And the perfect season continues …
Ian Pribyl ran for 159 yards and two touchdowns to lead South Milwaukee past Whitnall, 16-6, Friday night. The Rockets are now 5-0, their best start to a season in recent memory (ever?).
Check out highlights on WISN. And the South Milwaukee team page on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel website has even more details.
Next up: South Milwaukee travels to Greenfield — also undefeated in the Woodland Conference — Friday night. Game time is 7 p.m.
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WISN has the story. Very cool.
From it …
At South Milwaukee High School, you don’t have to go too far to run into an Arnold quint.
“They’re all different and unique. They each have different personalities. I think they add a lot to our building,” Kaminiski said.
The quints that captured Milwaukee’s heart 16 years ago are growing up.
Alyssa, Daniel, Natalie, Emily and Devin are high school sophomores who still like to hang out together and who can now appreciate their parents.
“I give them props for handling things the way they did,” Emily said.
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The answer? Pretty well.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction came out with its school report cards on Tuesday, and every South Milwaukee school fell in the “meets or exceeds expectations” category.
Here is where each one ranked …
And the overall district received a “meets expectations” grade of 68.4.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has some context in this story.
And these report cards demand context. While I respect the effort in grading schools — and support having objective standards in doing so — there are so many factors driving educational excellence that a true apples to apples comparison is nearly impossible.
I prefer the eye test when it comes to rating schools, and South Milwaukee’s schools pass that with high marks. I am the proud parent of two Rawson Elementary students, and I continue to be impressed with that school and the district as a whole. I see every day the strides my children are making as young learners, the excitement they bring home every day about what they’ve learned. It’s infectious.
And that’s something you can’t measure on DPI report cards.
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Thanks to a partnership between the South Milwaukee School District and the South Milwaukee Police Department, the city is going pink on Oct. 15. The goal: Raise money for breast cancer awareness and to help find a cure.
South Milwaukee High School has some cool-looking t-shirts for sale, with proceeds going to the Justice for the Cure Foundation. Here is the flyer, and here is more information on NOW.
T-shirt order forms are also available from Parkway Floral.
Let’s hope we can beat last year’s total!
South Milwaukee’s perfect season continues …
Ian Pribyl rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown, and Andrew Plewa caught seven passes for 100 yards to lead the Rocket football team to 29-14 victory over Brown Deer Friday night at Spaltholz Field.
Quarterback Justin Oliden was 9-of-15 passing for 145 yards and added a touchdown on the ground for South Milwaukee, which scored 15 unanswered points to snap a 14-14 halftime tie.
Next up: Tough road tests at Whitnall and Greenfield.
More details here … and go Rockets!
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Another week, another shutout for the South Milwaukee football team.
The Rockets rolled past rival Cudahy, 27-0, Friday night in Cudahy. It was another big night for running back Ian Pribyl and the defense, which also held Westosha Central scoreless last week.
South Milwaukee is now 3-0 — and has outscored its opponents 81-7 to start the season. Not bad.
Check out Fox 6 coverage of Friday’s game here.
Next up: South Milwaukee hosts Brown Deer at 7 p.m. Friday. Go Rockets!
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The South Milwaukee football team is off to a 2-0 start after shutting out Westosha Central on Friday.
Check out the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s team page here, including details on the 26-0 win last week, as Ian Pribyl ran for three second-half touchdowns.
And mark for your calendars for Friday. That’s when South Milwaukee travels to Cudahy for the annual rivalry game. Cudahy is 1-1 and coming off a 52-6 win over Bay View.
Go Rockets!
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Here is just the latest example of the South Milwaukee School District working hard to make a positive difference in our community …
The district is encouraging residents to pick up copies of “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” and read it as the basis for a “community conversation” that will include face-to-face and online discussions, conversations in the schools and via social media, and opportunities for student participation.
Books will be available by September 3 at South Milwaukee schools, South Milwaukee City Hall and the Health Department, the South Milwaukee Library and Sorce Martial Arts. We got our copy at Community Night Out this week.
A donation is requested to cover the cost of the book.
