ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES NEWSLETTER - MAY 2016
GIRLS SOCCER WINS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, NOW
HOST NEW BERLIN WEST IN SECTIONAL SEMIFINALS
Courtesy of John Steppe
The New Berlin Eisenhower Lady Lions are Regional champions following their impressive 5-1
victory over the Greendale Lady Panthers. The
Lions had a few promising runs early but those
were negated by offsides penalties, owning only
one shot on goal in the first fifteen minutes of
action. However, sophomore Kayla Jedrzejewski
put IKE on the new scoreboard with a goal in the
18th minute. Eisenhower head coach Nick Datka
said regarding the impact Jedrzejewski’s goal
had on the game, “It was a monkey off our
shoulders.”
Datka was not impressed with the team’s first half performance despite Jedrzejewski’s goal. “The first half wasn’t the greatest,” Datka said. “We played more defense than we wanted to but looked good in transition.” In the 65th minute,
Jedrzejewski evaded Greendale keeper Adrianna Bratel to score her second goal of the game and give IKE some muchneeded insurance. “[Jedrzejewski’s] second goal was just as-- if not more-- important than the first goal,” Datka said.
“[Greendale] put a lot of pressure on us.”
When asked about her two-goal performance, Jedrzejewski attributed her success to “the energy we had as a team and the
fact that we wanted to win the Regional Championship.” She continued, “Making my runs, calling for the ball, and being
positive the whole time really helped the team.”
In the 74th minute, fellow Eisenhower underclassman Izzy Kittson knocked in a goal off a solid pass from junior Emma Grellinger. A little over five minutes later, Kittson expanded Eisenhower’s lead to 4-0 with another goal. IKE added salt to
Greendale’s wounds in the 85th minute as sophomore Grace DeRome took advantage of an excellent pass by junior Caila
Bachmann to score her first goal of the playoffs. This is the most goals surrendered by Bratel, a UW-Parkside recruit, in over
a year.
“We were timing our runs better,” Datka said regarding the influx of second half offense. “We avoided those offsides calls
that were killing us in the first half.” The Panthers narrowly dodged a shutout as Greendale sophomore Taylore DeLong
chipped a shot over several Eisenhower defenders and keeper Ava Seifert for a goal.
With this win, Eisenhower will host the rival New Berlin West Lady Vikings Thursday. The winner will face off against the
winner of Waukesha West and Whitefish Bay with a trip to State on the line. Datka expects the Sectional Semifinal battle
against West to be challenging, saying, “It’s going to be a physical game.” Jedrzejewski said, “We just have to really come
out strong, see that 0-0 on the scoreboard, and keep pushing.”
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Eisenhower blanked South Milwaukee, 8-0, in a regional semifinal match on June 2 at
home. The Lions used two goals and an assist by Jedrzejewski to roll to the win, taking a 3-0 lead at halftime. Emma Torres scored at 12 minutes, 59 seconds with an
assist to Meghan McNerney, DeRome with an assist from Jedrzejewski scored at
21:45; and Kittson scored the first of her two goals off a pass from Grellinger at
32:27. Leading 3-0 at halftime, Eisenhower took off in the second half. At 51:45,
Kittson scored her second goal off a pass from Torres. Then at 52:52 and 54:24
Jedrzejewski scored her first and second goals — unassisted — and Sarah Rolefson
scored off DeRome's assist at 56:04. Jedrzejewski had her third unassisted goal at 61
minutes.
COME OUT AND CHEER FOR IKE SOCCER AS THEY HOST WEST FOR THE CHANCE TO ADVANCE TO THE SECTIONAL FINAL
SUMMER CAMPS/CLINICS AT EISENHOWER
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EISENHOWER HONORED AGAIN BY TOMMY AWARDS
This year This year, the Tommy adjudicators reviewed 77 productions. Winners of the nominations were announced on
Friday, May 13th . We are excited and honored to receive the following Tommy Awards for our productions
of AIDA and Little Shop of Horrors:
AIDA

Outstanding Musical

Mary E. Kirby & Natalie M. Baertschy ~ Directors

Sara Zavadsky ~ Choreography

Chad Abramowski ~ Scenic Design

Nick Winders & Doug Hoeft ~ Sound Design

Maria Butscher ~ Stage Manager
Little Shop of Horrors

Outstanding Ensemble

Outstanding Leading Performance ~ Jordan Forberg (Seymour)

