June 2007

Meacham named finalist for literary award Teaching American History project Arabic language course Regents approve promotions Summer guitar courses Celebration of Weidner's life is June 9 Project to improve literacy skills New Select Mission Statement proposed UW-Green Bay Summer ESL Institute Spring academic honors recipients	UW-Green Bay's Meacham named finalist for top literary award GREEN BAY - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty member Rebecca Meacham was one of five finalists for the prestigious 2007 Literary Gift of Freedom Award for Women Fiction Writers. The national award is presented by A Room of Her Own Foundation, which works to spotlight the important creative work of female artists and writers. Nearly 800 writers across the country applied for the award. Meacham, associate professor of Humanistic Studies at UW-Green Bay, is the author of the acclaimed "Let's Do," a collection of short stories about ordinary Midwesterners who cope with various calamities. Honors for "Let's Do" include recognition for outstanding achievement by the Wisconsin Library Association, finalist for the Patterson Fiction Prize, a Selected Writer in Barnes & Noble's "Discover Great New Writers" program, winner of the Anne Powers Book-Length Award for 2005, and winner of the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction from the University of North Texas Press. Meacham's short stories also have been honored with a nomination for the 2005 Pushcart Prize and as winner of the "Indiana Review" Short Fiction Prize and the "Chelsea Magazine" Short Fiction Award. Her next writing project is a novel that re-imagines the characters and events of the devastating Peshtigo Fire of 1871. Meacham joined the UW-Green Bay faculty in fall 2002. She teaches creative writing, literature and women's studies courses. She advises the "Sheepshead Review" student literary magazine, teaches creative writing for the Learning in Retirement Institute and coordinates the UW-Green Bay/St. Norbert College "read-off" event. She earned a Ph.D. degree in English at the University of Cincinnati, a Master of Fine Arts degree from Bowling Green State University, and a bachelor's degree from Miami University, all in Ohio. Summer Wood, author of the critically acclaimed novel "Arroyo," received the 2007 Literary Gift of Freedom Award. The selection panel of novelists Susan Straight and Kim Ponders came to a consensus decision on the recipient and finalists. (07-117 / 25 June 2007 / SH) UW-Green Bay is partner in Teaching American History project GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will be a key partner in a three-year project aimed at enhancing the teaching of American history in northeastern and central Wisconsin and the Fox River Valley. A grant of $998,158 from the U.S. Department of Education will enable the Teachers Academy for the Study of American History, which originated with CESA 6 in Oshkosh and UW-Oshkosh, to expand further into northeastern and central Wisconsin. The academy provides professional development programming for elementary, middle and high school teachers. The academy acquaints teachers with dynamic instructional strategies by offering presentations and discussions led by nationally renowned and local historians, archivists and other teachers. It also provides museum tours and arranges opportunities to develop history-rich lesson plans with experienced historians and teachers. One-week summer institutes and fall and spring seminars will rotate among UW-Green Bay, UW-Oshkosh and UW-Marathon County. UW-Green Bay will host the institute in the project's third year. About 50 teachers will be recruited for the three-year program, and more than 100 teachers are expected to attend the annual workshops. David Voelker, UW-Green Bay assistant professor of humanistic studies (history), assisted in development of the grant proposal and is slated to coordinate the activities at UW-Green Bay. Voelker said the project will provide opportunities for teachers of American history - at all levels - to share their ideas and enthusiasm. "Teachers will have a chance to work together with expert historians to reinforce their content knowledge and develop lesson plans, and they will be able to share their excitement with thousands of students in the region," he said. "At the same time, our workshop leaders will learn from the teachers about how to improve the training of history teachers." CESA 6 will serve as the grades 4-12 program coordinator, while UW-Oshkosh will provide the lead university program coordinator. Other project partners are CESA 7 in Green Bay, CESA 9 in Tomahawk, Marathon County Historical Society, Neville Public Museum in Green Bay, Outagamie County Historical Society, Wisconsin State Historical Society, and the archives and area research centers at UW-Green Bay, UW-Oshkosh and UW-Stevens Point. This marks the second time UW-Green Bay has been involved in the Department of Education's Teaching American History grant program. In 2002, the program supported a three-year project developed by UW-Green Bay Prof. Andrew Kersten of the Social Change and Development academic unit. (07-116 / 21 June 2007 / SH) UW-Green Bay to offer Arabic course for students, community GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay this fall will offer an introductory course in Arabic language. Modern Standard Arabic 101: Introduction to Arabic Language 1 will be open to UW-Green Bay students, community members and students from other universities. High school students, business professionals and other community members are encouraged to enroll in the new course. Classes will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 5 to 6:45 p.m. for 16 weeks starting Wednesday, Sept. 5. Ilham Ashour, who has been teaching Arabic studies in Northeastern Wisconsin for several years, will teach the four-credit course. Arabic is spoken by more than 200 million people in countries from Morocco to Iraq and as far south as Somalia and the Sudan. Registration is now being accepted for the new Arabic course. For more information, contact Jennifer Ham, UW-Green Bay associate professor of Humanistic Studies, by phone at (920) 465-2461 or by e-mail at hamj@uwgb.edu. (07-115 / 12 June 2007 / SH) Regents approve promotions for nine UW-Green Bay faculty members GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved promotions for nine UW-Green Bay faculty members at the board's meeting Friday (June 8) at UW-Milwaukee. Promoted to full professor from associate professor were Andrew Kersten, Social Change and Development; E. Nicole Meyer, Humanistic Studies and Women's Studies; and Kim Nielsen, Social Change and Development. Kersten began teaching at UW-Green Bay in 1997, and Meyer joined the faculty in 1991. Nielsen has been a UW-Green Bay faculty member since 1999. Six faculty members were promoted from the probationary status of assistant professor to the rank of associate professor with tenure. They are Franklin Chen, Natural and Applied Sciences; Alison Gates, Communication and the Arts; Craig Hanke, Human Biology; Woo Jeon, Natural and Applied Sciences; Rebecca Meacham, Humanistic Studies; and Steven Meyer, Natural and Applied Sciences. Hanke, Jeon and Meyer joined the UW-Green Bay faculty in 2001. Chen, Gates and Meacham assumed their faculty positions in 2002. (07-114 / 11 June 2007 / SH) UW-Green Bay offers summer courses in basic, intermediate guitar GREEN BAY - Adults and students age 12 and older will have opportunities this summer to learn basic and intermediate guitar skills in courses at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. A course in beginning guitar is scheduled for July 9-13, and an intermediate guitar course is July 23-25. Mark Kiehn, assistant professor of education and music at UW-Green Bay, is the instructor. Beginning guitar is for students with little or no experience. They will learn basic chords, and strum and picking patterns. They also will be introduced to different musical styles. The intermediate course builds on skills and guitar repertoire learned in the beginning course. Students will learn scale fingerings, chords, position studies and special performance techniques like harmonics and riffs. Sessions in the beginning guitar course run from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, July 9-13. Intermediate guitar sessions run from 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday through Wednesday, July 23-25. The cost of each course is $149 plus fees for materials. Questions about locating a guitar or the appropriate skill level for each course may be directed to Kiehn by calling (920) 465-2057. More information and online registration are available at www.uwgb.edu/educationoutreach. Click on the "Beginning & Intermediate Guitar" link. Information also is available by telephone at (920) 465-2480 or (800) 892-2118 or by e-mail at lietzowa@uwgb.edu. (07-113 / 11 June 2007 / SH) Celebration of Weidner's life is Saturday at Weidner Center GREEN BAY - A community celebration of the life of University of Wisconsin-Green Bay founding Chancellor Edward W. Weidner will he held Saturday (June 9) at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts at UW-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive. Members of the Weidner family will welcome guests in the Grand Foyer of the Weidner Center from 3 to 6 p.m. A special musical tribute to Weidner will be from 5 to 6 p.m. in the center's Cofrin Family Hall. Performers will be Jeff Verkuilen, organ, Wayne Lin, violin, and Sarah and Jenny Larsen, violin and piano. A program at 6 p.m. in Cofrin Family Hall will include tributes to Weidner from family, friends, and representatives of the campus and community. Weidner passed away Wednesday (June 6) after a long illness. He was 85. Weidner was appointed chancellor in 1966. Hired to oversee the creation of a new four-year campus in Northeastern Wisconsin, he was the University's first employee and driving force. His 20-year tenure as chancellor was one of the longest in UW System history. (07-112 / 8 June 2007 / SH) Collaborative effort on literacy draws international attention GREEN BAY - A project to improve literacy skills of at-risk children entering kindergarten at a Green Bay elementary school is receiving international recognition for its promising results. The research project, designed by University of Wisconsin-Green Bay education faculty, involves a partnership of UW-Green Bay faculty and students, Green Bay Area Public Schools and the Institute for Learning Partnership. An article on the project — "Increasing At-Risk Pre-kindergarten Children's Reading Success: Can It Be Done?" — was published in the most recent edition of "Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table." The prestigious Oxford Round Table, based at Harris Manchester College in Oxford, England, promotes human advancement and understanding through the improvement of education. The Round Table provides a forum for the study and consideration of issues facing state and national systems of education. The article describes an early intervention program to help at-risk pre-kindergarten children succeed after they enrolled in kindergarten at Fort Howard School on Green Bay's west side. The program included three-week transitional sessions in May and August 2004 to build the children's vocabulary, early reading skills and other literacy skills. Twenty-two children attended each session. Local educators submitted the article for publication after Patricia Ragan, UW-Green Bay associate professor of education, made a presentation on the project to the Oxford Round Table on Early Childhood Education in March 2006. The program's results showed that even a short-term pre-school experience can have a major impact on young children's learning, according to Ragan. "We saw very impressive improvement among those children," she said. Linda Tabers-Kwak, also an associate professor of education at UW-Green Bay, said working with children before they enter school, even for a short period of time, can make a big difference in their academic development. "We've got to get ahold of these kids a lot earlier," she said. "And then we have to keep it going." The study shows the importance of early intervention with students who