Whippet Volleyball team scores victory vs Jefferson

From Coach Bullis:

The Whitewater Whippets opened conference play with a huge win against Jefferson. The Whippets fell behind 2 games to none but rebounded and took the next three sets. Senior Maddie Brown sparked Whitewater with great serving and led the team with 11 aces. Other statistical leaders were: Senior Anna Riemer with 12 kills, Sophomore Cora Linos with 19 assists and Sophomore Emme Bullis with 9 digs. Set scores for Whitewater were: 20-25, 18-25, 26-24, 25-15 & 15-10.

The players and coaches would like to thank all who attended, especially the youth who played before the start of the varsity match. The loud home crowd was really electrifying!

Thursday night the Whippets travel to Beloit Turner to face their second conference opponent of the season

2018 Flood Damage Assessment

The Whitewater Office of Emergency Management along with Jefferson County Emergency Management is attempting to gauge the level of damages received to private properties in the City of Whitewater and surrounding area.

Wisconsin Emergency Management is attempting to determine if individual assistance will be authorized for Jefferson County for damage occurring between 8/17 and 9/5, 2018.

The chart below should help you determine if your property may qualify for assistance.

City residents should contact Whitewater’s Office of Emergency Management office at 262-473-0570 by Thursday 9/13 and leave a message including your name, address and call-back number if you have incurred any damage which may be considered.  Residents living in Jefferson County should contact the Jefferson County Emergency Management Office at 920-674-7450.

WHS Tennis wins all 7 matches vs Edgerton

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From Coach Nelson:

The schedule led to Whitewater facing Edgerton in back to back matches. After playing Edgerton in the last match of the day this past Saturday at the Edgerton Quad, Edgerton visited Whitewater for a conference match Tuesday night.

After a 7-0 victory on Saturday, the Whippets came out a little flat to start Tuesday’s match. For the most part, Whitewater picked up their game as the evening went along and they turned in another 7-0 win.

Whitewater finishes the conference dual portion of their season, this Thursday at home against McFarland.

Match Results

1S Sydney Treder  beat Kelsey Lien, 6-2,6-2

2S Hannah Delaney beat Johanna Rusch, 6-4,6-0

3S Cassidy Laue beat Kylee Houfe, 6-3,7-6(4)

4S Katelyn Partoll beat Lily Gaylor, 6-0,6-0

1D Odessa Sonn/Sophie Olson beat Cameron Gould/Maddie Laskowski, 6-1,6-2

2D Melanie Reyes/Mariana Cano beat Elizabeth Oetzel/Jordan Bauer, 6-2,6-0

3D Marissa Mueller/Tessa Papcke beat Isabella Gilmour/Karlye Smrecek, 6-3,6-1

 

 

Commended Students In The 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program

The principal, Mike Lovenberg, of Whitewater High School announced today that Zachary Brantmeier and Nicholas Kuzoff have been named Semi-Finalist Students in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. A letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal to these scholastically talented seniors.

Zach and Nick will continue in the 2018 competition for the National Merit Scholarship awards. Nick and Zach are 2 of 16,000 Semifinalists in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million dollars that will be offered next spring.

WHS Cross Country competes in Cottage Grove Invitational

Picture (l-r): Gio Anello, Trenten Zahn, Nicole Tomomitsu, Aidan Coburn

From Coach Carstens:

On Tuesday the Whippet Harriers took to the grass at McCarthy Park near Cottage Grove in a 12 team invitational.  Both programs took a nice step forward after a solid training block away from racing.  Leading the way for both teams were Trenten Zahn and Nicole Tomomitsu.  Both earned medals with Trenten in 4th (16:56) overall and Nicole in 9th (20:39).  Both looked really strong in their pursuit to the finish.  Aidan Coburn and Gio Anello battled their way to finish with Aidan getting Gio by a few tenths and took home the 12th place medal and Gio with the 13th.  They covered the 5000m course in 17:51 and 17:52. Dan Trost also had a big race finishing with a lifetime personal best of 19:19.  The boys’ varsity finished in 4th overall and the JV squad was 6th.  On the girls’ side, the varsity finished 7th and the JV finished in 5th place.

