Weekender
A Newsletter from the Youth Initiative High School Waldorf Initiative
Viroqua, Wisconsin, USA Friday February 02, 2007 Editor: Conrad Rehbach
Calendar
Every Wednesday
3:15 PM Administration Group Meeting
Monday Feb 05
3:15 PM Faculty Meeting
Monday Feb 12
3:15 PM Long Range Planning Meeting
Feb 19—23
NO SCHOOL
Monday Feb 19
10:00 AM—3:00 PM Faculty In-Service
Tuesday Feb 20
9 AM—5 PM Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday Feb 21
3 PM—8 PM Parent Teacher Conferences
Tuesday Feb 20
9 AM—5 PM Parent Teacher Conferences
Feb 21—Mar 17
2007 Guatemala Trip
Valentine’s
Dinner With Love From YIHS
You are invited to attend the Valentine’s Day Dinner –
Youth Initiative High School - Saturday evening -February 17th, 2007 at 7
p.m., 3rd floor of the Landmark. Requested donation $40 to $60 per person.
5 courses of primarily organic food with complementary beverages served
and prepared by the students of Youth Initiative under the direction of
chef Jane Siemon. Vegetarian Entrée – Handmade Mushroom Ricotta Ravioli
in a Marinera Sauce, Meat Entrée – Organic Stuffed Pork Chop in a
Balsalmic Sundried Tomato Reduction Sauce. Complementary beverages.
Student entertainment and silent auction.
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To make reservations click here or print and send this form with your check to:
YIHS Valentine’s Dinner
500 E Jefferson St #302
Viroqua WI 54665
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Number of persons:
Vegetarians:
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Viroqua Youth Initiative High School bests Chicago Waldorf 31 to 28
(—by Weekender sports correspondent Vince Hundt)
Like every good Waldorf school event, this one started with a song. As officials Adrian Ugo and Shawn Lavoie were about to blow the whistle to start the game, someone shouted from the stands ," What about the national anthem?" Spontaneously hats came off and the estimated crowd of 250 produced a strong and rousing rendition of our national anthem. "That is the first time I ever saw a crowd pull that off." said La Farge varsity baseball and JV basketball coach Blake Herken. " I've heard people try it before but it only gets as far as, Oh ho say can you see .... and then it peters out. That sounded great! I was impressed." What was not impressive was the shooting in the first of four 8 minute periods of the game by both teams. "Although we've practiced and scrimmaged a lot this was the first official game for our team and the kids were kinda tight and nervous. But they got over it." said YIHS head coach Lars Bergan. The YIHS team managed just 6 points in the first period and The Chicago Waldorf High School team only 2. Youth Initiative High School students have been participating in hockey, baseball, soccer and basketball in cooperation with local public schools and The Christian Academy school for the last 8 years but this is the first YIHS sponsored athletic team fielded in the schools 11 year history. At times it showed. This game seemed to affirm what students learn in biology about "phyloginy recapitulating androgyny". Like the schools own history, this game started a little lumpy but got much much better as it moved along. In the second period Chicago went on a 7 point run answered by 2 point baskets by Anna Chotzen and Walker Willis . The shooting percentages were still low for both teams throughout the period but the momentum belonged to Chicago at the half with the score 14-10 Chicago. During the period YIHS tried to figure out the 3-2 zone defense so artfully executed by the eurythmists from the Windy City. The twenty-two visiting students from the Chicago Waldorf High School are in town to present 2 eurythmy performances with a basketball game thrown in just for the joie de vivre. Eurythmy is a movement/dance/theater discipline that is an integral part of the Waldorf curriculum which suggests that “ all learning begins with movement”. It helps students understand principles and concepts of physiology, psychology and theology … and basketball. The half time show consisted of a slam dunk contest put on by the two fading basketball stars and part time officials Shawn and Adrian. Although they failed to execute that perfect twirling two handed reverse slam the crowd was in a festive mood and were humored watching two grown men at play. The second part of this game was all basketball and all defense. Gabe Chotzen and Ben Brooke, two Viroqua 8th graders, and Sirsha Erickson of YIHS joined the Chicago team to add some muscle and outside shooting, while both teams began to press with the tempo of the game picking up dramatically. Blocked shots and stolen passes kept the ball moving up and down the court frequently. Between Zack Wickert developing a hot hand and a long 2 pointer by Talia Winningham the third period ended with the game up for grabs 19-18 Viroqua. The final period saw the two teams ratchet up the intensity one more notch with Chicago nailing two 3 pointers and causing some aggressive nail biting in the home town crowd. Foul shots by Wickert, Hundt, and Caleb Whited-Ford resulted in a matching 6 points, and with the clock at 2 minutes and winding down the crowd was on it's feet as the teams traded baskets and the lead. With YIHS trailing by one and 30 seconds left, Walker Willis hit a lay-up to put them ahead for good, 29-28. Winningham hit another two-pointer in the waning seconds to close the scoring with a final of 31-28. An exuberant crowd gave a standing ovation to both teams and a robust thank you to Principal Jack Sulik of La Farge High School for generously permitting the game to happen in his gym. Everyone in the building expressed hope that there will be more occasions to improve the shot percentage and to perfect the song.
Valentine’s Dinner. Please check the sign up sheets for parents and students. More help is needed. Is there someone who can donate the cost of the wine for this year? Donations towards the silent auction like gift certificates?
Save the date! You are warmly invited to attend our 7th annual Spring Midwest Anthroposophy Conference with James Ulness, Ph.D., keynote speaker March 16 -18, 2007, Viroqua, WI. Theme: "Facing Karma: How Our Lives are Affected from Out of the Blue." The focus of this conference will on the role karma plays in personal destiny. A series of three lectures by James Ulness, Ph.D. Saturday Workshop choices: Anne-Marie Fryer: Water Color Painting to develop the capacity to meet the future.
Conrad Rehbach: Creative Writing as a Preparation for Meditation, and Facilitated Group Discussion related to the keynote addresses.
Adrienne Caldwell: Preparation for Meditation: Posture through Spatial Dynamics, and Preparation for Meditation: Centering through Spatial Dynamics
Sarah Caldwell: Nurturing Arts to find the strength to meet the unknown
Sunday workshop: James Ulness: Facing Life with Meditation: How to Begin Your Daily Practice. The Art of Meditation for all levels: beginning, intermediate, advanced.
Saturday night community dinner and dance at Pleasant Ridge Waldorf School!
Sponsored by the Viroqua Anthroposophy Group and Sophia Institute. Cost: $90 for the full conference ($80 if pre-registered by March 2) or $15 per workshop/lecture. Private appointments available with James Ulness. For more information, contact: Sheila Andersen at sheila@leadingedgereview.com. Look for the full brochure in the mail or at www.facingkarma.com
Driftless Folk School Winter Classes. The Driftless Folk School would like to announce that enrollment is still open for the following classes: Spinning: Jan 21; Tile Making: Jan 20; Dressing a Salad: Jan 27; Bicycle Maintenance: Feb 10; Homebrewing: Feb 17; Flatbreads: Feb 24. For more information please call 608-675-3115 or email at registrar@driftlessfolkschool.org. You can also download the latest catalog at www.driftlessfolkschool.org.
