Endeavor Charter School held its annual Gallery Night on Thursday. During this special event, students select one project from the past school year to highlight and present to the public. They research and create a display to share with visitors, as well as hone their public speaking skills with a live group presentation. In addition, some students showcased their talent at Gallery Night by reading poetry, singing, and playing musical instruments.
Enrollment is now open for students entering grades 9-12 at endeavorcharterschool.org. Endeavor Charter School is located within Watertown High School.
Tradition. Innovation. Transformation.
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**2025 Retiree Recognition**
The Watertown Unified School District extends its sincere appreciation to all staff members retiring this year. Thank you for your dedication to our schools, and for working so hard to make not only our classrooms, but our community, a better place.
Today we recognize retiring staff member Joi-Lynn Rens for her 25 years of service to the WUSD. Thank you, Joi-Lynn, we wish you all the best in your retirement! 💙
**2025 Retiree Recognition**
The Watertown Unified School District extends its sincere appreciation to all staff members retiring this year. Thank you for your dedication to our schools, and for working so hard to make not only our classrooms, but our community, a better place.
Today we recognize retiring staff member Kenneth (Scot) Meyer for his 26 years of service to the WUSD. Thank you, Scot, we wish you all the best in your retirement! 💙
**2025 Retiree Recognition**
The Watertown Unified School District extends its sincere appreciation to all staff members retiring this year. Thank you for your dedication to our schools, and for working so hard to make not only our classrooms, but our community, a better place.
Today we recognize retiring staff member Rhonda Mecikalski for her 33 years of service to the WUSD. Thank you, Rhonda, we wish you all the best in your retirement! 💙
Tradition. Innovation. Transformation.
#WatertownWay!
🚒 RMS Students Tour New Watertown Fire Department Facility
Eighth-grade students at Riverside Middle School who are participating in the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program attended a Career Exploration Day last Friday. They visited several locations throughout Watertown and had the special opportunity to tour the new Watertown Fire Department station. They were led through the new station by Fire Chief Tanya Reynen. Chief Reynen explained the process to become a firefighter/paramedic and the responsibilities within those roles.
The Fire Department is hosting a community Open House to tour the new facility on Saturday, June 8 from 1-4 p.m.
**2025 Retiree Recognition**
The Watertown Unified School District extends its sincere appreciation to all staff members retiring this year. Thank you for your dedication to our schools, and for working so hard to make not only our classrooms, but our community, a better place.
Today we recognize retiring staff member Diane McCormack for her 31 years of service to the WUSD. Thank you, Diane, we wish you all the best in your retirement! 💙
Students at Riverside Middle School are staying fit and learning how to save lives. Ms. Moulton recently shared photos of Panthers playing an exciting game of Omnikin Battle Ball in Physical Education, and 7th and 8th graders in the Healthy Living elective earning their CPR/AED certifications!
Tradition. Innovation. Transformation.
#WatertownWay!
The annual Art Walk and Chalk the Walk took place along Main Street in downtown Watertown yesterday. The rain ended just in time for organizations to set up for this special event. The Bentzin Family Town Square, the Watertown Public Library, downtown businesses, and downtown sidewalks were packed with people viewing artwork, and enjoying games and activities. Thank you to the Watertown Arts Council and the WUSD Art Department for doing such a great job organizing this annual community event. 🎨🖌
Watertown High School students participated in the annual Peace Garden clean up this past Saturday. The students were able to successfully weed, rake, and spread mulch to make the entire garden beautiful - thank you so much to everyone who helped. It was a fun and productive morning!
Douglas Elementary School held its annual Bicycle Rodeo last week. Thank you to the Watertown WI Police Department for helping our students learn about bicycle safety. 🚲
**2025 Retiree Recognition**
The Watertown Unified School District extends its sincere appreciation to all staff members retiring this year. Thank you for your dedication to our schools, and for working so hard to make not only our classrooms, but our community, a better place.