The coaching staff was pleased to see great improvement and the runners showing more grit as the fifth week of the season is now underway.   The next race will be the Angel Invitational hosted by Racine St. Catherine’s at UW-Parkside on Saturday.  This will be the program’s 40th year participating in this meet.

Lecture Series Celebrating 150 Years of UW-Whitewater Faculty

UW-Whitewater has transformed lives and our region since its founding in 1868 and begins a new chapter with its new campus in Rock County this year. The Fairhaven Lecture Series will celebrate UW-Whitewater’s sesquicentennial year throughout the fall.  From the Galápagos Islands to Germany, from the wonders of nature to the Milky Way Galaxy, these 11 lectures help tell UW-Whitewater’s 150-year history through its talented faculty.

Lectures with the theme “Inspire. Engage. Transform” will feature presentations by some of the more than 500 faculty and instructional staff members from the Whitewater and Rock County campuses who inspire our students with their teaching and mentoring, engage the state through their service and outreach, and transform our communities with their research and expertise.

The dates, titles, and presenters of the lectures for the fall 2018 series, which are held at 3 pm at Fairhaven Senior Services at 435 W. Starin Road in Whitewater, are


Monday, September 17 

Two Years that Changed the Milky Way Galaxy: 1951 and 2018

Presented by Robert Benjamin, Professor, Physics


Monday, September 24 

How Times Have Changed: Today’s UW-Whitewater / Germany Connection

Presented by Carol Scovotti, Professor, Marketing


Monday, October 1      

Generations United: Connecting and Involving Generations – Is That a Good Idea?   

Presented by Simone DeVore, Professor, Special Education


Monday, October 8   

Forgotten Wisconsin Authors and the Need to Revive Them  

Presented by John Pruitt, Associate Professor, English


Monday, October 15     

Love and Literature: What Young Adult Books Teach about Gender and Romance    

Presented by Tricia Clasen, Professor, Communications – Theatre Arts


Monday, October 22    

How the Boy Next Door Becomes a Latin King: A Christian Boy’s Unlikely Experience

Presented by Elizabeth King, Associate Professor, Educational Foundations


Monday, October 29   

Learning Communities: More than Textbooks   

Presented by Ozalle Toms, Associate Professor, Special Education


Monday, November 5  

Education for Sustainability in the Public Schools of the Galápagos Islands

Presented by Susan Huss-Lederman, Professor, Languages and Literatures


Monday, November 12 

Splendor Without Diminishment and the Wonders of Nature 

Presented by Bob McCallister, Professor, Geography – Geology


Monday, November 19 

The Diversity and Inclusion Imperative: Strategies for Student Success

Presented by LaVar Charleston, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Diversity, Engagement and Success


For nearly 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.

Community Feedback Instrumental to November Referendum, by WUSD Vice President Kelly Davis

Community Feedback Instrumental to November Referendum

By Kelly Davis, Vice President

Whitewater Unified School District Board

November 6, residents of the Whitewater Unified School District (WUSD) will have an opportunity to vote on a referendum question that will appear on the regular election ballot. The question will ask residents to vote yes or no on a measure to replace a previously passed referendum that’s set to expire in June 2019.

As a parent of three children who attend elementary school in the District and a homeowner in the District, I think it is important to share with readers how the referendum came to be, how passing the referendum will impact the District, and the tax implications of the referendum. This editorial is intended to speak to these points.

How the referendum came to be: The input of the Whitewater community, including our parents, staff, business and civic leaders and local residents, has been an integral part of this effort.

Thanks in large part to the community engagement we’ve seen, the board has been able to develop a strong potential solution that would allow the school district to maintain the quality programs and services currently available to students. We also believe this solution makes the best possible use of the funds local taxpayers invest in Whitewater schools.

The process of placing this question on the ballot has been inclusive from the start. In addition to numerous community engagement sessions and presentations, we have received valuable guidance and feedback from our Citizen Finance Advisory Committee, a group of community and business leaders from throughout the Whitewater area. The individuals who comprise this group have leveraged their experience and expertise to provide key input as the board looked at the options in front of us.

