Since the spring of 2005, I've lived on site at Phantom Lake YMCA Camp. Phantom is located in the southeastern Wisconsin, very near the Elegant Farmer ( http://www.elegantfarmer.com) in Mukwonago. I have called this place my home for some time as I coordinate Phantom Kids Club Program (PLYC's Before & After School Childcare). The year has helped my development as an adult, a leader, director, and most importantly as a human being. I have learned a lot about relationships, about children, and about who I am and what I aspire to become.
I countdown each sunset to the beginning of summer (...summer officially begins June 21, but more importantly PLYC Staff Training begins June 10 and the first summer session begins June 18). The children's energy, the beautiful lake, and the everlasting spirit are what I anticipate the most. PLYC is one of my prized gems and it offers so much in terms of opportunity and growth, while maintaining the fun loving tradition that it is known for.
A quality community is what I'll remember most about Phantom. Each summer is filled with great hearts and amazing souls that share a common interest - Phantom Lake YMCA Camp. They are people that will help you when you're in need and they are those who help, even when you don't ask. They are people that expect you to be true to yourself and act without worry of criticism. These people fill your hearts with memories and constantly define what it is to be a member of the Phantom Family. The Phantom Family is enormous. It is filled with Alumni, members of the Mukwonago Community, Board Members, Camp Executives, Office Staff, Maintenance Staff, Directors, Staff Development Personnel, Volunteers, Parents and Campers.
One hundred and ten years! This camp was founded in 1896, when a group of boys from a YMCA chapter in Milwaukee decided to explore what Wisconsin had to offer. They headed west in search of pristine landscape and camped on a site not far from Phantom's own Alford Lodge.
In commemoration of this historic event I, Tony Ayala will run from the shores of Lake Michigan, in Milwaukee to Phantom Lake YMCA Camp (~30 miles). I'm currently the co-director for PLYC's Staff Development Program (teen leadership/junior counselor program) and am excited to introduce this event that will fund raise for Phantom's Strong Kids Campaign. The Strong Kids Campaign will raise money and provide financial assistance for deserving children to attend Phantom.
My end goal is to give. If each of us can give a little (whether monetary, time, or with your heart) we will help a child experience a summer to remember. Please consider a donation to the Phantom Strong Kids Campaign, the cause is worthy and all proceeds will directly assist in a deserving child's development at PLYC.
I have a deep desire to share my experiences at Phantom with others, so feel free to call and ask me about this event and about camp [(608) 698-8798].
Please help make this event be a success (share the website : [ www.plycstrongkids.com) with friends and family - talk it up - have roommates donate - pledge yourself - plan to run - cook some brats - lead some songs - join in the celebration May 20).
If you do nothing at all, I ask you to pray and wish me luck as I go on my personal 30 mile journey.
Monday, March 27, 2006
Saturday, March 18, 2006
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Friday, March 17, 2006
Walkout" is the first major film to tell the story of the Chicano civil rights movement:
Esparza joined HBO Films and actor/director Edward James Olmos to produce a dramatic, historical film based on the true story of the Chicano student uprising in East Los Angeles in 1968, where he was among 10,000 high school students who staged walkouts to protest academic prejudice and dire school conditions.
The Los Angeles protests, widely regarded as the birth of the urban Chicano civil rights movement, spawned a generation of activists and reverberated across the United States, inspiring similar demands for change in public schools in El Paso, across Texas and New Mexico and wherever Hispanics lived.
The film, produced by Moctesuma Esparza and directed by Edward James Olmos will star Alex Vega (Spy Kids) and will air on HBO on March 18th.
Jenny gets married today in Mexico
Carlos and Mary celebrate the wedding in Playa Riveria Mexico.
Lorena is in Florida for Spring Break
Sergio is in New York preparing for Senior Nationals
Barb is in Indiana visiting her Mother
Javier and I are in Deforest, We saw Harry Potter on IMAX and are planning to go to Kalahari
Lorena is in Florida for Spring Break
Sergio is in New York preparing for Senior Nationals
Barb is in Indiana visiting her Mother
Javier and I are in Deforest, We saw Harry Potter on IMAX and are planning to go to Kalahari
"WALKOUT" TO AIR THIS SATURDAY ON HBO
Washington, DC – The National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S., today urged members of the Latino community throughout the country to support the upcoming airing of Walkout, a new film by acclaimed producer Moctezuma Esparza and Emmy Award-winning actor and director Edward James Olmos. The film, which chronicles the 1968 student "walkouts" in East Los Angeles, will premiere on Saturday, March 18 at 8:00 p.m. EST on HBO with multiple showings throughout March and April (for more information, see www.hbo.com).
"The walkouts were a seminal moment in the Latino civil rights movement. Thousands of committed and courageous students stood up to a school system which had neglected and mistreated them, and their actions spawned a generation of activists who continue to advocate to this day on behalf of the Latino community. We owe these students a great debt," stated Janet Murguía, NCLR President and CEO.
"We also owe a debt to the filmmakers for bringing this often forgotten period in our history to life for a new generation of Latinos and other Americans. Fostering positive and accurate portrayals of Latinos in the media which tell our story to the American public is a key reason why NCLR is relaunching the ALMA Awards this year, and we commend HBO for supporting and broadcasting this very important film," concluded Murguía.
I spent last weekend watching Raelin D'Alie play at the WIA State Topurnament
Whether it's a 32-minute high school game or a grueling practice, D'Alie is Waterford's Energizer Bunny.
