Parent Update

Thanks to our students and staff for a great first month of the school year at WHS! We have much to be proud of and I am extremely appreciative of all of the ways our students, staff, and community work together to make WHS great!

Homecoming activities begin next week so be sure to mark your calendars for the #Goslingpride filled events! This is an exciting, busy time so please reach out to WHS staff if you have any questions or need any support for your student.

Have a great weekend and be sure to review the updates below!

Next week will be an exciting week as it is Homecoming Week! Encourage your student to get involved in one of the many activities next week!

Float Building Locations

• Freshmen & Seniors - 1222 N Water St
• Sophomores & Juniors - 1231 Wakoka St

Window Painting Locations

• Girls’ Volleyball - The Closet Hanger
• Girls’ Tennis - Mullen’s
• Dance - Latté Donatté
• Football - Keck Furniture
• Cross Country - Brown’s Shoes
• Swimming - Draeger’s Floral
• Boys’ Soccer - Edward Jones
• Golf - Vogue Cleaners
• SkillsUSA - Hometown Pharmacy
• FFA - Bismarck’s
• Art Club - Far Horizons

We are back to using Edficiency for signing up for ELT locations. This should be familiar to students who were at WHS last year. Freshman and new students to WHS, please ask for help if you need it. Students please make sure to use this link for signing up to request ELT teachers: https://whs.edf.school/

Ms. Pirkel sent out an email this week to students with instructions to help with the transition back to Edficiency. Please make sure to review this helpful information.

Speaking of emails, parents please encourage your students to check their school email daily. Lots of important information is sent to students using the school email system. This is also the quickest way to find out and clear up any mistakes with attendance or a missed ELT location before a referral is written. An email to both student and parent, will always be sent before a referral is made. Students have 48 hours from when the email is sent to have a parent/guardian or teacher clear up an error.

Lots of great stuff is happening at WHS, with amazing students and staff and I am very excited to experience my first WHS homecoming week coming up! GO GOSLINGS!

Students who had their picture taken on September 5 & 6 can pick up their picture proof in the main office for families to order pictures through Network Photography.

Picture Retake Day will take place on Friday, October 11 during lunch hours (11:09 - 12:56). Please see the attachment below with details.

As part of an effort to raise funds to support the positive celebrations within our community, WHS is partnering with Jersey Mike’s in Johnson Creek from October 2nd-October 6th. On October 1st, WHS students will receive a fundraiser card for a free sub at Jersey Mike’s in Johnson Creek (New location is at 485 Wright Rd, Unit 103). When students bring the fundraiser card to Jersey Mike’s in Johnson Creek they will receive a free sub in return for a $3 donation toward Watertown High School. Thanks to Jersey Mike’s for their support of our community!

Direct Admit Seniors! You have received your direct admit offers, now what?

• Students should complete the Direct Admit form via the UW Admissions Pathway Portal as soon as possible. Create an account (use your personal email) and follow the steps. The form must be submitted no later than May 1, 2025. After May 1, 2025 the direct admit offer(s) will expire and the student will need to complete a traditional admission application.
• View the next steps checklist
  
• Reminder: Completion of the Direct Admit Form is not a formal commitment to attend a UW. This form connects students with the UW university of universities they are interested in attending and will allow universities to communicate critical and important next steps to students.
• Students who need help with account creation or completion of the Direct Admit form may contact the Go Wisconsin team for assistance.
• Students, please reach out to Student Services if you have any questions or concerns.

The Watertown Unified School District is participating in a the state program called Direct Admit Wisconsin. Direct Admit Wisconsin is designed to provide a place for all Wisconsin high school students to access a world-class public education by proactively offering them admission to the Universities of Wisconsin. Families will need to opt-in to this program in Skyward at a later point in the school year.

Based on a review of your student’s 11th grade transcript (grade point average, math coursework, progression towards graduation), you and your student will receive an email in July, 2025 indicating which UWs are providing them direct admission, and the next steps they are to take in order to learn more about enrolling within the Universities of Wisconsin. Juniors will be presented with Direct Admit Wisconsin information at a later date during homeroom time.

There are 10 UWs participating in Direct Admit Wisconsin for Fall 2026. They are UW-Green Bay, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Parkside, UW-Platteville, UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Stout, UW-Superior and UW-Whitewater. For further information on Direct Admit Wisconsin will be available later in the school year.

Ms. Christina DiGioia is joining the WHS team as a Learning Strategist. She earned her degree from UW-Whitewater and also enjoys coaching gymnastics. Ms. DiGioia hobbies include riding bike, playing video games, collecting vinyl and spending time with her cat.

• Homecoming Week: September 29 - October 5
  
• German Host Family Orientation Meeting: September 30 at 6:30 p.m.
• College & Career Night: Monday, October 7 at 5:50 p.m.
• German Host Family Orientation Meeting: Monday, October 7 at 6:30 p.m.
• Picture Retake Day: Friday, October 11
• German Exchange Partners visit WHS: October 12 - 20
• AP Exam Fee Deadline: Wednesday, October 16

WUSD Newsletter: The District Download

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WHS Student Handbook: English

WHS Student Handbook: Spanish

Gosling Flight Feather Nomination Form

WHS Main Line: 920-262-7500

• Press 1 for Attendance Office
• Press 2 for Student Services/Requesting a Transcript
• Press 3 for Main Office (Administration/Athletics)
• Press 4 for Bookkeeping Office
• Press 5 for Nutrition Services
• Press 6 for WHS Health Room
  
  

WHS Attendance: 920-262-7537

• Please leave a message if no answer as messages are continually checked in the Attendance Office.

WHS Student Services: 920-262-7550

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