Watertown Unified School District -

The fun and learning continues during Week 3 of the Watertown Unified School District Summer School program. Riverside Middle School was buzzing with activity this week as 5th-8th graders honed their baking skills, worked in teams playing board and card games, crafted beaded jewelry and decorations, and learned more about small animals and agriculture. Students also enjoyed plenty of gymnasium and outside time playing basketball, flag football, walking and talking, and biking around town.

🚴🚴‍♀️ RMS would like to thank Watertown drivers for being patient with the students who are biking around town with their instructors. Drivers have been very courteous about giving the bicyclists space and waiting for them to cross streets together as a group. This is sincerely appreciated!

Just a reminder there is no WUSD Summer School on Thursday, July 3, Friday, July 4 or on Monday, July 7. Happy 4th of July! 🎆

WUSD Nutrition Services will be offering FREE summer meals (breakfast and lunch) to children age 18 and younger while the WUSD Summer School program is in session. The free meals are open to any child in the community - they do not need to be enrolled in Summer School to participate in the free meal program.

The Summer School program runs 6/18/25-7/18/25. Our meal sites are CLOSED from 7/3/25-7/7/25.
IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL MEALS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EATEN ON-SITE.

Children age 10 and younger who are not enrolled in Summer School should be accompanied by an adult. Adults accompanying a child may purchase breakfast for $3 or lunch for $5. Please see the flyers for site locations and meal service times.

The Watertown Unified School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting tonight at 5:30 p.m. to conduct interviews and appoint a candidate to fill a vacant board position. To view the full meeting agenda, click here: https://go.boarddocs.com/wi/watertown/Board.nsf/vpublic?open.

Week 2 of the Watertown Unified School District's Summer School program is moving right along with lots of fun and learning. Our camera caught up with students in grades 1-4 on Tuesday morning at Watertown High School. The WUSD's Summer School program offers a wide variety of courses for students entering kindergarten all the way through high school, with some classes geared toward academics and others toward strategy, art, sports, and team building. ☀️🏫

The Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce recently wrapped up it's 2024-25 Leadership Watertown class and we are very proud to share that three Watertown Unified School District staff members are graduates - Kris Meloy, Ashley Peirick and Rebekah Faas. Congratulations! In addition to learning all about Watertown during this 8-month course, the Leadership Watertown students must also develop and complete a group civic or business-type improvement project. This year's class designed beautification plans and fundraised for the enhancement of First Street alleyway in downtown Watertown. Construction work on this project is currently underway. Pictured at the June 11 Leadership Watertown graduation ceremony are WUSD representatives and the graduates (from left) Margaret Brady, Peirick, Jason Bull, Faas, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jarred Burke, Meloy, and Sarah Oudenhoven. Brady is a member of the Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. In addition, Brady, Bull, Burke and Oudenhoven are all graduates of Leadership Watertown. 💙 Tradition. Innovation. Transformation. #WatertownWay!

Enrollment is Open! There are still openings available in our Watertown Unified School District Little Goslings Peer Model program at Douglas Elementary School. Peer model screening date is Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Click here to register your child - https://forms.gle/vxEMcFfrBLQxLFeG7.

Watertown High School students are having a great time in Germany this week! The students, led by WHS German teacher Mrs. Kim Schneider and parent chaperones, are seeing some amazing sites and learning so much about German culture. They spent time exploring Munich, where they enjoyed a bike tour and waded in the English Garden. Later today, the students will connect with their host families. Tradition. Innovation. Transformation. #WatertownWay!

At last night's Watertown Unified School District Board of Education meeting, recent Watertown High School graduates Danielle Krahn and Isabella Acosta were recognized for their outstanding artwork. A painting by Krahn, entitled "Watertown Blue Bird," has been selected for permanent display in the Board Room at the Educational Service Center. Acosta's artwork, entitled "Hunger for Technique," will be displayed at the high school. Pictured are (from left) Danielle Krahn, WHS Art Teacher Mr. Pawl, and Isabella Acosta. Congratulations to Danielle and Isabella - keep creating beautiful art! 🎨🖌

So much fun and learning taking place - Watertown High School currently has two international trips underway with students in both Germany and Panama! We will share photos from the Germany trip soon, and we invite you to follow along with Mr. Eric Kleine and his students in Panama through the WHS Spanish Trips Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WHSSpanishTrips.