have not had early opportunities and learning experiences, according to Green Bay School Superintendent Dan Nerad. "With increased expectations for learning, we must work to eliminate achievement gaps before they start," Nerad said. "Programs like this can be of big help to young children and their parents." Fort Howard School was selected for the program after being identified as an "in improvement" school under the federal No Child Left Behind legislation. The school had not made adequate yearly progress toward academic performance standards in reading and math. Richard Schaal, Fort Howard's interim principal at the time, said children were coming to school without the necessary literacy or social skills. "I realized we had a lot of children who weren't ready for kindergarten," he said. "We talked about what we could do to make things better." The program's partners sought — and received — a grant of nearly $10,000 from the Institute for Learning Partnership. The Partnership, based at UW-Green Bay, funds research projects to improve teaching and learning in area schools. Schaal currently is interim coordinator of the Institute's Professional Development Certificate program. An important component of the early literacy program was parental involvement. Parents were required to attend meetings, volunteer in the classroom, complete reading assignments and walk their children to and from school. The UW-Green Bay partners involved in the program said it is an excellent example of the University's emphasis on interdisciplinary education and connecting learning to life. The program involved not only Ragan and Tabers-Kwak from the Education faculty, but also Prof. Bob Nagy of the Business Administration faculty who analyzed assessment data. "We're really living the interdisciplinary mission of the University," Nagy said. Looking to the future, the educators want to continue to contribute to the local, national and international discussion of early literacy. Ragan and Tabers-Kwak would like to study interactions between teachers and children to see what leads to improved literacy. They see a need for more study of whether pre-school gains in reading and writing can be sustained. The study's results suggest that more focus may need to be placed on adult-child interaction patterns in pre-school and kindergarten classrooms and the effects of one-to-one support. Funding of early literacy efforts will continue to be an issue. "Research support for the importance of children's early language and literacy experiences on later school success continues to grow, but funding for quality pre-school programming continues to lag worldwide," Ragan said. The partners in the project also said continued collaboration and partnerships are key to serving the needs of the community's children. (07-111 / 5 June 2007 / SH) UW-Green Bay seeks approval of new Select Mission Statement GREEN BAY - A revised Select Mission Statement for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay affirms a commitment to core values that date to the University's founding while also responding to the needs of a dynamic region. Following extensive campus discussion and review, UW-Green Bay is seeking Board of Regents approval of the first revision to the University's Select Mission Statement since 1988. The proposal states: "The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay provides an interdisciplinary, problem-focused educational experience that prepares students to think critically and address complex issues in a multicultural and evolving world. The University enriches the quality of life for students and the community by embracing the educational value of diversity, promoting environmental sustainability, encouraging engaged citizenship, and serving as an intellectual, cultural, and economic resource." UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard said the revised Mission Statement affirms the University's commitment to a strong interdisciplinary, problem-focused education that connects learning to life. He also said it builds on UW-Green Bay's longstanding commitment to environmental awareness and sustainability. In addition, Shepard said, the statement reflects an evolving, rapidly diversifying region and a university that is playing an increasingly important role in the region's economic growth and development. "Our select mission is a concise statement of what makes Northeastern Wisconsin's University of Wisconsin distinctive and of what we contribute to the region we proudly serve," he said. UW-Green Bay also operates under complementary mission statements that guide the UW System and the System's four-year institutions that do not grant doctoral degrees. The revised Select Mission Statement already has undergone an extensive review by faculty and staff at UW-Green Bay. The UW-Green Bay Faculty Senate approved the statement in April. The proposal goes to the Board of Regents for an initial reading when the Regents meet at UW-Milwaukee this week. A public hearing will be scheduled before the Regents take final action on the statement. (07-110 / 5 June 2007 / SH) Students can improve English skills at UW-Green Bay ESL Institute GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay offers a Summer English as a Second Language (ESL) Institute from July 9 through Aug. 10 for students age 18 and older who want to improve their English skills. The institute offers an intensive program designed for students who are preparing for further academic study in the United States or who are simply interested in learning more about the language and culture of Northeastern Wisconsin. Bilingual students who recently have emigrated to the U.S. and bilingual international students will be equally served by the institute experience, according to Brent Blahnik, UW-Green Bay director of international education. UW-Green Bay Prof. Russell Arent, the Summer ESL coordinator, added, "Our customized instruction ensures that each student will be personally challenged to improve his or her English language skills." At the outset, each student will get an assessment of his or her own English language abilities. Students will complete three classes: Listening and Speaking, Reading and Writing, and Cultural Orientation. Students who successfully complete the courses will receive a certificate of completion and may receive a recommendation to continue their studies in an undergraduate degree program in the fall. Activities and field trips over the course of the five-week institute include sporting events, shopping, museums, entertainment and other activities that will help introduce students to U.S. culture and give them an opportunity to practice English in real-world situations. Students may choose to live on campus in UW-Green Bay student housing units that offer furnished two-bedroom or four-bedroom apartments. UW-Green Bay international student advisers can help international students with immigration and other concerns. The cost for the institute is $1,571 with health insurance or $1,428 without. More information about the program is available online at www.uwgb.edu/esl/summer/. Information about the academic program, trips and activities, or housing is available from Prof. Arent at (920) 465-2665 or by e-mail to arentr@uwgb.edu. Information about visas or transportation is available from the International Education Office at (920) 465-2889 or by e-mail to blahnikb@uwgb.edu. (07-109 / 1 June 2007 / SH) UW-Green Bay announces spring semester academic honors recipients GREEN BAY -- The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has made public the names of students receiving academic honors for the spring semester. Students who maintain a 4.0 gradepoint average, which represents all "A" grades, receive highest honors. High honors go to those earning 3.99 to 3.75 gradepoint averages. Honors are given to students with 3.74 to 3.50 gradepoint averages. Students are listed by the county claimed as place of permanent residence. All were full-time students in the spring term. HIGHEST HONORS Wisconsin: Brown -- Patrick Burns, Katie Kiley, Eric Nicolaus, Kimberly Schoen, Lorelei Wondrash, and Danielle Zeamer, De Pere; Hanna Anderson, Kristina Angell, Teresa Arnold, Emily Basten, Trisha Bero, Kristine Beyl, Laura Buntman, Michael Burns, Corey Colburn, Samantha Colburn, Annette DeGroot, Brent DeVetter, David Deprey, Joshua Dhuey, Kent Dubois, Jacqueline Gitter, Kimberly Graycarek, Olesia Guba, Benjamin Hintz, Craig Hotchkiss, Bethany Ivey, Emily Jahnke, Holly James, Zachary Jones, Virginijus Kajokas, Keri Kellner, Julie Kiley, Tiffany Kleinschmidt, Emily Kotecki, Shelly Lannoye, Stephanie Lazzari, Elizabeth Limburg, Katie Lloyd, Ryan Mach, David Malcolm, Jason Martin, Susan McCabe, Nicole McClone, Rebecca Meyer, Stacey Onate, Gregory Peters, Heidi Process, Melissa Proski, Alex Ripley, Clifton Sathoff, Billie Schoenfeld, Jessica Schrage, Debra Schubring, Desiree Schutte, Kevin Schwarten, Marc Seidl, Noah Settersten, Amanda Smithson, Rachel Speel, Keith Stelzer, Amanda Stinson, Dana Tingley, Ekaterina Utkina, Vanessa VandeHei, Nicholas Vlies, Adam VonHaden, Hallie Wellnitz, Judith Weshinskey-Price, and Pahoua Yang, Green Bay; Stacy Martin, Luxemburg; Joshua Maki, Oneida; Jenny Geyer, Suamico; and Mary Kohlbeck, Wrightstown. Calumet -- Nicole O'Connell, Appleton; Kimberly Eickert and Stephanie Mayer, Brillion; Wendy Berth and Ashley Seipel, Chilton; Angela Breit and Cara Teinert, Hilbert; Lynn Bellmore and Alyssa VanderHeyden, Menasha; Amy Jeanty, New Holstein; and Phil Kappell, Sherwood. Clark -- Barbara Gorke, Abbotsford. Columbia -- Amanda Rodenhauser and Beth Rodenhauser, Pardeeville; Kelli Cooke, Portage; and Suzanne Lindner, Rio. Dane -- Donna Larsen and Nicholas Schmidt, Madison; Matthew Winden, Monona; James Resch, Mount Horeb; and Brooke Borchert and Mollie Sellen, Sun Prairie. Dodge -- Sammantha Ruenger, Beaver Dam; Elizabeth Quandt and Kurt Wondra, Lomira; and Erin Kempf and Amanda Radke, Mayville. Door -- Bridget Engebose, Luxemburg; and Jennifer Hart, Kristen Kratcha, Andrew LaLuzerne, and Nicole Opiela, Sturgeon Bay. Eau Claire -- Jenna King, Eau Claire. Florence -- Jacklin Sailo, Florence. Fond du Lac -- Brittany Broder, Fairwater; Amber Bradford and Stephanie Gross, Fond du Lac; Amanda Margelofsky, Oakfield; Christine Hillier, Ripon; and Jenny Olson, Van Dyne. Forest -- Amy Maruszczak, Armstrong Creek; Stefanie Kircher, Crandon; and Stacy Stefanski, Newald. Green -- Jackie Gough, Brodhead. Green Lake -- Molly Cox and Melissa Knutson, Berlin. Jefferson -- Nicholas Walton, Fort Atkinson; and Kristy Klopstein, Watertown. Kenosha -- Sarah Heinzen and Brittany Schneider, Kenosha; and William Strey, Twin Lakes. Kewaunee -- Brittnie Jonet, Casco; Nicole Sinkula, Kewaunee; and Alison Baierl and Alana Renier, Luxemburg. La Crosse -- Christopher Russell, La Crosse. Langlade -- Nia Ottmann, Antigo; Matthew Rogatzki, Deerbrook; Katie Jensen, Pelican Lake; and Sheena Gutzman, White Lake. Manitowoc -- Heidi Wood, Cato; Dana Doute, Kiel; Heather Geraldson, Kristin Hochkammer, Jennifer Pasch, Marissa Rauen, and Katie Sweetman, Manitowoc; Matthew Parlato, Mishicot; Sara Popp, Reedsville; Michael Charles, Katie Juul, Amy Meissner, and Marissa Thayer, Two Rivers; Rebecka Oswald, Valders; and Bobbi Meidl, Whitelaw. Marathon -- Nicholas Jones and Krystle Norton, Schofield; and Heather Williams, Wausau. Marinette -- Alaina Kaus and Rebecca Ostermann, Coleman; Heather Wolf, Crivitz; Karla Kading, Amanda Ledvina, and Brittany VanCleve, Marinette; Opal Carlson, Sheryl Drees, and Ryan Hartwig, Peshtigo; Joanna Gross and Carolyn Uhl, Pound; and Jennifer Aide, Wausaukee. Marquette -- Nathanael Brown, Montello. Milwaukee -- Amanda Jeske, Brown Deer; Jessica Koehlert, Franklin; Zachary Butcher, Greendale; Betsy Daharsh, South Milwaukee; and Katie Gassenhuber, Cynthia Hart, and Ilya Ksenidi, West Allis. Monroe -- Megan Witt, Kendall; and Hillary Kirking, Sparta. Oconto -- Matthew Brunette and Teri Carlson, Gillett; Amanda Caldie and Kayleigh Stewart, Oconto; Kendra Thomson, Oconto Falls; Jennifer Rietz and Jessica Rosenberg, Sobieski; and Kolia Hischke, Suring. Oneida -- Eric Angell, Harshaw; Katherine Kiel, Hazelhurst; Kathryn Kranz, Lake Tomahawk; and Tristan Cray, Rhinelander. Outagamie -- Melinda Bluhm, Megan