"It's disgusting," second-year Waterford coach Mark Peperkorn joked. "There will be practices where I work the kids hard and she's not sweating. She'll complain we haven't run enough."
Added D'Alie: "I don't know why, but I've always had a lot of energy. I just go until I can't anymore."
Thanks in large part to the 5-foot-3 D'Alie, the Wolverines are headed to Madison this week for their first state tournament appearance since 1986. Waterford (20-4) will meet Janesville Parker at 8:15 p.m. Thursday in a state quarterfinal at the Alliant Energy Center.
D'Alie scored a game-high 23 points in the Wolverines' 59-43 sectional final victory Saturday over Racine Case at Racine Horlick.
"Those 30 seconds where it was just our team and the student section going crazy was probably the best moment of my career so far," she said. "It was the most excited I've been. Our community and school have (continued) to be great. People have come up to us and simply said thank you."
D'Alie's all-around game has never been better than as a senior. She is averaging about 15 points, six rebounds and four steals per game. She also dishes out six assists, many of them to Lindsey Wutt (13.2-point average) and Megan Chart (9.9).
"I couldn't ask for a better (backcourt) partner," Chart said. "We feed off all her energy."
D'Alie has not chosen a college yet, but Peperkorn said he had been contacted by a number of Division I coaches.
"She constantly pushes the ball down the court," Racine St. Catherine's coach Jeff Tarkowski said. "It's tough to slow her down. She can shoot, go all the way and score or pass to someone for a layup."
D'Alie, a four-year starter who also plays soccer, seemed destined to succeed at athletics. She is one of five sports-loving siblings. She wrestled competitively until the seventh grade and has refined her basketball skills by playing in a boys league.
"All I did growing up was play with the boys," she said.
At times this season, the Waterford girls have scrimmaged against the boys freshman team. Regardless of the opponent, D'Alie does not change her style one iota.
"She's physically strong and has no fear," Peperkorn said. "Sometimes the boys are shocked at this 5-foot-3 girl taking it to the basket."
D'Alie does not mind having to look up to almost all her opponents.
"We're all down there," she said about her family. "I knew I would be small. I can't explain why, but I wouldn't want to be taller."
D'Alie does have an explanation for how Waterford turned its season around. After starting 5-4, the team has won 15 consecutive games.
"We didn't know how to finish games (early)," she said. "We weren't all together, but we started to get to know each other on and off the court. We did more team bonding and about halfway through the season there was a turning point."
A turning point that has yielded a trip to Madison.
"It's disgusting," second-year Waterford coach Mark Peperkorn joked. "There will be practices where I work the kids hard and she's not sweating. She'll complain we haven't run enough."
Added D'Alie: "I don't know why, but I've always had a lot of energy. I just go until I can't anymore."
Thanks in large part to the 5-foot-3 D'Alie, the Wolverines are headed to Madison this week for their first state tournament appearance since 1986. Waterford (20-4) will meet Janesville Parker at 8:15 p.m. Thursday in a state quarterfinal at the Alliant Energy Center.
D'Alie scored a game-high 23 points in the Wolverines' 59-43 sectional final victory Saturday over Racine Case at Racine Horlick.
"Those 30 seconds where it was just our team and the student section going crazy was probably the best moment of my career so far," she said. "It was the most excited I've been. Our community and school have (continued) to be great. People have come up to us and simply said thank you."
D'Alie's all-around game has never been better than as a senior. She is averaging about 15 points, six rebounds and four steals per game. She also dishes out six assists, many of them to Lindsey Wutt (13.2-point average) and Megan Chart (9.9).
"I couldn't ask for a better (backcourt) partner," Chart said. "We feed off all her energy."
D'Alie has not chosen a college yet, but Peperkorn said he had been contacted by a number of Division I coaches.
"She constantly pushes the ball down the court," Racine St. Catherine's coach Jeff Tarkowski said. "It's tough to slow her down. She can shoot, go all the way and score or pass to someone for a layup."
D'Alie, a four-year starter who also plays soccer, seemed destined to succeed at athletics. She is one of five sports-loving siblings. She wrestled competitively until the seventh grade and has refined her basketball skills by playing in a boys league.
"All I did growing up was play with the boys," she said.
At times this season, the Waterford girls have scrimmaged against the boys freshman team. Regardless of the opponent, D'Alie does not change her style one iota.
"She's physically strong and has no fear," Peperkorn said. "Sometimes the boys are shocked at this 5-foot-3 girl taking it to the basket."
D'Alie does not mind having to look up to almost all her opponents.
"We're all down there," she said about her family. "I knew I would be small. I can't explain why, but I wouldn't want to be taller."
D'Alie does have an explanation for how Waterford turned its season around. After starting 5-4, the team has won 15 consecutive games.
"We didn't know how to finish games (early)," she said. "We weren't all together, but we started to get to know each other on and off the court. We did more team bonding and about halfway through the season there was a turning point."
A turning point that has yielded a trip to Madison.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Open Invitations to my cousins....and of course, my aunts and uncles:
I was thinking... I have 31 cousins and I don't really know any of them. Plus, I've been living in Florida for 10 years, now. ... and it's time that we had some visitors. Have you wanted to go on a vacation... but it costs to much to stay at a hotel, rent a car... and go to the tourist attractions? Well you can come to Florida... I have 2 extra bedrooms and a separate bathroom. If it really comes down to it... you might be able to borrow my car. I will even pick you up at the airport. (which is 1/2 an hour a way) All you have to do is pick-up the phone or e-mail me and say when you are coming... notta problem!
