Attention: Great News, the graduation ceremony this year will be live streamed!
WHS 2021 Graduation Stream
https://youtu.be/AJEOz_rkeWg
Live - May 30, 2021, 1:50 PM
Class of 2021 Graduation Announcement!
WHS will be issuing 7 tickets instead of 4 for each senior household. Seven tickets for each household will fill our guest seating sections in the upper level, but it will reserve a place for you. If you do not intend to use all of your tickets, please return the remainder of your tickets to the high school principal’s office. We will redistribute those tickets to families who request additional ones. Please send the extra tickets back with your senior or feel welcome to visit our school to drop them off at the attendance window just inside our new entrance on the west side. Thank you!
Graduation information letters containing your tickets will be mailed next week. Please remind your graduate to attend our graduation practice next Wednesday afternoon at 11:36 AM. Thank you. We will be broadcasting the graduation on our local Gov-TV and streaming it to YouTube. The link to watch the ceremony will be posted on our high school webpage.
Friday Bell Schedule. WHS ONLY dismisses at 2PM.
WHS invites you to our Spring Orchestra Concert on May 10th at 7:30 PM in the Watertown Civic Arena. Guest are required to wear masks for this event. Thank you.
The WHS Prom Grand March will take place Saturday, April 17th, at 8pm in the Civic Arena. The main concourse doors will open for parents and spectators at 7pm, cost is $1 to watch the Grand March. Parents will be directed to go immediately to the balcony to find your seats. Parents will not be allowed on the arena floor. Photographers will be on site to take pictures during the event. At the conclusion of the grand march, we are asking spectators to exit through the concourse or the balcony stairs that lead to the parking lot. Thank you very much for your cooperation in our efforts to keep you and our students safe. Masks are required for guests at the Prom Grand March.
WHS Musical! Wizard of Oz!
An update from the world of Student Driver Education. We have some great news, unfortunately, we have some not so good news, too. First off, the great news! Driver Education will take place like normal this summer, with a few changes we made including making it more flexible and easier for families. We adjusted our age limit to allow summer birthday students turning “14” to be eligible for driver education which we are very excited for. Registration has been in full swing since March 1, 2021 and the number of families and the interest has been outstanding! Because of this high level of interest and number of registered students, this brings up the bad news. We originally had planned to close registration on April 30, 2021. However, we have reached our cap on the number of enrolled students, so we will now be closing registration for Driver Education. If you would like to be put on the waiting list in case anyone decides to drop the class, you need to reach out directly to Mr. Chad Rohde (chad.rohde@k12.sd.us). You will then be put on the list, first come, first served basis.
WHS 2 hour late start schedule:
Block 1 - 10:30 - 11:33
Block 3 - 11:38 - 1:15
Block 2 - 1:20 - 2:23
Block 4 - 2:28 - 3:30
(A lunch 11:33 - 12:03 / B lunch 12:06 -12:41 / C lunch 12:45 - 1:15)
The Watertown School District will have no school on Thursday, March 11. Due to the fact that we already had a planned 12:30 dismissal, a late start wasn't an option for today. All activities for Thursday, will either be postponed or canceled.
WHS Chorus concert will be held Tuesday, March 9th at 7:30pm. Masks are required.
Drivers Ed information and applications are now available on either the middle school or high school websites (click on Explore and then Documents - from there you will see an informational letter and the application). Any further questions can be directed to Mr Rhode at chad.rohde@k12.sd.us.
Eighth grade students and their parents are invited to a High School Course Registration information meeting on Monday evening, February 22, at 5:30 PM in the high school auditorium. Counselors, principals, and teachers will be present to provide information and answer your questions. The meeting will begin in the auditorium, then smaller groups will meet to discuss course registration in more detail. Face masks are required for this event. If you cannot attend this event, please call 882-6323 to schedule an individual appointment with a counselor in person or by phone. Please join us on February 22nd at the high school to help plan your child’s freshmen year!
WHS will hold Parent and Teacher Conferences on Thursday, February 11th from 4PM - 8PM and Friday, February 12th from 8AM - Noon. Conferences will be with teachers in their classrooms. Northeast Technical faculty will be available in their building during these times. Masks are required.
7th - 12th grade String Festival Concert will be at 7PM on Monday, February 8th in the HS Arena. Masks are required to attend this event.
WHS Honor Roll - 1st semester, click on link to view:
https://5il.co/paxq
WHS will be publishing the names of our first semester Honor Roll and Awesome Arrow Award winners. This message is being sent to everyone to communicate what a student needs to achieve in order to be eligible for Honors recognition.
In order to be included on the Honor Roll, students must earn a minimum of 3 credits and a 3.0 GPA or higher for that semester.
In order to receive an Awesome Arrow Award, students must earn a minimum of 3 credits and a 3.5 GPA or higher for that semester.
The Honor Roll will be published on our website and cafeteria windows. Awesome Arrow Awards will be distributed in class sometime during the first week of February!
The teachers, administrators, and staff at WHS appreciate the effort and responsibility students demonstrate to achieve this recognition. Please continue to work toward that goal!
We are happy to announce that beginning Monday, February 1st, our NEW WHS Entrance will be ready for students. The new entry is south of the concourse doors on the west side of the building. All other entrances will be locked from 8:30AM - 3:30PM.
WHS Parents and students are invited to a Course Registration informational meeting on Monday evening, January 25, in the DD Miller Auditorium at 5:30 PM. Counselors and administrators will share some information about courses and answer questions you may have. Masks are required at our evening event, and we look forward to meeting with you. Mr. Brandsrud
WHS quarter 2 classes will end on Monday, January 18th. WHS quarter 3 will classes will begin Tuesday, January 19th.
From the Watertown School District: The Watertown School District will have no school on Friday, January 15. This is a change from last evening. Activities for Friday have been either postponed or canceled.