Eisch, Angela Fuerst, Kaitlin Hasseler, Andrea Heiting, Melissa Holdorf, Rachel Kopesky, Allison Krummel, Kristin Laabs, Katie Laubenstein, Andrea Moerchen, Kimberly Olson, Jackalyn Oppelt, Jennifer Rehfeldt, and Rachel Stuckey, Appleton; Nathan Riehl, Black Creek; Nicole Lecker, Rochelle Meulemans, Eric Romenesko, and Erin Verbruggen, Kaukauna; Tasha Vosters, Little Chute; and Jaclyn Burke, Seymour. Ozaukee -- Kimberly Apel, Grafton; Brooke Haendel, Mequon; and Caitlin Zozakiewicz, Port Washington. Portage -- Abby Borgen, Amherst; and Leah Korger and Alison Mittelsteadt, Stevens Point. Price -- Shawna Schantner, Kennan; Sara Hilgart, Park Falls; and Cassandra Heizler and Michelle Skotzke, Phillips. Racine -- Andrew Koors, Racine. Rock -- Chelsea Lyga and Brian Swanson, Beloit; and Justin Sills, Evansville. Saint Croix -- Cailin Kearns, New Richmond. Sauk -- Ashley Ballweg and Michelle Krebs, Sauk City. Shawano -- Vanessa Peterson, Marion; Kristi Edminster and Sara Edminster, Pulaski; Brittany Brunner, Lori Miller, Luke Retzlaff, Michelle Wallrich, and Zachariah Zopp, Shawano; Lindsey Clough, Tigerton; and Heather Roth, Zachow. Sheboygan -- Kari Navis, Cedar Grove; Jamie Froh, Kayla Groh, and Andrew Kopitzke, Elkhart Lake; Kevin Brill, Hingham; Jaimie Henschel, Howards Grove; Allison Froh and Peter Nyenhuis, Oostburg; Krystal Born, Daniel Feldmann, Abigail Greuel, and Tyler Vorpagel, Plymouth; Joseph Kucksdorf, Random Lake; Ellen Cook, Nicole Kowalis, and Christian Ott, Sheboygan; and Kate Brown and Erin Deeley, Sheboygan Falls. Taylor -- Bonnie Gutsch, Medford; and Arica Mann, Rib Lake. Walworth -- Sarah Theune, Whitewater. Washington -- Renee Wolf, Allenton; and Tanya Lynn, West Bend. Waukesha -- Amy Pollek and Heather Workman, Menomonee Falls; Andrew Reher and Andrew Schmidt, Muskego; Liesl Tesch, New Berlin; Jennifer Onarheim, Pewaukee; Daniel Arnold, Sussex; and Maja Gettrust and Emily McHugh, Waukesha. Waupaca -- Tiffany O'Toole, Clintonville; Kristie Kaczmarek, Amanda Rill, and Ryan Smith, Manawa; and Stephanie Bellile and Renae Blank, New London. Winnebago -- Jennifer Kuhn, Larsen; Amy Allwardt and Anna Kirchner, Menasha; Courtney Lewis, Neenah; Andrea Egan, Ripon; and Katie VonHolzen, Winneconne. Wood -- Ashley Adler, Marshfield; Joel Ponshock, Milladore; and Dixie Schubert and Jaclyn Spees, Wisconsin Rapids. Other states: Michigan -- Laura Buckman, Iron Mountain; Kimberly Meiner, Norway; and Amanda Etka, Vulcan. Minnesota -- Jacob Rouse, Cambridge; Mary Schoen, Chaska; and Johanna Winters, Falcon Heights. Washington -- Janet Weidert, Colbert. Other countries: Denmark -- Lotte Rasmussen and Pernille Sorensen. France -- Philippe Brunel. Vietnam -- Ly Nguyen. HIGH HONORS Wisconsin: Barron -- Mark Rykal, Chetek; and Jennifer White, Rice Lake. Brown -- Peter Bernardy, Brenton Butterfield, Christian Eversen, Katherine Haasch, Nicole Knott, John McNicoll, Justin Melroy, Paula Olson, Brian Schubert, Amanda Steinke, Alex Stulo, Krysta VanDyck, Nicole VanEnkevort, and Lindsay Vieaux, De Pere; Kathryn Rentmeester, Denmark; Jason Alberts, Brendan Baier, Sherril Baierl, Josh Beaton, Brian Beaumier, Heather Bickler, Joshua Bleeker, Michael Bosman, Christopher Braatz, Robert Broder, Jamie Buss, George Caylor, Nicholas Cibula, Anzhalika Collard, Kara Counard, Stephanie Dahlman, Ashley Dalke, Jacqueline Dart, Raymond Dempsey, John Depauw, Emily Dernehl, Cassie DuChateau, Megan Duchaine, Alicia Engel, Andrew Fameree, May Fiala, Benjamin Fleming, Kristen Frelich, Bradley Gajeski, Heidi Garner, Jory Gennett, Jay Gerlach, Mandi Gezella, Christopher Gibbons, Heather Goetsch, Jessica Greve, David Guba, Teresa Guzman, Anthony Haney, Jamie Hardy, Christopher Harris, Megan Hetrick, Weston Hodkiewicz, Gary Huebner, Mary Hurst, Ian Jennings, Jacob Keyser, Nicole Kowalski, Seema Kumrah, Christina LaJoie, Anthony Lee, Andrew Linskens, Beth LoCascio, Yer Lor, Zachary Loritz, Jessica Lotto, Kristin Lytie, Alyssa Mannering, Sarah Markham, Denise Martin, Jean-Marie Mayer, Rachel McKesson, Daniel Mears, Jennifer Micolichek, Kayla Millard, Laura Molling, Robyn Moynihan, Tyler Ninneman, Michelle Nys, Rory O'Sullivan, Caitlin Olsen, Kari Olsen, Lindsay Prall, Scott Roder, David Rodriguez, Crystal Salas, Benjaman Schmidt, Dana Seymour, Nichole Shepro, Lily Silver, Marie Smith, Nicole Socha, Nicole Soulis, Panya Soung, Rachael Southern, Melissa Stafford, Jake Staroba, Lauren Strebel, Erin Swiggum, Krista Tautges, Christy Tesch, Matthew Thiel, Melissa Tuomi, Kathryn Utecht, Ashley VandenBoomen, Benjamin Wass, Joshua Wendt, Erin Wheelock, Anton Williams, Patricia Wilson, Amber Wirtner, Norine Wyman, Teal Zettel, and Amanda Ziolkowski, Green Bay; Katie Gilson, Luxemburg; Kenneth Bull, Susan Roberts, and Aaron Weinschenk, New Franken; Kaylynn Gresham and Brandon Selissen, Oneida; Stacy Baynes, Erin Enright, Robyn Gabel, Melissa Madigan, and Olivia Warpinski, Suamico; and Jenny Gerndt, Wrightstown. Buffalo -- Isaac Hoffmaster, Cochrane. Calumet -- Jennifer Pintarelli and Amanda Smits, Appleton; Rachel Eichhorst, Jodi Gerhartz, Amanda Popp, and Paige Stanelle, Brillion; Laura Geiser, Jamie McKeen, and Nicholas Schumacher, Chilton; and Stephanie Jost, Chad Kleist, and Grant Kolbe, Hilbert. Columbia -- Katharyn Wiersma, Cambria; Sarah Price, Lodi; Erin Kearns and Kelly Pulver, Pardeeville; and Valerie Jensen, Portage. Crawford -- Ryan McConnell, Prairie du Chien. Dane -- Michelle Schroeder, Cambridge; Renee Dodge and Tina Holpin, Madison; Rayna Kluz, Oregon; Rory Jefferson and Kathryn Kesler, Sun Prairie; and Christine Barazia, Verona. Dodge -- Hannah Aplin, Mary Frank, and Paul Rake, Beaver Dam; Rachel Krueger, Horicon; Tiffany Knueppel and Melissa Will, Hustisford; Rachel Greenwald and Elizabeth Leissring, Juneau; Kate Wondra, Mayville; Danyel Vincent, Oakfield; and Michael Syrjamaki, Reeseville. Door -- Melissa Alberts, Brussels; Anthony Malcore, Luxemburg; Amanda Charney, Sister Bay; and Kasey Hembel, Eric Jacobson, Lance Jennerjohn, Karen Lewens, Jeanne Simon, and Luke Titus, Sturgeon Bay. Florence -- Abby Nelson, Fence. Fond du Lac -- Eric Deaver, Jennifer Feyen, Tania Galligan, and Nathan Sippel, Fond du Lac; Amanda Downs, Ripon; Corey Livieri, Van Dyne; Matthew Maly and Michael Warner, Waupun. Forest -- Jenna Gravitter, Crandon. Grant -- Brittany Wolfe, Dickeyville. Green Lake -- Alex Zemke, Berlin. Jefferson -- Barry Grossman, Cambridge; and Chelsea Brunning, Watertown. Kenosha -- Lisa Mutchler, Bristol; Taylor Neuman, Salem; and Lisa Carnahan, Twin Lakes. Kewaunee -- Hollie Hendrey, Algoma; Tricia Dewey, Michelle Kostka, Christopher Rand, and Lacy Siegmund, Kewaunee; and Ashley Kinjerski, Luxemburg. Langlade -- Stephanie Flood, Elcho; Amiee Blaisdell, Summit Lake; and David Sponholz, White Lake. Lincoln -- Derek Krause and Benjamin Wendorf, Merrill. Manitowoc -- Amanda Bratz, Brillion; Jessica Dolski, Cato; Josh VanMinsel, Cleveland; Adam Halfmann and Tarah Staats, Kiel; Ryan Bahnaman, Michael Barta, Carl Black, Jerance Farmer, Kirsten Leifer, and Carissa Lindholm, Manitowoc; Mary King, Reedsville; and Justin Litersky, Amanda Luedtke, Sarah Penke, Mercedes Schmitt, Cody Steinhauer, and Brooke Walesh, Two Rivers. Marathon -- Emily Kunze, Abbotsford; Heather Riehle, Athens; Cassidy Chojnowski, Edgar; Lindsay Jozwiak, Hatley; Denise Hanke, Marathon; Jessica Blume and Zach Roush, Schofield; Amanda Raskin, Wausau; and Jessica Engman, Weston. Marinette -- Hope Hensel, Crivitz; Anna Bosch, Heidi Ninnemann, and Jessica Plansky, Marinette; Amber Gunville and Samuel Hansen, Niagara; Janet Cheney, Pembine; Jeremiah Barker, Mallory Kniskern, and Craig Morois, Peshtigo; and Carrie Koenen, Wausaukee. Marquette -- Joshua Weishaar, Westfield. Milwaukee -- Brian Neuberger, Cudahy; Stephanie Jansen, Franklin; Scott Johnson, Greendale; Ryan Farley, Michael Heller, and Sarah Phipps, Milwaukee; and Benjamin Bunke, Wauwatosa. Monroe -- Emily Weber, Cashton; and Emily Schmidt, Sparta. Oconto -- Kimberly Jaeger, Abrams; Heather Klatt and Kimberly Peterson, Gillett; Jordan Klingsporn and Katherine Koehne, Little Suamico; Lori Caelwaerts and Amanda Samsa, Oconto; Sara Bukowski, Lisa Schroeder, and Janna Wellnitz, Oconto Falls; Nicole Braun, Pulaski; Ashley Binkowski and Jamie Nowak, Sobieski; and Jonathan Carlson and Amy Hischke, Suring. Oneida -- Angela Greatsinger, Eagle River; Samantha Lee, Minocqua; and Gregory Grzesik, Jacob Mehring, and Ben Wolf, Rhinelander. Outagamie -- Robin Beresford, Nicole Braaten, Amy Brockman, Laura Diedrich, Amy Evers, Derrick Ledvina, Elizabeth Meier, Lauren Purdy, Alissa Reddy, Lindsey Rivard, Erin Swick, and Arianne Timmers, Appleton; Brianna Fenske, James Goodall, and Crystal Hunter, Black Creek; Annette Cornelius, De Pere; Brian Wojcik, Green Bay; Heather Blakeslee, Alyssa Peterson, and Lindsay Simonsen, Greenville; Laura Ackerman, Amy Austin, Megan Resop, Amanda Van Eyck, Amanda VanderWielen, Angela Vonckx, and Matthew Willis, Kaukauna; Nicole Adamietz, Kimberly; Marcie Cartier Jefferson and Rachel Reinheimer, Seymour; and Jennifer Becher, Shiocton. Ozaukee -- Adam Mulloy and Margaret Utecht, Belgium; Matthew Dommer, Fredonia; and Crystal Jushka, Kristin Nett, and Jennifer Schanen, Port Washington. Polk -- Ashton Peterson, Balsam Lake; Andrea Didlo, Frederic; Anthony McCoy, Milltown; and Chase Hedrick, Saint Croix Falls. Portage -- Wyatt Dittburner, Bancroft. Price -- Cala Feranec, Phillips. Racine -- Melissa Merkovich, Franksville. Rock -- Evan McKearn and Julie Parish, Beloit; and Laura Markley, Jeffrey Sonntag, and Molly Weber, Janesville. Rusk -- Elizabeth Lybert, Ladysmith. Saint Croix -- Brittany Bouzard, Hudson; and Cassandra Maxon, River Falls. Sauk -- Lauren Lindloff, Reedsburg. Shawano -- Rebecca Corazalla and Stephanie Steinke, Birnamwood; Nicole Short and Hilary Wians, Bonduel; Laura Mielke, Marion; Brooke Krautkramer, Pulaski; Keith Hartleben, Holly Montoure, and Derek Wesenberg, Shawano; Elizabeth Chapin, Tigerton; and Natalie Onesti, Wittenberg. Sheboygan -- Kayla Gries, Cleveland; Jaimee Wallo, Howards Grove; Daniel Teaters, Kohler; Angela Roethel, Oostburg; Nathan Karpinsky, Davis Mauk, and Christopher Pohlman, Plymouth; Katherine Bruni, Random Lake; and Abbey Eissens, Stephanie Grunewald, Megan Gustafson, Brian Knaak, Emily Kolka, Erin Kunert, Paul Rammer, Erik Shircel, Emily Steen, and Jonathan Wickert, Sheboygan. Taylor -- Lisa Bohl, Rib Lake. Trempealeau -- Zachary Grusznski, Trempealeau. Vilas -- Jalen Karenke, Conover. Walworth -- Marsha Handrick, Darien; Lindsey Shreves, Delavan; Robert Handel and Kristopher Sharpe, Elkhorn; and Patrick Rauland, Walworth. Washington -- Jonathan Grosskopf, Colgate; Kathleen Connelly, Stephanie Cooke, Danielle Kaufelt, Elizabeth Kiefer, and Amanda Steitz, Germantown; Colin O'Brien, Hartford; Kevin Heins, Hubertus; Adam Faltersack, Jackson; Emily Lawton and Andrea Todd, West Bend. Waukesha -- John Chritton, Elm Grove; Carlie Kappl, Sussex; and Matthew Konieczka, Jessica Martiny, and Christopher Szopinski, Waukesha. Waupaca -- Stephanie Prill, Bear Creek; Jana Peterson, Matthew Rieckmann, and Carl Roenz, Manawa; Alicia Allen, Keena Bressler, and Amber Rose, New London; and Elizabeth Thompson, Waupaca. Winnebago -- Emily Dachelet, Ashley Sprangers, and Adina Weinig, Menasha; Kami Kersten, Jessica Krejcarek, John Mrovka, Teresa Rieckmann, Mindy Schoen, and Melissa Wilke, Neenah; and Shannon Kinderman and Benjamin Krumenauer, Oshkosh. Wood -- Mark Loveland, Marshfield; Maria Breu and Melissa Franson, Pittsville; and Holly Hanneman, Bridget Koeshall, and Anne Wayne, Wisconsin Rapids. Other states: Illinois -- Erika Olson, Aurora; Brooke Wikgren, Champaign; Timothy Kowols, Mount Prospect; Jennifer Tan, Palatine. Iowa -- Heather Zeidler, Davenport. Michigan -- Jerod Bastianello, Iron River; and Jennifer Philibeck and Andrew Sieminski, Menominee. Minnesota -- Sarah Axtmann, Brooklyn Park; Betty Slinger, Faribault; Kristin Carlson, Maple Grove; Sharon Zurbey, New Brighton; Gina Covert, North Mankato; Leah Steinbauer, Owatonna; David Eckwright, Vadnais Heights; Kari Helland, Wayzata; and Meghan Zajac, Wyoming. Missouri -- Mark Sauer, Saint Charles. South Carolina -- Alicia McCanna, Hickory Grove. Other countries: China -- Xiadi Liu, Chengdu. France -- Aurelie Navizet. Israel -- David Znaty. Mexico -- Maribel