RMS Daily Announcements for Wednesday, April 2, 2025 - https://5il.co/3cd8z
Save the Date! Registration for the Watertown Unified School District's Summer School program opens Monday, April 7 at 4 p.m.
RMS Daily Announcements for Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - https://5il.co/3c6nn
Please see the RMS April Parent Newsletter - https://secure.smore.com/n/408cwv-parent-newsletter
The Riverside Middle School Academic Bowl team recently competed against four other schools in the areas of Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, and Current Events. The following students earned awards:
🌟 Audrey Arnett, 2nd place 6th grade Language Arts
🌟 Parker Wheeler, 1st place 6th grade Math
🌟 Malaina Sontag, 3rd place 7th grade Science
🌟 Carter Pliska, 2nd place 8th grade Language Arts
🌟 Peter Saugstad, Ricky Zhang, Carter Pliska, Cadence LaDew, and Parker Wheeler - 3rd place Current Events team
Great job everyone!
Tradition. Innovation. Transformation. #WatertownWay!
RMS Daily Announcements for Monday, March 31, 2025 - https://5il.co/3c1a2
Since Jan. 20, the Watertown Unified School District has hosted more than 40 referendum pop-up discussions and formal presentations throughout the community to provide factual information regarding why the referendum is needed and to answer questions.
Pictured below are two slides from our presentation - the first image illustrates the potential property tax impact of an approved referendum on homes at various price points in Watertown. The second image charts Watertown's current mill rate in relation to our neighboring communities. An approved referendum would add 70 cents to Watertown's current $5.99 mill rate.
The Watertown Unified School District is currently taking nomination forms for the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award. The Distinguished Alumni Award was formed in purpose of providing our current students and community with a vision of the outstanding legacies of Watertown High School. The eligibility and criteria for nomination for the award are as follows:
*Nominees shall be graduates of the Watertown Unified School District, that is, alumni who have received diplomas from the Watertown Unified School District
*The nominee as gone on after high school to serve their communities and world through their careers, vocations or service dedication, and/or through a variety of endeavors, including: professional, athletic/entertainment, science/technology, community/governmental service, and/or entrepreneur/industrial, and/or
*The nominee has made an outstanding contribution to society, and/or
*The nominee has displayed outstanding leadership, and/or
*The nominee is a person of historical significance, and/or
*The nominee has been a prominent local, state, national and/or world figure.
Nomination forms can be found on the Watertown Unified School District’s website at: https://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/page/distinguished-alumni-award. Nominators may also pick up a packet at the Educational Service Center (ESC) – 111 Dodge Street, or request the forms be mailed to their residence by contacting Lynn Linskens at (920)262-1460 Ext. 3202 or linskensl@mywusd.org. Nomination forms must be received by May 1st, 2025 to be considered for the 2025 award.
RMS Daily Announcements for Friday, March 21, 2025 - https://5il.co/3b50i
RMS Daily Announcements for Thursday, March 20, 2025 - https://5il.co/3b14g
RMS Daily Announcements for Wednesday, March 19, 2025 - https://5il.co/3ax2u
Tomorrow night (Wednesday, March 19), from 6:30-7:30 p.m. join us for a LIVE VIRTUAL Road to the Referendum presentation right here on Facebook and also streaming live on the Watertown Unified School District's YouTube channel.
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jarred Burke will lead a brief presentation and then respond to questions regarding the referendum. A form to submit questions will be made available on the WUSD's Facebook page and on its website (https://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/page/spring-referendum) starting at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Here are the links to tune in live:
YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/lCb-UMUZKuo?feature=share
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1381462432846595/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D
RMS Daily Announcement for Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - https://5il.co/3as37
Riverside Middle School presented Seussical Jr. this past weekend and it was fantastic! Congratulations to the cast and crew and to our RMS staff for staging a wonderful performance. 🎭🎶
RMS Daily Announcements for Monday, March 17, 2025 - https://5il.co/3anqq
The Watertown Unified School District will host a VIRTUAL Road to the Referendum presentation with Q&A this Wednesday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on this Facebook page and the WUSD's YouTube channel. During this live virtual presentation, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jarred Burke will provide an overview of the referendum and then answer questions submitted by viewers during the presentation. A link to a Google form will be made available to submit questions starting at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Watch for more information to follow!
RMS Daily Announcements for Friday, March 14, 2025 - https://5il.co/3akcl
On April 1, our community will vote on a recurring operational referendum question for the Watertown Unified School District to raise the state-imposed revenue limit by $7 million. This funding is needed to fill a gap in the district’s budget to protect and preserve our high-quality instruction and programming, and to maximize school safety.
The $7 million is not for new spending, building construction, or remodeling projects. The WUSD is facing budget challenges because state funding is not enough and costs are rising due to inflation.
Learn more by visiting https://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/page/spring-referendum .
RMS Daily Announcements for Thursday, March 13, 2025 - https://5il.co/3ac5n
RMS Daily Announcements for Wednesday, March 12, 2025 - https://5il.co/3a8f2