Posted by Heather Dyer, District 6250 on Mar 27, 2018
Rotary TriCon 2018 Wisconsin
conference for Rotary Districts 6220, 6250, 6270
May 4 thru 6, 2018
Glacier Canyon Conference Center, The Wilderness Resort, Wisconsin Dells
The Conference Hotel reservations deadline at Glacier Canyon Conference Center is April 3, 2018. After that date, there is no guarantee of a room and conference discount prices are no longer in effect. The Discount code for hotel rooms at The Wilderness is contained in your TriCon Conference Registration confirmation e-mail message. If you have not registered, you need to register for TriCon first.
The process...
Step #1. Go towww.tricon2018.comand register for the conference. You will receive a confirmation email message. The hotel discount code is in the email.
Step #2. Call The Wilderness Resort at 1-800-867-9453. Reserve your room - let them know that you are attending the Rotary TriCon Conference and give them the code for Tri-District Conference block at Glacier Canyon.
Child Care is available at The Conference on Friday night and Saturday night provided by BrightStar. Registration deadline is April 16. For information, rates, Childcare Services Assessment form and to register: tricon2018.eventgrid.com/Page/36011/child-care
A special Regional Membership Seminar will be held at TriCon 2018 Rotary District Conference, on May 5, at The Wilderness in the Wisconsin Dells. See the Conference Schedule for details at www.tricon2018.com.
The District 6250 Annual Meeting will be held Friday, May 4, at 9:45 AM, at TriCon in Wilderness # 2.
The District 6250 Grant Management Seminar Training sessions will be held Friday afternoon, May 4, at TriCon from 2 – 4:45 in Wilderness # 2.
Clubs are invited to exhibit projects in the House of Friendship. Clubs are also invited to bring an item or basket for the Silent Auction to raise money for End Polio Now. Almost 100 Rotary Youth Exchange students will attend TriCon – don’t miss the RYE flag parade at the start of dinner on Saturday night.
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Volunteers. We still need assistance from volunteers for:
Registration (need 5 to 10),
Sergeant-at-Arms (need 5 to 10),
Speaker’s Aide (need 2 or 3)
A/V Set-up (need 3 people at The Wilderness) (Thursday - 4 hours);
After a quick interactive quiz to test the civics knowledge of our Club, Luke spoke passionately about how today’s students aren’t getting the opportunity to learn how our country and our government work. He pointed out that the US has had a couple of wake-up calls. The 1957 launch of Sputnik highlighted our need for science and math. And the 1983 report from Reagan’s National Commission on Excellence in Education report … “A Nation at Risk” … showed deficiencies in our educational system and underscored how we were falling behind competitively with other nations.
Today’s schools don’t spend much time teaching civics, given all their other priorities. The NAEP scorecard (National Assessment of Educational Progress) doesn’t even rate civics education on a state by state level. If we wanted an informed and engaged electorate to build a strong government in the future at all levels, we as a nation need to fund and promote civics education.
In culminating state-wide competition, the top 20 high school teams from Wisconsin took part in the 2018 State Finals: Dodgeland, Durand, Green Bay East, Green Bay Preble, Green Bay Southwest, Ladysmith, Marathon, Melrose-Mindoro, New Berlin Eisenhower, New Berlin West, New Richmond, Pewaukee, Rufus King International (Milwaukee), Seymour, Slinger, Sun Prairie, Watertown, Waukesha West, Wilmot Union, and Winneconne. A total of 172 students participated in the event; 125 volunteers assisted. To reach the State Competition, Wisconsin students advanced from the Local and Regional events, having competed with 108 teams.
Centered on the curricular theme of Africa, students were tested in the following subjects: art, mathematics, music, literature, economics, science, social science, interview, essay, and speech. The two-day competition concluded with the students’ participation in the Super Quiz Relay. The Jeopardy-style quiz took place before a live audience of 400+ in the Sandstone Ballroom at the GC Conference Center, with Madison news anchors John Stofflet and Leigh Mills as Quiz Masters.
Each team consisted of nine students of varied scholastic ability. Students were divided into Honor, Scholastic, and Varsity categories, determined by their A, B, and C-or-below grade point average. The program offers the appeal of mental competition to all achievement levels for students in the 9th through 12th grades. Students vied for medals, plaques, and trophies, in addition to cash and direct scholarships to Wisconsin institutions of higher learning.
The State Champion is Wilmot Union High School, with a score of 47,718.6. Wilmot captured the Top Team Award in six of the ten subjects: Art, Economics, Literature, Music, Science, and Social Science.
Watertown High School placed second overall, and Pewaukee High School earned third place.
