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.
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LEAP Elementary School 4th and 5th graders enjoyed a special visit to Watertown City Hall (City of Watertown, WI - Government) on Monday. The students toured the different city departments, learned about the voting process, had a blast in the Watertown TV media center, and reconnected with their former teacher Mayor Robert Stocks. Mayor Stocks was the grades 4/5 teacher at LEAP Elementary prior to being elected Mayor of Watertown on April 1.
Tradition. Innovation. Transformation.
#WatertownWay!
We wish our WUSD staff, students and families a happy, fun, and enjoyable summer. ☀
Tradition. Innovation. Transformation.
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The staff and students at LEAP Elementary School enjoyed perfect weather for their annual Field Day last Friday. Special thanks to all the parents and members of the Watertown High School FFA who led games and activities and participated in the event. ☀
Tradition. Innovation. Transformation.
#WatertownWay!
Thank you to our district parents and guardians who participated in the recent Nutrition Services survey. 🍎
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 Diane McCormack for her 31 years of service to the WUSD. Thank you, Diane, we wish you all the best in your retirement! 💙
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. 🎨🖌
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. 🐄
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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
The Watertown Unified School District Board of Education will host three committee/sub-committee meetings this week. The monthly Board of Education regular meeting will take place next Monday, May 19 at 6 p.m.. To read the meeting agendas for this week, visit https://go.boarddocs.com/wi/watertown/Board.nsf/vpublic?open.
There's only 22 days of school left 🙂. Time flies when we are learning and having fun!
Happy School Nurses Day to our dedicated and caring school nurse, Lynn Gilbert, and to her equally dedicated and caring health room assistants - Alex Stankey (Watertown High School), Lisa Dominguez (Riverside Middle School), Tracey Rein (Webster Elementary School), Betty Richardson (Schurz Elementary School) and Theresa Kempf (Douglas Elementary School). Thank to you these special staff members for all they do for our schools! 💗
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This week, May 5-9, is Teacher Appreciation Week. We are grateful for all our caring and dedicated teachers not only during this special week, but the whole year through.
Thank you to our WUSD teachers for all they do to support our students and their families. 💙
Today we celebrate our very special Nutrition Services staff during National School Lunch Hero day. We appreciate the great work the Nutrition Services Department does in keeping our students well-fed and for the kindness they share throughout the WUSD.
Thursday, May 1, is National School Principals' Day! Today we are celebrating our incredible Watertown Unified School District building principals Brad Clark, Mark Getz, Emily Lessner, Casey Rusch-Weiland, Jason Widiker and Josh Kerr.
We thank them for all they do to support our staff, students and families. 💙
Earth Day was Tuesday, April 22 and students across the WUSD spent time last week helping to make our community a cleaner and "greener" place. Thank you to the Watertown Park and Rec Dept. for partnering with our schools in this effort.
A new Black Gum tree was planted this year by City Forester Ryan Thurow and fifth-grade students from Douglas Elementary School. The tree can be viewed from the Watertown Aquatic Center parking lot at Riverside Park. 🌳