I live:
1/2 hour from Fort Myers Beach
1 1/2 hours from Miami South Beach
1 hour from Fort Lauderdale
3 to 5 hours from the Keys
3 hours from Tampa
4 hours from Disney
4 hours from Cocoa Beach
5 hours from Daytona
Don't feel awkward or funny about calling me.... you and your family are more than welcome to come and stay at my house. My e-mail is slandsg@aol.com. My phone number is (239) 390-1577. P.S. I have pets.
Sincerely, Stacy L. Larsen
I live:
1/2 hour from Fort Myers Beach
1 1/2 hours from Miami South Beach
1 hour from Fort Lauderdale
3 to 5 hours from the Keys
3 hours from Tampa
4 hours from Disney
4 hours from Cocoa Beach
5 hours from Daytona
Don't feel awkward or funny about calling me.... you and your family are more than welcome to come and stay at my house. My e-mail is slandsg@aol.com. My phone number is (239) 390-1577. P.S. I have pets.
Sincerely, Stacy L. Larsen
Jesse Ayala quoted in the Wisconsin State Journal
Girl Charged In School Attack
Wisconsin State Journal
A 17-year-old girl was charged Wednesday with shooting a 14-year-old girl with plastic pellets on the front walk outside Memorial High School.
Despite the attack, parents, students and school officials said they aren't worried about safety at the school.
Cassandra Graffee of Madison stood outside Memorial's front entrance at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday and sent another youth inside to get the 14-year-old out of school, police spokesman Mike Hanson said. Apparently, she was angry with the girl for spreading rumors about her, he said.
When the girl came outside, she and Graffee, who had been told to stay off school property, struggled with each other for a few moments, pulling hair and shoving each other, Hanson said.
The younger girl went inside after separating from Graffee, Hanson said. Shortly afterward, she left school and was again allegedly confronted by Graffee, who then pulled out a pellet gun and shot the girl about 20 times in the head, chest and neck area.
When Graffee ran out of the plastic pellets, a 12-year-old boy with her shot four times at the victim using his own pellet gun, Hanson said.
A school official who saw several youths running toward Tree Lane across Gammon Road directed police to the group. Police found a container of Soft Air 6-mm plastic pellets, which matched the spent pellets found near the incident.
The victim told police that she knew the guns weren't real and the plastic pellets didn't hurt much.
She wasn't treated for any injuries, Hanson said.
Police didn't find the pellet guns used in the incident.
Graffee was taken to the Dane County Jail. She was charged with three misdemeanors: disorderly conduct, disorderly conduct while armed and battery.
Graffee was released from custody on a signature bond and was ordered not to be on Memorial High School property, not to have a dangerous weapon and to stay away from the victim.
She has been suspended from school and may face expulsion pending an investigation, Madison School District spokesman Ken Syke said. He would not confirm if Graffee was a student at Memorial in keeping with the district's confidentiality rules.
The 12-year-old was turned over to his mother, Hanson said.
School District security head Ted Balistreri said there's no way to prevent such incidents at the school, even in the event Graffee had had a real gun.
"The only way you would prevent that from happening is to post someone at every door and have kids enter through doors with a metal detector," he said. "You address that by talking to students about bringing weapons to school and making sure they tell adults when they hear of kids bringing weapons to school."
Metal detectors aren't practical, he said.
"You're talking about more than 2,000 people all coming to a building at the same time," Balistreri said. "It would take three hours to get through security."
Surveillance cameras are in schools, including Memorial, he said. But there isn't a camera at the front door, largely because they have been placed in areas that are more difficult to supervise.
They do tell students where the cameras are, Balistreri said, primarily as a way to keep inappropriate behaviors from happening in the first place.
Sandy Meuer, the mother of a Memorial High School junior, said she is very confident that the administration has security under control, and Tuesday's incident has not made her worry at all about her son's safety.
"It does not concern me because normally fights are between certain groups of kids," Meuer said. "Those are not the kids my son hangs out with."
Senior class President Jesse Ayala said students are taking the incident seriously, but violence is not part of the school experience for the vast majority of them. Many people, he said, hadn't heard about the shooting until it was reported on the news.
"Walking down the hall at Memorial, I don't see anyone fighting or shooting people or anything like that," Ayala said. "Whenever I hear that on the news, it's like, 'Whoa, that happened here?' "
Madison School Board student liaison Connor Gants, a Memorial High School senior, said he thinks most of his classmates feel as safe as ever.
"My sense is people generally feel that if they treat each other well, which almost everyone at Memorial does, no one's going to give them any trouble," Gants said.
Wisconsin State Journal
A 17-year-old girl was charged Wednesday with shooting a 14-year-old girl with plastic pellets on the front walk outside Memorial High School.
Despite the attack, parents, students and school officials said they aren't worried about safety at the school.
Cassandra Graffee of Madison stood outside Memorial's front entrance at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday and sent another youth inside to get the 14-year-old out of school, police spokesman Mike Hanson said. Apparently, she was angry with the girl for spreading rumors about her, he said.
When the girl came outside, she and Graffee, who had been told to stay off school property, struggled with each other for a few moments, pulling hair and shoving each other, Hanson said.