The Watertown Unified School District Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight (Monday) at 6 p.m. A special Board of Education meeting will take place tomorrow (Tuesday) at 5:30 p.m. to discuss long range facilities planning. The public is invited to attend both meetings in person or virtually. The meeting agendas can be found here - https://go.boarddocs.com/wi/watertown/Board.nsf/vpublic?open.

Mrs. Pochop recently shared these photos of Webster Elementary School students writing, publishing and sharing their poetry with their friends in younger grades. Tradition. Innovation. Transformation. #WatertownWay!

The Watertown Unified School District has been named a NAMM Foundation Best Communities for Music Education for the 13th consecutive year! This honor recognizes school districts that have a robust, financially supported and fully staffed music program with diverse offerings. Thank you to the incredible members of our music department staff district-wide, to all our student musicians, and to the parent volunteers that support our music department. 🎶 Tradition. Innovation. Transformation. #WatertownWay!

Congratulations to these eCampus Academy students for making the Honor Roll and High Honor Roll. The eCampus Academy is an online charter school established in 2020 through the Watertown Unified School District. During the 2024-25 school year, there were 312 students enrolled in the eCampus Academy, with 138 being international students. Tradition. Innovation. Transformation. #WatertownWay!

Mrs. Fuller’s Interior Design classes at Watertown High School recently took a field trip to IKEA to visualize and apply what they’re learning in class in a more life-like setting. While there, they got a chance to meet IKEA's design team manager and ask questions. The students completed a scavenger hunt and thoroughly enjoyed their time!

✨ We are pleased to present the Endeavor Charter School Trimester 3 Honor Roll for the 2024-25 school year.

✨ We are pleased to present the Watertown High School Trimester 3 Honor Roll for the 2024-25 school year.

✨ We are pleased to present the Watertown High School Trimester 3 High Honor Roll for the 2024-25 school year.

Congratulations to the Watertown High School Class of 2025! On Saturday, June 14, 285 seniors received their diplomas in front of a packed field house of family and friends. This year’s graduating class included five Valedictorians – Alexandria Johnson, Megan Doherty, Reggie Reimer, Sarah Rodriguez-Machado, and William Wrolstad. Many seniors were recognized for their academic achievements throughout the year. We are proud to share these impressive statistics regarding the Class of 2025: 🎓 43 seniors graduated Summa Cum Laude 🎓 13 seniors graduated Magna Cum Laude 🎓 20 seniors graduated Cum Laude 🎓 40 seniors graduated with Honors with Distinction (3.8-4.0 GPA) 🎓 56 seniors graduated with High Honors (3.5-3.799 GPA) 🎓 37 seniors graduated with Honors (3.2-3.499 GPA) 🎓 42 seniors are members of the National Honor Society 🎓 16 seniors are members of the Tri-M Music Honor Society 🎓 29 seniors are members of the Spanish Honor Society 🎓 9 seniors are members of the German Honor Society 🎓 16 seniors are members of the National Art Honor Society 🎓 16 seniors earned PLTW-Biomedical Engineering Honors 🎓 10 seniors earned Academic Decathlon Honors 🎓 13 seniors earned the Global Seal of Biliteracy 🎓 18 seniors were AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination) students 🎓 5 seniors earned SkillsUSA Honors Tradition. Innovation. Transformation. #WatertownWay!

Schurz Elementary School 3rd graders in Yesmi Dresser’s class were recently treated to a movie and popcorn for raising the most money for the Schurz Tiger Run. The students also had the unique opportunity to meet Ms. Dresser’s pet gecko, Ginger. In addition, local Watertown Police Department officers recently visited their classroom to talk about bicycle safety.