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Did you know that learning takes place in many forms in Endeavor Charter School? Here's what it looked like in just one class period! Learn more about Endeavor by visiting www.endeavorcharterschool.org

Last week, WHS Student Council hosted Dude Be Nice Week! They honored Officer Evan Bresser by decorating his office and giving him a small gift! Student Council celebrated with other activities throughout the week!

Congratulations to the Watertown Varsity Dance team for being named the WACPC D1 Champion in HipHop! Back row (left to right) then Front Row (L to R): Brevon Kamrath, Elliott Stratman, Calli Wehner, Lily Ostermann Middle row: Ashley Zacharius, Whitney Meracle, Kiley Seifert, Casey MacArthur, Sofia Wehking, Jolie Glaskopf Front Row: (Seniors) Holly Poe, Skye Bergman, Ava Roberts, Victoria Higgins, Olivia MacDonald, Kam Stangler

Check out our talented and creative Douglas artists...sharing their chalk art skills with the school by brightening up the sidewalks during recess!

The Watertown Unified School District is hosting its first ever Multilingual Family Night! Please come for food, community resources, and children’s activities!

El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Watertown está organizando su primera Noche de familias multilingües. ¡Venga a disfrutar de comida, recursos comunitarios y actividades para los niños!

This week we celebrate National School Social Worker Week! School social workers are professionals within the social work field that support staff, students and parents/guardians. School social workers help students cope with challenges, provide academic and classroom support, and serve as a connection for families in accessing state and local resources and support. We cannot thank our WUSD social workers enough for their dedication and services to our students, staff, families and community!

Schurz 5th grade students engaged the new Bridges math curriculum work places! Learning both math skills and social skills that go with game play and cooperation!

Douglas AM/PM 4K recently held a Teddy Bear Day. We sorted our bears by color, size and kind. We also counted which color had more and which color had less. What a fun day!! 🐻

Watertown High School's National Honor Society members put together goodie bags to show their appreciation for the building's cleaning, maintenance and custodial staff. Students surprised these employees with a thank you banner and special snacks. We are thankful for the staff members who keep our building looking great every day!

Here are the certificate winners for the HOSA Regional Competitions We had many student receive a bronze certificate. 6 students received a silver certificate. Kylei Braatz was our lone gold certificate winner. Many of these competitions earned the ability to move on to the state competition which is held in Wisconsin Dells in April. Good job everyone!

WHS HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) created some Valentine’s Day cards to be delivered to many of the residents at Heritage Homes.

Let's give a huge shoutout to our Overwatch 2 Esports team and Coach Lockstein! Our amazing Overwatch 2 team battled their way to the Division 2 State Championship this weekend! They started off strong, defeating New Holstein in the semifinals, which secured their spot in the final match. Facing off against Edgewood in a nail-biting championship game, the team fought hard but ultimately came in second place, earning the well-deserved title of State Runner-Up! A huge congratulations to the players who represented our school at the championship!

Webster Elementary School held Cool, Awesome and Terrific Students (CATS) lunch on Friday, February 23. Each month Brad Clark, Webster principal, eats lunch with a group of Cool, Awesome and Terrific Students. These students are picked by teachers in grades 5K-5 for making great gains in an academic area or working super hard. Picture 1- Top Row L-R: Marley Weber, Aleyah Andruss, Jasmine Neave-Ullrich Next Row L-R: Olivia Oquendo, Amy Torres Mercado, Marcy Lewandowski Bottom Row L-R: Max Ready, Audrey Welch, Khloey Chentis Picture 2 Top Row L-R: Myles Magyar, Amelia Ready, Next Row L-R: Angel Makovec, Mya Phillips Bottom Row L-R: Amanda Leete, Victorian Bauer, Gavin Stukenberg

RMS students in Mrs. Degrandt's 8th grade ELA class created representations of the experience of love between couples in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in the likeness of one of two paintings that were examined.

Get your tickets for The Musical "Catch Me If You Can" presented by WHS! March 8 & 9 @ 7:30 PM & March 10 @ 3:00 WHS Auditorium Adults — $15.00 Students/Seniors — $12.00 Tickets — www.goslingmusic.org

These Douglas Kindergarteners know how to keep themselves busy on their bus ride home at the end of the day!😊

Schurz Elementary 5th Graders recently studied all about the American Revolution in writing and social studies. On Tuesday, they presented their projects in a Wax Museum!

CONGRATULATIONS to the WHS Visual Arts Classic Art Competition Team! They are Regional Overall Champions AND Regional Quiz Bowl Champions!! The team attended the UW Whitewater Regional and competed against 9 teams in two team categories (Quiz bowl and Critical Thinking) and two individual categories (Long Term Art Project and On-Site Art Project) The following students are State bound at UW Madison in March: Rae Heier Evan Rodriguez Charlie Pliska Lyle VanGundy Onyx Elkins Danielle Krahn Ava Lueck Brynlee Simon Livvy Sorensen Ryley Wolfe Payton West Isaac VanBuren Alternates are Annaleyna Van der Linden and Kaylee Roberts

WHS ACADEC recently placed second in the UW-Whitewater Regional and will be advancing to the State Championships in March. Congratulations!