The annual Watertown Children's Day Community Fair was held Saturday, April 12 at Watertown High School. Organized by the Watertown Unified School District, the Community Fair is designed to connect young families in Watertown to daycare and preschool providers and to organizations that offer youth sports, learning and recreational opportunities.
Thank you to all the vendors and the many community members who attended this special event!
What a fun Friday for our students - the Watertown High School Show Choir performed at Riverside Middle School and several elementary schools today and they were fantastic! The community is invited to see the Show Choir perform this evening at WHS starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are sold at the door - admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and $2 for students.
Please extend a huge congratulations to our FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) members as they competed and all medaled in various events at the FCCLA State Leadership Conference on Tuesday April 9. FCCLA members include Brielle Mueller, Kyler Chentis, Paige Walter, Macie Purtell, Bella Richter, Nadia Schmidt, Brynlee Simon, Tatum Groll, Ginny Sobol, Laura Peralta, Aryssa King, Ella Mock, and Leah Salva. Together they took home one bronze medal, eight silver medals, and four gold medals in events such as Culinary, Baking, Design, Knife Skills, and Education. Two of our members, Nadia Schmidt and Paige Walter, qualified for Nationals in Orlando, FL this summer. Way to go!
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Webster Elementary School held its Cool, Awesome and Terrific Students (CATS) lunch on Friday, March 21. Each month, Webster Principal Brad Clark eats lunch with a group of Cool, Awesome and Terrific Students. These students are selected by teachers in grades 5K-5 for making great gains in an academic area or working super hard.
📸 Picture 1 Grades Kindergarten, 1 & 2
Top Row (left to right): Taylor Cornell, Deznity Rosek
Next Row (left to right): Jameson Goodman, Arthur Gallas, Benjamin LeGrow
Bottom Row (left to right): Mazey Trapp, Alexis Fox, Rarity Yang
📸 Picture 2 Grades 3, 4, & 5
Top Row (left to right): Bennett Kowalski, Ms. Ganser (School Counselor), Asher Smith
Next Row (left to right): Isaac Schlueter, Jon Butler, Xxavier Olguin
Bottom Row (left to right): Keira Welch, Jacob Rudolph, Jasper Wendt
Endeavor Charter School is accepting applications for new students for the 2025-26 school year. If you are interested in learning more about this unique learning environment within Watertown High School, please reach out to ask questions or to schedule a tour. Visit the Endeavor Charter School website at https://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/o/endeavor.
Students in Mr. Blair Thorpe's Financial Literacy class are in the process of learning about investing. Earlier this week, the students had the unique opportunity to learn first-hand knowledge of investing and local investing opportunities from Whitney Townsend, director of Business and Community Development at FCCU (Fort Community Credit Union). Thank you to Whitney for sharing her time and expertise with our students!
Our 4K students at Webster Elementary School were treated on Friday to a tailgate lunch and special visit from Louie B. Sluggin – the official mascot of the Lake Country DockHounds baseball team. Louie was escorted by WHS Class of 2019 graduate Tristan Kaufmann, who also represents the DockHounds organization. The students gave Louis lots of hugs and high fives. Thank you to Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Roth for coordinating this fun visit. ⚾🌭🐾
April 7-11 is National Assistant/Associate Principals Week. We are proud to recognize our dedicated Associate Principals - Jamie Koepp, Jennifer Pennington, Colleen Good and Michael Cunningham. We thank them for all they do to support our schools.
The Wisconsin Singers return to Watertown High School on Sunday, April 27 at 4 p.m. You won't want to miss this amazing show featuring FOUR WHS alumni singer/dancers - Owen Harris, Caleb Clark, Lily Garbelman, and Mikaylah Fessler, plus band member Tristan Maxwell. In addition, we are proud to welcome back Olivia Mattke, who is a member of the Singers' student business team.
Tickets are now on sale at goslingmusic.org. Please note seating is reserved and not general admission this year.
🎈 Watertown Children's Day Fair 🎈
The annual Watertown Children's Day Fair will take place Saturday, April 12 from 9 a.m.-Noon at Watertown High School. This is a free, fun-filled event for young children (ages birth-8) and their families.
