Greetings Gosling Families!

The second trimester is in full swing at WHS. Please review the information below for important updates as 2022 comes to a close. Please note there will be no WHS Parent Update next week.

I hope everyone has a happy, healthy holiday season and we look forward to seeing students again in 2023!

Josh Kerr, Principal

Watertown High School

WUSD will have an early release day on Thursday, December 22 at 11:30 a.m. Buses will run at 11:30 a.m. Winter Break starts on Friday, December 23 - Monday, January 2. School will resume on Tuesday, January 3.

Please note the WHS offices will be closed and office staff will not be available December 23 - January 2nd.

Junior students will take the statewide ACT test in person at WHS on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. We will be distributing ACT Prep information (myact.org) to junior students the week of December 19. There are a lot of free ACT websites offering ACT Prep including this one: https://bit.ly/3FZh84n.

Watertown High School will be taking part in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) sponsored by the Department of Public Instruction this January. The YRBS is designed to determine the prevalence of health behaviors now and over time, examine the co-occurrence of health behaviors, create usable data sets, and monitor progress through the use of objectives and indicators. 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 this form to Main Office or Student Services by Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

WHS is looking for an instructional paraprofessional to join our team in January 2023. If you are interested in joining our team, please contact the District Office at 920-262-1460.

The WHS local scholarship information was released to senior students before Thanksgiving break. If students or parents have questions regarding the scholarship process, please contact Katie Pirkel or Deb Fischer.

Recognizing this has been a difficult week for the WHS community, we wanted to share some of the resources available given the recent tragedy impacting WHS families. Please review these resources and reach out to WHS Student Services if your student needs additional support or to meet with a WHS Counselor.

Amy True - School Counselor (A-He) truea@watertown.k12.wi.us

Erikka Olson - School Counselor (Hi-Ph) olsone@watertown.k12.wi.us

Matthew Dunn - School Counselor (Pi-Z) dunnm@watertown.k12.wi.us

Emily Orabutt - School Social Worker orabutte@watertown.k12.wi.us

Liam Champeau - School Psychologist champeaul@watertown.k12.wi.us

The WHS Health Room has a free supply of COVID-19 Antigen Self Tests. Each student can receive a box, which contains 2 tests. If you would like to request a box for your student, please have your student stop in the Main Office and talk with Mrs. Teesch, WHS Health Room Assistant.

• December 22: WUSD 11:30 a.m. Early Release
  
• December 23 - January 2: Winter Break
• January 16: No School - Staff Development
• January 23: No school - Teacher Work Day
• January 26: Parent Teacher Conferences 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.