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PRINCIPAL'S NEWSLETTER
Watertown High School
November 15, 2024
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We are currently piloting sending our newsletters via ParentSquare! This is a new system that we are still learning so please be patient as we become experts :-) |
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Wayside's Watertown Youth Coalition Peer Leaders held their first "S.P.E.A.K. Week Shorts" last week during lunches! Thank you to the students who stopped by to hang out and participate in yard games, the playlist-making station, and other community-building activities! Look out for The Sounds of WHS Students playlists and for the date of our next event! |
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Last Wednesday, Mr. Riley’s Digital Media classes and Mr. Luciano’s Marketing classes attended a field trip at the home of the New England Patriots and Revolution, Gillette Stadium! 56 students were in Foxboro taking part in marketing, journalism, and communications team executives! Students gave presentations, took a tour of the Patriots Hall of Fame, and had a photo-op on the field. They are already planning a return trip this spring! |
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Our Civil Engineering & Architecture and Construction Technology classes visited our WHS construction site! Students have been able to learn extensively about our new building project and continue to gain hands-on experience in the Construction/Engineering field! |
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Our students are once again dominating the Seal of Biliteracy test! Last year, we had the 6th highest percentage of seniors graduating with the Seal in the state. We are eager to raise that percentage with our 2025 graduating class! |
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We are implementing a new newsletter schedule, district-wide. Principal's newsletters will be bi-weekly and the "off" weeks will be filled in with district newsletters. As always, feel free to reach out directly to us with questions or concerns. |
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During yesterday's Advisory, students in grades 10 and 11 learned more about accessing their scores, understanding what the results mean, and utilizing the resources available to them through the CollegeBoard's website to prepare for future assessments. For a brief overview of the PSAT score report, please watch this video here. Please contact your student's school counselor with any questions. |
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We are excited to announce that the Fall Annual Verification is open! This process utilizes our online registration/enrollment system and is required annually to verify and update student demographics, health, family contact data, and permissions.
Families should have received an email for each student with a Snapcode. The Snapcode acts as a key to access your student’s current information. Using the link in the Snapcode email, you will be automatically directed to your student’s data on the Watertown’s Registration/Enrollment site. Each Snapcode is unique to one student. Families will receive a separate email and snapcode for each student.
The Fall Annual Verification needs to be completed by Friday, November 22nd. All questions can be directed to our Registrar's Office at (617) 972-4216 or via email to terri.stafford@watertown.k12.ma.us.
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ATTENTION GRADE 9 STUDENTS & FAMILIES
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Per State mandate, every year all grade 9 students are screened by the school nurse for possible/potential substance use. Families have the option to opt-out of the screening. For full details, please see the linked attachment below.
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Although it's only November, Graduation is fast approaching! Caps & Gowns are now on sale and orders must be submitted by January 5, 2025. Students MUST purchase a Cap & Gown in order to participate in the Graduation Ceremony.
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Don't miss this year's Fall Play, "The Play that Goes Wrong" next weekend! Check out the flyer for details. |
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Report cards will be distributed to students during Advisory on Monday, November 25th. |
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Youth Lacrosse Registrations are now open for Watertown students in the Waltham Youth Lacrosse Program, a program Watertown students have joined in past years! For more information, refer to the attached youth lacrosse flyer or reach out to Watertown High School lacrosse coach, Mr. Stephen Duffy, at smjgduffy@gmail.com. |
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Make sure to visit Wicked Bagels this Saturday, November 16th, for the Watertown Public School's Diversity and Belonging Council fundraiser! See the flyer for more details. |
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WATERTOWN COMMUNITY EDUCATION
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Watertown Community Education is offering a Fall-Winter Adult & Community Education Catalog, for students ages 11-16, titled The Entrepreneurship Experience. The course begins on December 5th and more details can be found in the linked attachment below!
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We are still receiving calls from our neighbors about student street parking. Please take a moment to review our city's parking policies.
- Cars CANNOT block driveways.
- There is a 2hr parking limit. If broken, WPD will issue parking tickets.
- It is ILLEGAL to idle. Other than being illegal, this contributes to more traffic and poor environmental conditions.
For more information on parking, please review the Watertown Police Department's parking regulations here.
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- November 21st & 22nd, WMS CAFE*
- Sign-ups required
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- November 22nd, 7:00 pm
- November 23rd, 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
- November 24th, 2pm
- WMS Auditorium
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- November 27th, 12:15 pm dismissal
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We are open to feedback! As always, if you have things you think we should know, please fill out our survey here. |
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