Zapata-Sanchez. Vietnam -- Chung Nguyen. HONORS Wisconsin: Bayfield -- Torrey Radloff, Cable. Brown -- Tammy Allen, Eric Beining, Mandie Bodart, Natalie Bressers, Amanda Dudek, Melanie Ecker, Kathleen Klaus, Stephanie Lardinois, Ryan Mathews, Nicholas Rusboldt, Sarah Schlemmer, Elizabeth Short, Clara Snell, Leah VanSistine, and Kang Vang, De Pere; Melissa Christman, Denmark; Kimberly Altamore, Brian Arcand, Molly Aylward, Zena Banini, Eric Bansemar, Laura Bartingale, Sarah Benjamin, Matthew Bergeon, Morgan Bloohm, Nicholas Boreen, Peter Brunner, Yuri Burrows, Tiffany Cash, Molly Collard, Traci Collins, Luke Cortright, Melanie Czypinski, Christel Danielson, Jason Decur, Christopher Delmont, Bryan Delwiche, Dawn Detrie, Megan Dischler, Vongpadith Douangphachanh, Elizabeth Elfe, Tiffany Engels, Christine Ford, Lindsey Freeman, Heather Furman, Samantha Gabris, Molly Gatske, Ashley Gay, Kristine Gay, Brittany Gehrke, Lauren Gerrits, Jay Glodowski, Cynthia Gonzalez, Megan Graume, Sarah Hanson, Brent Heiges, Jennifer Hermsen, Jennifer Hilbrink, Scott Hodek, Sarah Hoida, Seth Holubar, Diana Hubbell, Angeli Jacques, Katelyn Jerlinga, Katherine Johnson, Lisa Johnson, Nicole Jolly, Megan Kamps, Victoria Karpeck, Rachel Keepers, Heather Kester, Sharon Kitter, Siarhei Klimau, Caleb Knapp, Rebekah Knight, Kimberly Kohlman, Mary Kong, Bryan Konshak, Elena Kossyreva, Tyler Krausert, Benjamin Krumholz, Angela Krumpos, Katrina Lancelle, Shanna Lefevre, Patrick Leifker, Adam Lenss, Jennifer Limberg, Mitchell Lind, Melanie Lundy, Korey MacVittie, Andrew Magyar, Bradley Majewski, Rebecca McCrackin, Jennifer McHugh, Carly McIntyre, Dawn Miller, Erica Millspaugh, Erik Mims, Matthew Mueller, Jennifer Murnock, Aliaksandra Newell, Jared Olejniczak, Peter Pavich, Kristina Pease, Leah Peitersen, Rebecca Perrault, Penny Peterson, Heidi Pletcher, Katrina Puyleart, Sarah Quaranta, Lisa Quigley, Shawn Reince, Kimberly Renard, Katherine Saelee, Matthew Schampers, Derek Schoen, Amy Schroeder, Natalie Schuster, Rebecca Segall, Nathan Smithson, Nicholas Speel, Brian Sperber, Corey Stevens, Andrew Stimpson, Jordan Streu, Sarah Strickler, Terra Taylor, Sasha Teymorian, Natasha Thayse, Lisa Thetreau, Allison Thut, Alexi Valitchka, Tricia VanEgeren, Autumn VanLaanen, Eric VandenHeuvel, KaoSeng Vang, Amanda VerBruggen, Justin Vincent, Christopher Vorpahl, Yer Vue, Mai Vue-Moua, Angela Walschinski, Anthony Warpinski, Nicole Weber, Sondra Werlein, Daniel Winnekens, Rachel Witt, Sarah Wittlinger, Gnia Yang, Lee Yang, Pa Yang, and Kendall Yates, Green Bay; Hannah Bohrtz, Pamela Fels, Lisa Noel, and Crystal Pischke, Greenleaf; Matthew Dufek, Luxemburg; Corey Bins, Rondell Bull, Ashley Krouth, and Kenneth Melotte III, New Franken; Arlene Mikle, Oneida; and Brian Mathena and Lance Waller, Suamico. Buffalo -- Janell Wingert, Alma; and Naomi Hoffmaster, Cochrane. Calumet -- Ngosong Fonkem, Connie Lietzke, and Kacey Thomson, Appleton; Jessica Buboltz and Michelle Micke, Brillion; Kari Argall, Joshua Kasper, and Jason Miller, Chilton; Caroline Behnke, Erin Stache, Leah Stenklyft, and Stephanie Weis, Hilbert; Sarah Preissner, Menasha; Ruben Behnke, Potter; and Neil Montour, Sherwood. Clark -- Eric Frank, Abbotsford; and Whitney Peissig, Dorchester. Columbia -- Jennifer Cutts, Portage; Renee Buckley and Danielle Burgenske, Poynette; and Laura Braaksma, Randolph. Dane -- Colleen Connery, Brooklyn; Joseph Grim, Cambridge; Megan Kruse and Nichole Wentworth, De Forest; Alyssa Hoffman, Madison; Molly Miles, Oregon; Brian Bar, Rachel Hull, and Cali Schneller, Stoughton; Nicole Lipka and Claire Weinstein, Sun Prairie; and Jacob Kaltenberg, Waunakee. Dodge -- Yvonne Amport and Emily Ensrud, Beaver Dam; Julie Burk, Fox Lake; Jamie Krueger, Hustisford; Brittany Saugstad, Juneau; Kate Jochimsen and David Luedtke, Lomira; and John Bratz, Brittany Breeze, and Emilie Schaumburg, Mayville. Door -- Sara Mueller and Matthew Wautier, Brussels; Aja Nelson, Fish Creek; and Danielle Franklin and Melissa McCarthy, Sturgeon Bay. Florence -- Erin Klee, Florence. Fond du Lac -- Jenna Pucker, Eldorado; Kristen Lange, April Smet, and Molly Waldschmidt, Fond du Lac; Molly Lubinsky, Ripon; and Kyle Vanderkin, Waupun. Forest -- Rebecca DeGrant and Ashley Fehrenbach, Crandon; Shanna Casperson, Laona; and Alyssa Ehlinger, Wabeno. Green -- Mitchell McCabe, Monroe. Green Lake -- Kristina Guden, Berlin; Hillary Hamer and Lisa Pollesch, Markesan; and Kymberly Draeger, Ripon. Jefferson -- Lindsey Provenzano, Jefferson; Pamela Brunk, Lake Mills; and Amber Stuettgen, Oconomowoc. Juneau -- Ryan Bartell, Necedah; and Leigh Wyman, Wonewoc. Kenosha -- Megan Elfering, Bristol; Tara Kasper, Burlington; and Daniel Hartfield, Stephanie Salituro, and Heather Vanderford, Kenosha. Kewaunee -- Amber Burgess, Ashley Swoboda, and Michelle Tahlier, Algoma; Lisa Andre, Casco; Megan Bongle, Corenne Fiala, Ashley Kassner, Andrew Pekarek, Rachel Porath, and Lindsay Rice, Kewaunee; and Sarah Benzshawel, Matthew Streckenbach, Jason Treml, and Amy Wendricks, Luxemburg. La Crosse -- Margaux Carrimon, Holmen; Peter Ruud, La Crosse; and Michael Roderique, Onalaska. Langlade -- Heather Gelhausen and Casey Kessler, Antigo; and Angela Wickersheim, White Lake. Lincoln -- Hillary Johnson, Gleason; and Jenna Neumann, Mollie Perry, Andrea Roets, and Kimberly Schofield, Merrill. Manitowoc -- Vanessa Freimuth, Brillion; Suzanne Zipperer, Cato; Jayme Berenz, Jordan Mathes, Jennifer Meiselwitz, Cory Rabe, and Brian Radder, Kiel; Sarah Brachmann, Ian FitzGerald, Jamie Karlin, Melyssa Keil, Michael King, Megan Leist, and Megan Wetzel, Manitowoc; Nicholas Peltier, Mishicot; Jennifer Jeffery, Renee Salm, and Justin Schnell, Newton; Amber Endries, Saint Nazianz; Bradley Coenen, Jennisa Karbowski, Andrew LaCrosse, and Kari Specht, Two Rivers; and Tamarra Hyde, Valders. Marathon -- Adam Balz, Athens; Tracey Backes, Birnamwood; Jamie Fischer and Christina Wold, Edgar; Alexander Vrolijk and Nathan Vrolijk, Marathon; Tucker Burch and Eric Weber, Marshfield; Hannah Burmesch and Chong Xiong, Mosinee; Julia Wolff, Ringle; Kesa Jenks, Schofield; Jasmin Mannigel and Jessica Mannigel, Spencer; Lucas DeLaporte, Kelly Derlein, and Bao Thao, Wausau; and Kristen Beck, Weston. Marinette -- Courtney Peterson, Coleman; Chad Kwiatkowski and Justin Pusick, Crivitz; Rachel Fritz, Brent Johnston, Sara LaCombe, and Amanda Schultz, Marinette; Benjamin Kallenbach and Ryan Sonnenberg, Niagara; Joseph Bruette, Meghan Guay, Paul Kowalski, and Mathew Pesmark, Peshtigo; Ashley Moberg and Richard Swiatnicki, Porterfield; and Ami Urch, Wausaukee. Marquette -- Tessa Wegenke, Montello. Menominee -- Beau Mitchell, Neopit. Milwaukee -- Christina Hackbarth, Brown Deer; Erin Bartaczewicz, Franklin; Alyssa Doughty and Nicholas Schwei, Greendale; Tyler Ford, Hales Corners; Marissa Felske, Jeremy Panizza, Jacquelyn Rosen, and Michael Wisneski, Milwaukee; Maris Jost-Edgar, Shorewood; Amanda Crump, Sarah Lauterbach, and Michelle Woida, Wauwatosa; and Amy Puschnig, West Allis. Oconto -- Oristela Vannieuwenhoven, Abrams; Heather Ondik, Gillett; Nicholas Beschta, Haley Dorow, Kimberly Konop, and Ashley Marquardt, Lena; Jordan Grow, Timothy Rohr, Amy Scheffen, and Ian Willmann, Little Suamico; Lynn Johnson, Mountain; Matthew Hoffman, Benjamin Pinkart, and Ryan Sikma, Oconto; Melodie Behringer, Monie Driessen, Ashley Konitzer, Sara Kostreva, Andrea Lenz, and Matthew Ward, Oconto Falls; Jessica Doubek, Pulaski; Kimberly Meyers and Mandy Meyers, Sobieski; and Sheila Blazek, Andrew Druckrey, Bryan Holtger, and Betsy Hujet, Suring. Oneida -- Kalynn Jensen and Joshua Lovas, Hazelhurst; Eric Combs, Minocqua; Marcus Fritz, Scott Golomski, Katherine Grafelman, Amanda Hicks, and Megan Jacobi, Rhinelander; and Megan Baumann, Three Lakes. Outagamie -- Cassie Bauer, Stephanie Diedrick, Jennifer Eisenbrandt, Tricia Evers, Joshua Freimuth, Rochelle Gaffney, Kimberly Handrich, Rebecca Handwerk, Rebecca Hietpas, Kalena Knapp, Amy Losselyong, Benjamin Markowski, Christina Mitchler, Ashley Nechodom, Amanda Scheelk, Melissa Scheelk, Erich Schwarz, Kelsey Sunstrom, and Camren Zemlock, Appleton; Johanna VanAsten, Black Creek; Sheila Schroeder, Hortonville; Andrea Aldrich, Dana Brockman, Christopher Carstens, Tera Fuller, Paul Glasheen, Gail Gonnering, Heather Kerscher, and Sara Workman, Kaukauna; Amanda Kilsdonk and Brian Navin, Kimberly; Jamie Goffard and Ashley Marsh, Little Chute; Chad Krause, New London; Molly Bloom, Christine Brandtner, David Forehand, Joe Leininger, Matthew Micolichek, Travis Schara, and Michael Ziegler, Seymour; and Bobbie Conradt and Rebecca Miller, Shiocton. Ozaukee -- Tracy Kaczanowski and Jacob Mortag, Cedarburg; Jill Derler and Stefanie Richards, Fredonia; Kyle Birkholz, Carissa Pappas, and Tyler Rosenberg, Grafton; Ryan Miller, Mequon; Angela DeLucia, Scott Kirst, and Kristin Myrah, Port Washington; and Cory White, Thiensville. Pierce -- Sarah Babler, River Falls. Polk -- Andrew Rosendahl, Centuria; Crystal Osman, Luck; Jemma Lund, Osceola; and Stephen Segner, Saint Croix Falls. Portage -- Ashley Bavery, Plover; Andrew Blonigen and Matthew Clegg, Stevens Point; and Lisa Kingston, Wisconsin Rapids. Price -- Nicholas Skeen, Park Falls. Racine -- Danielle Anderegg and Tarin Reichel, Franksville; Jennifer Servi, Racine; Jacklyn Holat, Union Grove; and Michael Witte, Waterford. Richland -- Erin Templin, Richland Center. Saint Croix -- David Burman and Allison Knutson, Hudson; and Michael Schachtner, Somerset. Sauk -- Travis Mathers, Baraboo. Shawano -- Kysia Mortensen, Caroline; Kyle Waelchli, Cecil; Jennifer Duchateau and Melanie Sculley, Krakow; Jason Habeck, Pulaski; and Natalie Beyer, Kevin Block, Phillip Block, McKaslyn Mailahn, Kevin Mastey, Paul Spiegel, and Allison Wagner, Shawano. Sheboygan -- Amanda Grunewald and Jill VerStraate, Howards Grove; Charles Simon, Kohler; Sadie Arnst, Andrew Feldmann, Brandon Heinecke, and Darren Holzer, Plymouth; Thomas Hertel, Shannon Kelly, Laura Nisporic, Margaret Pace, Travis Plocar, Morgan Schmitting, and Erin Siegel, Sheboygan; and Rachael Carstens, Joshua Meyer, and Crystal Smith, Sheboygan Falls. Taylor -- Laurelyn Harper, Gilman; and Ashley Borman, Adam Bormann, Colleen Fales, and Billie Henrichs, Medford. Vernon -- Melia Everhart, Westby. Vilas -- Kyle Dahlberg and Stacy Oatman, Eagle River. Washington -- Mollie Kaebisch, Colgate; Richard Kenny III, Germantown; Sara Piller, Hartford; Breyan Donath, Kewaskum; Jessica Derenne, Slinger; and Shannon Lehnerz and Brett Roberts, West Bend. Waukesha -- Gregory Stachowiak, Big Bend; Christina Cronin, Heather Harding, and Ryan Tiefenthaler, Brookfield; Jonathan Arndt, Eagle; Jacqueline Johannes, Katrina Lamp, and Christopher Theis, Hartland; Matthew Budiac and Christine Nelson, Mukwonago; Samantha Douglas, Muskego; Scott Leibbrandt and Brandon Wirth, New Berlin; Jessica Lowenbach, Oconomowoc; James Corso and Jon Maehler, Pewaukee; David Dybdahl and Kristine Gielow, Sussex; and Marisa Coleman and Shelley Rupp, Waukesha. Waupaca -- Adam Roehl, Clintonville; Andrew Voigt, Fremont; Jessica Schuelke, Iola; Sarah Gnadt, Manawa; Nichole Potter, New London; Allison Gehrke, Waupaca; and Beth Kneisler and Jenna Schafer, Weyauwega. Waushara -- Zebulun Rutter, Coloma. Winnebago -- Monica Koch and Kris Regeth, Appleton; Thomas Baron, Menasha; Stephanie Anderson, Maria Balistrieri, Meghan Blohm, Michelle Daubert, Matthew Robinson, Laura Rothenbach, Morgan Siewert, and Nicholas Westphal, Neenah; Kecia Fish, Omro; and Michael Blum, Oshkosh. Wood -- Michelle Bates, Elizabeth Kempf, and Jessica Ward, Arpin; Nicole DeVries, Marshfield; Laura Bodette, Port Edwards; and Rebecca Thompson, Wisconsin Rapids. Other states: Illinois -- Alex DeWitt, Downers Grove. Indiana -- Alexandra Webster, Crown Point. Michigan -- Brandon Pertile, Ironwood; Emily Sanderson, Kingsford; Kaitlin Fermanich, Menominee; Holly Anderson and Shelby Phillippo, Stephenson; and Daniel Lindstrom, Vulcan. Minnesota -- Joseph Weber, Eden Prairie; Cory Carlson, Maple Grove; and Sarah Rauen, Stacy. Nebraska -- Eric Hines, Omaha. New York -- Victoria Genau, Buffalo. Utah -- Allison Braatz, St. George. Other countries: Bulgaria -- Mladen Tsvetkov. Hong Kong -- Kwok Kwan. Israel -- Lioz Yerushalmi. Jordan -- Hanna Nuqul. Netherlands -- Yi Dai. Puerto Rico -- Delmarie Rivera. (07-118 / 28 June 2007 / BBP)