This work has also involved the school district’s financial advisor, which has enabled us to conduct accurate forecasts and find the best ways to protect our students, our schools and our community.

Considering that enrollment is one of the main drivers of our finances, we have also focused on creating robust enrollment projections. This, too, has informed our decision-making process, as we can see data on how many students we can expect to attend WUSD schools over the next several years.

How passing the referendum will impact the District: If passed, the referendum would allow the district to maintain and in some cases strengthen the district in a variety of ways: targeted class sizes, instructional and co-curricular programs, technology and facilities infrastructure, student support, safety efforts and mental health services.

The tax implications of the referendum: The referendum would have no tax impact in the first year, and then $30 per every $100,000 of assessed property value in each of the next three years.

In the weeks ahead of the November 6 referendum, the district will hold more community engagement sessions and continue to seek the feedback of our local residents. If you have questions about the referendum I urge you to visit: www.wwusd.org/referendum or contact any member of the Whitewater School Board.


Comentarios de la Comunidad Instrumental para el Referéndum de Noviembre

Por Kelly Davis, Vicepresidente

Consejo del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Whitewater

El 6 de noviembre, los residentes del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Whitewater (WUSD) tendrán la oportunidad de votar sobre una pregunta de referéndum que aparecerá en la boleta de las elecciones regulares. La pregunta pedirá a los residentes que voten sí o no sobre una medida para reemplazar un referéndum previamente aprobado que expira en junio de 2019.

Como padre de tres niños que asisten a la escuela primaria en el Distrito y una dueña de casa en el Distrito, creo que es importante compartir con los lectores cómo se llevó a cabo el referéndum, cómo afectará el referéndum al Distrito y las implicaciones fiscales del referéndum. Este editorial pretende hablar de estos puntos.

Cómo surgió el referéndum: La contribución de la comunidad de Whitewater, incluidos nuestros padres, el personal, los líderes cívicos y empresariales y los residentes locales, han sido una parte integral de este esfuerzo.

Gracias en gran parte a la participación de la comunidad que hemos visto, el consejo ha podido desarrollar una fuerte solución potencial que le permitiría al distrito escolar mantener los programas y servicios de calidad actualmente disponibles para los estudiantes. También creemos que esta solución hace el mejor uso posible de los fondos que los contribuyentes locales invierten en las escuelas de Whitewater.

El proceso de colocar esta pregunta en la boleta electoral ha sido inclusivo desde el comienzo. Además de numerosas sesiones y presentaciones de participación comunitaria, hemos recibido valiosas recomendaciones y comentarios de nuestro Comité Asesor de Finanzas Ciudadanas, un grupo de líderes comunitarios y empresariales de toda el área de Whitewater. Los individuos que son parte de este grupo han aprovechado su experiencia y conocimientos para proporcionar información clave mientras el consejo miro las opciones frente a nosotros.

Este trabajo también ha involucrado al asesor financiero del distrito escolar, que nos ha permitido realizar pronósticos precisos y encontrar las mejores formas de proteger a nuestros estudiantes, nuestras escuelas y nuestra comunidad.

Teniendo en cuenta que las matriculas son uno de los principales impulsores de nuestras finanzas, también nos hemos centrado en la creación de robustas proyecciones de matriculación. Esto también ha informado nuestro proceso de toma de decisiones, ya que podemos ver datos sobre cuántos estudiantes esperaríamos que asistan a las escuelas de WUSD durante los próximos años.

Cómo impactará al Distrito si pasa el referéndum: si se aprueba, el referéndum permitiría al distrito mantener y en algunos casos fortalecer el distrito en una variedad de formas: el número de estudiantes por clase, programas educativos y co-curriculares, infraestructura de tecnología e instalaciones, apoyo para los estudiantes, esfuerzos de seguridad y servicios de salud mental.

Implicaciones fiscales del referéndum: el referéndum no tendría impacto impositivo en el primer año, y luego $30 por cada $100,000 del valor de propiedad evaluado en cada uno de los próximos tres años.

En las semanas previas al referéndum del 6 de noviembre, el distrito realizará más sesiones de participación comunitaria y continuará buscando la retroalimentación de nuestros residentes locales. Si tiene preguntas sobre el referéndum, lo invito a visitar: www.wwusd.org/referendum o contactar a cualquier miembro del Consejo de Whitewater.

