Principal's Newsletter

December 9, 2021

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WhS Art Show

The WHS Art Department is excited to announce that for the month of December there will be a selection of student artwork on display at the Watertown Public Library. The excellent variety of WHS art electives available will be represented by a combination of digital and traditional artworks (drawing, painting and sculpture) from students in grades 9-12. Come see what some of our talented students have been creating and get a sneak peak of what will be shown at our annual WPS Art Show this April, 2022 at the Watertown Mall.

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WHS Winter concert

Our Watertown High School Winter Concert will be held on Tuesday, December 14th beginning at 7pm. Students can invite 2 adults each for in-person. It will be held in the Shaw Auditorium in Watertown High School. The concert will also be available for streaming here.

Enjoy our Watertown High School Concert Band, Watertown High School String Orchestra, Watertown High School Chorus, our new Watertown High School World Percussion Ensemble, and the Watertones!

early release - december 15th

A reminder that students will be released at 12:30 p.m. on December 15th to make time for teachers' professional development workshops.

Pooled covid testing details

I wanted to clarify our process for pooled COVID testing and the associated follow-up. In the event that your student is part of a positive pool after Monday's weekly testing, we will notify you that your student is in a positive pool and will be rapid testing your student to identify if they were the positive case in the pool. All of this testing is free but does require you to fill out a consent form. We ask that you fill out this form in order for us to expedite your student's return to class.

Winter sports

After an exciting fall season, we are very excited to start our winter sports season. Even

though teams have already begun practices and games are coming up, we would love to have

some more student-athletes get involved in athletics. Specifically, we are looking for more

student-athletes for indoor track and wrestling. If your son or daughter is interested in joining

one of these teams, please feel free to contact the athletic office at any time. Go Raiders!

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Please find the latest Special Education Parent Advisory Council newsletter here.

Psat score release

PSAT scores for 10th and 11th graders were released this week. For more information please refer to the most recent guidance newsletter.

tutoring in the library

Free tutoring is available before and after school in the library. The hours are Monday through Thursday afternoon from 3:15-4:15 and Tuesday through Friday mornings from 7:25-8:25. In addition to the teachers on duty, there are also multitalented National Honor Society students who tutor in a wide variety of areas including Social Studies, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Spanish, English, Italian, Math and SAT prep.

New building update

The school building committee, design subcommittee, and sustainability subcommittee met this week to discuss details of the gymnasium and the modified layout of the building. The building is shaping up to be impressive in its commitment to student-centered education, experience, and safety. The recently reviewed gymnasium plans will allow multiple teams to practice at the same time, reducing late-night practices for students. Here is a link to a website that gives frequent updates and upcoming meeting notices about our new building project. I plan to begin regular updates about the new building in upcoming newsletters.