Junior and Senior students, make plans to attend the WHS College & Career Planning Night on Monday, Oct. 7 from 5:50-8 p.m. Bring your families to learn all about the many educational opportunities and technical career pathways available to you post-graduation.
The WUSD Board of Education meets tonight at 6 p.m. Please note, the location for this meeting has been changed to the Library Media Center at Watertown High School. To view the agenda for tonight's meeting, please click here: https://go.boarddocs.com/wi/watertown/Board.nsf/vpublic?open
The WUSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 starting at 6 p.m. Please note, this meeting will be held in the Watertown High School Media Center, 825 Endeavour Dr. The Media Center is the library at the top of the main stairs at WHS. For more information, call (920) 262-1460 or email linskensl@mywusd.org.
Mark your calendar for this Sunday to learn more about an exciting opportunity for Watertown High School students to travel to Germany next summer. Also, host families with high schoolers are still sought for German exchange students coming to Watertown in October. For information, contact Kim Schneider at schneiderk@mywusd.org.
On National IT Professionals Day, it is our pleasure to announce that WUSD Supervisor of Information Technology David Lockstein has been named the BEST TEAM LEADER through the 2024 Connection I.T. Superhero Awards!
The awards included five categories – Best Team Leader (leads to success, inspires others to greatness), Best Catch (made an amazing save, big or small, that averted disaster), Best Rookie (a fresh IT pro who performs like a seasoned pro), Most Unshakable (always calm, patient, and focused in the face of IT chaos), and Best Superpower (capable of performing astonishing feats, no matter the deadline).
The awards are sponsored by Hewlett Packard and Lenovo. Judges included Ed Soo Hoo, Worldwide CTO, Global Accounts, Lenovo; Patrick McGee, Director, Technology Support Services, St. John’s County School District, 2022 Ultimate IT Superhero Award Winner; and Johan Dowdy, Global Head of IT and IT Security, Asana, 2024 Ultimate IT Superhero Award Winner.
Congratulations to Mr. Lockstein on this impressive achievement!
Join us in celebrating National Information Technology Professionals Day! Technology is constantly changing, and these five outstanding employees work hard to keep our students, teachers, staff and families connected on the information highway. Thank you to David Lockstein, Miranda Kluge, Tyler Letlebo, Rich Bowman and Frank Galioto! 💻
SkillsUSA members from Watertown High School and Riverside Middle School traveled to Atlanta, GA in June to participate in the largest gathering and competition of America’s future skilled workforce. This competition is the ultimate recognition of excellence in career and technical education celebrating the accomplishments of 1st Place state competition winners from across the United States.
Our very own Watertown SkillsUSA members competed in:
➡ Urban Search and Rescue Robotics - Jake Johnson and Tyler Johnston (WHS) earned a Bronze medal against high school teams from across the country; and Isaac Manchester and Abbott Skrobak (RMS) won a gold medal, also competing against middle school teams nation-wide 🏆.
➡ Chapter Display - Teagan McGuire, Brayden Haversack, and Sarin Johnson (WHS).
➡ TV Video - Evan Rodriguez and Hayden Leonard (WHS).
➡ Naomi Domer (WHS) served as a National Regional Vice President during the 2023-24 school year and represented Watertown High School on stage at all ceremonies and conference events.
While at the conference, SkillsUSA members attended workshops, seminars, demonstrations and activities that brought together more than 16,500 attendees, including students, instructors, industry partners, government officials, administrators and more. They also enjoyed a visit to the Georgia Aquarium.
The Watertown Unified School District Administrative Team wishes all our students a great start to their school year! Welcome back to our WUSD staff, students and their families - let's make the 2024-25 school year the best yet! 🏫🍎🎒
We’re setting the bar high for the start of the 2024-25 school year by announcing that five Watertown High School students have been identified by the College Board National Recognition Program for their grade point average (GPA) of a B+ or higher and their outstanding performance on the PSAT/NMSQT®, PSAT™ 10, and/or AP® Exams.
Congratulations to Julian Byrne, Megan Doherty, Aubrey Keddington, Reggie Reimer and Nathan Rocole!
