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School Committee Update: Teacher Honored, Field Hockey Team Recognized, Enrollment Rising

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Watertown’s State Champion Field Hockey Team was honored by the School Committee. (Courtesy of Watertown Field Hockey)

Watertown School Committee Chair Kendra Foley provided a round up of the most recent School Committee meeting. See what happened below. There has been much to celebrate over the last month at our Watertown School Committee meetings. We were thrilled to honor Cunniff music teacher Liz Schorr, who was recently chosen as the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress Educator of the Year.

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Watertown Students Earn Honors at RPI, SNHU and Mass College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

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Students from Watertown received honors from Renselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), and from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS). RPI

On October 30, Allison Fitzpatrick of Watertown, MA, was among the 210 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute seniors inducted into the Order of the Engineer, a national organization dedicated to upholding the highest ethical standards for the engineering profession. In addition to taking the Order of the Engineer pledge, each inductee received a stainless-steel ring to be worn on the little finger of their dominant hand. The rings represent each student’s daily commitment to serving humanity through engineering. These students will follow in the footsteps of RPI graduates who, since 1824, have applied technology and innovation to solving the world’s toughest problems.

Founded in 1824 for the application of science to the common purposes of life, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the first technological research university in the United States.

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Wicked Bagel Hosting Fundraiser for WPS Diversity & Belonging Councils

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This weekend, Wicked Bagel will host a fundraiser for the Watertown Public Schools Diversity and Belonging Councils. The fundraiser will take place on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. For each half dozen bagels purchased at regular price Wicked bagel is donating 50 percent of the sale to the councils. Customers only need to mention the fundraiser at checkout. Watertown’s three elementary schools — Cunniff, Lowell and Hosmer — and Watertown Middle School have their own Diversity & Belonging Council (DBC).

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Middle Schoolers Can Get the Entrepreneurship Experience Through a Watertown Community & Adult Ed Course

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(Courtesy of DesignMy Education)

Watertown Middle School-aged students can participate in an entrepreneurship program run by DesignMy Education and offered through the Watertown Adult & Community Education Catalog. See the information provided by Watertown Community and Adult Education and DesignMy Education. The Entrepreneurship Experience(Ages 11-16)Instructor: Holly Carroll Cachimuel of DesignMy EducationCourse #41

“The Entrepreneurship Experience” is a hands-on entrepreneurship program that transforms middle school students into budding entrepreneurs. Over the course of 20 engaging hours, we will:

Ideate – We begin by exploring who might enjoy our products and what people need or like. We’ll brainstorm innovative ideas, learn to think creatively, and develop products that resonate with potential customers.

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LETTER: Family of Former WHS Head Master Seeks to Keep Gym Dedicated in His Name

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(The following letter was originally written to Watertown School Committee Chair Kendra Foley)

Dear Ms. Foley,

Thank you for this opportunity to share our recommendation for the naming of the Gymnasium or the Auditorium at the new Watertown High School. We would like for Dr. John J Kelley, former principal of Watertown High School, to continue to be honored by the school. As you know, the gym at Watertown High School was dedicated to Dr. Kelley in the early 1990s. The decision to name the gym after him was based on not just his many years of service to the school and the community, but also on the positive and long-lasting impact he had on individual students throughout his career. While time has passed since the dedication of the gym, nothing about Dr. Kelley’s impact has changed.

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WPI Student from Watertown Completes Intensive Research Project

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The following announcement was provided by WPI:

Marley Fortune, a member of the class of 2025 majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), was a member of a student team that recently completed an intense research project titled “How Bazar? Creating Interactive Media for Community Building.” At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology that addresses an important societal need or issue. About two-thirds of students complete a project at one of the university’s 50-plus off-campus project centers, which are located around the world. A signature element of the innovative undergraduate experience at WPI, the project-based curriculum offers students the opportunity to apply their scientific and technical knowledge to develop thoughtful solutions to real problems that affect the quality of people’s lives-and make a difference before they graduate.

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Naming of New WHS Gym & Auditorium Put on Hold, List of Nominations Released

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Ai3 ArchitectsA rendering of the designs for the new Watertown High School viewed from Columbia Street. The School Committee voted to take more time to make the decision about after whom the gymnasium and auditorium at the new Watertown High School should be named, and will come up with criteria to judge the nominations submitted by the public. The original timeline called for having nominations in by Oct. 7 and the final vote on Oct. 21.