Today, Friday, May 1, is National Principals' Day!
Join us in recognizing our dedicated WUSD principals for all they do to support our schools. Thank you to Brad Clark of Webster Elementary School, Kayla Wendt of both LEAP and Lincoln Elementary schools, Emily Lessner of Douglas Elementary School, Casey Rusch-Weiland of Schurz Elementary School, Mike Cunningham and Leigh Ann Graf of Riverside Middle School, and Jason Widiker of Watertown High School. 💙
Douglas Elementary School: Lindsay Kruesel, Rebecca Uecker, and Beth Unser
LEAP Elementary School: Shari Uecker
Lincoln STEM Elementary School: Jan Peterson
Schurz Elementary School: Antonette Herschi, Sharon Loppnow, and Karen Zautner
Webster Elementary School: Laural Connolly, Sherri Hesse, Shawn Vogel
Riverside Middle School: Karen Borth, Julie Butler, Lori Dathan, Peggy Hackney, Theresa Marasch, Gloria McDonald (Production Manager), and Deanna Tompsett
Watertown High School: Kristine Eckert, Diane Haseleu, Patty Huth, Kierstyn Jackman, Mary Kraimer, Terry Kraimer, Janina Kroll, David Leonsteiner, Donna Neeman, Patricia Olivos, Deborah Pfeifer, Jackie Pochowski, Tami Reynolds, Mandy Rytkonen, Monica Stone, Daisy Tubbs, Jessica Wallace, Doris Wright, and Tina Zastrow.
Office Team: Sheila Price (Program Supervisor), Michelle Yelk (Administrative Assistant), and Nancy Kopplin (Production Manager WHS)
Tradition. Innovation. Transformation.
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Learn more by following the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/25502073622781419.
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Next week, May 4-8, 2026, is Teacher Appreciation Week. 🍎
Josef Habeck-Miller earned gold in Science with a score of 727.3. Brennan Gironimi earned bronze in Speech with a score of 916.7. Lily Small earned gold and a scholarship as the MVP and overall team top scorer with 5,937.8 points. These awards were earned on a National stage with 685 students competing!
Tradition. Innovation. Transformation.
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Tradition. Innovation. Transformation.
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Today, Tuesday, April 28, is National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Please waive or say thank you to our dedicated school bus drivers when you see them for always safely transporting our students to and from school, to athletic and extra-curricular events, on fieldtrips, and more. 🚌
Tradition. Innovation. Transformation.
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We extend our sincere appreciation to Vian Abdulrahman, Terri Danner, Jen Devers, Jaime Fischer, Jill Geske, Danielle Hansen, Jennifer Harris, Cheryl Hollatz, Diane Klemm, Kathryn Klinger, Jill Kulick, Kelly Kwapil, Amy Liesch, Lynn Linskens, Sherrie Loeffler-Tietz, Dawn McBride, Jennifer McCrory, Sarah Miller, Kelley Piasecki, Katie Pirkel, Amanda Ristow, Jaclyne Rocole, Sara Schmitz, Alex Stankey, Angel Vander Steeg, Jean Vesper, Amy Wesemann, Jennifer Willis, Michelle Yelk and Laura Zautner. 💙
Tradition. Innovation. Transformation.
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WHS Prom set for May 2 ✨
The Watertown High School 2026 Junior Prom is set for Saturday, May 2 in the WHS Commons from 8-11:30 p.m. The presentation of the court/crowning of King and Queen will start at 9:30 p.m. Spectators attending the court presentation will be admitted for free, but they must leave after coronation. Spectators should not arrive until 9:20 p.m.
Admission for students to the Prom is $30, which also includes admittance to the Post Prom festivities at the Watertown Elks Lodge. Post Prom will be held from 11:30 p.m.-2 a.m., and includes a food buffet, games with prizes, and incredible door prizes. All Post Prom activities are made possible thanks to generous donations from area businesses and parents of WHS students. This year’s Prom theme is “A Night in Rio.”
Members of the 2026 WHS Junior Prom Court are:
Back Row (left to right): Theo Heier, Alex David, Landon Washetas, Braden Cronce, Dexter Haversack, and Andre Leija. Not pictured: Ethan Leinstock. Front Row (left to right): Briella Moe, Cassie Jones, Ellie Mudler, Stella Koellen, Angie Hickey, Callie Wehner, and Breanna Meracle.