Today we recognize retiring staff member David Mazzie for his 16 years of service to the WUSD. Thank you, David, we wish you all the best in your retirement! 💙
On Friday, May 23, 12 Lincoln STEM Elementary School students participated in a pizza party celebration after toughing out a major challenge and mastering the 42-step algorithm to solve the Rubik’s cube, start to finish. These students chose to learn how to solve the Rubik’s cube during their recess twice a week for a semester. Many students went on to speed cubing and competed for the fastest time!
Holden Beauchamp achieved solving the Rubik’s cube in 58 seconds and Giuseppe Green carried the fastest time at 57 seconds. Jessica Wiedenfeld and Gwendolyn Uselman are the Rubik’s Cube Club advisors at Lincoln. Wiedenfeld said, “We are incredibly proud of the grit, initiative, perseverance, and passion these students put into a skill that less than 5.8% of the world’s population can do!”
Pictured are the Rubik’s Cube Club members and advisors (front row, left to right): Brayden Jobgen, Sierra Phelps, Colton Draves, Brycen Bauknecht, Corgan Claire, Ivy Muza, (back row) Mrs. Wiedenfeld, Giuseppe Green, Julius Deaton, Holden Beauchamp, Makayla Flanagan, Genevieve Hoffman, Delilah Olson, and Mrs. Uselman.
Tradition. Innovation. Transformation.
#WatertownWay!
**2025 Retiree Recognition**
The Watertown Unified School District extends its sincere appreciation to all staff members retiring this year. Thank you for your dedication to our schools, and for working so hard to make not only our classrooms, but our community, a better place.
Today we recognize retiring staff member Jeffrey Lehman for his 30 years of service to the WUSD. Thank you, Jeff, we wish you all the best in your retirement! 💙
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Seniors Recognized - 22 Watertown High School seniors earned their white lab coats this year by completing both PLTW-Medical Interventions and PLTW-Biomedical Innovations. Of these 22 seniors, 16 took all four PLTW-Biomedical Engineering courses and have earned their red PLTW graduation cords; five students took three of the four courses, and one student took two of the four courses. Way to go!
Tradition. Innovation. Transformation.
#WatertownWay!
Webster Elementary School held its Cool, Awesome and Terrific Students (CATS) lunch on Friday, May 16. 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 by working super hard.
Picture 1, Grades K, 1, & 2
Top row, left to right: Camden McFarland, Ellie Drinwater, Kai Temby
Next row, left to right: Italia Huesca Hernandez, Adrian Brown, Harper Karl
Bottom row, left to right: Azalea Rentschler, Isabel Pedersen, Brooklyn Hoff
Picture 2 Grades 3, 4, & 5
Top row, left to right: Dylan Wegner, Annabelle Mariani-Stege, Cam Hell
Next row, left to right: Kamden Ewer, Aubrey Mills, Hadley Ewing
Bottom row, left to right: Tenley Wehner, Raelyn Nienow, Levon Cantrall
The Watertown Unified School District Board of Education will hold a special informational meeting tonight at 5:30 p.m. to discuss facilities planning efforts to date. To view the agenda, please click here: https://go.boarddocs.com/wi/watertown/Board.nsf/vpublic?open#.
Students at LEAP Elementary School enjoyed a visit from the Watertown FFA last week as part of day full of agricultural learning. A highlight of the day was a visit from Sweetie, a Holstein cow. Students were able to pet Sweetie and learn about what she ate and the milk she produced. 🐄
**2025 Retiree Recognition**
The Watertown Unified School District extends its sincere appreciation to all staff members retiring this year. Thank you for your dedication to our schools, and for working so hard to make not only our classrooms, but our community, a better place.
Today we recognize retiring staff member Darianne Keuler-Nelson for her 37 years of service to the WUSD. Thank you, Darianne, we wish you all the best in your retirement! 💙
**2025 Retiree Recognition**
The Watertown Unified School District extends its sincere appreciation to all staff members retiring this year. Thank you for your dedication to our schools, and for working so hard to make not only our classrooms, but our community, a better place.
Today we recognize retiring staff member Tahera Horstman for her 21 years of service to the WUSD. Thank you, Tahera, we wish you all the best in your retirement! 💙
