MANCHESTER, NH (01/13/2023)– Holly Schwaller of Whitewater has been named to Southern New Hampshire University‘s Fall 2022 President’s List. The fall terms run from September to December.
Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President’s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer.
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is a private, nonprofit institution with a 90-year history of educating traditional-aged students and working adults. Now serving more than 170,000 learners worldwide, SNHU offers approximately 200 accredited undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs, available online and on its 300-acre campus in Manchester, NH. Recognized as one of the “Most Innovative” regional universities by U.S. News & World Report and one of the fastest-growing universities in the country, SNHU is committed to expanding access to high quality, affordable pathways that meet the needs of each learner. Learn more at www.snhu.edu.
The John and Isabelle Ames family announces a scholarship opportunity – a $750 award established in memory of John and Isabelle Ames of Ames-Way Holsteins of Darien, Wisconsin. The scholarship is awarded annually to a college sophomore or junior with current or recent involvement in 4-H, FFA, or the Registered Holstein Industry who is seeking a four-year degree in any field.
Mr. and Mrs. Ames were avid supporters of education. All nine of their children received a college degree which was a source of pride for them. Academic success, need, community and school involvement, and future plans and goals will all be considered when selecting a recipient. Evidence of a student’s personal contribution toward financing his/her education is also important. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate a commitment toward completion of a degree.
Application deadline – postmarked by March 1, 2023 or received by email by midnight on 3/1/2023
Application form is available by contacting Janice Berezowitz at j_berezowitz@yahoo.com.
Editor’s note: The Banner appreciates having permission to use the image on the homepage by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay.
City of Whitewater Common Council – Tuesday @ 6:30 p.m. Agenda includes Proclamation honoring retiring Fire Chief, Mike Higgins; Police Chief: Update on Immigration Advisory Attorney; Amendment to salary resolution to adjust for new Fire/EMS positions; Authorization to submit grant application to make improvements at the Whitewater Effigy Mounds; Resolution urging State to fix broken system of funding critical local services; Presentation regarding powers and duties of a community development authority; Request for direction related to strategic planning process; closed session re: negotiation of agreement with school district relating to Whitewater Aquatic & Fitness Center. City of Whitewater Municipal Building – Community Room 312 W. Whitewater St. This will be an in person AND a virtual meeting. Citizens are welcome (and encouraged) to join via computer, smart phone, or telephone. Citizen participation is welcome during topic discussion periods. Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86784752416?pwd=NVlnNXE0SHZqUkptNmRaV0c2V3lVdz09 Passcode: 091570 Or Telephone: 1 309 205 3325 Webinar ID: 867 8475 2416 Passcode: 091570
WISCONSIN STATE EDUCATION CONVENTION Whitewater School Board members and other Whitewater Unified School District officials will be attending the Wisconsin State Education Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 18-20, 2023. A quorum of the School Board may be present; however, the Board will not be conducting any business during the trip or at the convention.
City of Whitewater Parks & Recreation Board Meeting – Wednesday – 5:30 p.m. Agenda includes Discussion and possible recommendation relating to request from Jeff Schemm to purchase city owned parkland at the south end of Coburn Lane. City of Whitewater Municipal Building Cravath Lakefront Room- 2nd Floor 312 W. Whitewater St. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83520984000?pwd=TFpReW5hZUI2K09ZTU8vVjJQTVIrZz09 Meeting ID: 835 2098 4000 Passcode: 253252 Or telephone: 1 312 626 6799 Meeting ID: 835 2098 4000 Passcode: 253252
Irvin L. Young Memorial Library Board of Trustees – Wednesday @ 6:30 p.m. Agenda includes negotiation of sale of properties Community Room 431 W. Center Street Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86227509412?pwd=V3laWnJOM0h5WGg4Z1Jrc0ozWis3UT09 Meeting ID: 862 2750 9412 Passcode: Ey3fRCd1 Or telephone: 1 312 626 6799 Meeting ID: 862 2750 9412 Passcode: 54803410
City of Whitewater Community Development Authority Board of Directors – Thursday @ 5:30 p.m. Agenda includes presentation of “What is a CDA?” (Editor’s note: this agenda was revised on 1/17.) Location: Municipal Building – Community Room 1st Floor 312 W. Whitewater St. This will be an IN‐PERSON and VIRTUAL MEETING Citizens are welcome (and encouraged) to join us via computer, smart phone or telephone. Citizen participation is welcome during topic discussion periods. Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82463833158?pwd=d09icmwwaTJSbStNdkhHWlVsNklUZz09 Passcode: 320728 Or Telephone: Dial: 1‐312‐626‐6799 Webinar ID: 824 6383 3158 Passcode: 320728
Starting next school year, Whitewater High School students will be able to get a jump start on earning college credits thanks to a new series of transcripted courses available through Gateway Technical College.
The partnership will allow students to take college-level classes on early childhood education, introduction to business, software academy, advanced automotive care, and enterprise manufacturing. The WUSD School Board approved the courses at its December 19 meeting.
