Greetings Gosling Families,

Be sure to review the updates below for important information. A reminder that WUSD will not have school on Monday, January 16 and Monday, January 23. The course selection process for the 23-24 school year began this week and families are encouraged to check in with their student to review their academic plans for the courses they plan on taking next school year. There are a wide variety of courses available across all subject areas that allow students to prepare for future college or career plans.

Josh Kerr, Principal

Watertown High School

The course selection process for the 23-24 school year has begun! WHS students began the course selection process this week during ELT and will continue on January 19th & 20th. Families are encouraged to ask their student about what courses they are planning on taking for the 2023-24 school year. All materials are available on the course registration website and families are encouraged to reach out to their WHS School Counselor with any questions. All course selection requests are due in Skyward by the end of the day on Tuesday, January 24th.

Students and families may also contact the Student Services Office by phone at (920) 262-7550.

Students Last Name A-He:

• Amy True, WHS Counselor
• truea@watertown.k12.wi.us

Students Last Name Hi-Ph:

• Erikka Olson, WHS Counselor
• olsone@watertown.k12.wi.us

Students Last Name Pi-Z:

• Matthew Dunn, WHS Counselor
• dunnm@watertown.k12.wi.us

WHS will be offering ACT prep courses in the areas of English/Reading, Math, and Science on Saturdays in February. Students can sign up for an individual course for a fee of $10 per course OR students can sign up for all 3 courses for $25. Students interested in participating should sign up with the Bookkeeper, Mrs. Klinger, in the Front Entrance Office. The deadline to sign up is January 27. The dates and times for each course are as follows:

On Wednesday, April 5, all freshmen and sophomores will complete the PreACT Secure testing. Junior and senior students will NOT report on that day.

• Freshmen students will be finished at appx. 11:30 a.m. on April 5.
• Sophomore students will also complete the WI Forward test in the afternoon and will be dismissed at appx. 1:30 p.m.

More information will be shared as the date gets closer, but please mark your calendar that your student is in attendance that day. The PreACT Secure is a shorter version of the ACT and must be taken in one sitting.

The Watertown Athletic Booster Club will host the 2023 Trivia Night, on Saturday, February 4, 2023 in the Watertown High School gymnasium. Doors will open at 5:30 pm, with trivia starting at 7:00 pm. There will be door prizes, raffles, silent rounds of trivia, and concessions available for purchase in addition to the ever popular competition for Best Dressed Team and Best Decorated Table. This year’s theme is “A Night at the Movies”, and teams are encouraged to dress/decorate based on your favorite movie. Please make sure all costumes and props are appropriate for our school-sponsored event.

The WHS local scholarship application is due to the Main Office no later than Wednesday, February 15th. No late applications will be accepted. If students or parents have questions regarding the scholarship process, please contact Katie Pirkel or Deb Fischer.

• January 16: No School - Staff Development
  
• January 23: No School - Teacher Work Day
• January 26: Parent Teacher Conferences 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• February 4: Trivia Night
• February 15: Local Scholarship Application Due
• February 17: No School