The younger girl went inside after separating from Graffee, Hanson said. Shortly afterward, she left school and was again allegedly confronted by Graffee, who then pulled out a pellet gun and shot the girl about 20 times in the head, chest and neck area.
When Graffee ran out of the plastic pellets, a 12-year-old boy with her shot four times at the victim using his own pellet gun, Hanson said.
A school official who saw several youths running toward Tree Lane across Gammon Road directed police to the group. Police found a container of Soft Air 6-mm plastic pellets, which matched the spent pellets found near the incident.
The victim told police that she knew the guns weren't real and the plastic pellets didn't hurt much.
She wasn't treated for any injuries, Hanson said.
Police didn't find the pellet guns used in the incident.
Graffee was taken to the Dane County Jail. She was charged with three misdemeanors: disorderly conduct, disorderly conduct while armed and battery.
Graffee was released from custody on a signature bond and was ordered not to be on Memorial High School property, not to have a dangerous weapon and to stay away from the victim.
She has been suspended from school and may face expulsion pending an investigation, Madison School District spokesman Ken Syke said. He would not confirm if Graffee was a student at Memorial in keeping with the district's confidentiality rules.
The 12-year-old was turned over to his mother, Hanson said.
School District security head Ted Balistreri said there's no way to prevent such incidents at the school, even in the event Graffee had had a real gun.
"The only way you would prevent that from happening is to post someone at every door and have kids enter through doors with a metal detector," he said. "You address that by talking to students about bringing weapons to school and making sure they tell adults when they hear of kids bringing weapons to school."
Metal detectors aren't practical, he said.
"You're talking about more than 2,000 people all coming to a building at the same time," Balistreri said. "It would take three hours to get through security."
Surveillance cameras are in schools, including Memorial, he said. But there isn't a camera at the front door, largely because they have been placed in areas that are more difficult to supervise.
They do tell students where the cameras are, Balistreri said, primarily as a way to keep inappropriate behaviors from happening in the first place.
Sandy Meuer, the mother of a Memorial High School junior, said she is very confident that the administration has security under control, and Tuesday's incident has not made her worry at all about her son's safety.
"It does not concern me because normally fights are between certain groups of kids," Meuer said. "Those are not the kids my son hangs out with."
Senior class President Jesse Ayala said students are taking the incident seriously, but violence is not part of the school experience for the vast majority of them. Many people, he said, hadn't heard about the shooting until it was reported on the news.
"Walking down the hall at Memorial, I don't see anyone fighting or shooting people or anything like that," Ayala said. "Whenever I hear that on the news, it's like, 'Whoa, that happened here?' "
Madison School Board student liaison Connor Gants, a Memorial High School senior, said he thinks most of his classmates feel as safe as ever.
"My sense is people generally feel that if they treat each other well, which almost everyone at Memorial does, no one's going to give them any trouble," Gants said.
Sergio to wrestle in Senior Nationals
Senior Nationals High School Wrestling Championship and Convention
Pittsburgh, PA
March 23, 2006 - March 26, 2006
Eligibility
Must have senior eligibility in high school and a public high school state champion or runner-up or national prep school champion or runner-up during your high school career. New York, New Jersey, and Indiana will qualify the top four wrestlers in each weight class due to past performance and because there is only one division in their state tournament. California will qualify the top eight in each weight class because they have more than 800 high school wrestling programs and only one state championship. The National Champion and All-Americans (top eight place finishers) in the High School Junior Nationals and the top four finishers from the high school division of the NHSCA National Open Wrestling Championships are also eligible. Entry deadline is March 17 (must be received by March 17)
Current Entries: (9) (10) (11) (12)
Weight Name City State State State State State Record
125 Bryant, Eric Whitley City KY Q 2 5 3 59-3
125 Cavallaro, Nicholas Plainville CT - 5 - 1 47-0
125 Everson, Adam Mitchell SD - 2 1 3 39-1
125 Fragoso, Arturo Incline Village NV - 2 2 1 55-3
125 Gentry, Preston Meridian ID 1st 2nd 1st
125 Goddu, Ryan New Bedford MA - 6 4 wc 39-1
125 Grey, Mike Rockaway NJ 1 1 1 Q 29-1
125 Hannon, Vince Plainfield IL - 4 2 4 41-7
125 Hengst, Kraig Oakham MA 1 1 1 2 35-6
125 Hennessey, Devin Raynham MA 4 1 1 31-0
125 Hollifield, Aaron Mocksville NC 6th 2nd
125 Hutter, Kyle Mokena IL - Q 4 3 42-4
125 Ivashchenko, Vitaly Library PA 24-3
125 Johnson, Mitchell Laurinburg NC - - - 2 53-3
125 Jury, Kevin El Paso TX - 5 2 1 38-1
125 McMickell, Robert Hastings NE - Q 4 1 37
125 Mele, Levi Vernal UT Q 1 1 1 42-2
125 Montgomery, Joshua Fairview SD 5 4 1 1 46-1
125 Morgan, Mario Homewood IL SQ SQ SQ 5 44-3
125 Murray, Michael Hardsley NY - 6 - - 37-5
125 Navarrete, Aaron Temecula CA - - Q 4 0-0
125 Negley, Miles Ithaca NE 4 4 2 2 34-4
125 Roberts, Mike Charlotte NC - 6 9 Q 47-7
125 Rueda, Jared Mt. Sinai NY 4th 6th 2nd 33-1
125 Schavrien, Todd Poway CA - - 3 - 28-0
125 Scott, Derek Prospect KY 4 3 1 1 46-0
125 Sharp, Marvin Vernon TX 2 6 6 4 43-3
125 Shelton, Brian El Reno OK 3rd 1st 1st 1st 43-0
125 Suarez, Gabriel Las Vegas NV 5th 2nd 2nd 1st 46-4
Location
Petersen Events Center
3719 Terrace Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 15261
Built in 2002, this beautiful facility seats over 10,000.
