The Douglas Elementary School third grade team spent their collaborative time working outside Wednesday afternoon to enjoy the beautiful day! ☀🌷
Earlier this month, 12 Watertown High School students attended the HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) State Leadership Conference and Competition at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. The students showcased their competitive skills in the areas of Forensic Science, Emergency Medical Technician, Public Service Announcement, Medical Spelling, and Pharmacology Science. The students also attended a variety of breakout sessions to grow their healthcare knowledge and leadership training.
The students attending the conference were Owen Sjoberg, Jackson Medina, Addie Meintzer, Kieston Keel, Lydia Meyers, Emily Bardenwerper, Hannah Cookson, Sophia Nieto, Kylie Tripp, Ashley Almendarez, Eleyna Stadler and Taija Garcia.
Noah Gibson, WHS teacher and advisor to HOSA, said the program is made possible through student-led fundraising efforts and support from local community partners including Watertown Regional Medical Center; Spero Heritage Homes; Area Dental Clinic of Watertown, WI; Harry E. Gibson, D.D.S.; Deb Kind-Hall, R.N.; and Emily Stoddard, M.D.
We have much to celebrate in the Watertown Unified School District across all grade levels. We also send our best wishes to our student musicians competing at State Solo & Ensemble this Saturday! 🎶
The Watertown High School Visual Arts Classic team participated in the State VAC Competition at Edgewood College on April 11 along with 63 other teams. Watertown brought home 6 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 1 bronze medal.
WHS students and coaches who attended the competition are pictured below. They are:
Back row, from left - Coach Jana Strobel, Alternates Annie Van der Linden and Inky Roberts, Design Artist Ze Zietlow, Alternate Evan Rodriguez, Digital Artist Isaac VanBuren, and Coach Dave Pawl.
Front row, from left - Printmaking Artist Charlie Pliska, Art History Artist Dani Krahn, Photographer Oli Holz, and Functional Artist Mack Christian.
Happy Administrative Professionals Day to this amazing group of WUSD employees - thank you so much for all you do to support our staff, students and families.
We extend our sincere appreciation to Vian Abdulrahman, Terri Danner, Cory Dittmann, Jaime Fischer, Jill Geske, Danielle Hansen, Jennifer Harris, Jean Heiden, Cheryl Hollatz, Diane Klemm, Kathryn Klinger, Kelly Kwapil, Amy Liesch, Lynn Linskens, Sherrie Loeffler-Tietz, Dawn McBride, Jennifer McCrory, Sarah Miller, Kelley Piasecki, Katie Pirkel, Amanda Ristow, Jaclyne Rocole, Sara Schmitz, Katie Schroeder, Crystal Stalker, Angel Vander Steeg, Jean Vesper, Amy Wesemann, Jennifer Willis, Michelle Yelk and Laura Zautner. 💙
Registration for the WUSD Summer School program is now open through Friday, May 2. There is no cost for students to attend Summer School and lunch is free. (Please note, there is a $9 T-shirt fee for Rising Stars participants.) Summer School runs June 18-July 18 with no classes on July 3, 4 or 7. Register through Skyward Arena Scheduling.
Webster Elementary School held its Cool, Awesome and Terrific Students (CATS) lunch on Friday, April 11. Each month, Webster Principal Brad Clark eats lunch with a group of Cool, Awesome and Terrific Students. These students are selected by teachers in grades 5K-5 for making great gains in an academic area or by working super hard.
Picture 1 - Grades K, 1 & 2
Top Row (left to right): Stella Seibert, Logan Mills, Savannah Trapp
Middle Row (left to right): Zoey Bahn, Magnus Meyer, Quinn Nienow
Bottom Row (left to right): Khloe Winkelman, Jordan Fletcher, Colsin Sterner
Picture 2 - Grades 3, 4 & 5
Top Row (left to right): Trinity Rosek, Brayleigh Wallace
Third Row (left to right): Elijah Knuth, Kyle Joslyn
Second Row (left to right): Aliyah Fox, Hazel Mechelke, Corianna Laviola
Bottom Row (left to right): Alddon Saugstad, Parker Kopecky, Laina Contes
Come join the WUSD team - now hiring for part-time and full-time positions.
There are several WUSD Board of Education special meetings and regular committee meetings taking place this week. View meeting agendas and past meeting minutes through our BoardDocs link at: https://go.boarddocs.com/wi/watertown/Board.nsf/vpublic?open.
🐰 Students in the WUSD's 4K program enjoyed an Easter egg hunt last week.
Riverside Middle School 6th and 7th graders recently had fun playing trench ball during gym class led by Ms. Grotenhuis, Ms. Moulton and Mr. de Galley.