Outstanding Supporting Performance ~ Drew Spadaro (Voice of Audrey II)

Outstanding Supporting Performance ~ Brendan Sienko (Mr. Mushnik)

Outstanding Supporting Performance ~ Tyler Behm (Orin Scrivello)

Outstanding Stage Management ~ Maddie Mainwood

Tommy Spirit Award

AIDA - Emma Freichels

Little Shop of Horrors - Tyler Behm
The 2016 Tommy Awards will take place on Sunday, June 12th at the Overture Center in Madison, WI. Supporting, Leading, and Tommy Spirit Award winners are invited to perform in medleys. The Outstanding Musical ~ AIDA is invited to perform a 4
minute medley during the awards ceremony. We are excited to go back into rehearsal! For a list of all of our 2016 Tommy Nominations, please follow the link.
http://www.nbexcellence.org/schools/eisenhower/fine-arts/Ike-TommyAwards.cfm
CLICK HERE FOR EISENHOWER THEATRE VIDEO
Overture's Tommy Awards program is an education initiative that recognizes, honors, and encourages excellence in musical theater production
among area high school students. Musicals of participating schools are reviewed by a panel of educators, theater experts, and industry
professionals. Based on reviewers' comments and tabulations, productions and individuals receive awards in specific categories at a ceremony
held each year at Overture Center in June. The ceremony also features performance and production numbers from award winners.
EISENHOWER BOYS TENNIS WINS SUBSECTIONAL
McCORMICK & LOOMER QUALIFY FOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Courtesy of New Berlin NOW’s Tom Skibosh
New Berlin Eisenhower advanced its entire team and won the subsectional with 24 points at Wauwatosa West on May 23. New
Berlin West scored 2 points and no one advanced. Ashwin Sankrithi advanced to the sectionals in Flight 1 singles along
with Kevin Nitzin Flight 2 singles, Mitchell Swingin Flight 3 singles and Pranay Vadapally in Flight 4 singles.
On the doubles side Patrick McCormick/Xavier Loomer (Flight 1), Jared Lawton/Ben Schaefer(Flight 2) and Nick Schaefer/Kevin
Dobrzynski(Flight 3) all moved on. Then in the sectional on May 25 at Tosa West, Nitz placed second in Flight 2, Swing finished
third in Flight 3, Vadapally finished fourth in Flight 4 and Sankrithi lost his first match in Flight 1. In doubles, Nick Schaefer/
Dobrzynski finished third in Flight 3, Lawton/Ben Schaefer finished fourth in Flight 2 and McCormick/Loomer lost their first
match in Flight 1.
The top four finishers in Flight 1 and the top finisher in Flight 2 in singles and doubles at each sectional qualify for state. During
the weekend, special qualifier were chosen for the State Championship Tournament. The New Berlin Eisenhower doubles team
of senior Patrick McCormick and junior Xavier Loomer lost in the first round of the 2016 Boys Tennis State Individual Championships on June 2 at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison. McCormick and Loomer had a 19-6 regular-season record. They
lost to Fond du Lac's duo of senior Matt Schneider
and junior MoosaSyed (6-4, 6-3). Schneider/Syed
were 24-7 in the regular season.
BOYS TENNIS CLINCHES
CONFERENCE TITLE
Courtesy of New Berlin NOW’s Tom Skibosh
New Berlin Eisenhower nipped Shorewood by a
point, 41-40, and won the Woodland Conference
Tennis Championship on Tuesday and Wednesday,
May 17 and 18, co-hosted by Greendale and Greenfield.
Whitnall finished third with 31 points, and Greendale
was fourth with 28 points, as it was a two-team race.
"I am so proud of the team for achieving this title," coach Mike Jenders said. "This is the best boys team I have coached at Ike, a
great group that has worked very hard to get to this position. Shorewood was a very even match for us, and the tournament
really came down to a few key matches. Kevin (Nitz) and Mitchell (Swing) played awesome tennis for us, and Patrick
(McCormick) and Xavier (Loomer) had a little revenge over the Shorewood team that beat them on Monday."
The results of the individual matches follow.
Eisenhower's No. 2 singles Kevin Nitz beat Mike Rumage of Whitnall (7-5, 6-0), and No. 3 singles Mitchell Swing Christian Schiro
of Shorewood (6-2, 6-1) won the singles titles.
