Wilmot Union High School

Gymnasts soar at record-setting meet

Travis Wetzel — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:36:45 +0000

Our gymnastics team last night set a new state team scoring record last night by posting a 148.975 in their meet vs. Westosha Central/Union Grove co-op. No team in the history of Wisconsin High School Gymnastics has ever scored higher in a meet! So…if you see the following students, please congratulate them!

Molly Benavides – Burlington

Marlee Brunow – Wilmot

Michelle Dankle – Burlington

Bailey Fitzpatrick – Burlington

Jenna Fitzpatrick – Burlington

Alice Gordon – Burlington

Meghan Jarnigo – Wilmot

Kerry Leonard – Badger

Megan Robinson – Wilmot

Robynanne Scheuerman – Badger

Seeking applicants for Hall of Fame

Travis Wetzel — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:02:10 +0000

Wilmot Union High School is currently seeking applicants for its Hall of Fame.

In order to be eligible for this honor, candidates must have graduated from Wilmot Union High School in 2001 or earlier.

Candidates meeting this sole criterion will then be judged based upon the following:

Leadership
Achievements
Service to his/her community
Other factors not listed above and as defined by the candidate

If you would like an application, you may request a copy from the District Office at (262) 862-9005 or download it here.

Applications must be received no later than April 13, 2012, and can be dropped off at the District Office or mailed to:

Hall of Fame Selection Committee
Wilmot Union High School
PO Box 8
Wilmot, WI 53192

If you have any questions you may contact Dan Kopp, the District Administrator.

Academic Decathlon wins Regional, advances to State for 8th straight year

Travis Wetzel — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:54:20 +0000

1-13-12 (Yes, it was a Friday)

The Wilmot Academic Decathlon team won it’s second consecutive Regional and it’s 4th in the 5 past years at UW-Whitewater.

In so doing the team secured an automatic bid to Wisconsin’s 28th annual Academic Decathlon State Competition in March in Wisconsin Dells. The Panthers bested 10 other teams at the event that had Division-1 Sun Prairie placing 2nd overall and Division-2 Mount Horeb H.S. in 3rd. Other Southern Lakes conference schools including Westosha Central, Union Grove, and Burlington finished 4th, 5th, and 7th respectively.

There were also many individual accomplishments worth noting:
Sophomore Arie Deeter took the 2nd place red ribbon in Music in the Honors Division.

Sophomore Caitlin Griffin won the red ribbon in Art, also in the Honors Division.

Junior Nick DeCaro collected two ribbons, one red for Music and one 3rd place white ribbon in Language & Literature in the Scholastic Division.

Senior Vanessa Howell also took two ribbons, one red for her Speech and one white for her Essay in the Varsity Division.

Junior Kelly Senter won a pair of 1st place blue ribbons for Art and Language & Literature and added two white ribbons in Music and Econ. Kelly placed 2nd overall in the Scholastic Division at the regional with a score of 5,061.3 points.

Sophomore Carter Dybing led the team with 5 individual blue ribbons in Music, Art, Econ, Science, and Language & Literature. Carter also won the overall blue ribbon for placing 1st overall in the Varsity Division with 5,216.3 points. Although not confirmed, we have a sneaky suspicion that Carter’s Music score of 800 may be the highest in the state in the Varsity Division or maybe in the entire state regardless of division. Stay tuned for an update in the near future.

Senior Erik Barron followed closely with 4 individual blue ribbons for his Music, Science, Econ, and Essay scores. Erik also earned two red ribbons in Art and Language & Literature, pushing his total to 6 individual ribbons, a team high. Erik too won the overall blue ribbon for placing 1st overall in the Scholastic Division with 5,834.3 points.

Both Erik and Carter received $200 cash scholarships from the Coburn Company and individual trophies for their top individual scores.