June 2007

Meacham named finalist for literary award

Teaching American History project

Arabic language course

Regents approve
promotions

Summer guitar courses

Celebration of Weidner's
life is June 9

Project to improve literacy skills

New Select Mission Statement proposed

UW-Green Bay Summer ESL Institute

Spring academic honors recipients

UW-Green Bay's Meacham named finalist
for top literary award

GREEN BAY - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty member Rebecca Meacham was one of five finalists for the prestigious 2007 Literary Gift of Freedom Award for Women Fiction Writers.

The national award is presented by A Room of Her Own Foundation, which works to spotlight the important creative work of female artists and writers. Nearly 800 writers across the country applied for the award.

Meacham, associate professor of Humanistic Studies at UW-Green Bay, is the author of the acclaimed "Let's Do," a collection of short stories about ordinary Midwesterners who cope with various calamities.

Honors for "Let's Do" include recognition for outstanding achievement by the Wisconsin Library Association, finalist for the Patterson Fiction Prize, a Selected Writer in Barnes & Noble's "Discover Great New Writers" program, winner of the Anne Powers Book-Length Award for 2005, and winner of the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction from the University of North Texas Press.

Meacham's short stories also have been honored with a nomination for the 2005 Pushcart Prize and as winner of the "Indiana Review" Short Fiction Prize and the "Chelsea Magazine" Short Fiction Award.

Her next writing project is a novel that re-imagines the characters and events of the devastating Peshtigo Fire of 1871.

Meacham joined the UW-Green Bay faculty in fall 2002. She teaches creative writing, literature and women's studies courses. She advises the "Sheepshead Review" student literary magazine, teaches creative writing for the Learning in Retirement Institute and coordinates the UW-Green Bay/St. Norbert College "read-off" event.

She earned a Ph.D. degree in English at the University of Cincinnati, a Master of Fine Arts degree from Bowling Green State University, and a bachelor's degree from Miami University, all in Ohio.

Summer Wood, author of the critically acclaimed novel "Arroyo," received the 2007 Literary Gift of Freedom Award. The selection panel of novelists Susan Straight and Kim Ponders came to a consensus decision on the recipient and finalists.

(07-117 / 25 June 2007 / SH)

UW-Green Bay is partner in
Teaching American History project

GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will be a key partner in a three-year project aimed at enhancing the teaching of American history in northeastern and central Wisconsin and the Fox River Valley.

A grant of $998,158 from the U.S. Department of Education will enable the Teachers Academy for the Study of American History, which originated with CESA 6 in Oshkosh and UW-Oshkosh, to expand further into northeastern and central Wisconsin. The academy provides professional development programming for elementary, middle and high school teachers.

The academy acquaints teachers with dynamic instructional strategies by offering presentations and discussions led by nationally renowned and local historians, archivists and other teachers. It also provides museum tours and arranges opportunities to develop history-rich lesson plans with experienced historians and teachers.

One-week summer institutes and fall and spring seminars will rotate among UW-Green Bay, UW-Oshkosh and UW-Marathon County. UW-Green Bay will host the institute in the project's third year. About 50 teachers will be recruited for the three-year program, and more than 100 teachers are expected to attend the annual workshops.

David Voelker, UW-Green Bay assistant professor of humanistic studies (history), assisted in development of the grant proposal and is slated to coordinate the activities at UW-Green Bay.

Voelker said the project will provide opportunities for teachers of American history - at all levels - to share their ideas and enthusiasm.

"Teachers will have a chance to work together with expert historians to reinforce their content knowledge and develop lesson plans, and they will be able to share their excitement with thousands of students in the region," he said. "At the same time, our workshop leaders will learn from the teachers about how to improve the training of history teachers."

CESA 6 will serve as the grades 4-12 program coordinator, while UW-Oshkosh will provide the lead university program coordinator. Other project partners are CESA 7 in Green Bay, CESA 9 in Tomahawk, Marathon County Historical Society, Neville Public Museum in Green Bay, Outagamie County Historical Society, Wisconsin State Historical Society, and the archives and area research centers at UW-Green Bay, UW-Oshkosh and UW-Stevens Point.

This marks the second time UW-Green Bay has been involved in the Department of Education's Teaching American History grant program. In 2002, the program supported a three-year project developed by UW-Green Bay Prof. Andrew Kersten of the Social Change and Development academic unit.

(07-116 / 21 June 2007 / SH)

UW-Green Bay to offer Arabic course
for students, community

GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay this fall will offer an introductory course in Arabic language.

Modern Standard Arabic 101: Introduction to Arabic Language 1 will be open to UW-Green Bay students, community members and students from other universities. High school students, business professionals and other community members are encouraged to enroll in the new course.

Classes will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 5 to 6:45 p.m. for 16 weeks starting Wednesday, Sept. 5. Ilham Ashour, who has been teaching Arabic studies in Northeastern Wisconsin for several years, will teach the four-credit course.

Arabic is spoken by more than 200 million people in countries from Morocco to Iraq and as far south as Somalia and the Sudan.

Registration is now being accepted for the new Arabic course. For more information, contact Jennifer Ham, UW-Green Bay associate professor of Humanistic Studies, by phone at (920) 465-2461 or by e-mail at hamj@uwgb.edu.

(07-115 / 12 June 2007 / SH)

Regents approve promotions for
nine UW-Green Bay faculty members

GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved promotions for nine UW-Green Bay faculty members at the board's meeting Friday (June 8) at UW-Milwaukee.

Promoted to full professor from associate professor were Andrew Kersten, Social Change and Development; E. Nicole Meyer, Humanistic Studies and Women's Studies; and Kim Nielsen, Social Change and Development.

Kersten began teaching at UW-Green Bay in 1997, and Meyer joined the faculty in 1991. Nielsen has been a UW-Green Bay faculty member since 1999.

Six faculty members were promoted from the probationary status of assistant professor to the rank of associate professor with tenure. They are Franklin Chen, Natural and Applied Sciences; Alison Gates, Communication and the Arts; Craig Hanke, Human Biology; Woo Jeon, Natural and Applied Sciences; Rebecca Meacham, Humanistic Studies; and Steven Meyer, Natural and Applied Sciences.

Hanke, Jeon and Meyer joined the UW-Green Bay faculty in 2001. Chen, Gates and Meacham assumed their faculty positions in 2002.

(07-114 / 11 June 2007 / SH)

UW-Green Bay offers summer courses
in basic, intermediate guitar

GREEN BAY - Adults and students age 12 and older will have opportunities this summer to learn basic and intermediate guitar skills in courses at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

A course in beginning guitar is scheduled for July 9-13, and an intermediate guitar course is July 23-25. Mark Kiehn, assistant professor of education and music at UW-Green Bay, is the instructor.

Beginning guitar is for students with little or no experience. They will learn basic chords, and strum and picking patterns. They also will be introduced to different musical styles.

The intermediate course builds on skills and guitar repertoire learned in the beginning course. Students will learn scale fingerings, chords, position studies and special performance techniques like harmonics and riffs.

Sessions in the beginning guitar course run from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, July 9-13. Intermediate guitar sessions run from 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday through Wednesday, July 23-25. The cost of each course is $149 plus fees for materials.

Questions about locating a guitar or the appropriate skill level for each course may be directed to Kiehn by calling (920) 465-2057.

More information and online registration are available at www.uwgb.edu/educationoutreach. Click on the "Beginning & Intermediate Guitar" link. Information also is available by telephone at (920) 465-2480 or (800) 892-2118 or by e-mail at lietzowa@uwgb.edu.

(07-113 / 11 June 2007 / SH)

Celebration of Weidner's life is Saturday
at Weidner Center

GREEN BAY - A community celebration of the life of University of Wisconsin-Green Bay founding Chancellor Edward W. Weidner will he held Saturday (June 9) at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts at UW-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive.

Members of the Weidner family will welcome guests in the Grand Foyer of the Weidner Center from 3 to 6 p.m.

A special musical tribute to Weidner will be from 5 to 6 p.m. in the center's Cofrin Family Hall. Performers will be Jeff Verkuilen, organ, Wayne Lin, violin, and Sarah and Jenny Larsen, violin and piano.

A program at 6 p.m. in Cofrin Family Hall will include tributes to Weidner from family, friends, and representatives of the campus and community.

Weidner passed away Wednesday (June 6) after a long illness. He was 85.

Weidner was appointed chancellor in 1966. Hired to oversee the creation of a new four-year campus in Northeastern Wisconsin, he was the University's first employee and driving force. His 20-year tenure as chancellor was one of the longest in UW System history.

(07-112 / 8 June 2007 / SH)

Collaborative effort on literacy
draws international attention

GREEN BAY - A project to improve literacy skills of at-risk children entering kindergarten at a Green Bay elementary school is receiving international recognition for its promising results.

The research project, designed by University of Wisconsin-Green Bay education faculty, involves a partnership of UW-Green Bay faculty and students, Green Bay Area Public Schools and the Institute for Learning Partnership.

An article on the project — "Increasing At-Risk Pre-kindergarten Children's Reading Success: Can It Be Done?" — was published in the most recent edition of "Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table."

The prestigious Oxford Round Table, based at Harris Manchester College in Oxford, England, promotes human advancement and understanding through the improvement of education. The Round Table provides a forum for the study and consideration of issues facing state and national systems of education.

The article describes an early intervention program to help at-risk pre-kindergarten children succeed after they enrolled in kindergarten at Fort Howard School on Green Bay's west side. The program included three-week transitional sessions in May and August 2004 to build the children's vocabulary, early reading skills and other literacy skills. Twenty-two children attended each session.

Local educators submitted the article for publication after Patricia Ragan, UW-Green Bay associate professor of education, made a presentation on the project to the Oxford Round Table on Early Childhood Education in March 2006.

The program's results showed that even a short-term pre-school experience can have a major impact on young children's learning, according to Ragan.

"We saw very impressive improvement among those children," she said.

Linda Tabers-Kwak, also an associate professor of education at UW-Green Bay, said working with children before they enter school, even for a short period of time, can make a big difference in their academic development.

"We've got to get ahold of these kids a lot earlier," she said. "And then we have to keep it going."

The study shows the importance of early intervention with students who have not had early opportunities and learning experiences, according to Green Bay School Superintendent Dan Nerad.

"With increased expectations for learning, we must work to eliminate achievement gaps before they start," Nerad said. "Programs like this can be of big help to young children and their parents."

Fort Howard School was selected for the program after being identified as an "in improvement" school under the federal No Child Left Behind legislation. The school had not made adequate yearly progress toward academic performance standards in reading and math.

Richard Schaal, Fort Howard's interim principal at the time, said children were coming to school without the necessary literacy or social skills.

"I realized we had a lot of children who weren't ready for kindergarten," he said. "We talked about what we could do to make things better."

The program's partners sought — and received — a grant of nearly $10,000 from the Institute for Learning Partnership. The Partnership, based at UW-Green Bay, funds research projects to improve teaching and learning in area schools. Schaal currently is interim coordinator of the Institute's Professional Development Certificate program.

An important component of the early literacy program was parental involvement. Parents were required to attend meetings, volunteer in the classroom, complete reading assignments and walk their children to and from school.

The UW-Green Bay partners involved in the program said it is an excellent example of the University's emphasis on interdisciplinary education and connecting learning to life. The program involved not only Ragan and Tabers-Kwak from the Education faculty, but also Prof. Bob Nagy of the Business Administration faculty who analyzed assessment data.

"We're really living the interdisciplinary mission of the University," Nagy said.

Looking to the future, the educators want to continue to contribute to the local, national and international discussion of early literacy. Ragan and Tabers-Kwak would like to study interactions between teachers and children to see what leads to improved literacy. They see a need for more study of whether pre-school gains in reading and writing can be sustained.

The study's results suggest that more focus may need to be placed on adult-child interaction patterns in pre-school and kindergarten classrooms and the effects of one-to-one support.

Funding of early literacy efforts will continue to be an issue.

"Research support for the importance of children's early language and literacy experiences on later school success continues to grow, but funding for quality pre-school programming continues to lag worldwide," Ragan said.

The partners in the project also said continued collaboration and partnerships are key to serving the needs of the community's children.

(07-111 / 5 June 2007 / SH)

UW-Green Bay seeks approval of
new Select Mission Statement

GREEN BAY - A revised Select Mission Statement for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay affirms a commitment to core values that date to the University's founding while also responding to the needs of a dynamic region.

Following extensive campus discussion and review, UW-Green Bay is seeking Board of Regents approval of the first revision to the University's Select Mission Statement since 1988.

The proposal states: "The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay provides an interdisciplinary, problem-focused educational experience that prepares students to think critically and address complex issues in a multicultural and evolving world. The University enriches the quality of life for students and the community by embracing the educational value of diversity, promoting environmental sustainability, encouraging engaged citizenship, and serving as an intellectual, cultural, and economic resource."

UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard said the revised Mission Statement affirms the University's commitment to a strong interdisciplinary, problem-focused education that connects learning to life. He also said it builds on UW-Green Bay's longstanding commitment to environmental awareness and sustainability.

In addition, Shepard said, the statement reflects an evolving, rapidly diversifying region and a university that is playing an increasingly important role in the region's economic growth and development.

"Our select mission is a concise statement of what makes Northeastern Wisconsin's University of Wisconsin distinctive and of what we contribute to the region we proudly serve," he said.

UW-Green Bay also operates under complementary mission statements that guide the UW System and the System's four-year institutions that do not grant doctoral degrees.

The revised Select Mission Statement already has undergone an extensive review by faculty and staff at UW-Green Bay. The UW-Green Bay Faculty Senate approved the statement in April.

The proposal goes to the Board of Regents for an initial reading when the Regents meet at UW-Milwaukee this week. A public hearing will be scheduled before the Regents take final action on the statement.

(07-110 / 5 June 2007 / SH)

Students can improve English skills
at UW-Green Bay ESL Institute

GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay offers a Summer English as a Second Language (ESL) Institute from July 9 through Aug. 10 for students age 18 and older who want to improve their English skills.

The institute offers an intensive program designed for students who are preparing for further academic study in the United States or who are simply interested in learning more about the language and culture of Northeastern Wisconsin.

Bilingual students who recently have emigrated to the U.S. and bilingual international students will be equally served by the institute experience, according to Brent Blahnik, UW-Green Bay director of international education.