The Watertown Unified School District Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening, Monday, Aug. 26, starting at 6 p.m. at the Educational Service Center. There are many topics to be discussed on tonight's agenda, including the board's review of the draft Strategic Plan. To view the meeting agenda and the draft Strategic Plan, please click on the following links:
Board Meeting Agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/wi/watertown/Board.nsf/vpublic?open
WUSD Strategic Plan page: https://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/page/district
If you still need to order a Watertown High School yearbook - we've got great news - more will be for sale starting Monday!
The Watertown Unified School District hosted New Teacher Orientation today at Watertown High School. Let's give a warm #WatertownWay welcome to our new staff members and wish them all the best as they begin the 2024-25 school year with us!
We are so pleased to share this photo of an amazing group of people – the administrative assistants and clerical team of the Watertown Unified School District. These dedicated, caring individuals do so much to support our teachers, administrators, parents and students and our schools thrive because of them.
The team met Thursday at Watertown High School to share updates regarding the start of the new school year. School begins on Tuesday, Sept. 3 for WHS and RMS, and Thursday, Sept. 5 for our elementary school students.
Let’s thank them for all they do for our schools! 💛
Employees from ORBIS Corporation based in Oconomowoc delivered dozens of school supplies to the WUSD Educational Service Center yesterday. The supplies were collected by one of the company’s Community Action Teams. This year, Menasha Corporation, ORBIS Corporation’s parent company, is celebrating its 175th anniversary and has challenged its Community Action Teams to complete 175 community acts of kindness. This is the second year ORBIS Corporation employees have donated school supplies to the WUSD. Pictured with the donated school supplies are ORBIS Corporation employees Erin Stroup (left), senior manufacturing engineer, and JoAnne Behling, senior salesforce administrator.
It's a busy week for WUSD Board of Education committee meetings. All meetings are open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Several educators from the Watertown Unified School District recently attended the Professional Learning Communities conference in Madison to gain insight and share ongoing improvements in their teaching practices. A Professional Learning Community (PLC) is a team of educators who share ideas to enhance their teaching practice, while creating a learning environment where all students can thrive. During the three-day conference, WUSD staff members had the opportunity to listen to speakers, attend training sessions and to network with other educators from across the state.
The Watertown Unified School District is experiencing issues with its phone system today. If you are trying to call the district and cannot get through, we ask that you try calling the auto attendant number at (920) 341-1460 or email the staff person you are attempting to contact. We hope to have this issue resolved soon! Staff email address can be found here: https://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/staff
Online registration is now open for the 2024-25 school year for Watertown Unified School District students entering 4K-12th grade. Classes begin on Tuesday, Sept. 3 for middle and high school students, and on Thursday, Sept. 5 for elementary schoolers. If assistance is needed with online registration, please contact the school your child will be attending.
https://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/o/wusd/page/2024-25-registration.
Attention WUSD families with school bus riders! The deadline to register students for bus service is Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Please note, registration for bussing is SEPARATE from regular school registration (which opens on Monday, July 29).
For more information, or to register for school bus service, please visit: https://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/.../go-riteway-student....
The Shared Community Mission Group, which is a group of 13 churches in Watertown committed to outreach assistance for children and families, will again distribute free school supplies thru the SOS: Support Our Students program.
This year, school supplies will be distributed on Tuesday, Aug. 20, and the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 in the St. Henry Catholic Church parking lot, 300 E. Cady St. Families that cannot afford school supplies for their children are invited to take part in this program. The group will serve children enrolled in grades 4K through high school. Registration is required to receive school supplies. Registration can take place by contacting any of the churches listed in the flyer attached.
The Shared Community Mission Group assisted 411 children with free school supplies in 2023 and expects that number to increase this year. The organization is seeking the donation of school supplies and funds to help support this effort. Collection boxes and/or donation jars for school supplies are located at these Watertown businesses: Bradow Jewelers, Bank of Lake Mills, Zweig’s Grill, Ava’s a Posh Boutique, and PJ’s Pizza.
To make a monetary donation, please make checks payable to the Shared Community Mission Group: SOS, c/o St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 413 S. Second St., Watertown, WI 53094.
