Kori Oberle will give a presentation on the Effigy Mounds Preserve, followed by a tour of the Mounds. This program is free and open to everyone.
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A Celebration of Young Artists Opening Reception Photo Gallery
A reception for students, from ages 4 to 18, was held on Sunday, May 6 at the Center for the Arts, and featured the Lincoln Elementary School’s World Drumming Ensemble and the Mariachi Band at 2 p.m.
The exhibit includes a variety of two and three-dimensional artwork by students from area schools. The art teachers displaying their students’ art are: teachers from the 4K programs; Sara Sixel at Lincoln Elementary School; Sara Brautigam of Lakeview Elementary School; Mareta Hale of Washington Elementary School; Justin Deegan of the Whitewater Middle School, and Crystal Gill of the Whitewater High School. Christine Hayes directed the Lincoln Elementary School World Drumming Ensemble and the Mariachi Band.
WHS Top Ten students honored at Rock Valley Conference Top Ten Banquet
The top ten students from the Whitewater High School Class of 2018 were recognized at the Rock Valley Conference Top Ten Banquet at Edgerton High School on Sunday, May 6th.
Pictured left to right are (front row) WHS Principal Mr. Mike Lovenberg, Lydia Wiley-Deal, Allisan Barrett, Kylie Damhorst, Catherine Strait, Casey Skindingsrude, WWUSD District Administrator Dr. Mark Elworthy, (back row) Jacob Zuehlke, Jacob Korf, Connor Steinke, James Dedrick, and Zachary Gross.
WHS Track teams compete in Edgerton Tider Invite
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From Coach Houwers:
The Whippets track and field teams competed at the Edgerton Tider Invite on Friday night. Spring weather was finally cooperating, giving us a great night to compete. The teams struggled early on in prelims, advancing just one individual to the finals of the 100, 200, or 100/110 hurdles. Tyler Sheffield managed to sneak into the 200 finals with the final qualifying spot. Jack Mayer got out to a great start in the 110 hurdles and looked to be on his way to finals before catching his trail leg on a hurdle mid-race and falling. As the meet progressed, things did begin to improve, but not enough to prevent finishing in the bottom 3 teams for both the girls and boys teams. Even without a good team performance, there were some highlights from the competition.
The highlight for the girls’ team came in the technical events. Sydney Treder finished second with another 8′ 6″ vault in the pole vault. Freshman Jenna Caldwell tied for 3rd, clearing 8′ 0″ for the first time this season. Ali Ketterhagen continues to improve in the high jump. She finished 3rd, clearing 4′ 10″ for the first time in her career. She looks to hit the 5′ mark as we come into the championship part of the season. Hailey Murphy dropped 2 seconds off her 300 hurdles race to also finish third. Her time moves her into the top ten all-time times in the event.
For the boys’ team, Sashi Popke took home to only gold, winning the pole vault. Aidan Coburn was a bright spot, trying the 1600, 3200 double for the first time. He proved ready for the task, as he set personal bests in both events, going under the 5 min barrier in the 1600 for the first time. Jacob Korf impressed to close out the night, running a great split on the 4×400 relay.
This week is a busy week as the JV teams compete Monday and Thursday, and the Varsity goes Tuesday in Elkhorn at the Walworth County meet and again on Saturday at the Conference Championships in Jefferson, beginning at 10 am.
UW-Whitewater Softball, Women’s Tennis to Host NCAA Regionals This Week
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater softball and women’s tennis teams will each host NCAA Tournament regionals this week in Whitewater, Wis.
Softball
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater softball team will host the four-team Whitewater, Wisconsin, Regional round of the NCAA Division III Softball Championship this Friday-Sunday at van Steenderen Softball Complex.
The Warhawks (25-11-1 overall) will face Benedictine (Ill.), the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference champion, to open play. The other game will feature a pair of Pool “C”, or at-large, qualifiers in Coe (Iowa) and Trine (Ind.).
UW-Whitewater has won six straight games and 18 of its last 23 games entering NCAA play. The team claimed the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championship and clinched the league’s automatic bid by winning the WIAC Tournament title for the sixth straight year and 10th time overall over the weekend.
The Warhawks are making their 21st appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
For more on the softball regional event from UWWSports.com, 
Women’s Tennis
The No. 34 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s tennis team will host seven teams for the first three rounds of the NCAA Division III Championship this Friday-Sunday at Wangerin Courts in Whitewater.