UW-Green Bay Prof. Russell Arent, the Summer ESL coordinator, added, "Our customized instruction ensures that each student will be personally challenged to improve his or her English language skills."

At the outset, each student will get an assessment of his or her own English language abilities. Students will complete three classes: Listening and Speaking, Reading and Writing, and Cultural Orientation. Students who successfully complete the courses will receive a certificate of completion and may receive a recommendation to continue their studies in an undergraduate degree program in the fall.

Activities and field trips over the course of the five-week institute include sporting events, shopping, museums, entertainment and other activities that will help introduce students to U.S. culture and give them an opportunity to practice English in real-world situations.

Students may choose to live on campus in UW-Green Bay student housing units that offer furnished two-bedroom or four-bedroom apartments. UW-Green Bay international student advisers can help international students with immigration and other concerns.

The cost for the institute is $1,571 with health insurance or $1,428 without.

More information about the program is available online at www.uwgb.edu/esl/summer/. Information about the academic program, trips and activities, or housing is available from Prof. Arent at (920) 465-2665 or by e-mail to arentr@uwgb.edu. Information about visas or transportation is available from the International Education Office at (920) 465-2889 or by e-mail to blahnikb@uwgb.edu.

(07-109 / 1 June 2007 / SH)

UW-Green Bay announces spring semester
academic honors recipients

GREEN BAY -- The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has made public the names of students receiving academic honors for the spring semester. Students who maintain a 4.0 gradepoint average, which represents all "A" grades, receive highest honors. High honors go to those earning 3.99 to 3.75 gradepoint averages. Honors are given to students with 3.74 to 3.50 gradepoint averages. Students are listed by the county claimed as place of permanent residence. All were full-time students in the spring term.

HIGHEST HONORS

Wisconsin:
Brown -- Patrick Burns, Katie Kiley, Eric Nicolaus, Kimberly Schoen, Lorelei Wondrash, and Danielle Zeamer, De Pere; Hanna Anderson, Kristina Angell, Teresa Arnold, Emily Basten, Trisha Bero, Kristine Beyl, Laura Buntman, Michael Burns, Corey Colburn, Samantha Colburn, Annette DeGroot, Brent DeVetter, David Deprey, Joshua Dhuey, Kent Dubois, Jacqueline Gitter, Kimberly Graycarek, Olesia Guba, Benjamin Hintz, Craig Hotchkiss, Bethany Ivey, Emily Jahnke, Holly James, Zachary Jones, Virginijus Kajokas, Keri Kellner, Julie Kiley, Tiffany Kleinschmidt, Emily Kotecki, Shelly Lannoye, Stephanie Lazzari, Elizabeth Limburg, Katie Lloyd, Ryan Mach, David Malcolm, Jason Martin, Susan McCabe, Nicole McClone, Rebecca Meyer, Stacey Onate, Gregory Peters, Heidi Process, Melissa Proski, Alex Ripley, Clifton Sathoff, Billie Schoenfeld, Jessica Schrage, Debra Schubring, Desiree Schutte, Kevin Schwarten, Marc Seidl, Noah Settersten, Amanda Smithson, Rachel Speel, Keith Stelzer, Amanda Stinson, Dana Tingley, Ekaterina Utkina, Vanessa VandeHei, Nicholas Vlies, Adam VonHaden, Hallie Wellnitz, Judith Weshinskey-Price, and Pahoua Yang, Green Bay; Stacy Martin, Luxemburg; Joshua Maki, Oneida; Jenny Geyer, Suamico; and Mary Kohlbeck, Wrightstown.
Calumet -- Nicole O'Connell, Appleton; Kimberly Eickert and Stephanie Mayer, Brillion; Wendy Berth and Ashley Seipel, Chilton; Angela Breit and Cara Teinert, Hilbert; Lynn Bellmore and Alyssa VanderHeyden, Menasha; Amy Jeanty, New Holstein; and Phil Kappell, Sherwood.
Clark -- Barbara Gorke, Abbotsford.
Columbia -- Amanda Rodenhauser and Beth Rodenhauser, Pardeeville; Kelli Cooke, Portage; and Suzanne Lindner, Rio.
Dane -- Donna Larsen and Nicholas Schmidt, Madison; Matthew Winden, Monona; James Resch, Mount Horeb; and Brooke Borchert and Mollie Sellen, Sun Prairie.
Dodge -- Sammantha Ruenger, Beaver Dam; Elizabeth Quandt and Kurt Wondra, Lomira; and Erin Kempf and Amanda Radke, Mayville.
Door -- Bridget Engebose, Luxemburg; and Jennifer Hart, Kristen Kratcha, Andrew LaLuzerne, and Nicole Opiela, Sturgeon Bay.
Eau Claire -- Jenna King, Eau Claire.
Florence -- Jacklin Sailo, Florence.
Fond du Lac -- Brittany Broder, Fairwater; Amber Bradford and Stephanie Gross, Fond du Lac; Amanda Margelofsky, Oakfield; Christine Hillier, Ripon; and Jenny Olson, Van Dyne.
Forest -- Amy Maruszczak, Armstrong Creek; Stefanie Kircher, Crandon; and Stacy Stefanski, Newald.
Green -- Jackie Gough, Brodhead.
Green Lake -- Molly Cox and Melissa Knutson, Berlin.
Jefferson -- Nicholas Walton, Fort Atkinson; and Kristy Klopstein, Watertown.
Kenosha -- Sarah Heinzen and Brittany Schneider, Kenosha; and William Strey, Twin Lakes.
Kewaunee -- Brittnie Jonet, Casco; Nicole Sinkula, Kewaunee; and Alison Baierl and Alana Renier, Luxemburg.
La Crosse -- Christopher Russell, La Crosse.
Langlade -- Nia Ottmann, Antigo; Matthew Rogatzki, Deerbrook; Katie Jensen, Pelican Lake; and Sheena Gutzman, White Lake.
Manitowoc -- Heidi Wood, Cato; Dana Doute, Kiel; Heather Geraldson, Kristin Hochkammer, Jennifer Pasch, Marissa Rauen, and Katie Sweetman, Manitowoc; Matthew Parlato, Mishicot; Sara Popp, Reedsville; Michael Charles, Katie Juul, Amy Meissner, and Marissa Thayer, Two Rivers; Rebecka Oswald, Valders; and Bobbi Meidl, Whitelaw.
Marathon -- Nicholas Jones and Krystle Norton, Schofield; and Heather Williams, Wausau.
Marinette -- Alaina Kaus and Rebecca Ostermann, Coleman; Heather Wolf, Crivitz; Karla Kading, Amanda Ledvina, and Brittany VanCleve, Marinette; Opal Carlson, Sheryl Drees, and Ryan Hartwig, Peshtigo; Joanna Gross and Carolyn Uhl, Pound; and Jennifer Aide, Wausaukee.
Marquette -- Nathanael Brown, Montello.
Milwaukee -- Amanda Jeske, Brown Deer; Jessica Koehlert, Franklin; Zachary Butcher, Greendale; Betsy Daharsh, South Milwaukee; and Katie Gassenhuber, Cynthia Hart, and Ilya Ksenidi, West Allis.
Monroe -- Megan Witt, Kendall; and Hillary Kirking, Sparta.
Oconto -- Matthew Brunette and Teri Carlson, Gillett; Amanda Caldie and Kayleigh Stewart, Oconto; Kendra Thomson, Oconto Falls; Jennifer Rietz and Jessica Rosenberg, Sobieski; and Kolia Hischke, Suring.
Oneida -- Eric Angell, Harshaw; Katherine Kiel, Hazelhurst; Kathryn Kranz, Lake Tomahawk; and Tristan Cray, Rhinelander.
Outagamie -- Melinda Bluhm, Megan Eisch, Angela Fuerst, Kaitlin Hasseler, Andrea Heiting, Melissa Holdorf, Rachel Kopesky, Allison Krummel, Kristin Laabs, Katie Laubenstein, Andrea Moerchen, Kimberly Olson, Jackalyn Oppelt, Jennifer Rehfeldt, and Rachel Stuckey, Appleton; Nathan Riehl, Black Creek; Nicole Lecker, Rochelle Meulemans, Eric Romenesko, and Erin Verbruggen, Kaukauna; Tasha Vosters, Little Chute; and Jaclyn Burke, Seymour.
Ozaukee -- Kimberly Apel, Grafton; Brooke Haendel, Mequon; and Caitlin Zozakiewicz, Port Washington.
Portage -- Abby Borgen, Amherst; and Leah Korger and Alison Mittelsteadt, Stevens Point.
Price -- Shawna Schantner, Kennan; Sara Hilgart, Park Falls; and Cassandra Heizler and Michelle Skotzke, Phillips.
Racine -- Andrew Koors, Racine.
Rock -- Chelsea Lyga and Brian Swanson, Beloit; and Justin Sills, Evansville.
Saint Croix -- Cailin Kearns, New Richmond.
Sauk -- Ashley Ballweg and Michelle Krebs, Sauk City.
Shawano -- Vanessa Peterson, Marion; Kristi Edminster and Sara Edminster, Pulaski; Brittany Brunner, Lori Miller, Luke Retzlaff, Michelle Wallrich, and Zachariah Zopp, Shawano; Lindsey Clough, Tigerton; and Heather Roth, Zachow.
Sheboygan -- Kari Navis, Cedar Grove; Jamie Froh, Kayla Groh, and Andrew Kopitzke, Elkhart Lake; Kevin Brill, Hingham; Jaimie Henschel, Howards Grove; Allison Froh and Peter Nyenhuis, Oostburg; Krystal Born, Daniel Feldmann, Abigail Greuel, and Tyler Vorpagel, Plymouth; Joseph Kucksdorf, Random Lake; Ellen Cook, Nicole Kowalis, and Christian Ott, Sheboygan; and Kate Brown and Erin Deeley, Sheboygan Falls.
Taylor -- Bonnie Gutsch, Medford; and Arica Mann, Rib Lake.
Walworth -- Sarah Theune, Whitewater.
Washington -- Renee Wolf, Allenton; and Tanya Lynn, West Bend.
Waukesha -- Amy Pollek and Heather Workman, Menomonee Falls; Andrew Reher and Andrew Schmidt, Muskego; Liesl Tesch, New Berlin; Jennifer Onarheim, Pewaukee; Daniel Arnold, Sussex; and Maja Gettrust and Emily McHugh, Waukesha.
Waupaca -- Tiffany O'Toole, Clintonville; Kristie Kaczmarek, Amanda Rill, and Ryan Smith, Manawa; and Stephanie Bellile and Renae Blank, New London.
Winnebago -- Jennifer Kuhn, Larsen; Amy Allwardt and Anna Kirchner, Menasha; Courtney Lewis, Neenah; Andrea Egan, Ripon; and Katie VonHolzen, Winneconne.
Wood -- Ashley Adler, Marshfield; Joel Ponshock, Milladore; and Dixie Schubert and Jaclyn Spees, Wisconsin Rapids.

Other states:
Michigan -- Laura Buckman, Iron Mountain; Kimberly Meiner, Norway; and Amanda Etka, Vulcan.
Minnesota -- Jacob Rouse, Cambridge; Mary Schoen, Chaska; and Johanna Winters, Falcon Heights.
Washington -- Janet Weidert, Colbert.

Other countries:
Denmark -- Lotte Rasmussen and Pernille Sorensen.
France -- Philippe Brunel.
Vietnam -- Ly Nguyen.