Organized by the Watertown Unified School District, the Children's Day Fair provides an opportunity for parents and caregivers to learn more about the school district, area preschool and daycare providers, and other local agencies that support young children and families. Children will have a blast enjoying activities and snacks throughout the morning.
For more information, call (920) 262-1460.
Save the Date! Registration for the Watertown Unified School District's Summer School program opens Monday, April 7 at 4 p.m.
Webster Elementary School staff and students wore fun, crazy and mismatched socks on March 21 to commemorate World Down Syndrome Day.
The Riverside Middle School Academic Bowl team recently competed against four other schools in the areas of Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, and Current Events. The following students earned awards:
🌟 Audrey Arnett, 2nd place 6th grade Language Arts
🌟 Parker Wheeler, 1st place 6th grade Math
🌟 Malaina Sontag, 3rd place 7th grade Science
🌟 Carter Pliska, 2nd place 8th grade Language Arts
🌟 Peter Saugstad, Ricky Zhang, Carter Pliska, Cadence LaDew, and Parker Wheeler - 3rd place Current Events team
Great job everyone!
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On Wednesday, March 19, WUSD Superintendent Dr. Jarred Burke hosted a live virtual Road to the Referendum presentation. So much great information is in this video that runs just under 30 minutes - please take some time to watch to be fully informed regarding the referendum.
https://youtube.com/live/lCb-UMUZKuo
On Tuesday, April 1, the community will vote to elect three candidates to the Watertown Unified School District Board of Education. There are six candidates seeking one of three open seats on the Board. The candidates are listed in the order their names will appear on the ballot (as the result of a drawing): Tammy D. Fournier, Carl E. Schwarze, David Schroeder (incumbent), Charity Chandler (appointed to BOE in January), Craig M. Wortman (incumbent), and Steve Good.
At the March 17, 2025 Board of Education meeting, the six candidates running for a seat on the Board had the opportunity to each provide a three-minute introduction. Here is the link to view the candidate introductions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDVzWgT3kog.
Since Jan. 20, the Watertown Unified School District has hosted more than 40 referendum pop-up discussions and formal presentations throughout the community to provide factual information regarding why the referendum is needed and to answer questions.
Pictured below are two slides from our presentation - the first image illustrates the potential property tax impact of an approved referendum on homes at various price points in Watertown. The second image charts Watertown's current mill rate in relation to our neighboring communities. An approved referendum would add 70 cents to Watertown's current $5.99 mill rate.
The Watertown Unified School District is currently taking nomination forms for the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award. The Distinguished Alumni Award was formed in purpose of providing our current students and community with a vision of the outstanding legacies of Watertown High School. The eligibility and criteria for nomination for the award are as follows:
*Nominees shall be graduates of the Watertown Unified School District, that is, alumni who have received diplomas from the Watertown Unified School District
*The nominee as gone on after high school to serve their communities and world through their careers, vocations or service dedication, and/or through a variety of endeavors, including: professional, athletic/entertainment, science/technology, community/governmental service, and/or entrepreneur/industrial, and/or
*The nominee has made an outstanding contribution to society, and/or
*The nominee has displayed outstanding leadership, and/or
*The nominee is a person of historical significance, and/or
*The nominee has been a prominent local, state, national and/or world figure.
Nomination forms can be found on the Watertown Unified School District’s website at: https://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/page/distinguished-alumni-award. Nominators may also pick up a packet at the Educational Service Center (ESC) – 111 Dodge Street, or request the forms be mailed to their residence by contacting Lynn Linskens at (920)262-1460 Ext. 3202 or linskensl@mywusd.org. Nomination forms must be received by May 1st, 2025 to be considered for the 2025 award.
We are pleased to present the Endeavor Trimester 2 Honor Roll for the 2024-25 school year. Congratulations to these students on this incredible achievement!
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We are pleased to present the Watertown High School Trimester 2 Honor Roll for the 2024-25 school year. Congratulations to these students on this incredible achievement!
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We are pleased to present the Watertown High School Trimester 1 High Honor Roll for the 2024-25 school year. Congratulations to these students on this incredible achievement!
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