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During the 2024 Fall Golf Season, the Watertown High School Golf team was awarded the "Sportsmanship Award" for its division. This award was given for the "integrity and respect the team displayed during the Fall season." While an honor regardless of the sport, this award to a Golf team takes on an extraordinary place given the role that Sportsmanship plays in Golf. Golf is a sport where there are no referees, and players are responsible for all rules and etiquette decisions themselves. Therefore, words like honor, integrity, respect, perseverance, and especially sportsmanship are integral parts of the sport. To be recognized for those things is a powerful endorsement of our players.

Big thank you to Mr. Lynch for all his hard work as our Golf Coach and congratulations to all our Golf players!

Student leaders from the inaugural Social Justice Trip (spring 2024) facilitated tier-one restorative justice circles for 5th-grade students at Lowell Elementary. These student-produced circles focused on the idea of community and activism. Students plan to lead circles at Cunniff and Hosmer Elementary Schools in the winter and spring. Circle keepers at Lowell were seniors Sylvia Sakata, Evelyn Rodriguez, Nairi Davidian, Yasmin Silva, Yassemine Idelkanoun, Nabila Abenaou, Alan Huang, and Jenna Houjazy.

Students in Mr. Dressler's Visual Art Classes are preparing for a showcase for the month of December at the Watertown Public Library. Both analog and digital images display the creativity and flair of our student artists. The exhibit will be open to the public for the month of December. For more information, please contact: daniel.dressler@watertown.k12.ma.us

W.L. French - a large regional site, trucking, and excavation contractor - teamed up with 10 of their suppliers and union trade representatives to host more than 150 students at their Billerica, MA facility. Our students worked through various stations to gain hands-on experience and learn about career opportunities associated with large scale site construction. The stations included excavation, tree removal, trucking, truck maintenance, off road tire repair, 3D computer modeling and the use of GPS systems to control heavy equipment, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, equipment rental, welding, Local 4 Operating Engineers, Utility Contractors Association of New England. Shoutout to Mr. Poillucci for leading this trip. More information about the trip can be found here.

We had a BLAST at the Homecoming Dance last weekend! Our Spirit Committee students did a fabulous job decorating the gym to match the spooky theme and making the night special. HUGE thank you to Mr. Klein and his student band, Raid at Dawn, for performing a great show for us.

WHS is ready to THINK PINK! Every October for Breast Cancer Awareness month our Spirit Committee students sell t-shirts and donates 100% of the funds to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. If you or your student purchased a shirt, please see Ms. Ollero or Ms. Sulzman to pick it up!

If families want to donate additional funds before the final donation is submitted please contact emily.ollero@watertown.k1.ma.us.

Students, don't forget to deck yourself out in pink for Think Pink day on Wednesday, October 30th!

Halloween has arrived! Students are welcome to wear costumes to school but must follow these guidelines:

• No full-face masks - we want to see your smiles!
• No inappropriate costumes!
• Be respectful - if you are questioning if your costume is respectful, ask a few friends, or maybe a staff member.

Legacy Studios have extended their Early Bird sale to October 31st! Don't forget that this year, all our students will be featured in the yearbook! Purchase here!

Seniors!! We want to represent YOUR visions and creativity in the yearbook! Starting today, Ms. Ollero is running a yearbook cover contest. Full details can be found in the morning announcements and in the newsletter linked below.

Check out the Yearbook Newsletter from our Yearbook Coordinator, Ms. Ollero, here!

ELA and Math MCAS retakes are right around the corner (ELA Nov. 6 & 7, Math Nov. 12 & 13)! To help our students prepare, our ELA and Math teachers are hosting an MCAS Bootcamp. Check out the flyer for more information!

We will have our first Coffee with the Principal event on November 4th, 9:00 - 10:00 am!

Cold and flu season is upon us!

What is flu?

Flu is a contagious respiratory virus that affects the nose, throat and sometimes the lungs. Symptoms can be mild to severe. Flu cases begin to increase in October and peak between December to February. It is spread mainly by droplets made when you cough, sneeze or talk.

Symptoms can include:

• Fever/chills (we consider a fever 100 degrees F or higher)
• Cough
• Sore throat
• Runny nose or stuffy nose
• Muscle/body aches
• Headache
• Fatigue
• Vomiting/diarrhea (less common in adults)

What can you do to prevent the flu?

• Getting your yearly flu vaccine
• Wash your hands!
• Stay away from others who are sick

What do I do if I get sick? What are your policies?

If your student is sick with an illness, the student may return when fever free for 24 hours without the use of medications to reduce a fever such as Tylenol or Advil.

What if I get COVID?

Our school committee has now adopted the CDC guidance regarding COVID, which centers around:

• Testing to identify
• Treating COVID as you would other contagious respiratory viruses
• Staying home when you have respiratory symptoms / fever
• Going back to normal activities when for at least 24 hours, both are true:
• Your symptoms are getting better overall, and
• You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication) https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/prevention/precautions-when-sick.html

Mask wearing is encouraged and there is no mandated isolation or quarantine. Please refer to the full guidance here: https://www.cdc.gov/covid/prevention/index.html

MANDATED STATE SCREENINGS

Over the next 2 months, we will begin our mandated state screenings at WHS.

9th graders:

• Postural
• Vision
• Hearing
• SBIRT

If you choose to have your student(s) opted out of these screenings, please notify me in writing via email.

All 10th graders must submit a physical within the past 12 months of September. If you are unsure if your student has an updated physical, please contact the nurse.

Don't miss Watertown Soccer Night on the 26th!! Check out the below flyer for all information and don't forget about the community service opportunity available: 4:45 - 8:00 pm, contact Naomi Shea (naomijean@comcast.net)

We have been receiving calls from our neighbors about student street parking. Please take a moment to review our city's parking policies.

• 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.

Please remember to be kind and respectful neighbors :)

If you do not want your student to be featured in photos posted by the school (newsletter, website, social media) please complete this form: Student Photo Opt-Out

Class dues are collected every year from every student. Dues are $15 with a $5 late fee collected after the deadline (announced by advisor). Only cash or checks (made out to the City of Watertown) are permitted. These dues go towards all class events, gifts, scholarships, and more. Students who have not paid their yearly dues will, unfortunately, be turned away from class events.

If for any reason your family needs assistance with these dues, please connect with your student's class advisor. All information will remain confidential.

• Grade 9: Bannon Beall & Caitlin Davis
• bannon.beall@watertown.k12.ma.us // caitlin.davis@watertown.k12.ma.us
• Grade 10: Emily Ollero
• emily.ollero@watertown.k12.ma.us
• Grade 11: Malcom Cooke
• malcom.cooke@watertown.k12.ma.us
• Grade 12: Graham Madden
• graham.madden@watertown.k12.ma.us

Forests For Watertown will be organizing a tree-planting event on 10/26 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Community service hours are available! Come help plant a mini-forest at the Lowell Elementary School but please don't forget to register here.

Email Evan Nabel (evan.nabel@watertown.k12.ma.us) or capelt042@watertown.k12.ma.us if you have any questions.

Don't miss this wicked fun event!

Our Watertown Educators Association is sponsoring an blood drive on October 30th!

• October 26th, 5:00 pm
• Victory Field

• October 28th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
• For our WMS families to visit WHS