Greetings WHS families,
We have had a fantastic WHS Homecoming Week 2021 and look forward to the exciting festivities this weekend, including the pep rally, football game, parade, and dance!
Congratulations to the Senior Class for winning the Powder Puff 2021 football game! As we round out the first month of the school year please review the information below for important updates.
Sincerely,
Josh Kerr, Principal
Watertown High School
WHS Homecoming Weekend 2021
As was previously shared, please review the homecoming schedule for this weekend! WHS has planned an outdoor homecoming dance and we look forward to a great event complete with heat lamps as well as a bonfire. We hope to see a great showing from the Watertown community at the parade, Booster Club Tailgate, and football game!
Friday, September 24th
WHS Pep Rally: 2:15-3:30pm
WHS Homecoming Parade: 4:15pm
WHS Football Game: 7pm
Saturday, September 25th
WHS Homecoming Dance: 7-10pm
Homecoming can be an exceptionally exciting time for our school community. Please continue to encourage your student to be safe and make responsible decisions when attending extracurricular events such as the parade, football game, or dance. We look forward to another fantastic WHS Homecoming this weekend!
College and Career Planning Night
Watertown High School will host a College and Career Planning Night on Monday, October 4th, 5:45pm-8:00pm. College and Career Planning Night includes informative presentations on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid(FAFSA), University of Wisconsin Schools, UW-Whitewater and UW-Whitewater at Rock County, Madison College and Wisconsin Technical Colleges, Wisconsin Private Colleges, Military Options, and Apprenticeships. Seniors, Juniors and their parents should plan to attend. More information regarding session descriptions and detailed schedules are available using this link. Please be aware that due to WUSD safety protocols, all visitors will be subject to temperature checks and visual symptom checker upon entering the building.
Social Media Awareness
It has come to our attention that a recent trend on the social media app TikTok includes students stealing items from schools and then posting videos of the items on social media. A message was shared with WHS students on 9/17 reminding them that acts of vandalism or theft will result in school as well as legal consequences. We encourage families to talk to their students about maintaining our beautiful facilities at WHS as well as the consequences of damaging and/or stealing school property.
YRBS Survey
Watertown High School will be taking part in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) sponsored by the Department of Public Instruction this fall. The YRBS is designed to determine the prevalence of health behaviors now and over time, examine the co-occurrence of health behaviors, create useable data sets, and monitor progress through the use of objectives and indicators. These surveys are typically conducted every two years although the schedule has been interrupted the last two years. All student responses to the survey are confidential and no information is provided in a personally identifiable way. If you would prefer your child not participate in the YRBS, please return the this form to Jessica Scherer, Associate Principal.
Extended Student Absences
A quick reminder to families that students who are absent for extended periods of time should access each course’s online platform by going to the WHS website and select Trimester 1 Class Platforms. Contact information for each teacher is also listed on the document and students should reach out to their teacher if there are any issues accessing course resources and/or daily plans. Please note it is expected that students who are absent due to a quarantine continue to participate in their courses as posted on each course’s online platform. Please use the links above or contact teachers directly with any questions to help support your student during this challenging time. WHS staff is working hard to support all students!
Hotspots may be requested by a parent/guardian for their child's school use if scheduled to work from homes without internet service using this link. If a hotspot is needed, WUSD staff will contact you with date, time, and location when the device becomes available. A parent/guardian must pick up the hotspot. Please note that hotspot bandwidth usage is monitored.