HIGH HONORS

Wisconsin:
Barron -- Mark Rykal, Chetek; and Jennifer White, Rice Lake.
Brown -- Peter Bernardy, Brenton Butterfield, Christian Eversen, Katherine Haasch, Nicole Knott, John McNicoll, Justin Melroy, Paula Olson, Brian Schubert, Amanda Steinke, Alex Stulo, Krysta VanDyck, Nicole VanEnkevort, and Lindsay Vieaux, De Pere; Kathryn Rentmeester, Denmark; Jason Alberts, Brendan Baier, Sherril Baierl, Josh Beaton, Brian Beaumier, Heather Bickler, Joshua Bleeker, Michael Bosman, Christopher Braatz, Robert Broder, Jamie Buss, George Caylor, Nicholas Cibula, Anzhalika Collard, Kara Counard, Stephanie Dahlman, Ashley Dalke, Jacqueline Dart, Raymond Dempsey, John Depauw, Emily Dernehl, Cassie DuChateau, Megan Duchaine, Alicia Engel, Andrew Fameree, May Fiala, Benjamin Fleming, Kristen Frelich, Bradley Gajeski, Heidi Garner, Jory Gennett, Jay Gerlach, Mandi Gezella, Christopher Gibbons, Heather Goetsch, Jessica Greve, David Guba, Teresa Guzman, Anthony Haney, Jamie Hardy, Christopher Harris, Megan Hetrick, Weston Hodkiewicz, Gary Huebner, Mary Hurst, Ian Jennings, Jacob Keyser, Nicole Kowalski, Seema Kumrah, Christina LaJoie, Anthony Lee, Andrew Linskens, Beth LoCascio, Yer Lor, Zachary Loritz, Jessica Lotto, Kristin Lytie, Alyssa Mannering, Sarah Markham, Denise Martin, Jean-Marie Mayer, Rachel McKesson, Daniel Mears, Jennifer Micolichek, Kayla Millard, Laura Molling, Robyn Moynihan, Tyler Ninneman, Michelle Nys, Rory O'Sullivan, Caitlin Olsen, Kari Olsen, Lindsay Prall, Scott Roder, David Rodriguez, Crystal Salas, Benjaman Schmidt, Dana Seymour, Nichole Shepro, Lily Silver, Marie Smith, Nicole Socha, Nicole Soulis, Panya Soung, Rachael Southern, Melissa Stafford, Jake Staroba, Lauren Strebel, Erin Swiggum, Krista Tautges, Christy Tesch, Matthew Thiel, Melissa Tuomi, Kathryn Utecht, Ashley VandenBoomen, Benjamin Wass, Joshua Wendt, Erin Wheelock, Anton Williams, Patricia Wilson, Amber Wirtner, Norine Wyman, Teal Zettel, and Amanda Ziolkowski, Green Bay; Katie Gilson, Luxemburg; Kenneth Bull, Susan Roberts, and Aaron Weinschenk, New Franken; Kaylynn Gresham and Brandon Selissen, Oneida; Stacy Baynes, Erin Enright, Robyn Gabel, Melissa Madigan, and Olivia Warpinski, Suamico; and Jenny Gerndt, Wrightstown.
Buffalo -- Isaac Hoffmaster, Cochrane.
Calumet -- Jennifer Pintarelli and Amanda Smits, Appleton; Rachel Eichhorst, Jodi Gerhartz, Amanda Popp, and Paige Stanelle, Brillion; Laura Geiser, Jamie McKeen, and Nicholas Schumacher, Chilton; and Stephanie Jost, Chad Kleist, and Grant Kolbe, Hilbert.
Columbia -- Katharyn Wiersma, Cambria; Sarah Price, Lodi; Erin Kearns and Kelly Pulver, Pardeeville; and Valerie Jensen, Portage.
Crawford -- Ryan McConnell, Prairie du Chien.
Dane -- Michelle Schroeder, Cambridge; Renee Dodge and Tina Holpin, Madison; Rayna Kluz, Oregon; Rory Jefferson and Kathryn Kesler, Sun Prairie; and Christine Barazia, Verona.
Dodge -- Hannah Aplin, Mary Frank, and Paul Rake, Beaver Dam; Rachel Krueger, Horicon; Tiffany Knueppel and Melissa Will, Hustisford; Rachel Greenwald and Elizabeth Leissring, Juneau; Kate Wondra, Mayville; Danyel Vincent, Oakfield; and Michael Syrjamaki, Reeseville.
Door -- Melissa Alberts, Brussels; Anthony Malcore, Luxemburg; Amanda Charney, Sister Bay; and Kasey Hembel, Eric Jacobson, Lance Jennerjohn, Karen Lewens, Jeanne Simon, and Luke Titus, Sturgeon Bay.
Florence -- Abby Nelson, Fence.
Fond du Lac -- Eric Deaver, Jennifer Feyen, Tania Galligan, and Nathan Sippel, Fond du Lac; Amanda Downs, Ripon; Corey Livieri, Van Dyne; Matthew Maly and Michael Warner, Waupun.
Forest -- Jenna Gravitter, Crandon.
Grant -- Brittany Wolfe, Dickeyville.
Green Lake -- Alex Zemke, Berlin.
Jefferson -- Barry Grossman, Cambridge; and Chelsea Brunning, Watertown.
Kenosha -- Lisa Mutchler, Bristol; Taylor Neuman, Salem; and Lisa Carnahan, Twin Lakes.
Kewaunee -- Hollie Hendrey, Algoma; Tricia Dewey, Michelle Kostka, Christopher Rand, and Lacy Siegmund, Kewaunee; and Ashley Kinjerski, Luxemburg.
Langlade -- Stephanie Flood, Elcho; Amiee Blaisdell, Summit Lake; and David Sponholz, White Lake.
Lincoln -- Derek Krause and Benjamin Wendorf, Merrill.
Manitowoc -- Amanda Bratz, Brillion; Jessica Dolski, Cato; Josh VanMinsel, Cleveland; Adam Halfmann and Tarah Staats, Kiel; Ryan Bahnaman, Michael Barta, Carl Black, Jerance Farmer, Kirsten Leifer, and Carissa Lindholm, Manitowoc; Mary King, Reedsville; and Justin Litersky, Amanda Luedtke, Sarah Penke, Mercedes Schmitt, Cody Steinhauer, and Brooke Walesh, Two Rivers.
Marathon -- Emily Kunze, Abbotsford; Heather Riehle, Athens; Cassidy Chojnowski, Edgar; Lindsay Jozwiak, Hatley; Denise Hanke, Marathon; Jessica Blume and Zach Roush, Schofield; Amanda Raskin, Wausau; and Jessica Engman, Weston.
Marinette -- Hope Hensel, Crivitz; Anna Bosch, Heidi Ninnemann, and Jessica Plansky, Marinette; Amber Gunville and Samuel Hansen, Niagara; Janet Cheney, Pembine; Jeremiah Barker, Mallory Kniskern, and Craig Morois, Peshtigo; and Carrie Koenen, Wausaukee.
Marquette -- Joshua Weishaar, Westfield.
Milwaukee -- Brian Neuberger, Cudahy; Stephanie Jansen, Franklin; Scott Johnson, Greendale; Ryan Farley, Michael Heller, and Sarah Phipps, Milwaukee; and Benjamin Bunke, Wauwatosa.
Monroe -- Emily Weber, Cashton; and Emily Schmidt, Sparta.
Oconto -- Kimberly Jaeger, Abrams; Heather Klatt and Kimberly Peterson, Gillett; Jordan Klingsporn and Katherine Koehne, Little Suamico; Lori Caelwaerts and Amanda Samsa, Oconto; Sara Bukowski, Lisa Schroeder, and Janna Wellnitz, Oconto Falls; Nicole Braun, Pulaski; Ashley Binkowski and Jamie Nowak, Sobieski; and Jonathan Carlson and Amy Hischke, Suring.
Oneida -- Angela Greatsinger, Eagle River; Samantha Lee, Minocqua; and Gregory Grzesik, Jacob Mehring, and Ben Wolf, Rhinelander.
Outagamie -- Robin Beresford, Nicole Braaten, Amy Brockman, Laura Diedrich, Amy Evers, Derrick Ledvina, Elizabeth Meier, Lauren Purdy, Alissa Reddy, Lindsey Rivard, Erin Swick, and Arianne Timmers, Appleton; Brianna Fenske, James Goodall, and Crystal Hunter, Black Creek; Annette Cornelius, De Pere; Brian Wojcik, Green Bay; Heather Blakeslee, Alyssa Peterson, and Lindsay Simonsen, Greenville; Laura Ackerman, Amy Austin, Megan Resop, Amanda Van Eyck, Amanda VanderWielen, Angela Vonckx, and Matthew Willis, Kaukauna; Nicole Adamietz, Kimberly; Marcie Cartier Jefferson and Rachel Reinheimer, Seymour; and Jennifer Becher, Shiocton.
Ozaukee -- Adam Mulloy and Margaret Utecht, Belgium; Matthew Dommer, Fredonia; and Crystal Jushka, Kristin Nett, and Jennifer Schanen, Port Washington.
Polk -- Ashton Peterson, Balsam Lake; Andrea Didlo, Frederic; Anthony McCoy, Milltown; and Chase Hedrick, Saint Croix Falls.
Portage -- Wyatt Dittburner, Bancroft.
Price -- Cala Feranec, Phillips.
Racine -- Melissa Merkovich, Franksville.
Rock -- Evan McKearn and Julie Parish, Beloit; and Laura Markley, Jeffrey Sonntag, and Molly Weber, Janesville.
Rusk -- Elizabeth Lybert, Ladysmith.
Saint Croix -- Brittany Bouzard, Hudson; and Cassandra Maxon, River Falls.
Sauk -- Lauren Lindloff, Reedsburg.
Shawano -- Rebecca Corazalla and Stephanie Steinke, Birnamwood; Nicole Short and Hilary Wians, Bonduel; Laura Mielke, Marion; Brooke Krautkramer, Pulaski; Keith Hartleben, Holly Montoure, and Derek Wesenberg, Shawano; Elizabeth Chapin, Tigerton; and Natalie Onesti, Wittenberg.
Sheboygan -- Kayla Gries, Cleveland; Jaimee Wallo, Howards Grove; Daniel Teaters, Kohler; Angela Roethel, Oostburg; Nathan Karpinsky, Davis Mauk, and Christopher Pohlman, Plymouth; Katherine Bruni, Random Lake; and Abbey Eissens, Stephanie Grunewald, Megan Gustafson, Brian Knaak, Emily Kolka, Erin Kunert, Paul Rammer, Erik Shircel, Emily Steen, and Jonathan Wickert, Sheboygan.
Taylor -- Lisa Bohl, Rib Lake.
Trempealeau -- Zachary Grusznski, Trempealeau.
Vilas -- Jalen Karenke, Conover.
Walworth -- Marsha Handrick, Darien; Lindsey Shreves, Delavan; Robert Handel and Kristopher Sharpe, Elkhorn; and Patrick Rauland, Walworth.
Washington -- Jonathan Grosskopf, Colgate; Kathleen Connelly, Stephanie Cooke, Danielle Kaufelt, Elizabeth Kiefer, and Amanda Steitz, Germantown; Colin O'Brien, Hartford; Kevin Heins, Hubertus; Adam Faltersack, Jackson; Emily Lawton and Andrea Todd, West Bend.
Waukesha -- John Chritton, Elm Grove; Carlie Kappl, Sussex; and Matthew Konieczka, Jessica Martiny, and Christopher Szopinski, Waukesha.
Waupaca -- Stephanie Prill, Bear Creek; Jana Peterson, Matthew Rieckmann, and Carl Roenz, Manawa; Alicia Allen, Keena Bressler, and Amber Rose, New London; and Elizabeth Thompson, Waupaca.
Winnebago -- Emily Dachelet, Ashley Sprangers, and Adina Weinig, Menasha; Kami Kersten, Jessica Krejcarek, John Mrovka, Teresa Rieckmann, Mindy Schoen, and Melissa Wilke, Neenah; and Shannon Kinderman and Benjamin Krumenauer, Oshkosh.
Wood -- Mark Loveland, Marshfield; Maria Breu and Melissa Franson, Pittsville; and Holly Hanneman, Bridget Koeshall, and Anne Wayne, Wisconsin Rapids.

Other states:
Illinois -- Erika Olson, Aurora; Brooke Wikgren, Champaign; Timothy Kowols, Mount Prospect; Jennifer Tan, Palatine.
Iowa -- Heather Zeidler, Davenport.
Michigan -- Jerod Bastianello, Iron River; and Jennifer Philibeck and Andrew Sieminski, Menominee.
Minnesota -- Sarah Axtmann, Brooklyn Park; Betty Slinger, Faribault; Kristin Carlson, Maple Grove; Sharon Zurbey, New Brighton; Gina Covert, North Mankato; Leah Steinbauer, Owatonna; David Eckwright, Vadnais Heights; Kari Helland, Wayzata; and Meghan Zajac, Wyoming.
Missouri -- Mark Sauer, Saint Charles.
South Carolina -- Alicia McCanna, Hickory Grove.

Other countries:
China -- Xiadi Liu, Chengdu.
France -- Aurelie Navizet.
Israel -- David Znaty.
Mexico -- Maribel Zapata-Sanchez.
Vietnam -- Chung Nguyen.