Weight Classes
103, 112, 119, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 189, 215, 275
There will be one weigh-in for the entire event with a 3-pound weight allowance example: 103 weight class will be 106 pounds You cannot enter a weight class below the lowest weight class you wrestled during your senior year in either the State Duals or individual State Championships at the end of the year. However, you can enter the same weight or any weight class higher than the one you wrestled your senior year in either the State Duals or individual State Championships at the end of the year.
Matches
All matches will be 2, 2, 2 in the championship bracket. All consolation matches will be 1, 1.5, 1.5. There will be full wrestle backs for all consolation matches.
Awards
The Champion in each weight class will officially be crowned as National Champion, and receive a beautiful award statue. Second through eighth place finishers in each weight class will receive official recognition as High School Senior All-Americans, as well as receive beautiful award statues. Outstanding wrestler as well as most falls in the least amount of time awards will be given at the conclusion of the finals. You must be present on the awards stand after the championship the finals in order to receive your award. No awards will be given prior to the awards ceremony. There will also be state team awards for the top 3 placing states
Pittsburgh, PA
March 23, 2006 - March 26, 2006
Eligibility
Must have senior eligibility in high school and a public high school state champion or runner-up or national prep school champion or runner-up during your high school career. New York, New Jersey, and Indiana will qualify the top four wrestlers in each weight class due to past performance and because there is only one division in their state tournament. California will qualify the top eight in each weight class because they have more than 800 high school wrestling programs and only one state championship. The National Champion and All-Americans (top eight place finishers) in the High School Junior Nationals and the top four finishers from the high school division of the NHSCA National Open Wrestling Championships are also eligible. Entry deadline is March 17 (must be received by March 17)
Current Entries: (9) (10) (11) (12)
Weight Name City State State State State State Record
125 Bryant, Eric Whitley City KY Q 2 5 3 59-3
125 Cavallaro, Nicholas Plainville CT - 5 - 1 47-0
125 Everson, Adam Mitchell SD - 2 1 3 39-1
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Location
Petersen Events Center
3719 Terrace Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 15261
Built in 2002, this beautiful facility seats over 10,000.
Weight Classes
103, 112, 119, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 189, 215, 275
There will be one weigh-in for the entire event with a 3-pound weight allowance example: 103 weight class will be 106 pounds You cannot enter a weight class below the lowest weight class you wrestled during your senior year in either the State Duals or individual State Championships at the end of the year. However, you can enter the same weight or any weight class higher than the one you wrestled your senior year in either the State Duals or individual State Championships at the end of the year.
Matches
All matches will be 2, 2, 2 in the championship bracket. All consolation matches will be 1, 1.5, 1.5. There will be full wrestle backs for all consolation matches.
Awards
The Champion in each weight class will officially be crowned as National Champion, and receive a beautiful award statue. Second through eighth place finishers in each weight class will receive official recognition as High School Senior All-Americans, as well as receive beautiful award statues. Outstanding wrestler as well as most falls in the least amount of time awards will be given at the conclusion of the finals. You must be present on the awards stand after the championship the finals in order to receive your award. No awards will be given prior to the awards ceremony. There will also be state team awards for the top 3 placing states
Lorena's Sweet Sixteen Party
Quality Inn Suites
2969 Cahill Main
Fitchburg, Wisconsin 54711
Saturday April 1, 2006
6pm Dinner
8pm Dance
A block of rooms have been reserved. Call 608 274-7200 for $89.96 rates for standard single or double.
Please RSVP by March 15th to cbarbosamire@madison.k12.wi.us
2969 Cahill Main
Fitchburg, Wisconsin 54711
Saturday April 1, 2006
6pm Dinner
8pm Dance
A block of rooms have been reserved. Call 608 274-7200 for $89.96 rates for standard single or double.
Please RSVP by March 15th to cbarbosamire@madison.k12.wi.us
Latino Arts expands its low-key approach to showcasing Hispanic artists
A vision unfolds
By MARY LOUISE SCHUMACHER
mschumacher@journalsentinel.com
Last Updated: Oct. 4, 2003
They sat together, talking about fabric and stitches and their families. They had never met, but quickly were laughing with the familiarity of sisters.
Some of the women are regulars at a senior center on Milwaukee's south side who pass time together, often visiting with children and making things, like quilts.
The other women were quilt-makers from an isolated village in Alabama, poor and unschooled descendants of slaves. Their quilts were on view at a big art show across town.
This meeting was not like the big do at the Milwaukee Art Museum, which had taken place the night before, at $250 a head, to launch "The Quilts of Gee's Bend" show. It was a simple, almost impromptu get-together among women. Despite cultural differences, the Alabama and south side quilters shared similar life struggles. But their connection would not have been what it was had the women not shared one thing: art.
