Watertown High School

WHS Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences: Tuesday, March 16 from 5:00-7:00 and Thursday, March 18 from 12:40-2:40. Here is the link to sign up for conferences: https://ptcfast.com/schools/WATERTOWN_HIGH_SCHOOL

Drop-In Virtual Q&A about Students Returning to School Tuesday, February 23, anytime from 6:30-8:00 Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/97417375897?pwd=T1JoNjJwQ21FWTF3OFRFcE85VW1rUT09

Please complete this survey if you would like your child to come into school four days per week on a rotation for his/her grade level, if you would like your child to remain hybrid, or if you would like your child to be added to the remote learning list if he/she has not been on it already. Survey is due Tuesday, February 23. https://forms.gle/AeFcN9W422WXwHyR9

Hello, WHS Families! This is a reminder that on Thursday, February 18, students with last names A-K will come to school, and students with last names L-Z will learn at home. On Friday, February 19, students with last names A-K will learn at home, and students with last names L-Z will come into school. Thank you, and have a good night. Janet P. Parlato, Ed.D. Principal

Important Reminder about This Week's Schedule: Wednesday, February 17 - All students remote Thursday, February 18 - A-K students in school, L-Z students remote Friday, February 19 - A-K students remote, L-Z students in school

Watertown High School Program of Studies for 2021-22: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ff8WlNvYA07R86fjUOCpBv6pFhthC0Yr6Yg-w7Lt7ws/edit?usp=sharing

WHS PTO Virtual Meeting on Tuesday, January 19 at 6:45 pm. All are welcome! Here is the link to log in: https://zoom.us/j/95863382792?pwd=T2NtMU5NTHM1ejdZNVpnbmt5YWZWUT09

SATs will be held at WHS on Saturday, November 7.

District to Hold Virtual Town Hall Meeting about High School Mascot Watertown Public Schools will hold a virtual town hall meeting about the use of the current high school mascot on Tuesday, November 17 at 7:00 pm. The virtual town hall meeting is occurring as part of the district’s continuing conversations about the use of the high school’s mascot, which have been taking place in response to a public request to change the Watertown High School mascot. Since October, the Watertown Public Schools Mascot Committee, which was established by the Board of Education in September, has been meeting to engage in a community discussion, with the assistance of experts in the field, on the subjects of race, culture, as well as the use of a Native American school mascot and name. Mascot Committee members include Watertown Board of Education members, community members, parents, Watertown High School students, staff members, and administrators. The committee’s goal is to inform the Board of Education of their findings on the matter of the mascot’s use and to present to the Board recommendations about the current name and mascot in January. Interested participants should register to speak at the town hall and/or submit testimony to mascot@watertownps.org. The town hall will be livestreamed for public viewing on the Watertown Public Schools YouTube channel and participants can log into a Google Meet in order to speak during the Town Hall at meet.google.com/qgu-ngyf-mqt, or by phone at 1 443-574-7607 PIN: ‪357 769 343#. Comments made during the Town Hall will be limited to three minutes per speaker. Interim Superintendent Dr. John Ramos will serve as the Town Hall’s facilitator.

Here is the link to the Watertown Public Schools Mascot Committee Website: https://sites.google.com/watertownps.org/whs-mascot-committee/home

SATs are still being held at WHS on Saturday, September 26, 2020!

The first WHS Virtual PTO meeting is on Tuesday, September 15 at 6:45 pm. The link to join the meeting is here: https://zoom.us/j/97222085819?pwd=VlJLeTdmcG01WGF5VHk5SUpVZEM3QT09 Thank you!

Wednesday, September 9 is our first distance learning day! Please make sure students have logged into their Watertown email to get information about Google Classroom codes and Google Classroom invitations. Google Classroom access is necessary for distance learning days!

There will be specific information about the start of the year at WHS sent out this week, and we will also hold family information sessions via Zoom. I am writing today to make you aware of the family information session dates. The same information will be provided at each session so that you do not have to log-in to multiple sessions. Thursday, August 20 - 9:00 am or 6:30 pm - Both sessions geared toward ninth grade families and students new to our WHS community Friday, August 21 - 9:00 am - All are welcome! Monday, August 24 - 9:00 am or 6:30 pm - All are welcome! Log-in information for each session will be sent out to all families on the morning of those sessions. Students are also welcome to participate!

Reminder to Class of 2020 Families to register to view the graduation video at Pleasant Valley Drive-In in Barkhamsted on Wednesday, July 29. Please check your email for all of the details!

School Nurse Mrs. Spagnoletti will be in the office on Thursday, July 30 and again on August 19th to answer any questions that families might have or to receive physicals. Parents can pull into the small drop off loop and can call Mrs. Spagnoletti directly at (860) 945-5021 when they arrive at the high school and she will go out and get the physical forms. Physical forms can also be mailed directly to the high school at 324 French Street to the attention of the school nurse.

Hello, Class of 2020 Families! I hope everyone is doing well during these warm summer days. I am writing to provide you with some more specific information about the viewing of the Class of 2020 Graduation Video on Wednesday, July 29 at the Pleasant Valley Drive-In, 47 River Road, Barkhamsted. The video will begin at 8:45 PM, and the drive-in parking lot will open at 7:00 PM. Since the drive-in can only accommodate 190 cars, only one vehicle per family is allowed. Please register to attend this event at the link at the end of this message. We will need about 6-7 volunteers to assist with vehicle check-in and directing cars into parking spaces. Please sign-up to volunteer on the same page where you will register to attend. You can bring your own snacks, and the drive-in's concession stand will also be open. You can sit in your vehicle to watch the video or sit in front of your vehicle in chairs that you bring. Please bring a mask so that if you go to the concession stand or the bathroom, you can wear it at both of those locations. As with any event these days, six feet of distance is strongly recommended between your attending party and other attendees. The graduation video will also be available on the district website after July 29. Please click here to register for the graduation video viewing event. I hope that you continue to enjoy the summer, and thank you for your support of our students and our school. Sincerely yours, Janet P. Parlato, Ed.D. WHS Principal

Hello, Class of 2020 Families, I hope everyone is doing well now that we have turned the corner into these warm summer days. The photographs that were taken of each student on graduation day are now ready for pickup at Images Studio! The photo lab included an additional 5x7, so each student will receive two photographs from graduation day free of charge. Thank you as well to Images Studio for sharing the cost of the first photograph with the high school! Images Studio is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9:00-4:00, Fridays from 9:00-2:00, and evenings by appointment. Thank you again for all of your support of our students and our school, and I hope you enjoy the photographs. Janet P. Parlato, Ed.D. Principal

Yearbook pick-up for all students who have ordered one will be on Thursday, June 18 from 10:00-2:00 in the front bus loop at WHS.

Class of 2020 Gift Bag and Cupcake Pick-Up from 12:00-2:30 tomorrow, Monday, June 15 in the small drop-off loop!