The Whitewater Lions would like to sincerely thank everyone who contributed to making our 43rd Whitewater Lions Fish-A-Ree a smashing success.
Whether you donated funds, raffle prizes, or just came out to partake in our breakfast and fish-a-ree fun, your participation is greatly appreciated. There were some nice fish pulled through the ice and the weather was pretty cooperative this year. It was great to see all the families that came out to spend the day together.
All profits made from the event will be donated back into our community later this year.
Thank you, Whitewater! Together we are a wonderful community!
The classic film story, in its fourth retelling (1937, 1954, 1976, 2018) : An aging musician (Bradley Cooper) helps a younger singer (Lady Gaga) find fame and fortune, even as his age, alcoholism, and drug abuse sends his own career into a downward spiral. 5 Golden Globe nominations: Best Film, Director, Actor, Actress, Song. Oscars nominations coming…
When: Tuesday, February 26 at 12:30 PM
Where:Seniors in the Park
Movie Information: Rated R (language, some sexuality, nudity; substance abuse); 2 hours, 16 minutes (2018)
Join us at the Community Space this Saturday, Feb. 23, 1-6 pm, for a Mural Painting Party and Open House at 834 E. Milwaukee St. in Whitewater. Drop in any time to help us paint our mural-to-be, check out our new space, and enjoy sweet and savory treats from the SweetSpot.
The Whitewater 3rd Grade Zor Shrine Circus Trip has occurred annually for 47 years. Thousands of Whitewater 3rd graders, siblings, and parents have attended this event over this time period.
This year, over 110 kids and parents had a great time at the Circus on Saturday, February 16th at the Madison Veterans Memorial Coliseum. This is all made possible because of the generous contributions from local area businesses and individuals. The Zor Shrine Circus wishes to thank the following 2019 sponsors:
Aurora Deck Lighting
Binning & Dickens Insurance
Brennan & Steil, S.C.
Burtness Chevrolet
DLK Enterprises, Inc.
First Citizens State Bank
Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital / Mike & Kristin Wallace
Frawley Oil Company
Hawk Bowl
HSI Rentals
Jefferson County Daily Union
Kachel Financial Group / Cetera Financial Specialists
Ketterhagen Ford
Knight Public Affairs
Leif Knudsen, CPA, S.C.
Provisur Technologies
Whitewater Manufacturing
Wisconsin Dairy Supply, Inc.
A special thanks to Nelson Bus Service & Culvers of Whitewater for providing transportation and lunch for all of the attendees.
Due to the weather conditions, all Whitewater Unified School District schools will be closed Wednesday, February 20. All after school events are cancelled.
De parte de Mark Elworthy del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Whitewater:
Debido a las condiciones climáticas, todas las escuelas del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Whitewater estarán cerradas el miércoles, 20 de febrero. Todos los eventos después de la escuela también son cancelados.
Congregational United Church of Christ, Feb. 24th 11:15 am
Rick Rupprecht, Director of Faith Formation at St. Patrick Church in Whitewater will share a 45-minute presentation about the history of the Catholic Church and some of the similarities and differences between Catholicism and protestant denominations.
This is the 3rd in a series of programs presented by the Congregational United Church of Christ to help us understand other faiths. The session will begin with a potluck at 11:15 am on Feb. 24th at the church (the one with the clock spire), 133 S. Franklin St. Whitewater, WI. The congregation has explored Islam and Buddhism in previous seminars. Join us for lunch and stay for the chance to learn more about our neighbors.
Gwynne Sahyun has been selected as a 2019 NCWIT-WI Affiliate Winner of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing
Gwynne Sahyun has been selected as a 2019 NCWIT-WI Affiliate Winner of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing.
Gwynne is a hardworking, intelligent, and friendly Whitewater High School junior who helped form the FIRST Robotics team Ferradermis and served as a strategy co-captain for the team for two years. This year she is the electrical co-captain. She helps mentor Lego League at a local school and is doing outreach to other schools. She plans to study engineering and computer science. Gwynne is part of the Wild Rumpus Circus and enjoys making chainmail and painting. She has traveled to 4 countries and competed on the U.S Team at the World Gym Wheel competition in Switzerland. She is currently taking AP Physics and Microcontroller Programming. Gwynne also competes annually at the MSOE and Marquette computer programming contests.
In addition, Laura Masbruch, WHS Computer Science Teacher, will receive an NCWIT-WI Educator Honorable Mention Award for 2018-2019. Both will be honored at an event at Alverno College on Sunday, May 5.
Ryann (Rosie) Aschenbrener and Colin Chenoweth were nominated this year for the FIRST Robotics’ Dean’s List Award
Dean’s List is a FIRST Robotics award named for founder Dean Kamen which celebrates “outstanding student leaders whose passion for and effectiveness at attaining FIRST ideals is exemplary.”
Ryann (Rosie) Aschenbrener and Colin Chenoweth were nominated this year by the mentors for Whitewater High School’s robotics team Ferradermis and are now considered semi-finalists.
Rosie’s mentors trust her to do anything at any time and do it well. She has become our all-around specialist. If Rosie sees that a young team member is hanging back and nervous to jump in, Rosie will invite them in. Rosie has worked with electronics, mechanical, competition logistics, and has served as human player (and professional cart puller) on the drive team. She also led the charge to raise over $18,000 in two weeks by making cold calls and personal contacts when the team qualified for Worlds in 2018, which allowed her teammates to travel to Detroit free of charge.
Colin joined as a freshman when our team was just forming and earned the immediate respect of the mentors not only for his intellectual abilities but also for his work ethic. Colin served as a member of the drive team as a freshman and as the electrical captain for his sophomore year; this year he took on the role of CAD co-captain. This summer, Colin took a lead role in our first ever boot camp, introducing incoming freshmen to the use of CAD and helping them prototype a Frisbee shooter. Colin is a quiet leader; he leads by example, and it is obvious that he has earned the respect of his teammates. They respect his intellect, they respect his creativity, and they respect his playful spirit.
Rosie and Colin will be interviewed by judges at the Wisconsin Regional in Milwaukee in late March.
Math 24 Winners: L-R: Emerson Ellenwood, Jared Apgar, Patrick Travor, Aidan Turner, Silas Baker, Leah Newmann
Congratulations to the 7th grade Math 24 team for doing an awesome job at the meet held on February 15 at Whitewater Middle School. Students were challenged with two rounds of Math 24 fraction cards followed by two rounds of Math 24 decimal cards.
Special congratulations go out to Emerson Ellenwood for winning the 1st place individual trophy and to Jared Apgar for winning the 2nd place individual trophy. Jefferson students, Patrick Traver and Aidan Turner, worked hard and earned the 3rd and 4th place individual trophies. 5th and 6th place trophies went to Whitewater’s Silas Baker and Leah Newmann respectively.
Overall, Whitewater had more total points than any of the other schools participating. Jefferson came in second. Clinton and Waterloo followed. Additional Whitewater Team members were Noah Coleman and Nick Wilson. They also did very well. Andrea Alcala was on the team as an alternate.
We are very proud of the entire team! Go Whippets!
WMS Math 24 team L-R: Jared Apgar, Nick Wilson, Emerson Ellenwood, Noah Coleman, Silas Baker, Andrea Alcala, Leah Newmann