This is the kind of low-key, yet deeply meaningful event that has been a tradition for Latino Arts Inc., an arts group separate from but housed within the United Community Center, 1028 S. 9th St. The group started humbly, often forging ties with other arts groups in order to schedule add-on events with artists already in town.
"Things shine in a very natural way here," said Zulay Oszkay, the group's current artistic director. "Given the opportunity to bring those seniors from Alabama here so they can see what a beautiful job we are doing . . . that's what they told us. It was very affirming."
Still, the 18-year-old organization does far more than piggyback events with places like the art museum. It also stages as many as four visual arts exhibits, two theater performances and four musical performances of its own each year, usually scheduled around festivals and holidays dear to various Hispanic cultures.
Reaching out
Latino Arts is the only institution in the state solely dedicated to showcasing the visual and performing arts of Hispanic artists, and the organization has in recent years been placing increased emphasis on the variety and quality of its own programming.
With a recently completed $2.5 million expansion that includes an art gallery, auditorium and lobby, Latino Arts leaders believe they are poised to capture a larger general audience and to compete more directly with many of the city's arts venues. The annual budget for the non-profit group is about $500,000.
The implication: If the group is successful at further cementing its reputation in the area, it may be Milwaukee's best shot at ongoing exposure to good Hispanic art and artists.
The leadership of Walter Sava, the former director of the UCC who in June took over Latino Arts, is also a force behind efforts to raise the organization's stature.
"I've always known that Walter had that vision, but I saw him moving forward more in that direction when he became director of Latino Arts," said Christine Rodriguez, a Latino Arts board member and president of state and community relations at Rockwell Automation.
This year's schedule includes an array of solidly respectable events, many of which blend traditional forms and those that might also be more familiar to a general audience. Art gallery admission is free; performance events are reasonably priced, between $5 and $15.
Last year, about 10,000 people attended Latino Arts events. Performances were attended by as many as 350 and art openings were attended by about 100 guests. Latino Arts also hosts special events in conjunction with the UCC, including the annual Fiesta, which is attended by as many as 4,000 people and highlights Latino culture, music and food.
Humble beginnings
Originally, arts events were planned to complement educational and recreational programming at the UCC. Founded about 30 years ago as a teen center called The Spot, the UCC has evolved into a complex that today includes an elementary school, a middle school, senior housing, a day center for seniors, a cafe, recreation programs, a fitness center and treatment centers for addiction and abuse.
UCC leaders believed that local Latinos knew little of their own Hispanic cultural traditions. So, the first goal was to introduce the Latino population in the surrounding south side neighborhood to art, theater, dance and music programs.
Local artists were invited to play guitar during a meal or to teach a dance lesson.
"Actually, I was the first person to perform in the cafe," said Felipe Rodriguez, a musician who still plays on Friday nights at the UCC's Cafe El Sol. "They said, 'We're cooking some fish, how would you like to come down?' "
Cesar Pabon, who coordinated recreational programming in the early 1980s, started setting aside space for musical practice sessions. Not all kids were interested in athletics, he figured. Pabon eventually started a music group for kids, thinking that, like sports, it too would be good for team building.
Piano and guitar lessons were offered by 1984, and the youth musical group collaborated with other artists for Hispanic and jazz concerts. Classes in the visual arts and creative writing also began at that time.
"If you saw how we started out . . . we'd try to get 30 or 50 friends to sell a few tickets each," said Oscar Mireles, who was responsible for some of the early arts programming.
"The (Milwaukee Art Museum) did an exhibit on bullfighters about 20 years ago and we hosted a reception, bringing our people over there," said Mireles, who also arranged collaborative events with the Charles Allis Art Museum, the Milwaukee Public Museum and the Milwaukee Public Library. "People said it was the first time they had literally stepped into the art museum."
On a mission
By 1985, Latino Arts became a distinct entity. Its stated mission at the time was to strengthen the cultural identity of local Latinos. A secondary goal was to enrich the greater Milwaukee area.
Having an arts group distinct from the UCC and yet enmeshed with it was thought to be a novel way to reach more Latinos. Latino Arts had a built-in audience at the UCC (and the groups shared staff as well). But additional local Latinos might be attracted to purely cultural events, especially in a comfortable, non-intimidating, nearby place, group leaders thought.
Many Latinos in the area didn't go to arts events in Milwaukee at that time, according to "Nuestro Milwaukee: The Making of the United Community Center," a history published in 2000. Often, there was little interest and a lack of transportation. Language barriers and admission costs were issues as well, the book states.
"Many of us typically have not been exposed to the fine arts," said Christine Rodriguez, who was recently named co-chair for the annual United Performing Arts Fund campaign. "(Latino Arts) is a way to engage the Hispanic community."
Having a separate arts organization also opened fund-raising doors, making it possible for Latino Arts to seek support from private foundations, corporations, individuals and public arts organizations interested primarily in the arts. Some of the group's major funding has come from Heartland Arts Fund, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, the United Performing Arts Fund, the Wisconsin Arts Board and the Wisconsin Humanities Council.
A few years after Latino Arts was created, an expansion of the UCC made it possible for space to be set aside to show visual arts and present performances. Before that, events were held in spots like the UCC gymnasium.
While the majority of artists who participate in Latino Arts events are Mexican and Puerto Rican, reflecting the population of Latinos in Milwaukee, the group has in recent years placed increasing emphasis on a diversity of Latino and Hispanic art from countries such as Venezuela, Brazil, El Salvador, Cuba and Spain.
