Watertown High School Newsletter
Watertown Unified School District
Thursday, April 18
Sophomore students will be participating in the Wisconsin Forward Exam (Social Studies test) on Thursday, April 18 during an extended homeroom period. The Wisconsin Forward (Social Studies test) is an untimed test that has two sessions.
Students MUST bring their WUSD Chromebook and Chromebook charger with them to the testing room. Students should plug in their Chromebook overnight to ensure it is fully charged on test day. Students will only be allowed to take the WI Forward on a district issued Chromebook.
We did it! Watertown Unified School District has been named one of the #BestCommunitiesforMusicEducation for the 12th year running!
Thanks to our community members for their continued support of the music and arts in Watertown.
And thanks to our amazing team of music educators. Your effort in and out of the classroom is providing students with experiences and opportunities that make them smarter and more well-rounded humans!
So you are aware, WHS Counselor Matthew Dunn will be out of the building for the remainder of the school year. Mr. Dunn will be returning to the WHS Counseling Team during the 24-25 school year.
Amy True, Erikka Olson, and the rest of the WHS Student Services team have been working closely with Mr. Dunn to ensure there is as smooth of a transition as possible as we navigate the remaining weeks of the school year. Mrs. True and Mrs. Olson will divide Mr. Dunn’s alphabet to support students on Mr. Dunn’s caseload as follows:
Amy True: Students with the Last Names A-He, V-Z
Erikka Olson: Students with the Last Names Hi-Pe, Pi-U
We know the end of the school year is a critical time for students as they finish their Third Trimester classes so please be sure to reach out directly to Mrs. True or Mrs. Olson if you have any questions or your student needs any support during the remaining weeks of the school year. Thank you for your flexibility as we have a fantastic end to the school year!
Current Junior Students/Parents
The Watertown Unified School District has partnered with the Universities of Wisconsin to offer a seamless way for all students to access higher education opportunities. Direct Admit Wisconsin is an initiative by the Universities of Wisconsin to proactively offer admission to qualifying high school students in between their junior and senior years of high school. Direct admission removes the traditional application process and instead uses data provided by the high school to admit students to universities. The Direct Admit Wisconsin program will launch in 2024 for the class of 2025. Participating UW universities will proactively admit Wisconsin high school students based on their high school GPA, academic coursework, and graduate from a participating Wisconsin high school.
This partnership will broaden access to Wisconsin universities for all students. The district is in the early phases of planning for a successful rollout of the Direct Admit program. Please look for additional information via email and newsletters.
You can access more information now through the Direct Admit website.
Please look for more information throughout the month of April and early May. Students will be offered information regarding Direct Admit during the school day in the coming weeks. If you have any questions regarding the Direct Admit program, please contact your student’s assigned school counselor.
Graduation Ceremony
The Class of 2024 Graduation Ceremony will take place on Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10 a.m. in the WHS Fieldhouse. Arrangements are being made to live-stream the ceremony for additional family members.
Graduation Practice
Graduation practice will take place on Friday, June 7 at 10 a.m. Attendance is required if students plan on participating in the Graduation Ceremony on June 8.
Graduation Tickets
The Graduation Ceremony will be a ticketed event for guests, with each graduate being allocated 12 tickets. Unused tickets will be made available to families who may want additional tickets at a later time. Tickets will NOT be released to students until the beginning of June.
Click here to request your tickets!
Graduation Video
The Graduation Committee is looking for childhood (baby/elementary age) pictures for the senior slideshow. Pictures can be submitted to whsgradpics@gmail.com. The deadline to submit pictures is Friday, May 3.
Senior Fees
We would like to remind parents that all school fees must be paid in full in order for your child to participate in the Graduation Ceremony. Fees can be paid by cash or credit card and are due no later than Friday, May 17, 2024. Additionally, any fees paid after May 1, 2024, must be paid by cash or credit card - no checks will be accepted.
Caps & Gowns
Seniors who missed the pick up of Jostens senior items, should stop in the Main Office to pick up their items ASAP. Students who didn't order their cap and gown yet, are encouraged to do so ASAP, by calling the Jostens Office at 262-899-8334 or ordering on their website: jostens.com.
The deadline to order a 2023-2024 yearbook is Friday, May 10. No extra yearbooks are purchased so don't delay in ordering yours!
You can order a yearbook by clicking here.
WUSD has the following positions open. If you know anyone interested, please have them contact Sarah Miller at millers@mywusd.org. Applications are also available in the WHS Main Office.
- Part Time Cleaner (Must be 16 years old)
- Monday - Friday from 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
- Wage: $16.65 per hour
- Summer Cleaner (Must be 16 years old)
- Monday - Friday from 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Wage: $16.65 per hour
- Lawn Maintenance (Must be 18 years old):
- Monday - Friday from 6:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- Wage: $16.65 per hour
Visual Arts Classic Team State Results
The Visual Arts Classic Team from Watertown High School competed in State at UW Madison last month and took 3rd Place out of 62 teams. The team brought home 14 Gold medals in individual art making categories and also took 3rd Place in Team Art History Quiz Bowl. Team members include Evan Rodriguez, Brylnee Simon, Dayanara Sanchez, Annie Van der Linden, Ava Lueck, Payton West, Ryley Wolfe, Danielle Krahn, Rae Heier, Kaylee Roberts, Lyle VanGundy, Olivia Sorenson, Isaac Van Buren, and Onyx Elkins.
Youth Art Month Best in Show
WHS Art Student Rae Heier was selected as the Grand Prize Best in Show award winner at this year’s State Youth Art Month exhibit for her painting “All Trails Lead to You.” The show was held in East Towne mall last month and included hundreds of artworks that were selected to advance from Regional Exhibits around the State. Heier’s painting was chosen for the top honor by a panel of judges from the Wisconsin Art Education Association. Heier was recognized during the awards ceremony along with art teacher Dave Pawl who submitted her work. Both received prizes from Blick Art Materials who sponsored the award.
National Library Week (April 8 - 12)
It's National Library Week and WUSD has so much to celebrate! Under the leadership of our library media specialists and library paraprofessionals our school libraries serve as hubs of learning and innovation! To celebrate each library is having a contest where students can guess how many books are in the library. Winners will be announced next week!
