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. 🎶
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✨ We are pleased to present the Endeavor Charter School Trimester 3 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
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Support a great cause at graduation - the WHS Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Club (FCCLA) will be selling light breakfast and lunch refreshments before and after the graduation ceremony this Saturday. ☕
Good luck to our Watertown High School Varsity Girls Softball team as they compete in the State Quarterfinal game tonight against DC Everest! Thank you to all the parents and family members, friends, WHS staff members, and the members of the WHS Band who gave them a cheerful send-off. 🥎
We wish our WUSD staff, students and families a happy, fun, and enjoyable summer. ☀
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💙 This is such a special tradition...This afternoon, many our of Watertown High School seniors returned to their elementary schools as part of the annual Senior Walk. Our camera caught up with seniors visiting Webster Elementary School.
Many seniors who attended local parochial schools also participated in Senior Walks by returning to their respective elementary schools in recent days.
🎓 Graduation will take place this Saturday at 10 a.m. in the WHS field house.
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Thank you to our district parents and guardians who participated in the recent Nutrition Services survey. 🍎
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.
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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 Kenneth (Scot) Meyer for his 26 years of service to the WUSD. Thank you, Scot, we wish you all the best in your retirement! 💙
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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!
The Watertown High School Orchestras presented their final concert of the year on May 8 in the WHS Auditorium, including senior recognition and awards.
Our graduating seniors are: Caroline Belisle, Sam Bernhardt, Toron Fritz, Sara Ly Rodriguez Machado, Amenn Martinez, Phoenix Miller, Al Zietlow, & Joao Mitraud.
Awards presented include:
National School Orchestra Award: Sara Ly Rodriguez Machado
Director's Award: Caroline Belisle
Resonance Awards: Jack Sullivan, Iris Raabe, & Mack Christian
PIT Orchestra Award: Leah Salva
Congratulations, and thank you to our Orchestra students and staff for a wonderful performance.
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On Wednesday morning, Riverside Middle School 8th graders toured Watertown High School to become more familiar with the layout of the building, and to learn about specific programs, courses and organizational opportunities offered there. The 8th graders were led in small groups by current WHS junior students who had been recommended for this role by staff. Juniors and seniors were stationed throughout the building to share program highlights and to answer questions.
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The Watertown High School Music Department hosted a fantastic POPS Concert this past Saturday. Students in grades 9-12 performed a variety of songs from hit Broadway musicals such as Wicked, West Side Story, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Hamilton, Dreamgirls, and more.
In addition, time was set aside during the 7 p.m. performance to recognize outstanding senior students. Those honored included:
🎶 Laura Thielke & Chloe Crawford - MOM Award (for care and leadership within the music program)
🎶 Ava Otto, Julian Byrne, & Aubrey Keddington - Directors Award for Carolers
🎶 Lauren Neu & Teagan McGuire - Director's Award for Show Choir
🎶 William Wrolstad & Addie Nass - National School Choral Award/Outstanding Senior
The Watertown High School Music Department is wrapping up the 2024-25 school year with incredible performances. During the 54th annual Massed Band concert on May 10, seniors Slade Bohlman, Drew Kaufmann, and Julian Byrne were recognized for their outstanding achievements in music. On May 1, Senior Addie Nass conducted the Concert Band at its spring concert, and the WHS Jazz Ensemble I performed recently at State and received a first-place rating under the direction of Mr. Martin. 🎶
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🔥 Hot off the press - The Watertown Unified School District is pleased to share the Spring 2025 edition of its official newsletter, The District Download. Read all the news here: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2120/WUSD/5645519/The_District_Download_Spring_2025_Updated.pdf.
