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Main Office: 617-926-7760 / Attendance: 617-926-7730

Huge shout out to the Environmental Club and the Expedition Club who combined forces on a recent fall afternoon for a river walk and clean-up along the banks of the Charles. Students collected multiple bags of trash and had a blast doing so.

Watertown sent a squad of big brains to the High School Quiz Show competition at the GBH studios in Boston. Watertown narrowly missed the cut for the televised tournament but had its best showing in years. (Left to right: Prahlad Peri, Maximilian Bennett, Mr. MacLaughlin, Sidney Hackett, Edward Gukasyan)

The Expedition Club recently held its second annual Owl Prowl. Once again, no owls were found, but once again, students got a kick out of exploring a dark forest on a spooky fall evening

On Tuesday, December 5th, Ms. Usseglio and Ms. Kraemer accompanied AP Biology students to the Broad Discovery Center in Cambridge. They toured the center to learn about the Broad Institute's scientific research on various diseases, viruses, and infections including cancer, COVID-19, malaria, heart disease, and several rare diseases. Following the tour, students met with two scientists who work at the Broad to learn about their research, educational backgrounds, and daily work experiences. Thank you to Ms. Bloomer, Ms. Edwards, and Mr. Murphy for driving the group to and from Cambridge

Congratulations to the musicians, singers, dancers, and performers for their stellar performances last night at the Winter Concert! Kudos to Mr. Klein, Mr. Wulf, Mr. Thew, Ms. Byham, Ms. Wilson, and Mr. Saunders!

We apologize for the late cancellation for our virtual family-teacher conferences on Tuesday. We are looking toward a rescheduled date of January 9th at 4:30p.m, but will confirm in the next week. If you signed up for a conference before you need not do it again as you will be automatically added to this new date.

We are now in the swing of things in our new building and new school year! As report cards have rolled out and we begin our second quarter, please keep in mind the many resources we have available for our students to receive extra help.

1. Before and after school tutoring starts 7:25 or 3:05pm (check calendar in the Library)
2. Senior Peer tutoring in library before and after school
3. National Honor Society tutoring sessions before school
4. Writing lab- available during academic support, study, and/or as referred by teacher
5. Math lab-available during academic support, study, and/or as referred by teacher
6. EL tutoring in library before and after school

Did you know that you can see your student's grades and attendance whenever you'd like? Check out the resource below to learn how!

Click here: PowerSchool Family Resource Newsletter

Attention grade 9 and 10 students and families! Please see the below newsletter from Nurse Healy regarding the mandated screenings taking place in January.

Click here: Screening Newsletter

The University of Chicago has released their 5 Essentials Survey for students, parents, caregivers, and teachers to complete. The 5 E's Survey is a great way for the school to partner with students, families, and teachers. Please see the newsletter from Superintendent Dr. Galdston sent out below by clicking on the hyperlink.

Click here: 5 E's Superintendent's Newsletter

For direct access to the survey, click here: 5 E Survey Link

Please do your best to carve out a few minutes to fill it out. We are in need of 30% of our families to fill the survey out.

Looking to show off your Raider pride? The Class of 2027 is selling WHS Raider gear which includes a hoodie, crewneck, and keychain. If you are interested in purchasing something, your student can order at school or you can email emily.ollero@watertown.k12.ma.us to assist you! All funds collected directly benefit the Class of 2027.

Our direct lines are officially up and running. Not sure who you need to contact? Click here: Who to Contact?

Main Office General Line: 617-926-7760

Attendance Office: 617-926-7730

Guidance Office: 617-926-7736

Nurse's Office: 617-926-7758

If you are trying to reach a teacher, please email them using this format: firstname.lastname@watertown.k12.ma.us

We now have an attendance specific email! Please use whs_attendance@watertown.k12.ma.us to report any absences and dismissals! As a reminder, we also offer both of these online forms:

Click here: Absence Report

Click here: Dismissal Report

Lastly, the direct line to reach out attendance office is 617-926-7730.

• December 22, 12:30 PM Dismissal

• December 24 - January 1

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