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Whitewater Unified School District School Board – Monday @ 6:00 p.m.
Agenda (Clock on “meetings” in upper right corner) includes AI in Education: WUSD Progress & Planning Forward; Mid-year elementary scorecard updates; CLOSED SESSION regarding personnel matters, to be followed by return to open session.

Virtual only due to weather
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6:00 p.m. via Zoom Online
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– Passcode: 386809
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– Dial-in: 1-312-626-6799
– Webinar ID: 857 8811 5969
– Passcode: 386809

Whitewater Public Library Board of Trustees – The Library Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, March 16 at 6:30 p.m. is postponed. Date/time TBA. 

City of Whitewater Common Council – Tuesday @ 6:00 p.m.
Agenda includes Community Survey Proposals; “Keeping the Pace:” Wisconsin Economic Growth Trends and Implications for Whitewater and Wisconsin; Starin Road safety between Prince and Prairie
Whitewater Municipal Building Community Room,
312 West Whitewater St., Whitewater, WI 53190
*In Person and Virtual
Citizens are welcome (and encouraged) to join our webinar via computer, smart phone, or telephone.
Citizen participation is welcome during topic discussion periods.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
Microsoft Teams meeting
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Phone conference ID: 311 529 505#

City of Whitewater Parks & Recreation Board – Wednesday @ 5:30 p.m.
The agenda has not yet been posted as of March 15.

City of Whitewater Community Development Authority Board of Directors – Thursday @ 5:30 p.m.
Agenda includes Redevelopment Resources Presentation regarding city owned property near Main & Jefferson Streets, Discussion and Approval of Down Payment Assistance Loan; Memo re: Update on Hake Farm Development Project; CLOSED SESSION, to reconvene re: Stonehaven Development Agreement
Review and Discussion of Letter of Intent for Lots 1T and 2T in Tech Park.
Whitewater Municipal Building Community Room,
312 West Whitewater St., Whitewater, WI 53190
*In Person and Virtual
Citizens are welcome (and encouraged) to join our webinar via computer, smart phone, or telephone.
Citizen participation is welcome during topic discussion periods.
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The National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan Weather Forecast Office released another update on the approaching late winter storm at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Our area’s forecast is essentially unchanged: rain from Saturday evening through much of the day on Sunday, with the high possibly in the low 50’s on Sunday. Snow is expected to begin in late Sunday evening into Monday, with our snow total “guesstimate” being in the range of 2-5″.

Whippets from various business classes competed Friday, March 13, at the Finance and Investment Challenge Bowl at UW Whitewater put on by Asset Builders. The Bowl tests students’ abilities in personal finance, accounting, economics, and financial pop culture. In the first year of competition, two teams made it to the regional quarterfinals.

Article and Photos Submitted by Kurt Nickelsburg
Whitewater High School Business Teacher and FBLA Advisor
nicku01@wwusd.org

The 2026 Special Olympics USA Games is joining forces with 49 Jersey Mike’s Subs locations throughout Wisconsin for the 16th Annual March “Month of Giving” campaign. During the month of March, Jersey Mike’s customers can round up their purchase to the nearest dollar or donate when placing their order to help 56 local Team Wisconsin athletes and the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games. Whitewater’s Jersey Mike’s is participating.

This year, the games will be held June 20-26, in locations across Minnesota’s Twin Cities, with the University of Minnesota as the official host venue. Nearly 3,000 national athletes will compete in 16 sports. Team Wisconsin will participate in basketball, bocce, bowling, cornhole, golf, powerlifting, swimming, track & field, and volleyball.

Jersey Mike’s Month of Giving campaign culminates with “Day of Giving” on Wednesday, March 25, when local Jersey Mike’s restaurants will give 100 percent of the day’s sales–not just profit–to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games and the local state programs attending the USA Games. On Day of Giving every single dollar that comes in nationwide, whether in-store, online, or through the app, will go to the cause. Day of Giving is Jersey Mike’s busiest day of the year, when some crews arrive as early as 4 a.m.

The Month of Giving traditionally supports more than 200 local charities nationwide. For the second time in the 16-year history of Month of Giving, Jersey Mike’s owners and operators throughout the country will support this single, important cause dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID), a mission that transcends the boundaries of sport to address discrimination in all its forms.

