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The Minneiska water ski team along with the Lauderdale Aqua skiers will be doing this benefit show to help those who battle with heart disease. The profits will be going to the Herma Heart Center in Milwaukee, WI, one of the top five centers for treating complex heart conditions in the country. Several members of our community have benefited from care and treatment there including two high school boys Hunter Peters and Zach Tomomitsu that ski with the team.

A variety of raffle baskets will be available including a chance to win a  pack of tickets for the Tommy Bartlett water ski show in Wisconsin Dells!

Ferradermis wrapped up a busy summer of presentations and demonstrations with a robotics boot camp for new and veteran members from August 4 – 11. Starting Saturday, August 4, eight incoming students joined a group of veteran members and mentors to learn about all aspects of the robotics team. Nineteen students and thirteen adult mentors, many of whom are engineers and engineering students, participated throughout the week. On the first day, new members learned about the electrical system on the robot and practiced soldering some wires under the supervision of veterans Cassi Hoxie, Rosie Aschenbrener, and Gwynne Sahyun. Hoxie gave the freshmen an overview of what it takes to program a robot, and they had the opportunity to write a small amount of code. Veterans Danny Soto and Reilly Aschenbrener helped them learn how the CAD team operates and spent some time teaching them the basics of Autodesk Inventor. Veteran members Sayhun, Rosie Aschenbrener, and Bennett Miles introduced them to competition logistics (how a season and competition works). Students also practiced driving last year’s robot under the direction of 2018 drive team members Soto and Hailey Prager. At the end of the day, the students were presented with their challenge for the week, a Frisbee shooter, based on the actual 2013 FIRST Robotics game. Veterans and new members worked together to design and implement a solution throughout the week, often taking the robot outside to test the mechanisms by shooting Frisbees at targets marked off on the side of the building.

Not only did new members get to experience all parts of the robotics team, veterans crossed over to other sub-teams to take on new responsibilities and learn new roles. For example, senior Zach Brantmeier, the head programmer for the previous two years, stepped back and supervised a new group of programmers as they found their way through the code for the first time. Boot camp provided a great opportunity for new freshmen to not only get familiar with the robotics program and improve their technical knowledge but also to develop friendships with upperclassmen prior to the start of school. Veteran member junior Rosie Aschenbrener stated that “Boot Camp has been very educational for both veterans and new members, and it has been a great team bonding experience as we introduced the new members to our team.” Veteran member senior Cassi Hoxie added, “I was excited to teach new people about robotics, and I really wanted the leadership experience as an upperclassman sharing my talents with the freshmen.” Dilpreet Randhawa of Wisconsin Robotics at UW-Madison, who serves as co-head coach for the team with Carissa Petzinger, an engineer from Generac, shared, “A core component of FIRST is getting some exposure to some of the challenges students have to face as a team. Our students have definitely risen to the challenge of the game, and I’m constantly surprised by the fervor in which they work.”

Throughout boot camp, the business team also worked to finalize the fundraising campaign for the 2018-2019 season, sending out letters to former and new potential business sponsors, submitting paperwork for a possible Culver’s Share Night and Topper’s Doughnation Night, and advertising our PayPal donation system for interested individuals on the team website at www.ferradermis.org. For more photos, follow Ferradermis on Facebook or visit Ferradermis.org. Team membership will be open to all Whitewater High School students in September, whether or not they attended the boot camp. Contact Team Administrator Laura Masbruch at lmasbruch@wwusd.org with questions.

Plan and Architectural Review Commission – Monday, August 13, 2018, 6:30 pm, City of Whitewater Municipal Building – Community Room.

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WUSD School Board – Special Meeting – Monday, August 13, 2018, 7:00 pm, Whitewater Unified School District Central Office – William D. Kyle Board Room.

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Public Works Committee – Tuesday, August 14, 2018, 6:00 pm, City of Whitewater Municipal Building – Cravath Lakefront Room.

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Parks and Recreation Board – Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 5:30 pm, City of Whitewater Municipal Building – Cravath Lakefront Room.

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Studio 84 is pleased to announce a community free art-making day that will begin on Saturday, August 11 from 10-4 and will happen every Second Saturday of the month. Director of Studio 84, Deborah Blackwell, states: “It’s been in our long-term vision since we opened ten years ago to provide free art making for the community. We are very happy to be able to bring this opportunity to the community and are very grateful for the Whitewater Community Foundation for making this possible with a grant for $2,000.”