Joel Rodriguez of South Milwaukee defeated Ashwin Sankrithi of Eisenhower (6-1, 5-4 (ret.) in the third-place match.
In the third-place match, No. 4 Zach Lambert of Shorewood defeated Pranay Vadapally of Eisenhower (6-0, 3-6, 6-4).
Patrick McCormick/Xavier Loomer of Eisenhower beat Adam Ewing/James Kelly of Shorewood (7-5, 6-3) in the No. 1 doubles
third-place match.
JJ Nelson/JJ Lambert of Shorewood beat Jared Lawton/Ben Schaefer of Eisenhower (6-2, 6-2) in the No. 2 doubles title match.
In the No. 3 doubles title match, Cal Papineau/Jack Schill of Shorewood nipped Kevin Dobrzynski/Nick Schaefer of Eisenhower (64, 5-7, 6-3).
PAYBACK
The Lions took on Shorewood for the Woodland Dual Meet Championship on May 16 and lost to Shorewood, 4-3. Eisenhower
jumped out to a 3-1 lead behind singles wins from Sankrithi, Nitz and Swing before Shorewood came back behind a sweep of the
doubles flights.
"This was a bit of a letdown for our team, especially since our goal all year was to win a Woodland title, and we were within two
points of winning the dual during the No. 1 doubles match," Jenders said. "However, the match was very well played by both
teams, and Shorewood is a very talented squad, well deserving of the title. We just came up a bit short in a few tiebreaks that
proved decisive."
IKE SOFTBALL FALLS JUST SHORT IN WIAA PLAYOFFS
IKE FALLS TO WEST IN FINAL INNING
Courtesy of New Berlin NOW’s Tom Skibosh
It couldn't have been more appropriate to have New Berlin West's star pitcher
Cheyenne Sowinski face Eisenhower's star catcher Ali Nowak with the bases
loaded and two outs in the top of the seventh, with West leading, 7-6, in the
WIAA regional championship game.
Nowak swung but got under the ball a little too much, and after it fell into the
glove of centerfielder Maddie Minik, the Vikings celebrated while Nowak covered her eyes and tried to hold back the tears as she played her final game for
the Lions.
Very rarely when these teams play is there a runaway game, which did happen
when West won the first meeting, 6-1, on April 12. But Eisenhower rallied May
19 to score twice in the seventh to take a 4-3 win.
IKE ADVANCES IN PLAYOFFS WITH WIN OVER WISCO
Courtesy of John Steppe
The New Berlin Eisenhower Lady Lions will be moving on to the WIAA Regional Finals
with their 3-2 defeat over the Wisconsin Lutheran Lady Vikings.
The first two Eisenhower hitters of the game, senior Ali Nowak and sophomore Erica
Buechel, reached base via an error and walk, respectively. This set up an ideal situation
as there were runners on first and second with no outs.
Two batters later, a botched play by Wisco second baseman Alyssa Kieselhorst allowed IKE senior Andrea Leder to reach base and
Nowak to score from second.
Designated player Alyssa Brown then slammed a single into center field, scoring Buechel and Leder and extending the lead to 30. However, Wisco pitcher and Eastern Illinois recruit Katie Grunert shut down the Lady Lions for the rest of the game. In fact,
Brown’s single was the only Eisenhower hit of the game.
“We only had one hit but it was a big one,” head coach Jeff Setz said. “It gave us a nice lead to go into the rest of the game.” Nowak
described Brown’s hit as “huge,” adding that it “gave us all of the momentum.”
“It was huge to jump on them right away,” Nowak said. “We were able to get them off their focus and get into their head.”
That three-run burst was all the Lady Lions needed offensively thanks to excellent pitching by sophomore Anna Lang. Lang allowed a
pair of runs while fanning eight batters in seven innings of work. “Anna pitched very well,” Nowak said. “She had command and location over all of her pitches and was able to keep [Wisco] guessing.” Lang’s solid pitching performance came despite a lengthy weather delay in the fourth inning. “We had the momentum going into the rain delay,” Nowak added. “We lost some of that with the delay but when [Lang] struck out the first batter [after the delay], we got some [momentum] back.”
Congratulations to this year’s Special
Olympic State Qualifiers! This year, two
New Berlin Eisenhower students will be
representing our community in Stevens
Point for the 2016 Wisconsin Special
