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Thursday, September 09, 2010

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SWIS District Optimists Sponsor Tri-Star Basketball Contest
March 15, 2008

Optimists from the Mukwonago Optimist Club set up a competition for 120 kids between the ages of 8 and 13. These kids were winners from 20 of the 61 clubs in Southern Wisconsin.

Kudos to Joe Mundwiler and his Committee for putting together a wonderful competition.

Here is a photo of some of the volunteers.

Here is a photo of the volunteers getting everything ready.

Here is a photo of the registration stand with everything under control.

Here is a photo of Governor Elect Barb Nelson talking to the competitors.

Here is a photo of Governor Michael Shields talking about the Optimist organization to the fans in the stands.

The kids competed in 3 different skills tests, passing, dribbling and shooting. Here are photos of the passing station.

The passing station has the contestant make 3 chest passes and 3 bounce passes into the target. The younger contestants pass from a closer line than the older ones.

Here is a photo of one of the volunteers showing the contestants the proper way to run the dribbling (Ball Handling) station.

Here are examples of contestants performing tasks at the dribbling (Ball Handling) station. The dribbling station is a set of obstacles and the contestant weaves in and out while dribbling a basketball. The faster you complete the course, the better the score.

The shooting skills station has each contestant make 4 Free Throw shots and 2 other shots from outside the "key". The contestant receives points for each basket made. The younger contestants use a smaller ball and are in front of the regulation free throw line for their shots.

At the District level, they recognize First, Second and Third places for boys and girls of each age. Photos of the winners and their sponsoring Clubs are as follows:

8 year old girls (l to r):
Alyssa Lemirande - Middleton - 3rd Place
Nicole Huber - Mukwonago - 2nd Place
Maranda McCarthy - Platteville - 1st Place

8 year old boys (l to r):
Jeffrey Seaman - Portage - 1st Place
Carson Bull - Fitchburg - 3rd Place
Jack Smith - Middleton - 2nd Place

9 year old girls (l to r):
Samantha Curtis - Monroe - 2nd Place
Sydney Renz - Jefferson - 3rd Place
Natalie Lindman - Portage - 1st Place

9 year old boys (l to r):
Noah Kruser - Platteville - 1st Place
Mitchell Bacon - Middleton - 2nd Place
Phillip Selmer - Beloit - 3rd Place

10 year old girls (l to r):
Anna Hammer - Portage - 3rd Place
Monica Muth - Cambridge - 1st Place
Allison Hughes - Janesville - 2nd Place

10 year old boys (l to r):
Matt Welper - Mukwonago - 3rd Place
Jake Zinda - Waukesha - 2nd Place
Lane Kamps - Platteville - 1st Place

11 year old girls (l to r):
Natalie Mejia - Beloit - 3rd Place
Abigail Schmidt - Beaver Dam - 2nd Place
Cassie Hamer - Platteville - 1st Place

11 year old boys (l to r):
Jeremy Schneidor - Mukwonago - 3rd Place
Cannon Cooley - Waukesha - 2nd Place
Jordan Walker - Portage - 1st Place

12 year old girls (l to r):
Addison Hemming - Portage - 3rd Place
Claire Fox - Janesville - 2nd Place
Courtney Johnson - Waukesha - 1st Place

12 year old boys (l to r):
Nick Brewer - Monona - 1st Place
David Jensen - Cambridge - 2nd Place
Conner Klavekoske - Beaver Dam - 3rd Place

13 year old girls (l to r):
Eliza Bilderback - Platteville - 1st Place
Jackie Shepler - Janesville - 2nd Place
Paige Ringelstetter - Portage - 3rd Place

13 year old boys (l to r):
Josh Bollig - Mount Horeb - 3rd Place
Jalen Walker - Portage - 2nd Place
Dylan Teutschmann - Waukesha - 1st Place

Here is a photo of winners from Portage. 8 Year Old Boy Jeffrey Seaman and 9 Year Old Girl Natalie Lindman

Thanks again to all the families and fans for cheering on their contestants!

UPCOMING EVENTS

November 5 - 7 , 2010
SWIS District will be part of the Parallel District Conference with all the Districts of the Great Plains Region November 5 - 7, 2010 at the Holiday Inn and Suites in Bloomington (Minneapolis), MN near the Mall of America. Click Here for more information on the Conference.
Click Here for the Registration Form.

GENERAL INFORMATION

August 15, 2010
Football Frenzy Sweepstakes Information

Click the logo for the link to the sweepstakes web site. Once Football season starts, you can click the link and see if you are a winner!

For more information on the sweepstakes, Click Here. Tickets are out for sale. Please sell the tickets and get the stubs with money back to Fred Dorn so he can input them into the system. If you have unsold tickets, please get those back to Fred as soon as possible so he can give to other clubs who can sell more. We want all tickets sold this year.

July 19, 2010
Click here for the 4th Quarter Newsletter for the months of July, August & September.

May 12, 2010
Executive Board & Conference Minutes
Click Here for a copy of the 3rd Quarter Executive Board Minutes from the Kalahari on May 7. Click Here for a copy of the 3rd Quarter General Session Minutes from the Kalahari on May 8.

March 29, 2010
Tri-Star SWIS District Basketball Event - March 20th, 2010. To see this year's event - click here.

February 24, 2010
Optimist International Membership Program
Click Here for a letter from International President Shriver with incentives for recruiting new members.

February 24, 2010
OI Foundation Club Grant Program
Click Here for information about a grant from OI Foundation to clubs to help support new projects.

February 24, 2010
Executive Board & Conference Minutes
Click Here for a copy of the 2nd Quarter Executive Board Minutes from Whitewater on Feb 5. Click Here for a copy of the 2nd Quarter General Session Minutes from Whitewater on Feb 6.

November 27, 2009
Conference Round Table Notes
Click Here for a copy of the Round Table notes from the 1st Quarter 09-10 Conference Round Table Discussion on the Best Times you have had as an Optimist with children.
Click Here for a copy of the Round Table notes from the 1st Quarter 09-10 Conference Round Table Discussion on the successful strategies for holding a successful Oratorical or Essay Contest.

November 10, 2009
Executive Board Minutes
Click Here for a copy of the 1st Quarter Executive Board Minutes from Platteville on Oct 23. Click Here for a copy of the 1st Quarter General Session Minutes from Platteville on Oct 24. Click Here for a copy of the approved 2009 - 2010 SWIS District Budget.

August 12, 2009
Click here for Minutes of the General Session at the 2008 - 2009 4th Quarter Conference.
Click here for Minutes of the Executive Committee at the 2008 - 2009 4th Quarter Conference.

May 6, 2009
Click here for a wrap up of the 2009 SWIS District Oratorical Contest. Thanks to all competitors, parents, teachers, judges and contest chairpersons at the club, zone and District level!

January 11, 2009
Click here for information from OI Foundation regarding the OIF Club Grant Program. Applications may be submitted from January 1, 2009 through March 15, 2009.

January 31, 2008
Click here for information on how your Unrestricted Gift to the OI Foundation is used.

November 5, 2007
Visit the web site of www.courageofchildrenwithcancerbooks.org to learn more about the Childhood Cancer Campaign.

Consider the Dime-a-Day donation program for the OI Foundation- click for details.

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