Watertown High School (South Dakota)
| Watertown Senior High School | |
|---|---|
 Enabling all students to succeed in an ever changing world | |
| Location | |
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209 9th ST NE Watertown, SD 57201 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Watertown School District 14-4 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Leslie Jutting |
| Principal | Dr. Michael Butts |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1,226[1] |
| Color(s) |
Purple, Gold, White |
| Athletics | AAA (with the exception of AA for football) |
| Mascot | Arrows |
| Information | (605) 882-6316 |
| Website | Official Website |
Watertown High School (WHS) is a public high school in Watertown, South Dakota. The school was the first in the state and the second in the United States in which every student and teacher was issued a laptop computer.
Academics
Watertown High School has a duel-enrollment program with the neighboring Lake Area Technical Institute campus, allowing students to take college level course during all four years of enrollment. WHS also allows students to take courses directly through South Dakota State University. WHS has nearly a quarter of its students enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) courses.[2] WHS has 102 teachers, of which 70.2% have obtained a masters degree or higher.[3]
Laptop program
Watertown High School first started its laptop program in the 2003–2004 school year, making WHS the first high school in South Dakota and the second high school in the nation to give every student a personal laptop. In 2006, WHS became part of the state-sponsored Classroom Connections project, where it was among 20 selected schools in the state to receive funding for laptops for students and tablet computers for teachers.
Extracurricular activities
Competitive speech activities
The WHS oral interpretation program was among the first 100 chartered squads in the National Forensics League. The department has produced at leas one Truman scholar.[4]
Athletics
School sponsored sports offered are: (State championships are listed to the right.)
- Tennis: Men's: 2013, 94, 93, 92
- Cross country: Women's: 2001
- Football: Men's: 2001, 96
- Volleyball: Women's: 1997
- Basketball: Men's: 2008, 99, 92, 59 Women's: 2009, 07 93, 76
- Wrestling: Men's: 2003, 00, 99, 93, 92, 85, 73, 71, 68, 61
- Gymnastics: Women's: 2010, 09, 06
- Golf: Men's: 1971, 57, 50, 49, 36, 35, 32, 31, 29 Women's: 1979, 78
- Track & field: Men's:1998, 30, 29, 16, 15 Women's: 1978
WHS also offers competitive cheerleading, dance, soccer, hockey, softball and baseball, none of which are sanctioned by the South Dakota High School Activities Association.
Notable alumni
- Cleveland L. Abbott (12), coach and Tuskegee Institute educator
- Sylvia Bacon (49), federal judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and Supreme Court Justice nominee
- Stephen Foster Briggs, co-founder of the Briggs & Stratton manufacturing company and inventor of Briggs & Stratton engine
- John Hamre (68), former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration, international relations specialist
- Charles B. Kornmann (55), federal judge on United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
- George R. Mather (29), Commander in-chief of U.S. Army, United States Southern Command
- Bob Scholtz (55), former offensive lineman for the Detroit Lions, New York Giants, and New Orleans Saints
- Lee Raymond (56), former CEO and president of ExxonMobil
- Terry Redlin (56), wildlife artist
- Timmy Williams (00), American comedian of Whitest Kids U' Know
References
- ↑ "Contact WHS". Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ↑ http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/south-dakota/districts/watertown-school-district-14-4/watertown-high-school-17900/test-scores
- ↑ http://www.watertown.k12.sd.us/education/components/sectionlist/default.php?sectiondetailid=77&
- ↑ Abare, Robert. "Student Awarded Truman Scholarship for Graduate Education". davidson.edu. Davidson College. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
External links
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