Parent Update

Parent Update 1.28.22

Katie Pirkel

January 28, 2022

Greetings WHS families,

Have a great weekend and be sure to review the updates below for important information! 

Sincerely,


Josh Kerr, Principal
Watertown High School

Parent Teacher Conferences January 31, 2022

  • WHS will be holding virtual parent teacher conferences on Monday, January 31. Parents must register via Skyward to make an appointment for conferences. Links for the virtual conferences will be shared prior to January 31. Please register for conferences by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, January 30.

  • If you wish to have an in-person conference on January 31, please register for a timeslot and notify the teacher you wish to meet in-person. 

  • As always, WHS families are welcome to communicate with WHS teachers at any time to discuss progress in their student’s courses.

2022-23 WHS Course Registration (Current 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students)

  • Thanks to WHS students and families for completing the course selection process.  We hope your student is excited about the wide range of opportunities available at WHS!

ACT Prep for Junior Students

  • WHS will be offering ACT prep courses in the areas of Science, English and Math on Saturdays in February. Students can sign up for an individual course for a fee of $10.00 per course OR students can sign up for all 3 courses for $25.00. Students interested in participating should sign up with the Bookkeeper, Mrs. Klinger, in the Front Entrance Office. The dates and times for each course are as follows:

    • 2/5/22 - ELA and Reading - 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

    • 2/12/22 - Science - 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

    • 2/26/22 - Math - 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

WHS Associate Principal

  • We are excited to announce that Jennifer Pennington will be assuming the role of Associate Principal effective January 31, 2022 for students with the last names A-L for the remainder of the school year.  Mrs. Pennington replaces Mr. Reuter, who has recently accepted a Director of Curriculum position in another school district.  We thank Mr. Reuter for his service to our community and look forward to a seamless transition with Mrs. Pennington (penningtonj@watertown.k12.wi.us), who has served as a teacher at WHS since 2014.

Scholarship Information

  • The WHS local scholarship information was released to senior students. The deadline is February 9, 2022.  The information can be found at: https://bit.ly/31TTft8. 

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