Olympics.
Simon Lien, a Senior graduating this year, qualified for the State Games in the softball throw. Michael Kern, a Junior, qualified for the State Games in the softball thrown and 100 meter dash. Brian Moede, a freshmen, competed in
the Regional Competition earlier this year, participating in the 50 Meter Dash, softball throw and standing long
jump. Congrats to all participants and best of luck in Stevens Point!
IKE TRACK COMPETES AT THE WIAA STATE MEET
Courtesy of Tom “Sky” Skibosh of the New Berlin NOW
New Berlin Eisenhower seniors Matt Cavanaugh and Sean
Broihier both placed for the Lions at the WIAA State Track and
Field Championships at UW-La Crosse on June 3-4.
there at some
point in the
future."
Sophomore
Bryce Miller
finished 13th in
the 800-meter
finals (1:57.53),
and senior Jake
"Matt Cavanaugh finished his fantastic senior season with a huge Rastas finished
15th in the high
state meet. Placing in two events at the state meet is a major
accomplishment especially against the elite Division 1 competi- jump finals,
leaping 6 feet, 2
tion. Matt dropped 12 seconds from his previous personal record in the 2-mile thanks to a blistering final lap, passing seven or inches.
eight runners on the way to his eighth-place finish. He matched
The 4x400-meter relay placed 15th (3:23.81) behind Rastas, Milhis PR in the mile in another excellent race.
ler, sophomore Jake Belongia and senior Jordan Canady.
"I can't wait to follow Matt as he continues his running career at
The 4x200 relay was 17th (1:30.66) behind junior Joey Scaffidi,
Marquette next year. He has been such a big part of the rise of
our track and cross-country programs, and he isn't even close to Belongia, Rastas and Broihier.
unleashing his full potential. I think he has what it takes to be a
Scaffidi finished 12th in the 200 (22.88) and 18th in the 100
heavy hitter in NCAA Division 1 track and cross-country."
(11.57) in prelims; Canady was 13th in the 400 with a seasonbest 49.98 seconds in prelims; and junior Sean Moore was 14th
Simon also had plenty to say about Broihier." Sean Broihier finin the 300 hurdles (40.92) in prelims.
ished up his senior season with a bang," he said. "Making finals
in back-to-back years for the 100-meter dash in Division 1 is so
"The boys finished the season placing in three events at the
difficult and definitely something to be proud of. Sean will join
state meet," Simon said. "This is the most points we have scored
the 2015 D3 national champs next year at UW-La Crosse. He is
for Division 1 at state and the most top-eight (scoring) perforready to hit the ground running, and I believe he will come in
mances. We held our own against the best of the best, averaging
and contribute right away."
about 13th place per event."
Simon also talked about Rastas and Canady, who will play football at the next level. "They closed it out the right way with some
of their best performances of the season," Simon said. "I wish
we could have gotten Jordan for more than two seasons, but I'm
glad we got him as long as we did. Jake has really impressed all
the coaches this season. He went into this season with the goal
of being a great 4x400 runner for us to go along with his stellar
high jumping and very much built himself into one of our top
relay guys. Ending his high
school career as a threeevent qualifier at the state
meet is really something
to be proud of and proves
that his hard work paid
off. Jordan and Jake will
be playing football this fall
at North Dakota. These
boys will do great, and I
will keep my fingers
crossed that they make
their way over to the track
Cavanaugh finished eighth in both the 1,600-meter run in 4
minutes, 17.84 seconds and the 3,200. His time of 9:26.59 in the
latter is a personal best. Broihier took eighth in the 100-meter
dash (11.41 seconds).
With this win, Eisenhower will face off against their crosstown rival, New Berlin West, tomorrow. Setz emphasized the need for
more offensive production in order to bring home another Regional victory. “We have to get our sticks going a bit better when
IKE BOYS WINS CONFERENCE TITLE FOR FIRST TIME
SINCE 1991!
Courtesy of Tom “Sky” Skibosh of the New Berlin NOW