Once you pick one up, you’ll get instructions on how to join the conversation. From a flyer about the initiative …
Are you interested in enhancing your own life and shaping your child’s future? Would you like to unlock more potential as a parent, grandparent, or coach; in business; or in family relationships? Have you ever wondered why some people are more open to possibilities, growth, and change? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may want to join our community conversation!
Our community conversation will feature the book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Dr. Carol S. Dweck from Stanford University. In this book, Dr. Dweck explains why it’s not just our abilities and talent that bring us success – but whether we approach our goals with a fixed or growth mindset. With the right mindset, we can motivate our children and help them improve in school, as well as reach our own goals – personal and professional.
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is out with its Woodland Conference football preview, and the newspaper has pegged South Milwaukee as slight favorites in the Woodland Conference East Division.
Here is the preview. And here is the outlook for the team …
The Rockets are slight favorites to win the division ahead of Whitnall. Defense will be the team’s strength with first-team all-division pick Honerlaw anchoring the line. Another positive is the return of Oliden, who passed for 991 yards and ran for 549 last season as a first-year starter. Top concerns? Developing the offensive line and receiving corps.
South Milwaukee (5-4 overall and 5-3 in the league last year) opens its season Friday at Shorewood/Messmer. The Rockets’ home opener is Friday, August 30, against Westosha Central. See the full schedule here.
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Summer does go by quickly, doesn’t it? Being married to a teacher and as the proud father of two Rawson Elementary School students, for me, the answer to that question is a resounding “yes.”
Elementary school registration is next Tuesday and Wednesday, and middle and high school registration is Tuesday and on August 21. Learn more here. Additional high school registration information is here.
The first day of school is Tuesday, Sept. 3. Here is the full school calendar.
As always, I’ll do my best to keep you informed on school issues on South Milwaukee Blog. Stay tuned.
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South Milwaukee’s Heritage Days culminates with Lionsfest, the three-day celebration featuring a wide range of events and activities.
Check out the full schedule here, and I hope to see you around this weekend.
Of note Friday night, it’s an all-class reunion for South Milwaukee High School. Here is information from Leslie Henry …
Friday, July 26, the South Milwaukee Alumni Association Steering Committee will host an all class reunion beginning at 6 p.m. at the South Milwaukee Lions fest Heritage Days. The celebration will be an informal event for individuals to casually run into classmates from all graduating years. Individuals attending can check in at the welcome table in the food tent, look at memorabilia, look at rocket wear, and obtain a name tag and coupons for use at Lion’s fest for Friday. Please come out and join the event, visit with classmates and have a great time reminiscing about your favorite Rocket town memories.
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Just a reminder about the terrific program providing free lunches to area children at South Milwaukee High School and Lakeview Elementary this summer. For adults, it’s only $2.
The Summer Food Service Program, funded by the federal Department of Agriculture, is administered by the state.
Locally, the lunches are well attended. That’s according to my wife, who has been taking advantage of them frequently this summer following my son’s summer school classes.
Of course, for us, it’s more of a convenience. For others, these lunches are critical. South Milwaukee has a number of families struggling financially. Programs like this make their lives a little easier.
The Lakeview lunches run through July 25. The high school lunches run through August 2.
Learn more here.
Just got this from Ante with the South Milwaukee School District … congratulations to the Rockets!
The SM Girls’ Track Team had a heck of a run this season once again. They captured the Woodland Conference Relay Championship for the 4th year in a row and took 2nd at both the Woodland Indoor and Woodland Outdoor Championships as well. Congratulations to Coach Stan Druckrey, Coach Emily Watson, Coach Bill Stommel, Coach Julianna Bauhs (Wucherer), Coach Darren Hojnacki, and Coach Jason Szymanski!
A big congratulations goes out to the entire team, but in this email, I would like to highlight the student-athletes that qualified for the WIAA State Track & Field Meet, and one of the best performers we have ever had at SM.