“We are thrilled to engage in this partnership with Gateway Technical College and give our students the opportunity to earn both high school and college credit without leaving Whitewater High School,” said Dr. Caroline Pate-Hefty, Superintendent. “These programs will help students reduce the cost of their college education and give them the skills necessary to enter high-demand jobs shortly after graduation.”
Through the one-semester Foundations of Early Childhood, students explore key concepts in child guidance, discipline, lesson planning, and fostering creativity. They also hear from guest speakers and observe children in a daycare setting.
Intro to Business introduces students to various business topics and other high school business course offerings, such as Accounting, Business Law, Entrepreneurship, Personal Finance, and Sales & Marketing. In Software Academy students will have the opportunity to earn the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification, which is globally recognized for demonstrating Microsoft Office skills and meeting the workplace demand for qualified employees.
Also available is Health, Safety, and Nutrition, another early childhood-focused course that includes various training sessions that allow students to become state certified as assistant childcare teachers.
Advanced Auto is a full-year course that familiarizes students with the various systems of motor vehicles and includes ASC certifications for students who want to pursue automotive-related careers.
The one-semester Manufacturing Enterprise class enables students to research, design, build, market and sell products, with the ultimate goal of making a profit. This includes quoting jobs, ordering materials, building products, quality control, and marketing.
On January 25, Gateway will be holding a virtual informational night from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Click the following links to view more information and register for the event: English/Spanish.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.,[1] and sometimes referred to as MLK Day) is a federal holiday in the United States marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year. Born in 1929, King’s actual birthday is January 15 (which in 1929 fell on a Tuesday). The holiday is similar to holidays set under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. The earliest Monday for this holiday is January 15 and the latest is January 21.
King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King’s honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.
From the city website: City Offices Closed Monday, January 16th for MLK Day
On December 20, 2022, the City of Whitewater Common Council approved Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as an additional holiday for city employees. All city offices will be closed on January 16th, but citizens who need police assistance may use the after hours call button in the Municipal Building Whitewater Street vestibule or may call the non-emergency phone number at 262-473-0555 option 4. For all emergencies, please call 9-1-1.
The League of Women Voters – Whitewater Area Book Club is beginning the new year with a new study emphasis. We will be delving into the history of Central America and how it relates to current immigration policies in the United States. Published in 2022, our study book will be Central America’s Forgotten History: Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration by Aviva Chomsky, professor of history and coordinator of Latin American Studies at Salem State University. In the pursuit of answering the question, “How did we get here?,” Chomsky focuses on the struggles for social and economic justice in Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Honduras by tracing the roots of displacement and migration from the Spanish conquest to the present day influx of refugees seeking asylum today.
The League will launch the study with a February program, open to the public, to share information to enhance our community’s cultural competency and acceptance of Whitewater’s newest Nicaraguan immigrants.
The Book Club sessions will be held on Thursdays, February 23 (Part I – A Crisis with Deep Roots), March 30 (Part II – Revolution in the 1970’s and ’80’s) and April 27 (Part III – Killing Hope). The first session, led by Dr. Dwight Watson and Deb Gamble, will be held on Zoom. Books will be available at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library, or can be ordered through The Book Teller, Amazon or on Kindle.
Please contact Deb Gamble (shebagam@gmail.com) with questions or to sign up for the Zoom meeting. Please join us; we have a lot to learn.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Visit our website at https://my.lwv.org/wisconsin/whitewater-area, like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram @lwvwhitewater.
Editor’s note: The above press release was received from the League of Women Voters – Whitewater Area.
Wisconsin Makers President Al Jewer, left, gives a tour of the woods shop to Mike Alvarez, a new member who is starting an arts and crafts club that will meet at the makerspace. An organizational meeting is slated for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18.
Arts, crafts club forming in Whitewater
By Chris Spangler
A community arts and crafts group is forming in Whitewater.
An organizational meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at Wisconsin Makers, located at 200 E. Clay St.
The club is the brainchild of Mike Alvarez of Whitewater, whose recent post on the Whitewater Anything Forum spurred interest in creating an arts and crafts group for people of all ages and artistic abilities. While the club is based in Whitewater, all area residents are invited to attend. “This club is for people interested in arts and crafts in general, from drawing and painting to paper art, pottery, woodcarving and pretty much anything art-related,” Alvarez said.
Alvarez is the owner of Handy Mike LLC, a handyman service. In his homeland of Puerto Rico, his art was a business, but in the [continental] United States, it is mainly a hobby. “I do art almost every day. Even if I don’t feel that I want to draw, I draw everyday. I make myself to do it as a habit. It helps me with my anxieties. When I finish work, I do this and I feel so relaxed,” he said.
Alvarez decided to start the club after noticing how his two children, ages 11 and 13, sometimes are bored and need a release after school. “Everything started because of my kids,” he said.