Division Winners (the overall State Champ does not place in the Division standings):
Division 1
1st Place
Watertown H S
47,221.5
2nd Place
Waukesha West H S
42,632.8
3rd Place
Rufus King Int’l H S (Milw)
42,589.8
Division 2
1st Place
Pewaukee H S
45,859.8
2nd Place
New Berlin Eisenhower H S
44,399.1
3rd Place
New Richmond H S
41,861.7
Division 3
1st Place
New Berlin West H S
41,498.7
2nd Place
Winneconne H S
35,672.2
3rd Place
Durand H S
32,755.8
Division 4
1st Place
Melrose-Mindoro H S
39,726.2
2nd Place
Marathon H S
37,663.0
3rd Place
Dodgeland H S
32,840.5
Super Quiz Relay Winners:
1st Place
Wilmot Union H S
2nd Place
Watertown H S
3rd Place
Eisenhower H S & Pewaukee H S (tie)
The Overall State Champion, Wilmot Union, has earned the right to compete at the National Finals in Frisco, Texas, April 19-21,
2018. And the next highest scoring team in a different USAD division, Watertown, from the champion earned the right to compete in the Division IV National Finals in Frisco also.
As USAD Division winners, Rufus King, Pewaukee, and Melrose-Mindoro High Schools, have earned the opportunity to represent Wisconsin in the National Online Competition, occurring simultaneously with the event in Frisco.
Earning a perfect score in Speech and tying the state record are Michaela Suski of Watertown and Emily Heckel of Wilmot Union. Earning a perfect score in Mathematics and tying the state record are Joseph Skubal of Slinger and Jacob Huebner of Rufus
King. Breaking the Scholastic Essay record is Katie Steiner of New Richmond. Tying the Honor record for Social Science is
Naveen Albert of Waukesha West. And Michaela Suski broke the State Overall Honor Record with a 9139.3!
News, Updates, Registration Info, Sponsorship, and Volunteer Opportunities are posted at:www.cesa7.org/content/acadec
Volunteers are needed for our highway clean-up on the south side of the Beltline from Whitney Way to Gammon Road, April 26th. Light to moderate lifting and bending is required. We'll meet at the Vitense Parking lot at 4:30 p.m. Depending on the size of our team, we should be able to complete our work by 6:30 p.m., so we can gather for a sandwich and libation at Babes after our work. Save the date and sign-up on the clipboard that will be passed during upcoming meetings.
You can also note your availability to help by emailing
Join us at Craftsman Table and Tap, 6712 Frank Lloyd Wright Avenue, Middleton in the bar area from 4:30 pm to ??? pm, Thursday, April 19. Come hang out have a few beverages… an opportunity to get out with the crew for a bit.
Questions??? Contact: Brian J. Brown email: brian_J_brown@glic.com Phone: 608-662-8763
Our own John Gerold (Bingo Czar) leads a group of volunteers to run bingo games at Oakwood Village – University Woods at 6 – 7:30 pm the third Thursday every month from October through May.
Sign up on the pass around sheet during Friday meetings.
John will send a reminder and logistical information to each volunteer ahead of each session. This activity also qualifies for a meeting make-up, if one is needed.
TriCon 2018 Wisconsin is a Rotary District Conference for Rotarians in District 6220, District 6250 and District 6270. All Rotarians from Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and eastern Minnesota, with their significant others and families, and other Rotarians and friends of Rotary are welcome.
Who is organizing the event?
TriCon 2018 Wisconsin is a collaborative project of three Rotary Districts. It is coordinated by District Governors Christine “Tina” Hall, D6220 (Northeast Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula of Michigan), Joe Ruskey, D6250 (Western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota); and Jeff Reed, D6270 (Southeast Wisconsin); with the assistance of Conference Chair Barb Senn, Conference Treasurer Steve Handrick, and conference committees from the three Districts.
Our Goals are to
Celebrate Rotary and benefit all three Rotary districts.
Be family friendly.
Connect with Youth and the young at heart.
Present OUTSTANDING speakers and programs.
Offer information, learning, and excitement to all attendees.
Please let me know of any events or special situations in our fellow Rotarians' lives where a card, flowers, or a plant would be appropriate for their situation.
District 6250 is committed to creating and maintaining the safest possible environment for all participants in Rotary activities. It is the duty of all Rotarians; spouses, or partners of Rotarians; and any other volunteers to safeguard to the best of their ability the welfare of and to prevent the physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of children and youth with whom they come into contact. Entire Youth Protection Policy
If you are volunteering with youth (one-on-one)? Mentoring, Youth Exchange, RYLA, Academic Decathlon, High School Business Plans, Etc... You must have an annual background check completed. This only applies if you are working with youth one-on-one. If you are in a group more than 2 people, you don't need a background check. CLICK HERE for details.
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