Nearly 100,000 Latinos live in the Milwaukee area, according to Latino Arts, and the Latino population has grown to almost 9% in Milwaukee County.
Every exhibit and show is scrutinized carefully by Oszkay, the artistic director, who is a visual artist and has lived in Venezuela, Europe and California.
"I'll see something where I am traveling, and I say, 'Wow, we have to bring this show out.' "
Today, artists lobby to be included in the group's programming, Oszkay said.
"It is the pre-eminent place for Latino artists," said musician Felipe Rodriguez. "It has also given us artists exposure in the community, which is really key."
One highlight came in 1999, when Journal Sentinel classical music and dance critic Tom Strini named Noche Flamenca, with more than 75 dancers, musicians and chorus members, his third best classical music / dance event of the year.
Two years later, he called Tangokinesis the year's best concert. That show featured Ana Maria Stekelman, who, according to Strini, retained "all the grit and sexual heat of the traditional tango" while blending it with modern dance. Both events were co-sponsored by the UCC and held at the Pabst Theater.
Some competition
Despite its good work, one neighbor thinks the scope of Latino Arts has been limited.
"I have really felt that Latino Arts was focused almost exclusively on Latino artists and addressing itself to the Latino community," said Linda Corbin-Pardee of Walker's Point Center for the Arts, a group that's also in the neighborhood and focuses on exhibits and shows by artists of color.
"I have thought of them as a little more insular, so Latino-focused," she said, adding that she didn't believe officials at Latino Arts were very interested in the work of Walker's Point.
Corbin-Pardee said she views Walker's Point, rather, as a "bridge between communities," and anticipates increased competition from Latino Arts for funding.
The Modjeska Theatre, 1124 W. Mitchell St., also on the near south side, may eventually enter the fund-raising fray as well. The theater has had long-standing plans to transform itself into a center for the arts that could include galleries, meeting rooms, theaters and a day care center. Recently, a consultant was hired to make plans for a capital campaign, roughly projected to be between $6 million and $10 million.
"I think that there are those funds for the arts that will see us as doing the same service," said Corbin-Pardee of south side arts organizations that work with low-income children and with artists of color.
Latino Arts still needs to raise $500,000 to complete its recent capital campaign.
By MARY LOUISE SCHUMACHER
mschumacher@journalsentinel.com
Last Updated: Oct. 4, 2003
They sat together, talking about fabric and stitches and their families. They had never met, but quickly were laughing with the familiarity of sisters.
Some of the women are regulars at a senior center on Milwaukee's south side who pass time together, often visiting with children and making things, like quilts.
The other women were quilt-makers from an isolated village in Alabama, poor and unschooled descendants of slaves. Their quilts were on view at a big art show across town.
This meeting was not like the big do at the Milwaukee Art Museum, which had taken place the night before, at $250 a head, to launch "The Quilts of Gee's Bend" show. It was a simple, almost impromptu get-together among women. Despite cultural differences, the Alabama and south side quilters shared similar life struggles. But their connection would not have been what it was had the women not shared one thing: art.
This is the kind of low-key, yet deeply meaningful event that has been a tradition for Latino Arts Inc., an arts group separate from but housed within the United Community Center, 1028 S. 9th St. The group started humbly, often forging ties with other arts groups in order to schedule add-on events with artists already in town.
"Things shine in a very natural way here," said Zulay Oszkay, the group's current artistic director. "Given the opportunity to bring those seniors from Alabama here so they can see what a beautiful job we are doing . . . that's what they told us. It was very affirming."
Still, the 18-year-old organization does far more than piggyback events with places like the art museum. It also stages as many as four visual arts exhibits, two theater performances and four musical performances of its own each year, usually scheduled around festivals and holidays dear to various Hispanic cultures.
Reaching out
Latino Arts is the only institution in the state solely dedicated to showcasing the visual and performing arts of Hispanic artists, and the organization has in recent years been placing increased emphasis on the variety and quality of its own programming.
With a recently completed $2.5 million expansion that includes an art gallery, auditorium and lobby, Latino Arts leaders believe they are poised to capture a larger general audience and to compete more directly with many of the city's arts venues. The annual budget for the non-profit group is about $500,000.
The implication: If the group is successful at further cementing its reputation in the area, it may be Milwaukee's best shot at ongoing exposure to good Hispanic art and artists.
The leadership of Walter Sava, the former director of the UCC who in June took over Latino Arts, is also a force behind efforts to raise the organization's stature.
"I've always known that Walter had that vision, but I saw him moving forward more in that direction when he became director of Latino Arts," said Christine Rodriguez, a Latino Arts board member and president of state and community relations at Rockwell Automation.
This year's schedule includes an array of solidly respectable events, many of which blend traditional forms and those that might also be more familiar to a general audience. Art gallery admission is free; performance events are reasonably priced, between $5 and $15.
Last year, about 10,000 people attended Latino Arts events. Performances were attended by as many as 350 and art openings were attended by about 100 guests. Latino Arts also hosts special events in conjunction with the UCC, including the annual Fiesta, which is attended by as many as 4,000 people and highlights Latino culture, music and food.
Humble beginnings
Originally, arts events were planned to complement educational and recreational programming at the UCC. Founded about 30 years ago as a teen center called The Spot, the UCC has evolved into a complex that today includes an elementary school, a middle school, senior housing, a day center for seniors, a cafe, recreation programs, a fitness center and treatment centers for addiction and abuse.