The New Berlin Eisenhower boys ran away with the Woodland
Outdoor Championships on May 17 at New Berlin West, beating
Pewaukee by 48 points. The last time Eisenhower boys won an
outdoor conference championship was 25 years ago in 1991.
The Lions scored 174 points and had individual first-place finishes from junior Joey Scaffidi, sophomore Bryce Miller and senior
captain Jake Rastas.
IKE GIRLS TRACK & FIELD FINISH A GREAT REGULAR
SEASON AT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The New Berlin Eisenhower girls track and field team finished
fifth place with 67 points at the Woodland Conference Outdoor
Championship on May 17 at New Berlin West.
The 4x400-meter relay took the only first with a season-best
4:18.69 (sophomore Gabby Green, sophomore Amanda Leder,
freshman Kasey Fountain, freshman Lauren Kosch).
Green finished second in the 400-meter (1:03.87) and fifth in
the 200 (27.33).
Scaffidi won the 100-meter dash with a personal-record 11.04
seconds. He also finished fourth in the 200 dash (22.77),
Miller won the 800 run in 2 minutes, 1.90 seconds and also took
fifth in the 400 with a PR of 52.46.
Leder was second in the 800 with a personal record 2:31.63,
sophomore Kate Watsonwas second in the pole vault (9-feet)
and senior captain Emalie Hahn was second in the discus throw
(103-feet, 51/2).
Rastas leapt 6 feet, 2 inches to win the high jump and took fifth
in the 300 intermediate hurdles (44.72).
Junior Vanessa Winterset a personal record in the 300 hurdles
with a fourth-place time of 52.71.
The 4x100-meter relay won in 45.11 (senior John Manley, sophomore Jake Belongia, sophomore Jayden Olson and senior captain
Sean Broihier).
The 4x100 relay was fifth in 55.89 seconds (Kosch, sophomore Olivia Canady, freshman Arielle Winter, junior Megan
Oswald) and the 4x200 relay was fifth in 1:56.96 (Kosch, Canady, Fountain, sophomore Olivia Ciardo).
The 4x200 relay also took first in 1:34.18 (Scaffidi, Belongia, Olson, junior Sean Moore).
The 4x800 relay was second in 8:36.14 (senior Andy Schrom,
sophomore Danny Browne, senior Noah Fetherston, senior Zaborowski).
Broihier placed in three events. He took second in the 100
(11.06) and 200 (22.59) and eighth in the long jump (18-83/4).
Senior captain Matt Cavanaugh also placed in three events, taking second in the 1,600 (4:31.62) and the 3,200 (9:48.19) and
fourth in the 800 (2:04.58). Senior Jordan Canady was the third
Lion to place in three events, taking second in the long jump (205), fourth in the 400 (51.98) and fifth in the 200 (22.86).
Senior Armani Triggs was third in the high jump with a PR 5-10
and fifth in the triple jump (41-3). Moore was third in the 110
high hurdles with a PR 15.59 seconds and third in the 300 intermediate hurdles (42.33).
The 4x400 relay finished third in 3:31.16 (Rastas, Belongia, Olson, Miller).
Senior Andrew Stachnik was fifth in the high jump (5-10) and
sixth in the 110 high hurdles with a PR 17.73 seconds.
Schrom was fifth in the 800 (2:05.97), Zaborowski was fifth in the
3,200 (10:12.75), senior Tyler Komor was sixth in the long jump
(19-11/2) and Manley was seventh in the 100 with a PR 11.62
seconds.
"It was an overall team effort for our boys team," coach Billy
Simon said. "We had 17 different boys score points for us. That
really says something about the depth of this team. Our No. 2
and No. 3 athletes in some of these events came in and really lit
it up."
The 4x800 relay was sixth in 11:21.19 (senior Leah Ziolkowski,
senior Tina Snyder, freshman Haley Tesch, junior Emily Den
Braven).Junior Abby Szukalski was seventh in the shot put (305) and eighth in the discus throw (92-51/2). Sophomore Sarah
Leitingerwas seventh in the high jump (4-8).
"I am so proud of this girls team," coach Billy Simon said. "To
finish in the top five in our challenging conference with so
many first and second year girls is a huge accomplishment for
us. This is such an exciting group of young, hardworking athletes that are really hungry to get better. "Gabby Green is looking very strong and is really just scratching the surface of her
potential. Amanda Leder has been having a wonderful sophomore season and looked great in the 800. Emalie Hahn continues to make strides in the discus and is ready for a breakout
