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Please join us on October 5th, 6:30-8:30 for our Back-to-School Night. This is a time for you to meet your student's teachers and ask questions about their curriculum.

Our building phones are up and running! We have not changed phone numbers so any previous numbers you have for the high school are still correct.

Main Office: 617-926-7760

Attendance Office: 617-926-7730

Nurses Office: 617-926-7758

Our attendance office now offers online forms to report your student absent or dismiss them early. If you would like to reach the office via phone, please call 617-926-7730 for their direct line.

As a reminder, even if you have already reported your student as absent, you will still get a recorded call from the WHS absence line to notify you that your student is absent.

To report your student absent or dismiss them early, please complete the following forms:

Absence Report

Dismissal Report

These links can also be found on the WHS website under the parent resources dropdown.

All students are eligible to receive a student Charlie card from the high school. Students should see Ms. Sulzman to receive their bus card. The cards are NOT pre-loaded but allow for discounted bus fares.

For more information, please see the MBTA website here.

Please see instructions for student Charlie Cards here.

National Honor Society applications are due Friday, October 6. Eligible 11th and 12th graders received the application via email over the summer. Please contact Ms. Eaton or Ms. Lee with questions.

We encourage our students to get involved in our school community. One of the best ways to do this is by joining a club. Please take a look at our Virtual Club Fair for more information.

This year's Homecoming Dance is scheduled for October 14th, 7-10pm, in the WMS gym! Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the door. Tickets will be on sale starting October 2nd before school (7:30-8:30), during lunch, and after school (3:05-4:30).

This year's theme is the roaring 20s! Get ready to get your Great Gatsby on!

If you would like to donate snacks or beverages for the dance, please add your information here: homecoming donations.

Please see this letter from our PTSO President, Ms. Gina Brennan.

Welcome Back!

All 10th and 11th-grade students will take the PSATs on Wednesday, October 11. The test begins promptly at 8:30. The test will be administered digitally, so it is important that students charge their Chromebooks the night before and bring them to their testing location. Students will learn more about the testing platform and test-day details during Advisory on October 5.

The PSAT is a practice version of the SAT test, one of two tests (the ACT being the other) that many colleges and universities in the United States accept as a college entrance exam during the admissions process.

The benefits for students taking the PSATs are many. Just a few are highlighted here:

• Higher SAT Scores! According to CollegeBoard, students who take the PSATs get higher scores on the SAT, on average, than those who do not.
• FREE SAT Prep! CollegeBoard has partnered with Khan Academy to provide free online test prep for students. PSAT test takers have the added benefit of linking their CollegeBoard account with Khan Academy so they can take advantage of personalized test prep based on their PSAT scores - free test questions, practice exams, a schedule for studying, and more. According to CollegeBoard, students who spend 20 hours engaging in Khan Academy Test Prep gain 115 points from PSAT to SAT
  
• Experience! Taking the PSAT provides students with a similar experience to that which they will get on SAT test day. They will get a feel for the timing of the test, the format, and the expectations.
• Access to Scholarships! CollegeBoard has partnered with a number of national scholarship organizations that will reach out to PSAT test takers with resources and information about scholarships.
• Once test scores are released in December, information about accessing scores and using the many associated resources will be available to students and families through Advisory, Guidance classes, and workshops.

*Information for 9th & 12th grade students will be announced soon*

Attention ninth graders! You will be receiving brand new Chromebooks for use over your highschool career. Please have your family read and sign this form together to receive your new device. Physical copies of the contract are also available at the Library. If you are coming from Watertown Middle School, please bring your middle school chromebook and charger to return along with the signed contract

Watertown High School is located at 27 Westminster Avenue, Watertown, MA.

• There is NO student parking on-site, and as a reminder, The City of Watertown has a 2-hour parking ordinance, citywide.
• Students may be dropped off on Westminster Ave. going Northbound, only (Main to Bemis). Please do not block the street or block our school buses from dropping off.
• Students, teachers, and staff must exit the WMS Garden Level by 3:30p.m. until further notice to allow the construction teams to put the final touches on the garden level.

Our yearbook coordinator, Mr. Mimms, is working hard to schedule our senior portrait dates. Here are a few announcements from him:

• the dates in September and October represent the first four (4) opportunities, but not the only opportunities, as additional dates will be added to the calendar relatively soon (last year, sittings were scheduled between September and early February);
• as a reminder, the the yearbook package is refundable;
• you are not required to purchase photos from Legacy Studios-only do so if you wish to;
• if you are unhappy with the portraits in your gallery, please feel free to schedule an additional sitting;
• if you miss your sitting appointment, you will need to reschedule.

As soon as additional dates are able to be scheduled, I will send out a notification. If anyone has any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me (kareem.mimms@watertown.k12.ma.us).

Thursday, September 28, 6:00-7:30PM

WMS Auditorium

Thursday, October 5, 5:30-7:00 PM

WMS Gymnasium

Thursday, October 5, 6:30-8:30 PM

Moxley Watertown High School

Wednesday, October 11, 5PM

Zoom

Saturday, October 14, 7-10 PM

WMS Gymnasium

As we enter the new year and welcome new families, we would like to share with you a document that outlines who to contact for help across various departments and needs.