Thursday, April 4, 2013

A New Way to Reconnect


Welcome back! As winter weather stubbornly maintains its grasp on Wisconsin (in spite of what the calendar tells us), I hope that everyone in the USM community enjoyed a safe, fun, and refreshing break.

As you know, I take great pride in the strong sense of community that we foster at USM and all the academic and athletic opportunities we offer our students. The lessons of teamwork, leadership, and hard work learned by our student athletes last long beyond their time at USM, as will the relationships they build here. Often the bonds of friendship remain strong but, sometimes in our busy world, team members lose touch – both with each other and the School. Therefore, I am delighted to tell you about our newly formed Varsity Club as a way for our former athletes to reconnect.

The Varsity Club is successfully bringing together MCD, MDS, MUS, and USM varsity letter winners from all sports. From merger-school alumni to our most recent graduating classes, I am pleased to note that, just a month into the program, more than 30 alumni have become members.

Free admission to cheer on the Wildcats at all regularly scheduled USM athletic events and a subscription to the Varsity Club newsletter are just a few of the perks that members enjoy!   

Whether through athletics or by participation in any of the opportunities we offer here, we all benefit when we forge these ties. Our entire community is strengthened by inviting these former School athletes to reconnect.

Everyone interested in learning more is encouraged to visit www.usmk12.org/varsityclub.