UCC leaders believed that local Latinos knew little of their own Hispanic cultural traditions. So, the first goal was to introduce the Latino population in the surrounding south side neighborhood to art, theater, dance and music programs.
Local artists were invited to play guitar during a meal or to teach a dance lesson.
"Actually, I was the first person to perform in the cafe," said Felipe Rodriguez, a musician who still plays on Friday nights at the UCC's Cafe El Sol. "They said, 'We're cooking some fish, how would you like to come down?' "
Cesar Pabon, who coordinated recreational programming in the early 1980s, started setting aside space for musical practice sessions. Not all kids were interested in athletics, he figured. Pabon eventually started a music group for kids, thinking that, like sports, it too would be good for team building.
Piano and guitar lessons were offered by 1984, and the youth musical group collaborated with other artists for Hispanic and jazz concerts. Classes in the visual arts and creative writing also began at that time.
"If you saw how we started out . . . we'd try to get 30 or 50 friends to sell a few tickets each," said Oscar Mireles, who was responsible for some of the early arts programming.
"The (Milwaukee Art Museum) did an exhibit on bullfighters about 20 years ago and we hosted a reception, bringing our people over there," said Mireles, who also arranged collaborative events with the Charles Allis Art Museum, the Milwaukee Public Museum and the Milwaukee Public Library. "People said it was the first time they had literally stepped into the art museum."
On a mission
By 1985, Latino Arts became a distinct entity. Its stated mission at the time was to strengthen the cultural identity of local Latinos. A secondary goal was to enrich the greater Milwaukee area.
Having an arts group distinct from the UCC and yet enmeshed with it was thought to be a novel way to reach more Latinos. Latino Arts had a built-in audience at the UCC (and the groups shared staff as well). But additional local Latinos might be attracted to purely cultural events, especially in a comfortable, non-intimidating, nearby place, group leaders thought.
Many Latinos in the area didn't go to arts events in Milwaukee at that time, according to "Nuestro Milwaukee: The Making of the United Community Center," a history published in 2000. Often, there was little interest and a lack of transportation. Language barriers and admission costs were issues as well, the book states.
"Many of us typically have not been exposed to the fine arts," said Christine Rodriguez, who was recently named co-chair for the annual United Performing Arts Fund campaign. "(Latino Arts) is a way to engage the Hispanic community."
Having a separate arts organization also opened fund-raising doors, making it possible for Latino Arts to seek support from private foundations, corporations, individuals and public arts organizations interested primarily in the arts. Some of the group's major funding has come from Heartland Arts Fund, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, the United Performing Arts Fund, the Wisconsin Arts Board and the Wisconsin Humanities Council.
A few years after Latino Arts was created, an expansion of the UCC made it possible for space to be set aside to show visual arts and present performances. Before that, events were held in spots like the UCC gymnasium.
While the majority of artists who participate in Latino Arts events are Mexican and Puerto Rican, reflecting the population of Latinos in Milwaukee, the group has in recent years placed increasing emphasis on a diversity of Latino and Hispanic art from countries such as Venezuela, Brazil, El Salvador, Cuba and Spain.
Nearly 100,000 Latinos live in the Milwaukee area, according to Latino Arts, and the Latino population has grown to almost 9% in Milwaukee County.
Every exhibit and show is scrutinized carefully by Oszkay, the artistic director, who is a visual artist and has lived in Venezuela, Europe and California.
"I'll see something where I am traveling, and I say, 'Wow, we have to bring this show out.' "
Today, artists lobby to be included in the group's programming, Oszkay said.
"It is the pre-eminent place for Latino artists," said musician Felipe Rodriguez. "It has also given us artists exposure in the community, which is really key."
One highlight came in 1999, when Journal Sentinel classical music and dance critic Tom Strini named Noche Flamenca, with more than 75 dancers, musicians and chorus members, his third best classical music / dance event of the year.
Two years later, he called Tangokinesis the year's best concert. That show featured Ana Maria Stekelman, who, according to Strini, retained "all the grit and sexual heat of the traditional tango" while blending it with modern dance. Both events were co-sponsored by the UCC and held at the Pabst Theater.
Some competition
Despite its good work, one neighbor thinks the scope of Latino Arts has been limited.
"I have really felt that Latino Arts was focused almost exclusively on Latino artists and addressing itself to the Latino community," said Linda Corbin-Pardee of Walker's Point Center for the Arts, a group that's also in the neighborhood and focuses on exhibits and shows by artists of color.
"I have thought of them as a little more insular, so Latino-focused," she said, adding that she didn't believe officials at Latino Arts were very interested in the work of Walker's Point.
Corbin-Pardee said she views Walker's Point, rather, as a "bridge between communities," and anticipates increased competition from Latino Arts for funding.
The Modjeska Theatre, 1124 W. Mitchell St., also on the near south side, may eventually enter the fund-raising fray as well. The theater has had long-standing plans to transform itself into a center for the arts that could include galleries, meeting rooms, theaters and a day care center. Recently, a consultant was hired to make plans for a capital campaign, roughly projected to be between $6 million and $10 million.
"I think that there are those funds for the arts that will see us as doing the same service," said Corbin-Pardee of south side arts organizations that work with low-income children and with artists of color.
Latino Arts still needs to raise $500,000 to complete its recent capital campaign.
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