The Boys' Cross Country Team is Headed to State!
The boys emerged as sectional champions once again after supreme races from top to bottom. In a very controlled, dialed-in effort, Jack Hefty once again led the team to his second individual sectional title in 16:39. Xavier Zei ran perfectly and closed the door on his race very well and finished fifth overall. Miles Nickelsburg had the race of the day for the team placing in sixth overall. He methodically made his way through the upper crust of the pack passing two runners in the second mile and five runners in his final 1.1 miles of the race to stop the clock in 17:47. Luc Pomazak will get his first taste of the state meet after never seeing a varsity race all last season. Having improved significantly this season, he was the team's fourth runner today and placed 17th in 18:28. Andrew O'Toole rounded out the team scoring with a strong 23rd place finish and an overall time of 18:47 on this difficult course. Onyx Thompson mowed down at least five guys in the final 200m finish straight and placed 31st with a time of 19:06. Isaac Straight was the final Whippet to finish today in 54th with a time of 19:56. Twenty-four seconds faster than he ran on this course a week earlier.
The WIAA State Meet will be held on the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday, November 2nd. The boys will be competing in the Division 2 race which is slated to begin at 2:35.
Attention Senior Parents!
Congratulations! we are thrilled to share that your student has been officially admitted to Gateway Technical College for the Fall 2025 semester! This year, we partnered with the college to provide this exciting opportunity to the entire graduating class!
We chose to do this for many reasons, including the college's solid reputation, variety of in-demand degree options, cutting-edge learning facilities, affordable tuition, welcoming community and much more.
Additionally, many of your children have earned numerous transcripted credits here at WHS and saved thousands of dollars on tuition already!
Please be on the lookout for an acceptance package in the mail – it should arrive in the coming days. In the meantime, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your Gateway New Student Specialist Sam Brewington at brewingtons@gtc.edu or 262-456-5568.
You can also visit gtc.edu/direct-admit to learn more about your direct admissions and all of the opportunities at Gateway.
Congratulations again – I hope you’re as excited as we are about this wonderful opportunity!
WHS Staff Member of the Month
On behalf of the class leaders, Student Council is proud to announce that for the month of October, Ms. Lindsey Taylor has been selected as Whitewater High’s Staff Member of the Month! She has been chosen because of her welcoming attitude that all students notice and appreciate. She is always willing to help no matter what time of the school day. Students know that her door is always open. Be sure to congratulate Ms. Taylor! She is being treated with her favorite SweetSpot items, which are an iced chai latte and a delicious egg sandwich.
WSMA HS Honors Music Project
Congratulations to Dante Baker, Alex Clarksen, Charlotte Hajewski, and A’lani Ross, who performed at the WSMA High School State Honors Music Project concerts in Madison, Wisconsin, at the Overture Center Thursday night, October 24.
This year, almost 1,500 student auditions were performed for the privilege of being one of the 429 students selected for membership in the five prestigious High School State Honors ensembles. This year, Whitewater High School had four musicians perform at the concert.
High School State Honors students attend an intensive four-day summer camp with the conductor of their ensemble. In addition, 32 of Wisconsin's finest music teachers volunteer time as section coaches, coordinators, and administrators during the June summer camp and at these October concerts. Working together, they engaged in holistic lessons that incorporated several aspects of the programmed repertoire far beyond the musical, such as history, theory, style, composition, text, and culture. They connected with composers, worked with coaches and peers in daily sectionals that focused on technique and skill, and rehearsed as a full ensemble in preparation for this concert.
Music teachers, parents, administrators, and WSMA staff contribute time, expertise and encouragement for every student involved in the State Honors Music Project. Young musicians selected for these ensembles discover new levels of individual and group performance. Most importantly, the effort and dedication required of each Honors participant results in a lifelong memory of initiative, achievement and commitment to excellence as musicians and as our future leaders. Mr. Sam Averill and Ms. Mackenzie Gehrke are the proud instructors of these fine students.
Girls' Swimming update
On Tuesday, October 24, the Whippet Swim Team finished out their regular season schedule against Beloit Memorial. The night was spent celebrating our seniors and all their success in the pool as a Whippet! The girls swam fast on senior night and put up many new best times!
Senior Makayla Bazeley swam a lifetime best in the 200 IM beating the rest of the field by nearly 13 seconds with at time of 2:14.43. With that time, she moved her up to third all-time on the Whippet Top 10 List. Makayla also swam the 100 Fly in dominating fashion as she went just on her season best time of 1:00.75.
Senior Emerson Dunham won the 500 Freestyle by over 1 minute. In her win she went a season best time of 6:03.45. Emerson also put on a fun performance battling back and forth with the competition in the 100 Breaststroke to go a time of 1:24.08!
A special shout out goes to Senior Adalynn Frye as she has been everyone’s biggest supporter and loudest cheerleader this season!
The Whippets went 22 of 27 best times on the night! Charlotte Hajewski went 2/2 on best time dropping 6 seconds in the 200 IM and 4 seconds in her 100 Freestyle with a time of 1:05.92! Zoe Zei also went 2/2 dropping 23 seconds in the 200 Freestyle and 7 seconds in the 100 Freestyle. Atreya Wilson continues with the 2/2 best times, dropping 3 seconds in the 200 Freestyle and improving her 100 Breaststroke time to a 1:35.18. Maria Pena and Caitlin Alford both posted new best times in the 50 & 100 Freestyles!
