Dean Fischer has been presented a GroCo Food Warrior certificate and Toppers Pizza certificate for his volunteer work at the Whitewater Food Pantry. Here he is delivering baked goods from Panera Bread from Kenosha to Pat Chaput, Co-Director of the Whitewater Food Pantry. Thanks, Dean, from all of us at the “future” locally owned Whitewater Grocery Co-operative store.
Whitewater High School welcomed the Class of 2025 on a “freshman only” first day of school on September 1, 2021. Students began the day in homeroom with their Lead Dogs, seniors who have been selected to work with the freshmen throughout the year as role models.
After an assembly, during which all freshmen walked across the stage and signed a banner as their commitment to graduate, students moved to the gym to participate in activities similar to the Almost Anything Goes races at Homecoming. Next, freshmen made their way through their class schedules, meeting with each of their teachers for a short period. Thank you to the Lead Dogs for continuing to provide direction in the hallways as the new students navigated the building for the first time.
Throughout the day, freshmen participated in a scavenger hunt which left them searching through plaques on the wall for pieces of information, talking with particular staff members, and playing rock/paper/scissors with Principal Mike Lovenberg to get his signature.
After lunch, freshmen were invited into an Activities Fair, where sophomores through seniors representing the various clubs, activities, and athletic teams had set up displays and were available to answer questions. All freshmen were encouraged to choose at least one activity to get involved with. The day then continued with Chromebook distribution and an opportunity for members of the Class of 2025 to “Make Their Mark” by leaving a colored handprint on the hallway wall.
Students wrapped up their first day of high school with a class meeting in the gym to discuss upcoming Homecoming activities and take their class photo in their new Whippet t-shirts.
Since 10th-12th graders did not have school, the Whippet Football Players spent their day at the middle and three elementary schools to help out with things like student drop off, getting kids to their classrooms, translating, helping teachers and custodians set up classrooms, and spending time hanging out with kids at lunch and recess as well as the afternoon pick up. The players all went to the school they are an alum from so it was fun for them to see their former teachers and hear about how much they have “grown up!” We are proud of our athletes for setting a good example for our younger kids and showing what it means to be a Whippet!
Article submitted by Laura Masbruch and Jason Bleck
Whitewater High School
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the City of Whitewater.
September 1, 2021- Effective immediately, based on guidance from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), the City of Whitewater is now asking members of the public who are
conducting business in City-owned facilities to wear face masks, regardless of vaccination status, when in
indoor public spaces.
Reasonable efforts will be made to maintain physical distancing during public meetings occurring under the
requirements of the open meetings law. Participants and observers of public meetings subject to the open
meetings law are asked to wear a mask during the open public meeting, regardless of their vaccination status.
Remote participation by employees and visitors will also be made available to help participants achieve desired
physical spacing.
Masks are required to be worn by all City of Whitewater employees in public or common areas within city
facilities. Employees will not be required to wear masks while working outdoors.
For more information, visit https://www.whitewater-wi.gov/502/COVID-19-Community-Updates or call
262-473-1398.
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Whitewater Arts Alliance.
For the month of September, the Whitewater Arts Alliance will be hosting a hybrid gallery and virtual exhibition on the WAA website, whitewaterarts.org, of work created by members of Geneva Lake Arts Foundation. This hybrid exhibition will be on display virtually September 1st-30th, and in-gallery September 3rd-26th. The gallery will be open Friday through Sunday, 2-4pm. At this time, WAA will not require vaccinated individuals to wear a mask, and suggest that unvaccinated individuals wear a mask in the gallery.
This exhibition helps to connect local art communities and display the talents of more artists from Southeastern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. This show displays work from 11 artists with a total of 37 pieces, with a range in two dimensional mediums including watercolor, acrylic, wood carving, colored pencil, collage, and photography.
Founded in 1947, Geneva Lake Arts Foundation is a volunteer organization formed for the purpose of encouraging individual artistic growth and excellence. Geneva Lake Arts Foundation (formerly the Geneva Lake Art Association) fosters a community appreciation of the fine arts through the arrangement of shows, monthly programs, lectures, demonstrations and workshops. For more information about Geneva Lake Arts Foundation, visit their website at https://www.genevalakeartsfoundation.org.
Big thanks to our sponsor!
The mission of the Whitewater Arts Alliance is to promote the visual and performing arts through an alliance of artists, individuals, educational resources, and organizations to promote creativity and diversity that will serve to educate and enrich the lives of the residents of the Whitewater community and surrounding areas.
Banner note: Though the county’s notice did not include the fact that this meeting would also be livestreamed, the following information is provided on the agenda for this Board of Supervisors meeting:
NOTICE: DUE TO THE CONTINUING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, THIS MEETING IS PLANNED TO
PROVIDE FOR REMOTE OR OFF-SITE ATTENDANCE BY COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS.
The Walworth County Government Center remains open, but in-person attendance may be limited to help ensure appropriate social distancing is observed. ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO WATCH THE MEETING STREAMING LIVE AT https://mediasite.co.walworth.wi.us/Mediasite/Play/515e9c4541a84126a48b105c54a8d68c1d
Individuals wanting to provide a Public Comment can do so remotely by telephone, but must contact the County Administrator’s Office at 262-741-4357 on the day of the meeting and at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting to obtain instructions.
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by Whitewater Grocery Co.
GroCo Food Warrior certificates are presented to Sirina Hoffmann (L), Kay Robers – Director of the Community Space, and Sarah Hoots (R) for their volunteer efforts on behalf of The Community Space. They are also presented a certificate for a free pizza or Toppers Stix from Toppers Pizza. The number of people served at The Community Space remains high and the Whitewater Grocery members (783 members strong) thank them for their many hours of service.
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the City of Whitewater Public Works Dept.
Effective Wednesday, September 15, 2021 the City of Whitewater’s Compost Site will be changing its
hours of operation on Wednesdays. The new hours will be 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. and will remain in effect until the
site closes for the season. However, the site will still remain open on Saturdays from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., until
further notice. More information will be published when a closing date has been determined.
For additional questions or concerns, contact the Streets Department at (262) 473-0560. For other requests,
visit https://www.whitewater-wi.gov/RequestTracker.aspx.
Editor’s note: Our thanks to Tom Ganser for this photo and caption.