WHS Swimmers take 5th place at Elkhorn Invite

400 Freestyle Relay – (Clockwise from top left) Brianna Zimdars, Ella Houwers, Sophia Fanshaw, Amber Krebs

Ella Houwers, winner 200 Individual Medley and 100 Breaststroke

The Whippets were able to run with the big dogs at the Elkhorn Invite on Saturday, September 8. The Whippets ended up in 5th place at the 10 team invite with 6 Division 1 teams competing. While competing the girls were able to earn several medals.
Medal winners:
2nd place, 200 Medley Relay – Sophia Fanshaw, Ella Houwers, Brianna Zimdars, Amber Krebs
1st place, 200 Individual Medley – Ella Houwers
4th place, 50 Freestyle – Morgan Radaj
3rd place, 100 Butterfly – Brianna Zimdars
2nd place, 100 Freestyle – Brianna Zimdars
5th place, 100 Freestyle – Amber Krebs
5th place, 100 Backstroke – Sophia Fanshaw
1st place, 100 Breaststroke – Ella Houwers
3rd place, 400 Freestyle Relay – Brianna Zimdars, Amber Krebs, Sophia Fanshaw, Ella Houwers

Other swimmers that scored for the Whippets were:
14th place, 200 Freestyle – Lexi Hackney
10th place, 50 Freestyle – Sophia Fanshaw
10th place, 100 Freestyle – Morgan Radaj
13th place, 200 Freestyle Relay – Lexi Hackney, Ellie Treder, Brianna Staebler, Morgan Radaj
14th place, 100 Backstroke – Amber Krebs
15th place, 400 Freestyle Relay – Lexi Hackney, Ellie Treder, Brianna Staebler, Morgan Radaj

A big thank you to Maci Parrish, Sarah Johnson and Lucy Amos for coming along to support the team. It was a long day and these guys were rock stars helping cheer on the team. We had a swimmer unable to swim and it was great that Mina Truesdale stepped in and swam the 400 Freestyle while Katya Morales filled in with the 100 Backstroke. What an outstanding group of athletes we have!

We had several swimmers have outstanding swims. Ella Houwers dominated the 200 Individual Medley winning by 8.5 seconds. In the 50 Freestyle, Raquel Ortiz and Sarah Morales were both able to take charge and win their heats. Brianna Staebler was able to swim faster in both the 200 Freestyle and 100 Butterfly that last year already. I was impressed by all of our girls as we had just come off a meet on Thursday and came here to this fast invite!

Next up will be VIP night on Tuesday, September 11th at 6 pm at the Whitewater Aquatic and Fitness Center.

Doris Mae Peters, 94, Whitewater, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at Fairhaven Senior Living, Whitewater, WI.

Doris was born on December 3, 1923, in the Town of Cold Spring to Charles and Meta (Else) Shuman.  She graduated from Whitewater College High School in 1941.  Doris moved to Washington DC to support the war effort and it was there that she met her future husband Stephen Peters.  They were married on May 16, 1943.  Doris and Stephen had 6 children that were born in 6 different states due to Stephen’s service in the Navy.  Doris was civic minded and volunteered at the voting polls. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the First United Methodist Church in Whitewater.  She enjoyed her flowers, bird watching, and playing cards.

She is survived by her children Stephen (Dianne) Peters, Janesville, James (Marianne) Peters, Whitewater, Richard Peters, Fort Atkinson, Patricia Peters, Waukesha, Charles Peters, Whitewater; daughter-in-law, Cecilia Peters, Albany, OR; brothers, Neil Shuman, Escondido, CA, Robert Shuman, San Juan Capistrano, CA, David (Lorraine) Shuman, Richmond, MI; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Stephen; son, Louis Peters; sister, Louise Shaw; brother, Charles Shuman.

A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, September 14, 2018, at 11:00 am at Nitardy Funeral Home, 550 N. Newcomb St. Whitewater, WI 53190.  Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 10:00 am until the time of the service. Nitardy Funeral Home is assisting the family, www.nitardyfuneralhome.com