteria win over East  Troy as the score was 39-39. Whitewater won on the 4th tie breaker criteria most first points scored in matches, where the whippets scored first in 7 of the 13 matches! With the team success on the day the team pushed their record to 8-1 on the season, 6-1 in the RVC.

Other wins on the day included duals against Edgerton, Jefferson and Turner. All three of these duals were still up in the air with only one or two matches to go so it was very exciting. The whippets sole defeat on the day was to Evansville in a dual that got away from them early with a couple matches that were in Whitewater’s favor but then due to scrambles went against us setting a snowball effect that just became too much for the team to overcome. Before the blink of an eye the team was down 3-24. The team made a valiant comeback but came up short 28-48.  

The day proved to be a true team effort as many stepped up when they needed to in the victories. Cooper Hammond really was a crucial part in the Edgerton dual. He was put into a position where he had to wrestle a very tough opponent but by doing so helped the team in the long run. Josh Hacht also had to step up as he was entered into the line up due to illness setting in.

Going 5-0 on the day for the team was David Cushman and Carter Friend who both had some big wins in the duals as they came down to the wire. In the East Troy Dual, David needed to pin his opponent to push the tie-breaker and he did an outstanding job. Going 4-1 on the day was Amaru Casas who’s only loss was in the East Troy dual however he did have the first takedown in the match which was one of the 7 to help in the dual. Also 4-1 was Wil Leibbrand who wrestled very well all day. Getting into a bad position led to his only loss. During the Edgerton Dual, Will had an outstanding pin to help in the victory.

The Whippets are next in action on Saturday when they travel to the Monroe Invitational. Wrestling at Monroe begins at 9:30.

8 Lincoln Choir Students Perform in WCDA All-State Children’s Choir


Students performing were (front row, left to right) Isaac Weigel, Erika Dreksler, Elora Wildermuth-Brietzman, (back row, left to right) Margaret Brown, Chacha Binagi, Nina Heim, Yareli Palomec and Honors Choir director from the Platteville Children’s Choir, Marcie Russell.

Lincoln Elementary 5th Grade Choir had 8 students selected for the Wisconsin Choral Director’s Association All-State Children’s Choir. The performance was January 12 at Lawrence University in Appleton.

They performed with 5th and 6th-grade choir students from across the state for the WCDA State Conference.

Lincoln Choir Director, Christine Hayes, commented, “The music was challenging and the students worked extremely hard for a beautiful performance. It was a life changing experience!”