The most improvement on the team was achieved by sophomore Abbey Chappell. Abbey collected 3 red ribbons and one white in Art, Econ, Interview, and Essay respectively. She also placed 3rd overall and won a white ribbon in the Honors Division with a team leading 5,859.4 points. Abbey went from being the 6th highest scorer on the team at Locals to highest overall by Regionals. Abbey is also a 3-sport athlete!

Each member of the team received a blue ribbon for the team’s 1st place finish and a team trophy that will be on display in the office beginning next week. The Panther team also posted the 2nd highest Division-2 school score throughout Wisconsin.

Congrats Academic Decathletes and good luck at State!

[UPDATE]

The top scoring scholars from the statewide Regional Competition (1-13-12) were released by the Wisconsin Academic Decathlon yesterday. Wilmot’s very own Kelly Senter became the first decathlete in school history to be named a top scholar in a tested category. (Six years ago Andrew Lewis tied with several other decathletes with a perfect speech at Regionals) She posted the top score, regardless of division, in Art with a mark of 780 points out of a possible 1,000. Upwards of 540 students attempted this test statewide. Kelly almost did it twice! She was 2nd statewide trailing by only one question on Language and Literature test. For her accomplishment Kelly will be recognized on stage during the State awards banquet in March and receive a certificate enabling her to apply for a direct scholarship to several participating Wisconsin institutions.

[Submitted by Advisor Mr. Serkowski]

Football off-season news

Travis Wetzel — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:20:35 +0000

From coach Grienke,

The Wilmot Football Team would like to thank the WKCYF Bulldogs for their $1000 contribution towards their new uniforms this past season. Without this kind contribution the team could not have afforded the high-quality white jerseys that they wore this year.

Also the team is pleased to announce that graduating senior quarterback Chris Nelson has been offered a scholarship to play Quarterback at The University of Northern Michigan, and Brian Hopkins and Josh Strasser has committed to playing football at Wisconsin Lutheran College. Any other football players committing to play football at the next level are encouraged to contact Coach Greinke so the word can be shared!

This weekend, Junior Matt Christensen will be accepting his 1st-team All-state award from the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association at their yearly banquet at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, a great accomplishment for the young man and for the Panther football team.

Conference Championship patches for letter jackets have been ordered and should be in soon – pay attention to announcements to find out how you can get yours.

The Panther Coaching staff would like to thank the following players for their commitment to consistent strength and conditioning training in the off season as part of the morning “Bigger, Faster, Stronger” group with Coach Happel (5:45-7, Mon-Fri) and the “Power Club” with Coaches Greinke and Purtee (Mon, Tues, and Thurs from 3-5):

Juniors: Jordan Bauman, Matt Christensen, Austin Feltner, Zack Keske, Bennett Kothe, Chris Krause, Chris Lindstrand, Tyler Magee, Marcus Page, Justin Schweitzer, Brad Siggeman, Jon Slattery, Noah Strasser, Matt Svenjnoha, Paul Swartz, and Stephen Zeckowski.

Sophomores: Chad Alft, Garrett Bogucki, Elliott Crifasi, Neil Driscoll, Patrick Haraburda, Bodey Kaskin, John Laas, Cameron Loveless, Jake Madriaga, John Schueneman, Sean Stewart, Tyler Vershowske.

Freshmen: Carson Borowski, Mikey Daniels, Michael Mattox, Kayin Moudy, Landon Platts, Shane Raiman, Collin Robinson, Noah Rousch, Isaac Thiel, Sam Thurow, and Jeremy Ticha.

It’s not too late for our other players to get started on their off-season plan, see Coach Greinke or a teammate to find out how!

Booster Club golf outing & dinner dance

Travis Wetzel — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:16:44 +0000

The Wilmot Booster Club will be having a golf outing, dinner, and dance fundraiser. The date is set for May 19, 2012. It will take place at the Twin Lakes Country Club. Ticket options include golf, dinner & dance, or just dinner & dance. There will also be many raffles and silent auction items. Monies earned through this event will support WUHS students.

Please send all inquiries to wilmotboosterclubevent@gmail.com or 262-914-4237.

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