The Warhawks (19-6 overall) will face Concordia Wisconsin, the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference champion, on Friday at a time to be announced.
Other first-round matchups include Grinnell (Iowa) against Coe (Iowa) and No. 28 Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) against St. Scholastica (Minn.).
No. 10 Chicago has a bye to the second round and will face the winner of the Grinnell-Coe match.
UW-Whitewater claimed its 11th straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship in the fall and won the WIAC Team Tournament on April 28 to punch a ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the 11th consecutive year.
For more on the softball regional event from UWWSports.com,
High Honors Recognition Night honors academic excellence
On April 25th, 2018, Whitewater High School held its annual High Honors Recognition Night, honoring students with cumulative grade point averages of 3.5 and above.
The evening began with a dessert reception followed by a program in the auditorium. The high school was honored to have 1984 WHS graduate Andrea Kreft as keynote speaker. Ms. Kreft is the principal of John Muir Elementary School in Madison. Her message to students was to be proud of Whitewater High School and the community, experience diversity, savor the moment of being in high school, continue to achieve at a high level, hold peer relationships near and dear, and that perhaps one day in the not so distant future, one the students in the audience may be giving a very similar speech.
Following Ms. Kreft’s keynote address, students were recognized on stage. Sophomores through seniors received commemorative bronze, silver, and gold medals. Freshmen received a certificate of achievement.
This was the fourth annual High Honors Night and was proudly attended by more than 300 students, family, and community members.
Irene Adler – May 8, 6:00 pm at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library
To Sherlock Holmes, she is always simply “The Woman.” Laura F. Keyes presents a living literary performance as Irene Adler, the only woman who outsmarted the world’s greatest detective. Hear the famous tale of their meeting from her own lips. This program is free and open to everyone. No registration required.
WHS students compete in WSMA State Solo/Ensemble Festival
On Saturday, April 28th, twenty-four WHS students performed at the WSMA State Solo/Ensemble Festival on the UW-Whitewater campus. They performed in 22 individual and group events. All students received either a 1st or a 2nd rating for their performances. Congratulations to all who performed!
The performers were Alisha Parboteeah, Henry Bresser, Lydia Wiley Deal, Katie Kuhtz, Caty Strait, Nick Kuzoff, Allisan Barrett, Caroline Crowley, Natalie LaBreche, Grace Ejnik, Kierstin Kehrer, Chris Porcaro, Carter Waelchli, Jacob Zuehlke, Elliott McCulloch, Amy Earle, Luis Ramirez, Jillian Harkness, Miriam Navejas, Alec Holt, Cally Julson, Angie McKelvey, Weston Lema, and Lauren Harkness.
UWW / Community Optimist Club presented “Outstanding Spring Youth Awards”
On Wednesday, April 4, the UW-Whitewater/Community Optimist Club hosted the “Outstanding Spring Youth Awards” luncheon. The event was held in the James R. Connor University Center of the UW-Whitewater campus. There were four students recognized from Whitewater Middle School and four from Whitewater High School. District teachers gave a brief presentation about each of the students and they then, in turn, had the opportunity to introduce their family members who were there to support them.
The teachers had many thoughtful and heart-warming speeches about the students being honored. Students were recognized for characteristics including outstanding behavior, acts of kindness towards teachers and their fellow students, and being involved in school activities.
Students recognized from the Whitewater Middle School include:
Leah Newmann, with family members and parents, Dana & Cory Newmann
Dian Valadez, with family members, including her parents Camelia & Martin Valadez
Jason Briese, with family members including his mother Kristina Briese
Emerson Ellenwood, with parents Christian & Elisabeth Ellenwood
Students recognized from the Whitewater High School include:
Steven Witt, with mother Julie Witt
Alejandra Valdez, with parents Maria & Francisco Valdez
Ryann Aschenbrener, with father Matt Aschenbrener
Bryce Parrish, with parents Nathaniel & Molly Parrish
Members of the UW-Whitewater/Community Optimist Club enjoyed spending time with students and their families. The club is happy to recognize the outstanding behavior of students and we hope that events such as these encourage other students to aspire to be honored for their efforts.
Whitewater FFA holds end of year banquet
The Whitewater High School FFA recognized members and the people who support them when it held its annual banquet Wednesday at the school.
For the story and pictures by Chris Welch for the Daily Jefferson Union,
The WHS FFA officers for school year 2018 – 19 were announced at the conclusion of the Annual FFA Banquet.
