District 6 Coach of the Year
WHS Wrestling Coach John Schimming has been named the District 6 Head Coach of the Year by the Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association!
This season, we had nearly 50 wrestlers in our program, which is amazing for a school of about 600 students.
Congratulations, Coach Schimming, on this well-deserved recognition!
Week of April 10 - National Robotics Week
National Robotics Week, our chance to shine a spotlight on WUSD’s Ferradermis crew!
Ferradermis provides an extracurricular opportunity for students interested in STEM and business fields to receive mentorship and hands-on instruction through a team contest in FIRST Robotics competitions.
Learn more: https://www.ferradermis.org/
Wrestling Academic All-State Team
Congratulations to the 10 WUSD student-athletes who have received honorable mention for the Wrestling Academic All State Team!
WHS wrestlers include Lauren Buehler, Silvia Harris, Jake Luebker, Michael (Kane) Obregon, Aaron Porras, CJ Tomomitsu, Sebastian Cuellar, Curtis Rossmiller, Quinton O'Toole, and Richard Franco.
When deciding the recipients of the Wrestling Academic All State Team, the Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association considers the number of varsity wins, state tournament placement, and maintaining a minimum 3.5 GPA.
Lakeview Elementary
- Many of Lakeview’s staff, students, and families participated in Culver’s Night last Wednesday.
- Lakeview first graders started their “baby chick unit”. They have 12 eggs in an incubator in their classroom and are expecting the hatch to be on May 1st!
Lincoln Elementary
- Lincoln Lego League students attended the High School Robotics competition in Milwaukee with the other Whitewater schools also in attendance.
- Lincoln had a successful Fine Arts Night where there were three concerts with standing room only available for those in attendance. Students were able to showcase their artwork, musical talents and purchase books from the book fair with money they earned from the Lincoln Read-A-Thon.
Washington Elementary
- Washington April Update
- Washington’s Picasso Art Club, under the direction of Mr. Mane recently completed a new mural found in the cafeteria. The amazing work of art looks fantastic!
- Washington’s PATT held their final Culver’s Night on April 12. Thank you to all who were able to attend!
Whitewater Middle School
- The WMS Builders Club will be very busy the next couple of weeks. They will be helping during the Arbor Day tree planting at Starin Park, taking part in the International Children's Day activities at Lincoln, and volunteering at the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast at the Armory.
- Last week was Cancer Awareness Week. Student Council members read cancer awareness facts during the morning announcements each day.
Whitewater High School
- High School Weekly Newsletter
- Congratulations to senior Kindyl Kilar on being awarded The Herb Kohl Excellence Scholarship! The $10,000 scholarship aims to recognize student leadership, citizenship and academic achievement.
- Thank you to Students Against Destructive Decisions and the dozens of volunteers who planned the Mock Crash event on April 19th despite the unpleasant weather. The objective of the event was to educate our students about the tragedy of traffic crashes and to reinforce the importance of using seat belts, paying attention behind the wheel, and to show the consequences of driving while under the influence and/or distracted driving.
Whitewater High School (continued)
- Congratulations to Mr. Linos and Mr. Cullian for receiving UW-Whitewater approval to teach PIE courses next year. Mr. Linos has been approved to teach a three credit PIE Spanish 321 course and Mr. Cullian has been approved to teach two five credit PIE courses in Biology 141 and Biology 142.
- A big thank you to Mr. West for hosting the 2nd Annual Career Fair on April 13 where business partners learned about Youth Apprenticeship opportunities and the new Digital Job Board partnership.