The WUSD fourth and fifth grade show choir, Pizzazz, had the incredible opportunity to sing and dance with the Watertown High School Show Choir on Friday as the high schoolers performed at our middle school and elementary schools. Here the students are pictured performing at Webster Elementary School. 🎶
Registration is now open for the WUSD Little Goslings Peer Model Program. Would your child be a good peer model for the program? If yes, enroll now!
For the 2025-2026 School Year, please apply here:
https://forms.gle/boEwoi1uZ67WE1oe9
*Children must be turning 4 after September 1, 2025.
*Applications due: April 30, 2025
*Screening date: May 7, 2025
Questions? Please contact Kayla Wendt (WUSD Early Learning Systems Coordinator) at
wendtk@mywusd.org or 920-262-1495 ext. 3221.
The State Youth Art Month exhibit was held at East Towne Mall over Spring Break. Six Watertown High School art students were selected from the Southwest Region to have their work featured in the State show. The artists pictured are (from left) Ryder Larson, Isabella Acosta, Abigail Frentzel, Samantha Yelk, Lily Sisulak and Erin Peterson. #WatertownWay!
Watertown High School held a Pep Assembly Friday morning to honor Flight Feather recipients, to recognize winter season athletes who competed at State, to celebrate attendance milestones and more.
WHS's Flight Feather program provides staff and students with the opportunity to recognize other staff and students for going out of their way to do the right thing or by completing an act of kindness for someone else. So far, 637 Flight Feathers have been submitted this school year for a drawing. Students whose names were drawn included Carson Lindeman, Karter Zimmerman, Nohra Good, Gillian Mihalko, Sophia Tolfa and Sophia Gonzales. Staff winners were Kelley Piasecki and Eric Kleine.
Another special recognition that occurred Friday was the send-off of the Special Olympics Basketball Team - Galaxy - featuring WHS student Alex Wuestenberg and other WHS alumni. The team played at the State games in Oshkosh this past weekend. Go Goslings!
Tradition. Innovation. Transformation. #WatertownWay!
The annual Watertown Children's Day Community Fair was held Saturday, April 12 at Watertown High School. Organized by the Watertown Unified School District, the Community Fair is designed to connect young families in Watertown to daycare and preschool providers and to organizations that offer youth sports, learning and recreational opportunities.
Thank you to all the vendors and the many community members who attended this special event!
What a fun Friday for our students - the Watertown High School Show Choir performed at Riverside Middle School and several elementary schools today and they were fantastic! The community is invited to see the Show Choir perform this evening at WHS starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are sold at the door - admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and $2 for students.
Please extend a huge congratulations to our FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) members as they competed and all medaled in various events at the FCCLA State Leadership Conference on Tuesday April 9. FCCLA members include Brielle Mueller, Kyler Chentis, Paige Walter, Macie Purtell, Bella Richter, Nadia Schmidt, Brynlee Simon, Tatum Groll, Ginny Sobol, Laura Peralta, Aryssa King, Ella Mock, and Leah Salva. Together they took home one bronze medal, eight silver medals, and four gold medals in events such as Culinary, Baking, Design, Knife Skills, and Education. Two of our members, Nadia Schmidt and Paige Walter, qualified for Nationals in Orlando, FL this summer. Way to go!
Tradition. Innovation. Transformation. #WatertownWay!
Webster Elementary School held its Cool, Awesome and Terrific Students (CATS) lunch on Friday, March 21. Each month, Webster Principal Brad Clark eats lunch with a group of Cool, Awesome and Terrific Students. These students are selected by teachers in grades 5K-5 for making great gains in an academic area or working super hard.
📸 Picture 1 Grades Kindergarten, 1 & 2
Top Row (left to right): Taylor Cornell, Deznity Rosek
Next Row (left to right): Jameson Goodman, Arthur Gallas, Benjamin LeGrow
Bottom Row (left to right): Mazey Trapp, Alexis Fox, Rarity Yang
📸 Picture 2 Grades 3, 4, & 5
Top Row (left to right): Bennett Kowalski, Ms. Ganser (School Counselor), Asher Smith
Next Row (left to right): Isaac Schlueter, Jon Butler, Xxavier Olguin
Bottom Row (left to right): Keira Welch, Jacob Rudolph, Jasper Wendt
Endeavor Charter School is accepting applications for new students for the 2025-26 school year. If you are interested in learning more about this unique learning environment within Watertown High School, please reach out to ask questions or to schedule a tour. Visit the Endeavor Charter School website at https://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/o/endeavor.