meet next week. The girls 4x400 may have been the race of the
day for both the girls and boys. "To bring home conference gold
with 2 freshmen and 2 sophomores gets us really pumped for
the future."
IKE BOYS TRACK & FIELD WIN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
New Eisenhower’s boys got top finishes from senior Sean
Broihier in the 100. He won with a time of 11.25 seconds, while
his teammate — junior Joey Scaffidi — placed second in the
event (11.38). Broihier and Scaffidi did the same in the 200.
Broihier won the event (22.75) and Scaffidi was second (22.85).
Lions senior Matt Cavanaugh showed his ability in distance, taking first place in the 1,600 (4:39.74) and also in the 3,200
(10:03.37). Senior Jake Rastas qualified for the sectional by taking first place in the high jump (6-00) as he helped Eisenhower
come home with the regional title.
IKE BAND STUDENTS CHOSEN FOR ALL-STATE BAND
On Friday and Saturday, January 22 and 23, 2016, Alexey Bickelhaupt, Brandon Juds, Jack Lodermeier, and Jacob
Shebuski from the New Berlin Eisenhower High School Band will be performing in the National Band Association AllState Band. The Eisenhower Band is led by Director, Doug Hoeft.
Membership in the band signifies a level of achievement which places these student musicians in the top percentile
among all student musicians in our State. This year’s band will be conducted by Dr. Richard Good of Auburn University.
Dr. Rick Good, is currently the Director of Bands at Auburn University, and also serves as President of the National
Band Association, the world’s largest organization for bands. In 2013, he was elected membership into the prestigious
American Bandmasters Association, founded in 1929 by John Philip Sousa, this association is comprised of only three
hundred conductors and composers from the United States and Canada.
18 TOTAL MEDALISTS FOR EISENHOWER AT
FORENSICS STATE COMPETITION!
Below are the results for the state forensics meet on Sat., April 16. Team members earned a total of 8 gold, 8 silver and
2 bronze medals. Congrats to the entire Forensics program for another successful year!
Gold:
Drisya Reghuram, Demonstration
Kate Stoiber, Farrago
Mahee Patel, Sanjana Kumar and Radhika Dua, Group Interpretation
Riya Mehta, Oratory
Emma Watson, Solo Humorous Acting
Lexy Smits, Storytelling
Silver:
John Steppe, Moments in History
Rachel Nguyen and Mridani Penugonda, Play
Acting
Haley Johnson, Prose
Olivia Wood, Prose
Kira Loomer, Prose
Shruit Narayan, Solo Humorous Acting
Josi Kitzrow, Special Occasion
Bronze:
Kellen Hintz, Radio
Shweta Sharma, Poetry
IKE YEARBOOK RECEIVES NATIONAL HONOR
Congratulations to the Eisenhower Yearbook staff for being named a 2016 Jostens National Yearbook Program of Excellence! The Ike program was recognized for having
a dynamic and engaging yearbook. Please see the attached press release regarding this well deserved honor for
our Yearbook program. This group took on the challenge of moving to an early release, which has excited the
student body and Eisenhower community. Eisenhower’s award winning yearbook program is led
by Yearbook Advisor, Mrs. Sarah Kowalske and the talented group of students listed below:
Moriah Brown- editor in chief
Nicole Dorshorst- sports editor
Maddie Mainwood- photography editor
Maddie Teipner- student life editor
Kiera Hankes- groups and clubs editor
RJ Dominick and Nimish Upadhyay- photographers
Cooper Hawley, Kyle Dorshorst, Grace Stadtfield, and Jenni Fischer- page designers
In response to receiving the award, Advisor Sarah Kowalske commented, "For the first time in Eisenhower history,
the yearbook staff decided to work under strict deadlines to put out our yearbook in the spring. We wanted our
students to experience the tradition of exchanging and signing yearbooks at the end of the year. We began
working on the book in August, and regularly met as a staff on
weekends to work on design and layout. The staff put in hours
of time and commitment to create what I believe is a product
that truly captures the memories of the 2015-2016 school