HONORS

Wisconsin:
Bayfield -- Torrey Radloff, Cable.
Brown -- Tammy Allen, Eric Beining, Mandie Bodart, Natalie Bressers, Amanda Dudek, Melanie Ecker, Kathleen Klaus, Stephanie Lardinois, Ryan Mathews, Nicholas Rusboldt, Sarah Schlemmer, Elizabeth Short, Clara Snell, Leah VanSistine, and Kang Vang, De Pere; Melissa Christman, Denmark; Kimberly Altamore, Brian Arcand, Molly Aylward, Zena Banini, Eric Bansemar, Laura Bartingale, Sarah Benjamin, Matthew Bergeon, Morgan Bloohm, Nicholas Boreen, Peter Brunner, Yuri Burrows, Tiffany Cash, Molly Collard, Traci Collins, Luke Cortright, Melanie Czypinski, Christel Danielson, Jason Decur, Christopher Delmont, Bryan Delwiche, Dawn Detrie, Megan Dischler, Vongpadith Douangphachanh, Elizabeth Elfe, Tiffany Engels, Christine Ford, Lindsey Freeman, Heather Furman, Samantha Gabris, Molly Gatske, Ashley Gay, Kristine Gay, Brittany Gehrke, Lauren Gerrits, Jay Glodowski, Cynthia Gonzalez, Megan Graume, Sarah Hanson, Brent Heiges, Jennifer Hermsen, Jennifer Hilbrink, Scott Hodek, Sarah Hoida, Seth Holubar, Diana Hubbell, Angeli Jacques, Katelyn Jerlinga, Katherine Johnson, Lisa Johnson, Nicole Jolly, Megan Kamps, Victoria Karpeck, Rachel Keepers, Heather Kester, Sharon Kitter, Siarhei Klimau, Caleb Knapp, Rebekah Knight, Kimberly Kohlman, Mary Kong, Bryan Konshak, Elena Kossyreva, Tyler Krausert, Benjamin Krumholz, Angela Krumpos, Katrina Lancelle, Shanna Lefevre, Patrick Leifker, Adam Lenss, Jennifer Limberg, Mitchell Lind, Melanie Lundy, Korey MacVittie, Andrew Magyar, Bradley Majewski, Rebecca McCrackin, Jennifer McHugh, Carly McIntyre, Dawn Miller, Erica Millspaugh, Erik Mims, Matthew Mueller, Jennifer Murnock, Aliaksandra Newell, Jared Olejniczak, Peter Pavich, Kristina Pease, Leah Peitersen, Rebecca Perrault, Penny Peterson, Heidi Pletcher, Katrina Puyleart, Sarah Quaranta, Lisa Quigley, Shawn Reince, Kimberly Renard, Katherine Saelee, Matthew Schampers, Derek Schoen, Amy Schroeder, Natalie Schuster, Rebecca Segall, Nathan Smithson, Nicholas Speel, Brian Sperber, Corey Stevens, Andrew Stimpson, Jordan Streu, Sarah Strickler, Terra Taylor, Sasha Teymorian, Natasha Thayse, Lisa Thetreau, Allison Thut, Alexi Valitchka, Tricia VanEgeren, Autumn VanLaanen, Eric VandenHeuvel, KaoSeng Vang, Amanda VerBruggen, Justin Vincent, Christopher Vorpahl, Yer Vue, Mai Vue-Moua, Angela Walschinski, Anthony Warpinski, Nicole Weber, Sondra Werlein, Daniel Winnekens, Rachel Witt, Sarah Wittlinger, Gnia Yang, Lee Yang, Pa Yang, and Kendall Yates, Green Bay; Hannah Bohrtz, Pamela Fels, Lisa Noel, and Crystal Pischke, Greenleaf; Matthew Dufek, Luxemburg; Corey Bins, Rondell Bull, Ashley Krouth, and Kenneth Melotte III, New Franken; Arlene Mikle, Oneida; and Brian Mathena and Lance Waller, Suamico.
Buffalo -- Janell Wingert, Alma; and Naomi Hoffmaster, Cochrane.
Calumet -- Ngosong Fonkem, Connie Lietzke, and Kacey Thomson, Appleton; Jessica Buboltz and Michelle Micke, Brillion; Kari Argall, Joshua Kasper, and Jason Miller, Chilton; Caroline Behnke, Erin Stache, Leah Stenklyft, and Stephanie Weis, Hilbert; Sarah Preissner, Menasha; Ruben Behnke, Potter; and Neil Montour, Sherwood.
Clark -- Eric Frank, Abbotsford; and Whitney Peissig, Dorchester.
Columbia -- Jennifer Cutts, Portage; Renee Buckley and Danielle Burgenske, Poynette; and Laura Braaksma, Randolph.
Dane -- Colleen Connery, Brooklyn; Joseph Grim, Cambridge; Megan Kruse and Nichole Wentworth, De Forest; Alyssa Hoffman, Madison; Molly Miles, Oregon; Brian Bar, Rachel Hull, and Cali Schneller, Stoughton; Nicole Lipka and Claire Weinstein, Sun Prairie; and Jacob Kaltenberg, Waunakee.
Dodge -- Yvonne Amport and Emily Ensrud, Beaver Dam; Julie Burk, Fox Lake; Jamie Krueger, Hustisford; Brittany Saugstad, Juneau; Kate Jochimsen and David Luedtke, Lomira; and John Bratz, Brittany Breeze, and Emilie Schaumburg, Mayville.
Door -- Sara Mueller and Matthew Wautier, Brussels; Aja Nelson, Fish Creek; and Danielle Franklin and Melissa McCarthy, Sturgeon Bay.
Florence -- Erin Klee, Florence.
Fond du Lac -- Jenna Pucker, Eldorado; Kristen Lange, April Smet, and Molly Waldschmidt, Fond du Lac; Molly Lubinsky, Ripon; and Kyle Vanderkin, Waupun.
Forest -- Rebecca DeGrant and Ashley Fehrenbach, Crandon; Shanna Casperson, Laona; and Alyssa Ehlinger, Wabeno.
Green -- Mitchell McCabe, Monroe.
Green Lake -- Kristina Guden, Berlin; Hillary Hamer and Lisa Pollesch, Markesan; and Kymberly Draeger, Ripon.
Jefferson -- Lindsey Provenzano, Jefferson; Pamela Brunk, Lake Mills; and Amber Stuettgen, Oconomowoc.
Juneau -- Ryan Bartell, Necedah; and Leigh Wyman, Wonewoc.
Kenosha -- Megan Elfering, Bristol; Tara Kasper, Burlington; and Daniel Hartfield, Stephanie Salituro, and Heather Vanderford, Kenosha.
Kewaunee -- Amber Burgess, Ashley Swoboda, and Michelle Tahlier, Algoma; Lisa Andre, Casco; Megan Bongle, Corenne Fiala, Ashley Kassner, Andrew Pekarek, Rachel Porath, and Lindsay Rice, Kewaunee; and Sarah Benzshawel, Matthew Streckenbach, Jason Treml, and Amy Wendricks, Luxemburg.
La Crosse -- Margaux Carrimon, Holmen; Peter Ruud, La Crosse; and Michael Roderique, Onalaska.
Langlade -- Heather Gelhausen and Casey Kessler, Antigo; and Angela Wickersheim, White Lake.
Lincoln -- Hillary Johnson, Gleason; and Jenna Neumann, Mollie Perry, Andrea Roets, and Kimberly Schofield, Merrill.
Manitowoc -- Vanessa Freimuth, Brillion; Suzanne Zipperer, Cato; Jayme Berenz, Jordan Mathes, Jennifer Meiselwitz, Cory Rabe, and Brian Radder, Kiel; Sarah Brachmann, Ian FitzGerald, Jamie Karlin, Melyssa Keil, Michael King, Megan Leist, and Megan Wetzel, Manitowoc; Nicholas Peltier, Mishicot; Jennifer Jeffery, Renee Salm, and Justin Schnell, Newton; Amber Endries, Saint Nazianz; Bradley Coenen, Jennisa Karbowski, Andrew LaCrosse, and Kari Specht, Two Rivers; and Tamarra Hyde, Valders.
Marathon -- Adam Balz, Athens; Tracey Backes, Birnamwood; Jamie Fischer and Christina Wold, Edgar; Alexander Vrolijk and Nathan Vrolijk, Marathon; Tucker Burch and Eric Weber, Marshfield; Hannah Burmesch and Chong Xiong, Mosinee; Julia Wolff, Ringle; Kesa Jenks, Schofield; Jasmin Mannigel and Jessica Mannigel, Spencer; Lucas DeLaporte, Kelly Derlein, and Bao Thao, Wausau; and Kristen Beck, Weston.
Marinette -- Courtney Peterson, Coleman; Chad Kwiatkowski and Justin Pusick, Crivitz; Rachel Fritz, Brent Johnston, Sara LaCombe, and Amanda Schultz, Marinette; Benjamin Kallenbach and Ryan Sonnenberg, Niagara; Joseph Bruette, Meghan Guay, Paul Kowalski, and Mathew Pesmark, Peshtigo; Ashley Moberg and Richard Swiatnicki, Porterfield; and Ami Urch, Wausaukee.
Marquette -- Tessa Wegenke, Montello.
Menominee -- Beau Mitchell, Neopit.
Milwaukee -- Christina Hackbarth, Brown Deer; Erin Bartaczewicz, Franklin; Alyssa Doughty and Nicholas Schwei, Greendale; Tyler Ford, Hales Corners; Marissa Felske, Jeremy Panizza, Jacquelyn Rosen, and Michael Wisneski, Milwaukee; Maris Jost-Edgar, Shorewood; Amanda Crump, Sarah Lauterbach, and Michelle Woida, Wauwatosa; and Amy Puschnig, West Allis.
Oconto -- Oristela Vannieuwenhoven, Abrams; Heather Ondik, Gillett; Nicholas Beschta, Haley Dorow, Kimberly Konop, and Ashley Marquardt, Lena; Jordan Grow, Timothy Rohr, Amy Scheffen, and Ian Willmann, Little Suamico; Lynn Johnson, Mountain; Matthew Hoffman, Benjamin Pinkart, and Ryan Sikma, Oconto; Melodie Behringer, Monie Driessen, Ashley Konitzer, Sara Kostreva, Andrea Lenz, and Matthew Ward, Oconto Falls; Jessica Doubek, Pulaski; Kimberly Meyers and Mandy Meyers, Sobieski; and Sheila Blazek, Andrew Druckrey, Bryan Holtger, and Betsy Hujet, Suring.
Oneida -- Kalynn Jensen and Joshua Lovas, Hazelhurst; Eric Combs, Minocqua; Marcus Fritz, Scott Golomski, Katherine Grafelman, Amanda Hicks, and Megan Jacobi, Rhinelander; and Megan Baumann, Three Lakes.
Outagamie -- Cassie Bauer, Stephanie Diedrick, Jennifer Eisenbrandt, Tricia Evers, Joshua Freimuth, Rochelle Gaffney, Kimberly Handrich, Rebecca Handwerk, Rebecca Hietpas, Kalena Knapp, Amy Losselyong, Benjamin Markowski, Christina Mitchler, Ashley Nechodom, Amanda Scheelk, Melissa Scheelk, Erich Schwarz, Kelsey Sunstrom, and Camren Zemlock, Appleton; Johanna VanAsten, Black Creek; Sheila Schroeder, Hortonville; Andrea Aldrich, Dana Brockman, Christopher Carstens, Tera Fuller, Paul Glasheen, Gail Gonnering, Heather Kerscher, and Sara Workman, Kaukauna; Amanda Kilsdonk and Brian Navin, Kimberly; Jamie Goffard and Ashley Marsh, Little Chute; Chad Krause, New London; Molly Bloom, Christine Brandtner, David Forehand, Joe Leininger, Matthew Micolichek, Travis Schara, and Michael Ziegler, Seymour; and Bobbie Conradt and Rebecca Miller, Shiocton.
Ozaukee -- Tracy Kaczanowski and Jacob Mortag, Cedarburg; Jill Derler and Stefanie Richards, Fredonia; Kyle Birkholz, Carissa Pappas, and Tyler Rosenberg, Grafton; Ryan Miller, Mequon; Angela DeLucia, Scott Kirst, and Kristin Myrah, Port Washington; and Cory White, Thiensville.
Pierce -- Sarah Babler, River Falls.
Polk -- Andrew Rosendahl, Centuria; Crystal Osman, Luck; Jemma Lund, Osceola; and Stephen Segner, Saint Croix Falls.
Portage -- Ashley Bavery, Plover; Andrew Blonigen and Matthew Clegg, Stevens Point; and Lisa Kingston, Wisconsin Rapids.
Price -- Nicholas Skeen, Park Falls.
Racine -- Danielle Anderegg and Tarin Reichel, Franksville; Jennifer Servi, Racine; Jacklyn Holat, Union Grove; and Michael Witte, Waterford.
Richland -- Erin Templin, Richland Center.
Saint Croix -- David Burman and Allison Knutson, Hudson; and Michael Schachtner, Somerset.
Sauk -- Travis Mathers, Baraboo.
Shawano -- Kysia Mortensen, Caroline; Kyle Waelchli, Cecil; Jennifer Duchateau and Melanie Sculley, Krakow; Jason Habeck, Pulaski; and Natalie Beyer, Kevin Block, Phillip Block, McKaslyn Mailahn, Kevin Mastey, Paul Spiegel, and Allison Wagner, Shawano.
Sheboygan -- Amanda Grunewald and Jill VerStraate, Howards Grove; Charles Simon, Kohler; Sadie Arnst, Andrew Feldmann, Brandon Heinecke, and Darren Holzer, Plymouth; Thomas Hertel, Shannon Kelly, Laura Nisporic, Margaret Pace, Travis Plocar, Morgan Schmitting, and Erin Siegel, Sheboygan; and Rachael Carstens, Joshua Meyer, and Crystal Smith, Sheboygan Falls.
Taylor -- Laurelyn Harper, Gilman; and Ashley Borman, Adam Bormann, Colleen Fales, and Billie Henrichs, Medford.
Vernon -- Melia Everhart, Westby.
Vilas -- Kyle Dahlberg and Stacy Oatman, Eagle River.
Washington -- Mollie Kaebisch, Colgate; Richard Kenny III, Germantown; Sara Piller, Hartford; Breyan Donath, Kewaskum; Jessica Derenne, Slinger; and Shannon Lehnerz and Brett Roberts, West Bend.
Waukesha -- Gregory Stachowiak, Big Bend; Christina Cronin, Heather Harding, and Ryan Tiefenthaler, Brookfield; Jonathan Arndt, Eagle; Jacqueline Johannes, Katrina Lamp, and Christopher Theis, Hartland; Matthew Budiac and Christine Nelson, Mukwonago; Samantha Douglas, Muskego; Scott Leibbrandt and Brandon Wirth, New Berlin; Jessica Lowenbach, Oconomowoc; James Corso and Jon Maehler, Pewaukee; David Dybdahl and Kristine Gielow, Sussex; and Marisa Coleman and Shelley Rupp, Waukesha.
Waupaca -- Adam Roehl, Clintonville; Andrew Voigt, Fremont; Jessica Schuelke, Iola; Sarah Gnadt, Manawa; Nichole Potter, New London; Allison Gehrke, Waupaca; and Beth Kneisler and Jenna Schafer, Weyauwega.
Waushara -- Zebulun Rutter, Coloma.
Winnebago -- Monica Koch and Kris Regeth, Appleton; Thomas Baron, Menasha; Stephanie Anderson, Maria Balistrieri, Meghan Blohm, Michelle Daubert, Matthew Robinson, Laura Rothenbach, Morgan Siewert, and Nicholas Westphal, Neenah; Kecia Fish, Omro; and Michael Blum, Oshkosh.
Wood -- Michelle Bates, Elizabeth Kempf, and Jessica Ward, Arpin; Nicole DeVries, Marshfield; Laura Bodette, Port Edwards; and Rebecca Thompson, Wisconsin Rapids.

Other states:
Illinois -- Alex DeWitt, Downers Grove.
Indiana -- Alexandra Webster, Crown Point.
Michigan -- Brandon Pertile, Ironwood; Emily Sanderson, Kingsford; Kaitlin Fermanich, Menominee; Holly Anderson and Shelby Phillippo, Stephenson; and Daniel Lindstrom, Vulcan.
Minnesota -- Joseph Weber, Eden Prairie; Cory Carlson, Maple Grove; and Sarah Rauen, Stacy.
Nebraska -- Eric Hines, Omaha.
New York -- Victoria Genau, Buffalo.
Utah -- Allison Braatz, St. George.

Other countries:
Bulgaria -- Mladen Tsvetkov.
Hong Kong -- Kwok Kwan.
Israel -- Lioz Yerushalmi.
Jordan -- Hanna Nuqul.
Netherlands -- Yi Dai.
Puerto Rico -- Delmarie Rivera.

(07-118 / 28 June 2007 / BBP)

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