Jersey Mike’s hopes to exceed last year’s record-breaking national fundraising total of $30 million. Since Month of Giving began in 2011, Jersey Mike’s has raised more than $143 million for local charities. For a list of restaurants in your area, please visit the Jersey Mike’s Month of Giving page on the Special Olympics Wisconsin website.

Special Olympics Wisconsin, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization supported almost entirely through corporate funding and individual gifts. The national organization was created in 1968 by the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation for the benefit of persons with intellectual disabilities.

About Special Olympics USA Games:
The 2026 Special Olympics USA Games—scheduled for June 20-26, 2026, across Minnesota’s Twin Cities with
sports competitions at the University of Minnesota and the National Sports Center in Blaine—is a national
celebration of inclusivity, changing perceptions and the ability of the human spirit rising above limitations. The
USA Games, with co-presenting partners Jersey Mike’s Subs and UnitedHealthcare, will be one of the biggest U.S.
sporting events of the year, drawing tens of thousands of fans to celebrate the ability of 3,000+ incredible
athletes from all 50 states as they compete in 16 Olympic-type team and individual sports. As a state with a long
history of championing diversity, equity and inclusion, the USA Games now bring an unrivaled opportunity for
Minnesotans to spark new energy around the Special Olympics movement and create a lasting legacy of positive
change.

About Special Olympics Wisconsin:
Special Olympics Wisconsin has empowered people with intellectual disabilities for more than 50 years, providing
year-round sports training and competition, health and wellness programs, school-based inclusion initiatives, and
leadership development. Learn more about how together we can create a more inclusive Wisconsin at
SpecialOlympicsWisconsin.org.

Editor’s Note: The above was provided by Special Olympics Wisconsin.

Editor’s Note: The above was provided by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension Horticulture Program.

It’s time once again for #FlashbackFriday with the Whitewater Historical Society. Continuing our series on Whitewater fires, here is a “colorized” post card of the original high school building, constructed in 1884 as an elementary school. By 1894, the high school program, started in 1889, completely took over the building fondly known as the “Big Brick.” In 1927, city residents approved a referendum to build a new modern high school (old Franklin Junior High School, demolished). But before the new building was completed, this building burned and the school district had to scramble to house classes in other buildings for the remainder of the year. “Big Brick” park honors the location of the old high school.

Per a 3 p.m. update on Friday from the National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan Weather Forecast Office, the late winter storm is tracking more to the north, and it is expected that until about 4 p.m. on Sunday any precipitation here will be primarily in the form of “mix” or rain. Then it is likely that we will be under a Winter Storm Watch from Sunday at 4 p.m. until Monday at 7 p.m. During this period, it’s anticipated that we may see 2-6″ of snow. Initially the snow is expected to be wet and heavy but eventually will transition to lighter and drier. Watch for updates, as the track of this storm is difficult to predict.

Calling all music makers! Kids and families are invited to “Family Jams: Music, Movement, and Instrument Exploration” at the Whitewater Public Library on Saturday, March 14 at 10:30 a.m. in Meeting Room 1. Explore world instruments in the “Instrument Lab,” dance and move to expressive music, and make music together at “Family Jams,” a memorable music & movement experience for the whole family. All ages welcome! There is no cost or registration.

10:30-11:00: Instrument Lab: everyone can freely explore and “jam” with a variety of world instruments.

11:00-11:45: Music and Movement “Family Jams” — dance and create music together as a group.

The class is taught by Noelle Larson, a Board-Certified Music Therapist, graduate of Whitewater High School and Berklee College of Music, and the owner of Circle of Song Music Therapy, LLC. Noelle has a passion for helping clients and participants to “Connect, Thrive, and Come Alive Through Music,” strengthen family relationships, learn adaptive coping strategies, and experience wonder and joy through the delight of participating in live music making.

The Whitewater Public Library is located at 431 W. Center Street in Whitewater. For more information, visit whitewaterlibrary.org, email library@whitewater-wi.gov or call 262-473-0530.

Editor’s Note: The above was provided by Bethel House.