year. I couldn't be more proud of our yearbook editors and all
of their efforts to put together an award-winning yearbook."
Congrats to everyone involved and thanks for all your time and
effort in making our Yearbook Program a success!
BOYS GOLF 3rd AT CONFERENCE, QUALIFIES FOR SECTIONALS
New Berlin Eisenhower finished third in the Woodland
Conference Tournament on May 16 at Broadlands.
The Lions had a 172 on the 9-hole mini-meet event at
Broadlands on May 16 and then 329 at the mega-mini
on May 18 at Waukesha County Golf Course for a
combined 501. Pewaukee won with a 485 and
Greendale had a 595.
Stephen Kraninger had a 122 (45-77), Ian Gatzke had a
124 (40-84) and Isaac Surges had a 124 (43-81) to
finish ninth, 13th and 14th.
Eric Komas was 20th with a 132 (44-88) and Dylan
Karvala was 22nd with a 133 (46-87).
WSMA HONORS EISENHOWER STUDENTS
The festival program for which WSMA is most well-known,
Solo & Ensemble, draws in more than 100,000 students
each year, representing every county in the state of Wisconsin. Through the Solo & Ensemble experience, students
learn the discipline of rehearsal, are challenged to advance
their musical skills, perform in front of an audience and
adjudicator, and receive feedback on their performance.
Those that perform at the highest level (Class A) at a
WSMA District Festival have the opportunity to receive a 1*
(one-star) rating which advances them on to State Solo &
Ensemble Festival. Each year over 32,000 students
(11,000+ events) qualify at district festivals to perform at
State Solo & Ensemble festival making this event one of the
largest of its kind in the nation. These students represent
the talent and high quality music programs in Wisconsin’s
schools.
LIST NOMINEES AND RECEIPIENTS…
Senior, Alexey Bickelhaupt – Trombone Solo
Junior, Jordan Forberg – Bass Solo
Junior, Josh Hill – Parade Drum Solo
Junior, Josh Hill – Timpani Solo
Senior, Jack Lodermeier – Trombone Solo
Junior, Riya Mehta – Music Theater Solo
Sophomore, Joyeeta Nag – Soprano Solo
Sophomore, Grant Schwab – Tenor Solo
Senior, Maddie Seely – Soprano Solo
Senior, Lucas Sem – Misc. Percussion Solo
Junior, Caroline Seymour – Music Theater Solo
Junior, Brendan Sienko – Bass Solo
Senior, Drew Spadaro – Music Theater
8th Grader, Emily Wang – Piano Solo
Sophomore, Amy Weyers – Soprano Solo
Sophomore, Amy Weyers – Music Theater Solo
On Saturday, April 30th and Saturday, May 7th Eisenhower 8th Grade, Grace Woo – Violin Solo
students that were eligible for the State Festival performed Freshman, Lucas Zuehl – Piano Solo
at the UW-Whitewater, UW-Parkside, and Cardinal Stritch
University. Of our department’s 101 qualifying events, 72
OF THE NOMINEES, THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS RECEIVED
events received Superior ratings, and many of our students THE EXEMPLARY SOLOIST AWARDS!
received additional recognition in the form of nominations Junior, Jordan Forberg – Bass Solo
of the WSMA Solo & Ensemble Exemplary Soloist Award.
Junior, Josh Hill – Timpani Solo
Senior, Jack Lodermeier – Trombone Solo
WSMA SOLO & ENSEMBLE EXEMPLARY SOLOIST AWARDS Sophomore, Joyeeta Nag – Soprano Solo
The Exemplary Solo Recognition Project expands recogniSophomore, Grant Schwab – Tenor Solo
tion of outstanding soloists at the WSMA State Festival.
Senior, Lucas Sem – Misc. Percussion Solo
State festival adjudicators identify the most exceptional
Junior, Caroline Seymour – Music Theater Solo
soloists at each of the state festival campuses through a
Junior, Brendan Sienko – Bass Solo
two-step process: nomination and final selection. Students Senior, Drew Spadaro – Music Theater
who are selected for the award receive a certificate from
8th Grader Emily Wang – Piano Solo
WSMA in recognition of their outstanding performance at 8th Grade, Grace Woo – Violin Solo
the State Festival.
Lucas Zuehl – Piano Solo
Congratulations to all of these students on this amazing
accomplishment!
Founded in 1932, Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit,
statewide association serving more than 3,500 music teachers and school administrators in the
education of 220,000+ students who annually participate in the organization’s activities