He said the nonprofit Wisconsin Makers is the perfect venue because its educational mission matches what the arts and crafts club is all about. “I thought that a makerspace is not only a place where we can show what we know, but we can learn from other people and share with the community,” Alvarez said.
He plans to offer classes and expects that, in time, other artists will step forward to share their knowledge, as well. “I think I am going to be teaching some drawing, painting visual arts, and then we can make other classes more hands-on, like woodworking, woodcarving and stuff like that. I want to integrate every part of the community, from the seniors to the little kids, so everyone can come and participate.”
Being bilingual, Alvarez hopes to generate interest from the Hispanic community, as well.
Wednesday’s organizational meeting will be a time for brainstorming, he noted. “We can start by seeing what people’s interests are, which is great,” Alvarez said. “I am like water. I take the shape that I need to take just to make it work. We want to have fun first and foremost, and then if you want to become a great artist, that is up to you. We want to spark imagination,” he added.
Alvarez said that he thinks the club will meet weekly on Thursdays. However, if there is enough interest, it could meet twice a week with classes on two different topics.
Club members need not join Wisconsin Makers to participate. However, donations toward paying utilities would be greatly appreciated.
Wisconsin Makers is a makerspace that creates an affordable, collaborative and educational environment that inspires people of all ages to becoming innovators within their communities by unlocking their skills through continual training. It has members from Jefferson, Walworth, Rock and Waukesha counties and beyond, and all have access to the workshops around the clock. The facility houses machine, welding/fabrication, electronics, automotive, 3-D printing, laser engraving and woodworking shops. It also offers pottery, ceramics, metal art, quilting, fabric arts, matting/framing and more. The building is handicapped accessible and has off-street parking, WiFi, and many other amenities. For more information about the makerspace, contact Chris Spangler at (920) 728-2960.
DeKALB, Ill. (January 13, 2023) – Northern Illinois University announces its fall 2022 Dean’s List students. To earn this distinction, students must meet a minimum semester grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology or a minimum of 3.75 on a 4.0 scale in the colleges of Business, Education, Health and Human Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts.
Students from your area who achieved this honor include:
Brianna Tillett, of Whitewater, who is majoring in Rehabilitation & Disability Se. Tillett is a graduate of Kettle Moraine High School.
Northern Illinois University is a student-centered, nationally recognized public research university, with expertise that benefits its region and spans the globe in a wide variety of fields, including the sciences, humanities, arts, business, engineering, education, health and law. Through its main campus in DeKalb, Illinois, and education centers for students and working professionals in Chicago, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Oregon and Rockford, NIU offers more than 100 courses of study while serving a diverse and international student body of about 19,000. The 17 NIU Huskie athletic teams compete in the Mid-American Conference at the highest NCAA Division I level. For more information, visit www.niu.edu.
MILWAUKEE, WI (January 13, 2023) – The following residents were named to the Mount Mary University Fall 2022 Dean’s List:
Amanda J. Hoehn, Biology-Health Sciences, JEDI Virtual Online School Jennifer M. Villarreal, Broad Field Social Studies, Whitewater High School
The Dean’s List honors full-time students who have earned a 3.6 GPA or better while taking 12 or more credits during the recent semester. Part-time students are eligible for the Dean’s List when they have earned a 3.6 GPA or better while completing at least 6 credits.
Mount Mary University leads the Midwest for supporting and graduating students of all backgrounds. According to the 2023 Best Colleges Report by U.S. News and World Report, Mount Mary is ranked #2 for social mobility, ensuring undergraduate women of all backgrounds succeed.
Sponsored by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, Mount Mary is a diverse and inclusive urban Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wis., committed to social justice through more than 50+ undergraduate majors for women and 12 graduate programs open to all genders. Visit mtmary.edu.
The League of Women Voters-Whitewater Area Hosts Whitewater Unified School District School Board Candidate Forum on January 28, 2023, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The League of Women Voters-Whitewater Area kindly invites community members to attend the Whitewater Unified School District (WUSD) school board candidate forum on Saturday, January 28, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The forum is in person and will be held in the City of Whitewater Council Chambers, located on the first floor of City Hall, 312 W Whitewater Street, Whitewater.
The 12 candidates are: Michael Bergman, Thayer A. Coburn, Will Dammeir, Daniel Dern, Stephanie Hicks, Lisa Huempfner, Joseph A. Kromholz, Christy Linse, Chuck Mills, Brian Schanen, John D. Truesdale and Nathan Vander Pas. Whitewater Area League member Lynn Binnie will moderate this forum, in which candidates will be provided with opportunities to interact with voters by answering audience member questions. The forum will be filmed by Whitewater Community TV and will be available for viewing in advance of the February 21st primary election. The six candidates receiving the most votes in the February 21st primary will appear on the ballot for the April 4 spring general election.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Visit our website at https://my.lwv.org/wisconsin/whitewater-area, like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram @lwvwhitewater.