Studio 84 is a non-profit art studio, gallery and store located at 121 W. Center St. in downtown Whitewater. Blackwell says, “Our main programming has a special focus on the creative development of people with disabilities. Our regular weekday programming is also open to all ages and abilities but you must register and there is a fee. The weekday programming provides individual guidance and instruction and many of our artists with disabilities end up heading into our vocational training program to sell their work.” Blackwell adds, “But Second Saturdays provides a nice time to just drop in as a family, as an adult or children over the age of 12 to make art on their own without having to preregister or pay.” Staff and volunteers will be on hand to assist with materials as needed but no instruction is provided. Program director, Ben Kelly, says, “Each month there will be a new art project with self-guided instructions for those who need an idea, but otherwise, people are allowed to create as they desire.” There will be paints, drawing materials, mixed media and clay available.

Kelly notes that there will be a signup sheet so we can gather a count of people and time spent so we can accurately report on the success of the programming per requirements of the grant. Kelly states, “We will also collect emails so we can keep people informed of the special project of the month or if we need to close due to bad weather.”

An adult must accompany people under the age of twelve, while those over the age of twelve can come and go during the day. “Anyone with special needs may be required to have a guardian or caregiver present depending on their needs. This will be looked at on an individual basis”, Kelly states.

“We have one basic rule to follow, Blackwell said, “and that is ‘be kind to others or you will be asked to leave’.”

You can learn more about Studio 84 at www.studio84inc.org or at www.facebook.com/studio84inc

During summer 2018, 14 school district staff and 6 administrators received intensive five-day training in DBT Steps A. The training was delivered by James Mazza and Elizabeth Dexter-Mazza co-authors of the book DBT Skills in Schools: Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving for Adolescents (DBT Steps-A). DBT Steps A is a Social Emotional Learning Curriculum designed to help adolescents develop their own toolboxes of effective behavioral strategies or life skills. These skills can help youths solve problems, make sense of their own world, resist and persist in the face of adversity, form positive relationships, improve communication skills, and provide a framework for responsible decision-making.

The district plans to teach these skills in a variety of ways in grades 6-12. Significantly, Steps A curriculum will connect to the developmental guidance lessons taught through Second Step in Grades 4K-5 throughout the district to help facilitate a smooth transition from the elementary schools to the middle school.

In addition, during summer academies, held in August, trained district staff will be training their middle and high school colleagues on how to infuse the Steps A strategies into the work they do with students.

A special thank you to the Watertown Community Foundation for supporting the DBT Steps A training. Via their generosity 70 school district staff members and 57 school administrators in Jefferson County received this valuable training.

***Update***

When the rain won’t go away, we move our Summer Concert Series indoors. Join us in the University Center Concourse as we celebrate 150 years in the community with a free concert, kids activities, informal tours and more. Free parking is available in lots 1 and 12, and drop off is available outside the University Center. Because we’ll be in the University Center, our fun expands into free bowling, billiards, and ping pong!

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Join UW-Whitewater this Thursday, Aug. 9, 4:30-6:30 pm, as they celebrate 150 years in the community with our next free outdoor concert — Altered Five Blues Band.

Also featured:

• Catering by the Casual Joe’s, barbecued ribs, mac and cheese, potato salad, coleslaw, and banana pudding
• Beverage tent with soda, water, lemonade, beer, wine, strawberry mule
• Free magician, lawn games and kids’ activities with Warhawk Alley
• Science outreach fun and nature painting
• Free campus garden tours and 30-minute campus history walking tours starting at 5 and 6 p.m.
• Tabling includes the University Bookstore, the Ice Age Trail, Roberta’s Art Gallery

Bring your own picnic or purchase a meal from our vendors — just no carry-ins of alcohol, please. All concerts are located just off Main Street on the Wyman pedestrian mall. Free parking is available nearby in lots 1 and 12. In the case of rain, all events will take place in the University Center.

The Summer Concert Series is one of many ways UW-Whitewater is marking its Sesquicentennial. For details on other upcoming events, visit uww.edu/150.

When: Saturday, August 18, 2018; a Social hour at 5:30 pm, followed by Dinner at 6:00 pm

Where: 841 Brew House Restaurant, 841 E. Milwaukee St. Whitewater

For reservations: Contact Jerry Grant at 262-473-2214 or e-mail jerrypackerfan@hotmail.com

Deadline August 10, 2015

Join us as we travel back in time to the 1980’s on August 8 from 11 am – 1 pm on the UC North Mall. DJ Tommy Jewel will be playing music as you enjoy art workshops, activities, and delicious food!

All proceeds go to the Whitewater Food Pantry & The Bethel House.

Open to the public. Bring your friends!

The rain site will be the UC Concourse.
http://www.uww.edu/uc/things-to-do/summer-on-the-mall