through their school’s membership. WSMA is a leader in providing programs and services that
challenge youth to achieve excellence through music. The association, including more than
1,000 member schools, is governed by a board of directors consisting of school administrators
elected from 10 geographic districts, three elected officers from Wisconsin Music Educators
Association, the state music consultant, a community representative and a representative from
the Wisconsin Association of School Boards. Under their leadership, WSMA has created a
Strategic Plan to guide us as we challenge our youth to achieve excellence through music.
HOFMEISTER, VOGEL, ZESKE, ROSSBACH, AND
CAVANAUGH SIGN LETTERS OF INTENT
Five New Berlin Eisenhower student-athletes recently signed (or will sign) letters of intent to play their
sport at the next level.
Ashley Hofmeister, New Berlin Girls Golf first state qualifier in program
history, signed a letter of intent to UW-Whitewater and compete in
Women’s Golf.
Kailey Vogel, another standout girls golfer, signed a National Letter of
Intent to attend UW-Green Bay and compete in Women’s Golf.
Matthew Zeske, an All-State Boys Volleyball student-athlete, signed a
National Letter of Intent to Indiana University Purdue University Fort
Wayne to play Men’s Volleyball.
Riley Rossbach, a standout softball outfielder, signed a letter of intent to
attend MSOE and compete in Softball.
Matthew Cavanaugh, Ike’s record setting track and cross country standout,
signed a letter of intent to attend Marquette University and compete in
Track and Field.
Congrats and best of luck to our student-athletes continuing their careers
at the next level!
EISENHOWER STUDENTS COMPETE
AT DECA NATIONALS
DECA sent 3 competitors to the national DECA competition (ICDC) that ran
from April 23rd-April 27th in Nashville, TN. Riya Mehta competed in Fashion Merchandise, Rahul Mital competed in Business Finance, and Nick
Schaefer competed in Sports and Event Marketing. Nick earned a medal for
his performance on the written test portion of his event. This was Eisenhower's first ICDC medal in several years and the performance placed Nick
among the top 20 in the nation in his event.
IKE STUDENTS COMPETE AT NATIONAL SCIENCE BOWL
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz After winning their regional competition for the 2016 National Science Bowl® (NSB)
earlier in the year, the Science Bowl Team advanced to compete at the National Finals in Washington, D.C., in April. This
year marks the 26th time the national competition has been held.
“The National Science Bowl® continues to be one of the premier academic competitions across the country, and prepares
America's students for future successes in some of the world’s fastest growing fields in research and engineering,” said
U.S. Energy Secretary Moniz. “I am honored to congratulate all of the competitors who are advancing to the national finals where they will continue to showcase their talents as top students in math and science.”
The NSB brings together thousands of middle and high school students from across the country to compete in a fastpaced question-and-answer format where they solve technical problems and answer questions on a range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, Earth and space science, physics and math.
The New Berlin Eisenhower National Science Bowl team included: Connor Forberg, Melissa Tharaniyil, Eugene Liang,
Lance Letellier, and William Kwok.
Eisenhower’s National Science Bowl Team did extremely well against competition from all over the country. Congrats to
the team members, and thank you to all of those who made the trip possible!
FOOTBALL VOLUNTEERS FOR TWO GREAT CAUSES
Eisenhower Football players and Coach Kern spent Saturday morning earlier this spring helping senior citizens in
our community doing spring yard cleanup. Thanks to all
for volunteering your time and representing our school!
Groups of Eisenhower Football players helped provide
some muscle to the New Berlin Food Pantry, unloading
food collected by postal workers in the National Stamp
Out Hunger food drive. Thanks to all players and Coach
Kern for giving their time!