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Saturday, February 04, 2012

Projects: Youth

SWIS District Optimists Sponsor Tri-Star Basketball Contest
March 21, 2009

Optimists from the Mukwonago Optimist Club set up a competition for over 150 kids between the ages of 8 and 13. These kids were winners
from 21 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 Joe speaking to the contestants and parents.

Here is a photo of some of the volunteers.

The Mukwonago National Honor Society and Key Club provided escorts to take contestants to each station. Here is a photo of some of the High School 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 Barb Nelson talking to the competitors.

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):
Amy Groshan - Janesville Tuesday - 2nd Place
Meghan Witt - Portage - 1st Place
Natalie Andersen - Mukwonago - 3rd Place

8 year old boys (l to r):
Chad Nolte - Janesville Tuesday - 2nd Place
Jake Ringelstetter - Portage - 1st Place
Alan Albrecht - Jefferson - 3rd Place

9 year old girls (l to r):
Taylor McCorkle - Oregon - 2nd Place
Maranda McCarthy - Platteville - 1st Place
Baylie Holum - Monona Grove - 3rd Place
Maranda is a returning champion. Last year she won the 8 year old Girls' competition.

9 year old boys (l to r):
Mandela Deawg - Monona Grove - 2nd Place
Miles Statz - Baraboo - 1st Place
Jacob Ruf - Darlington - 3rd Place

10 year old girls (l to r):
Megan Weise - Waukesha - 2nd Place
Christina Schauer - Middleton - 1st Place
Ashley Himmelman - Beloit - 3rd Place

10 year old boys (l to r):
Mitchell Bacon - Middleton - 2nd Place
Nick Zimmerman - Kenosha - 1st Place
Brady Wagner - Lake Mills - 3rd Place
Mitchell also took 2nd Place last year at the 9 Year old Boys' competition.

11 year old girls (l to r):
Elizabeth Poulson - Waukesha - 2nd Place
Brooke Nunn - Janesville Tuesday - 1st Place
Khija Rashada-Scott - Kenosha - 3rd Place

11 year old boys (l to r):
C.J. Grahn - Beloit- 2nd Place
Hayden Denson - Middleton - 1st Place
Tyler Torstenson-Harris - Darlington - 3rd Place

12 year old girls (l to r):
Lynnie Lindblom - Waukesha - 2nd Place
Cassie Hamer - Platteville - 1st Place
Bailey Wallace - Lake Mills - 3rd Place
Cassie is a returning champion. Last year she won the 11 year old Girls' competition.

12 year old boys (l to r):
Drew Fredrickson - Mount Horeb - 2nd Place
Owen Chady - Fort Atkinson - 1st Place
Jordan Walker - Portage - 3rd Place
Last year Jordan won 1st Place in the 11 Year Old Boys' Competition.

13 year old girls (l to r):
Lydia Harbach - Mukwonago - 2nd Place
Cassidy Chambers - Darlington - 1st Place
Lindsey Johnson - Portage - 3rd Place

13 year old boys (l to r):
Trent Gerlach - Brodhead - 2nd Place
Heath Renz - Jefferson - 1st Place (Not Pictured)
Carlos Coopwood - Kenosha - 3rd Place

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

JULY 12-14, 2012
SAVE THE DATE
Optimist International Convention

JULY 12-14, 2012
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Click here for additional information
regarding sponsorship & volunteering!
For further information, contact
Joanne Ganske.

GENERAL INFORMATION

July 13, 2011
Links
> Click here for a copy of the SWIS Strategic Plan from 2010.

> Click here for a copy of the SWIS District policies as of 2011.

> Click here for a copy of the SWIS Budget document for 2011-2012

> Click here for a copy of the SWIS 2011 - 2012 Expense Voucher in .PDF format.

> Click here for a copy of the SWIS District Logo for 2011 - 2012.

> Click here for the Optimist International Logos, including OI President's Logo for 2011 - 2012 and the International Convention in Milwaukee logo for 2012.

August 8, 2011
> Click here for the 4th Quarter Newsletter for the months of July, August & September.

October 2011
Skateboard Competition Series.
> Click here to go to the web site with all the information.

The schedule - Finals were on October 15 at the 4 Seasons in Milwaukee.

May 31, 2011
SWIS and WINUM have a T-Shirt for sale as a fundraiser for the OI International Convention in Milwaukee in 2012.
> Click here to order your one-of-a-kind shirt.

May 30, 2011
Tri-Star SWIS District Basketball Event - April 9th, 2011.
> To see this year's event - click here.

Updated May 13, 2011
College Football Frenzy Sweepstakes Information
Click the logo for the link to the sweepstakes web site. Once the College Football season starts, you can click the link and see if you are a winner!

For more information on the sweepstakes, Click Here.

October 5, 2010

SWIS District is now on Facebook!

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E-mail me at info@swisdistrict.org

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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