Long Jump – Micaela Creighton (Sr.) set a new school record with a jump of 18′ 7 3/4″ which was good enough for SECOND PLACE IN STATE! Micaela hit that record jump in her 6th and final jump, missing the championship by only one inch!! She was clearly on Saturday with all of her jumps hovering around 18′ including a jump of 18′ 3 1/2″ as well. This caps off a marvelous career in which she took 4th, 2nd, 15th and 2nd at State, despite battling some serious injuries her previous 3 years at State. Best of luck next year at Auburn University Micaela!
4×100 Relay – Chidimma Ozodi (So.), Lisa Thush (Sr.), Sierra Kurt (Sr.), & Micaela Creighton (Sr.) set a new school record with a time of 50.22 which was good for 12th place!
4×400 Relay – Capri Fowler (So.), Sierra Kurt (Sr.), Bristine Fowler (So.) & Lisa Thush (So.) finished in a time of 4:15.11.
Pole Vault – Taylor Zaeske (Sr.) competed in the pole vault and failed to make the opening height of 10’0″ which is her personal best height, but for someone who has only done this for a short time, what a fantastic year!
The Boys Track team also sent 2 student-athletes to the WIAA State Track & Field Meet with plenty of promise for the future.
Pole Vault – Alex Hoover (Jr.) competed in the pole vault and cleared 13’6″ and took 11th in State (by the way, 8 of the 10 boys who finished ahead of him are all seniors…).
110m Hurdles – Andrew O’Neill (Jr.) competed in the 110m hurdles and finished in 23rd place (15 of the 22 ahead of him graduate this year).
Congratulations Coach Mark Hoffman, Coach John Riggins, Coach Paul Hiegel, Coach Paul Maier, Coach Bill Stommel, Coach CJ Calteux, and Coach Laura Hamel.
Congratulations to the South Milwaukee softball team, which clinched the Woodland Conference championship last week.
The Rockets also won their WIAA regional opener, 7-5, over Racine Horlick on Tuesday. Next up for the seventh-seeded Rockets is a regional final against second-seeded Kenosha Tremper.
Gametime is 4:30 p.m. on Thursday in Kenosha.
Here is the bracket. Go Rockets!
Got this from Ante Udovicic and the South Milwaukee School District …
GOLF
The Rocket golf team took first place again at the Whitnall golf course on Tuesday. Matthew Boyle led the way with a 42. Ben Rosploch shot a 43, Kaylyn Markiewicz came in with a 45, Brian Hofer a 46, and Andrew Manikham a 49. The Rockets took 1st place in the Woodland East Division for the season! Kaylyn (2nd overall) and Ben (3rd overall) earned all East Division 1st team honrs. On the second team all East Division was Matthew (9th overall) and Andrew (10th overall). Great to see 4 SM golfers earn all conference honors! Congratulations Rockets and Coach Jeff Kubel!
GIRLS TRACK
South Milwaukee Girls Track won their 4th Woodland Conference Relays Championship in a row (all 4 since we moved back to the Woodland Conference in 2009). In honor of that, the Journal Sentinel picked Coach Stan Druckrey’s team as their team of the week!
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/preps/focus-on-girls-track-and-field-l19rb4u-206369311.html
TEAM OF THE WEEK: South Milwaukee. The Rockets didn’t play second fiddle this time. After a second-place finish at the Woodland Conference indoor last month, South Milwaukee won the conference relays with 108 points. The team got a state-best performance from senior Micaela Creighton in the long jump (18-6). It also won the long jump, triple jump and 400 relays with the 400 relay of sophomore Chenoa Stuhr and seniors Amber Roepke, Micaela Creighton and Alyx Birmingham winning in 51.21, which ranked 13th on the state honor roll Monday. The Rockets also got a big day from its young distance crew, which took third in the 3,200, 6,400 and distance medley despite having no upperclassmen on the teams (Bristine Fowler, Capri Fowler, Rebecca Heller, Sam Meszaros, and Karina Popek)
COMING UP
Woodland Conference Outdoor at Brown Deer, 3 p.m. Monday: South Milwaukee and New Berlin West are the teams to beat.
HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America)
The following HOSA members participated in competitive events at the WI HOSA State Leadership Conference April 7-9 at the Chula Vista Resort in WI Dells and qualified to national competition in Nashville, TN at the HOSA National Convention June 24-30.
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