Endeavor Charter School -

🌟 Congratulations to Mr. Pawl!

Watertown High School Art Teacher David Pawl was selected by the Association of Wisconsin Artists (AWA) for the 2025 AWA Youth Service Award. This award was established in 2007 for meritorious service to support youth-oriented programs, and recipients are chosen by the AWA Board of Directors. The award was presented at the Center for Visual Arts in Wausau as part of the Wisconsin Regional Art Program Teen Exhibit awards reception. Pictured with Mr. Pawl is is AWA President Jeanne Ferreira.

Tradition. Innovation. Transformation.
#WatertownWay!

Tradition. Innovation. Transformation.
#WatertownWay!

⚠️ Attention parents and guardians of incoming Watertown High School freshmen: The WHS Freshman Experience will take place Tuesday, Aug. 19 from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. All incoming 9th grade students are encouraged to attend - please register now through Skyward Family Access: https://skyward.iscorp.com/scripts/wsisa.dll/WService=wseduwatertownwi/seplog01.w.

This Friday, July 11, the Watertown High School National Honor Society will be the beneficiary of proceeds from the Brat Haus at Glenn's Market & Catering. Stop out between 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. to purchase a brat, hamburger, soda, and chips. The NHS students will also run a car wash in conjunction with the brat fry, weather permitting.

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!

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 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!

✨ 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 Tradition. Innovation. Transformation. #WatertownWay!

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. ☀ Tradition. Innovation. Transformation. #WatertownWay!

💙 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.

Tradition. Innovation. Transformation. #WatertownWay!

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. 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 Kenneth (Scot) Meyer for his 26 years of service to the WUSD. Thank you, Scot, we wish you all the best in your retirement! 💙

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. 🎨🖌