Ripon Students and Alumni Continue Making News!
It’s easy to forget about school in these warm summer months, but Ripon Tigers continue to make headlines by excelling at what they do best: making our community proud.
We like to keep you periodically updated on the exciting things happening in our community to build connections and share news with our alumni, supporters and community members. Check out some recent highlights:
Former Ripon standout joins new Wisconsin pro basketball team
Alumnus Taylor Wurtz (‘09) has returned home to Wisconsin to join the new women’s professional basketball team, the Wisconsin Glo. Wurtz set the all-time scoring record at Ripon, then went on to play five years at the University of Wisconsin Madison, redshirting her freshman year. After college, Wurtz went overseas, playing in Sweden and Luxembourg, and is currently playing for a league in France.
The Wisconsin Glo are based in Oshkosh and play in the Global Women’s Basketball Association. This will be the team's inaugural season.
RHS alum receives poetry honor
Recent grad Elizabeth Stanfield (‘19) received the Council for Wisconsin Writers Young Writer Award for her poem “Hand-Me-Downs.” Stanfield has been writing poetry since middle school. She was also a National Honor Society member, trumpet player, soccer goalie and was the lieutenant governor of Badger Girls State, a prestigious youth government and leadership organization.
Tigers reach podium at state track & field
Ripon Tiger boys had a solid showing at the 2019 WIAA State Track & Field Championships in La Crosse. Sophomore Hunter Cook finished in a three-way tie for fourth in the pole vault, clearing a height of 13-6. Cook holds the Ripon record for boys’ pole vault at 13-9.
Junior Carter Hahn also earned a spot on the podium in the 100-meter dash, breaking his personal record with a time of 11.09 seconds and placing fifth. Junior Alex Rodriguez placed 16th in the shot-put. Congrats to these Tiger student-athletes!
National Honor Society students recognized
Ripon High School’s chapter of the National Honor Society finished out the school year by inducting the newest members into the ranks. The ceremony included lighting a candle for NHS’ four areas of excellence—scholarship, service, leadership and character—and presenting current members with gold cords and pins. New members signed into Ripon’s decades-old register of NHS students.
Ripon's Schmidt receives outstanding FBLA adviser honor
Ripon teacher Sheri Schmidt received the honor of being the Wisconsin Outstanding Local Chapter Adviser for Future Business Leaders of America at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in San Antonio. Schmidt was honored onstage at the conference during the Parade of States.
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