Principal's Newsletter

December 22, 2022

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Happy Holidays & Enjoy Winter Break!

As we head into a much needed December break, I want to take this opportunity to thank you for the support you, as families, provide your student and our school community. I am proud to serve as your principal and am excited for all that 2023 has to offer. I am wishing everyone a great holiday season and happy new year! See you all in 2023! School resumes on January 3rd.

HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK

On Monday, December 19th, students from Watertown High School attended a performance of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" at the Mosesian Center for the Arts. The one actor performance highlighted the immense talent of Dick Terhune and his ability to bring 30 characters to life. This event was made possible through funding from the Mosesian Center and other Watertown Cultural Organizations.

Wish we could see the other point of view of this selfie!

ELPAC Survey

ELPAC is the English Learner Parent Advisory Council. If your student is currently in the ESL program or used to be in the ESL program we'd love to get your ideas! The program previously met on Friday (11/8) and the group had questions about school food and nutrition. Please complete the survey here so we can decide on a regular meeting day. We will ask the Director of School Nutrition, Brandon Rabbitt, to come to our next meeting.

5 Essentials Survey

The University of Chicago has released their 5 Essentials Survey for students, parents, caregivers, and teachers to complete. Here is the newsletter our Superintendent Dr. Galdston sent out and here is the direct link to the both student and parent surveys. The 5 E's survey is a great way for the school to partner with families. Please do your best to carve out a few minutes to fill it out. We are in need of 50% of our families to fill the survey out and at the time of this s'more are short of our goal. Please do your best to fill it out. Thanks!

Seniors!

Seniors can now visit the yearbook online at https://jostensyearbook.com/?REF=A03568100 .

Don’t forget to submit photos via ReplayIt. When you do, please remember to tag the photos.

If anyone has any questions about this or other yearbook related items, please contact Kareem.Mimms@watertown.k12.ma.us.

Reminder for all seniors: you have 1 month left to order your cap and gown for graduation. Complete the online form before January 15th. Be prepared to enter your height, weight, student ID # and make an online payment.

Club shoutout!

On a moonless night, the Expedition Club embarked on an "Owl Prowl", hoping to spot these elusive creatures in the forest at the Beaver Brook Reservation in Waltham.

Watertown High School Art Show

Watertown High School will be showcasing visual art of Watertown High School students, grades 9-12, at the Watertown Library through the month of December. There will be a variety of media including drawing, painting, digital photography, and 3D art on display. Please come out and celebrate our student’s achievements.

Watertown High School Winter Sports

The registration period for joining a winter sport at WHS has ended. If you registered, please look out for an email from the athletics team sent by "FamilyID" to see who the coaches are, practice times, game schedules, and announcements.

For direct access to the winter athletics schedule see here.

As always, if you have any questions you can email Ryan.Murphy@watertown.k12.ma.us.

Watertown Recreation: Winter Sports

Watertown Recreation winter sports are live! There are several indoor and outdoor options. Please see here for the brochure- pages 10-12 focus on high school aged activities. The Ski Program is completely full but if there is enough interest from more students, they will add an additional bus!

The Watertown Snow Removal Program is still accepting applications for the winter season. The program helps the elderly and disabled residents of Watertown by shoveling snow for them. The application can be found here.

Lastly, the City of Watertown has Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics tickets for any resident or employee of Watertown. See here for Bruins and here for Celtics. Tickets are first come first serve.

new building update

For those that have not had a chance to drive by Moxley Field, construction has begun on the modular high school. The field is fenced and is being cleared. Exciting!

If you haven't already, please see our 9 minute animation of the new WHS building coming in 2026 here.

Please find the SBC's website here as it is a great resource to keep your finger on the pulse of these exciting new projects.

WHS Clubs

As a reminder, here is a list of our 2022-2023 clubs and activities. If your student is interested, please have them reach out to the contact on the list.