Come engage with nationally recognized Dr. Talithia Williams - host of the PBS series NOVA Wonders, popular TED speaker, inspiring author and passionate STEM/STEAM advocate!
Check out her impressive biography here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r6UvRmLsC7RkNRNJQ7SIsw03jMd2cFDk/view?fbclid=IwAR2PscS0iPZMpqiYxUrIhXO_QZRGmB00y00wnUlM-7RaHZm8Xx7uf3qvKIo
This presentation is generously provided free of charge by the A.E. "Mike" Bentzin Memorial WHS Assemblies Program.
After listening to the story, “Creepy Carrots” during their Library Media class, students in Mrs. Rousseau's Schurz Elementary 4K classroom created their own creepy carrot! Watch out rabbits! 🥕
It's Staff Appreciation Week and we are bursting with appreciation for our outstanding #WatertownWay team members! Thank you for all that you do for our students, families, WUSD community - and for each other!
Today is School Principals' Day! Let's give a #WatertownWay SHOUT OUT to our incredible building leaders! Thank you for all that you do!
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to our incredibly impressive WHS Academic Decathlon Team for earning, wait for it - FIRST PLACE in the National Online Competition for medium schools, and they were the third highest of ALL schools - large, medium and small - who competed! What a #WatertownWay accomplishment to celebrate! We are so proud of you!
Check out the Press Release here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1py2ZbIJKrSelMtVSe1e0QneV9njIU98u/view?usp=sharing
Happy Administrative Professionals Day to our exceptional #WatertownWay team! You are the best of the best, and we appreciate all that you do for our WUSD students, staff, and families!
Hey #WatertownWay families! Give your young innovator an unforgettable adventure this summer by registering them for Camp Invention! Students entering into grades K-6 can launch their imaginations and get their confidence soaring through hands-on activities and more!
For more information, check out this video: https://youtu.be/ozX4K30N-Ww
To register: https://invent-web.ungerboeck.com/programsearch/moreinfo.aspx?event=37503
#WatertownWay students at Schurz and Webster Elementary Schools have been participating in a chess unit during their Library Media classes. After learning the game, our 4th and 5th grade students are now competing in a chess tournament.
DEADLINE APPROACHING: Do you know a graduate of Watertown High School who has gone on to serve their communities and world through their careers, vocations or service dedication through a variety of endeavors? Someone who has made an outstanding contribution, displayed leadership, is a person of historical significance or prominent figure? If so, please consider nominating them for the Watertown Unified School District 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award! Nomination forms may be found at https://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/page/distinguished-alumni-award or may be picked up at the Educational Service Center - 111 Dodge Street. Nomination forms must be received by May 1st. #WatertownWay
This past week, eCampus Educators Alexis Hail and Jenna Retzlaff met a Ukrainian mom to discuss her daughters' enrollment into WUSD's eCampus virtual school. Olga Lytvynova shared her story from her family's current home in Poland and is eager to get her 2nd and 5th grader back to school! Our #WatertownWay eCampus Academy staff has partnered with US University Pathways in recent months to enroll international students into eCampus to earn a WUSD diploma and a pathway to a Wisconsin college. Connecting with Olga and her family is an outgrowth of this effort and one that WUSD is pleased and honored to be able to support!
It was a great day to be a Schurz Tiger!! 🐯 We had Pete the Cat as a visitor AND got to watch the Show Choir Tour! We loved to see our Schurz students perform in Pizazz as well as former Schurz students in Femme Fusion and River City Rhapsody!
Don't forget to stop at the 29th Annual Children's Day Fair event tomorrow, Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Watertown High School from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. There will be many fun activities for children 8 years of age and younger, and families are able to connect with local organizations and community resources! This is a free event for all attendees. We hope to see you there!
Members of our Green Tigers Garden Club have been selling heart and bunny shaped crayons this week to celebrate Earth Day.
It's National Volunteer Recognition Week and the WUSD wants to give a 📣 SHOUT OUT to our incredible #WatertownWay volunteers who selflessly support our students and staff! We appreciate you!
Spring fun is in the air in Mrs. Ebert's #WatertownWay kindergarten dual language classroom! 🐣
Our incredible #WatertownWay LEAP Elementary team is ready for the weekend - how about you? There is no school on Friday, April 15, so we will see you all on Monday!
We are excited to announce that the WUSD's 29th Annual Children's Day Fair event will be held on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Watertown High School! This event is free to all families and is geared towards children birth to 8 years of age. Come join us for a morning filled with oodles of fun and great resources! You won't want to miss it! #WatertownWay
The WUSD Orchestras are proud to be performing their upcoming concert with Mark Wood - original member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra! Come hear Mark and our orchestras play a wide variety of music from Nirvana, OneRepublic, Michael Jackson, Aaron Copland, and more! Tickets for this event are on sale now and can be found at: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/63059.
Mirror mirror on the wall, there’s a Schurz Tiger leader in us all!!
Congratulations to this week's leaders!
We did it - for the 10th year in a row! The WUSD has been named a 2022 Best Community for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation! Through the tireless efforts and talents of our incredible music education staff and students, and the amazing support of our community, our #WatertownWay music programs continue to be ranked among the best in the nation! #BestCommunitiesforMusicEducation
