SHAWANO, WI- The Shawano High School Hall of Fame will grow by three this weekend. Art Cantwell, Julie (Haas) Myers and Julie (Radtke) Raasch are members of the Class of 2021.

ART CANTWELL

Art Cantwell, known to his classmates as “Red Dog”, attended Shawano High School from 1951-1954.

Art was a four-year football player and earned multiple letters and all-conference awards. He was a triple-threat halfback and hard-hitting defensive back.  From the 1954 Shawanee, “Art, captain of the Indian team, was the main stay in Shawano’s scoring attack, with his hard-hitting defensive play and sparkling broken-field running. Red Dog broke loose on many long runs, which dazzled the opposing defensive team and impressed the coaches enough for unanimous election to the All-Conference squad.”

Described as a playmaker and scorer, Art also earned multiple letters and all-conference honors as a four-year basketball player.  In 1952-53, his guard play helped the team to 13-1 conference record and a share of the Mid-Eastern Conference title.  In his senior season, the team finished with an overall record of 18-6.

In the Spring, Art played baseball during his freshman and senior years, and competed in track and field in his sophomore and junior years.

Two of Art’s most important values were education and athletics.  He embraced commitment in every phase of his life; body, mind, and spirit.

In addition to athletics, Art was Valedictorian of his class and also a member of the National Honor Society, Badger Boys State, Latin Club, Student Council, Freshman Class President, Homecoming Committee, and Prom Committee.

After high school, Art earned a B.S. degree from UW-Madison.  He then earned his M.D. from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago in 1961.  He served his internship at Cook County Hospital in Chicago from 1961-62.  He joined the U.S. Air Force from 1962-64 as a Captain/Flight Surgeon.  From 1964-68 he completed a four-year surgical residency at Santa Barbara Cottage-County Hospitals in California.  He was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). He returned to Shawano in 1968, where he began a 30-year surgical practice, joining his father and uncle.  He and his wife, Carol, had three children.  Art passed away in 2003.

JULIE (HAAS) MYERS

Julie (Haas) Myers attended Shawano High School from 1977-1981 and had a distinguished athletic career in the sports of volleyball and track and field.

Julie was a four-year volleyball player, earning two varsity letters.  In her junior season, she helped the team to a share of the Bay Conference Championship.  As a senior, she led the team to a runner-up finish in the conference and a Regional Championship.

Julie was a four-year letterwinner in Track & Field.  In 1979, she was part of the 440 yard and 880 yard relays that were Wisconsin Valley Conference Champions.  The team also won Regional and Sectional Team Championships.  She qualified for the State Meet in the 440 yard relay, 880 yard relay, and the 220 yard dash.  The 880 yard relay team finished in the top ten in the state.  That season, she also jumped 16’8” in the long jump, the third best jump in school history.  

In 1980, the team went on to win the Sectional Championship, and Julie qualified for the State Meet in the 800 meter relay and 220 yard dash.  She established her name in the school record books that year by setting school records in four events.  She set the school record in the 220 yard dash (26.9 – 26.74 converted).  Until 2021, she also held the school record in the 110 yard dash (11.8 – 12.94 converted).  To date, she still holds the records in the 4×100 meter relay (51.54) and the 4×200 meter relay (1:47.14).

After high school, Julie attended the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse. While attending UW-L, she met her husband, Steve. The two settled in Minnesota and raised their son, Dan and daughter, Laura. 

Julie has enjoyed a 28 year career as an associate financial representative and field underwriting consultant in the life insurance industry.