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The old Watertown High School building. (Courtesy of Watertown Public Schools)
ANNOUNCEMENT to ALL former WHS classmates of 1964:
The 60th Reunion is progressing nicely and if anyone has not already communicated with the Reunion team, please send an email to whs1964reunion@yahoo.com to obtain information for the Reunion. The Reunion is scheduled on September 28, 2024. Thank you, Sonny!
The following information was provided by Vertex, the project management firm for the Watertown High School project:
Starting the week of August 5th, you can expect to see the mobilization of geothermal well drilling rigs at the new Watertown High School Building Project. This is an exciting milestone for the project, as the before mentioned geothermal wells will aid in the project’s goal of being a net-zero energy building. The geothermal wells, once installed, will provide heating and cooling to spaces in the new high school including the gymnasium, the auditorium, and other community spaces throughout the school. The project expects these drilling rigs to be on site for approximately 4-5 months to complete 14 wells to approximately 900 feet deep. What to expect in the coming months, starting the week of August 5th:
– Geothermal Well Drilling Rigs on site from 7AM-5PM
– Equipment will be located on the corner of Columbia and Common Streets within the construction fence.
Watertown High School’s Class of 2024 celebrates graduating on Friday at Victory Field. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
The journey to graduation day for the Class of 2024 was filled with obstacles and hardships, but Watertown High School’s senior class navigated through the challenges and emerged as seasoned scholars, athletes, performers, and “great human beings.” The seniors celebrated the end of their career in the Watertown Public Schools during the graduation ceremony at Victory Field on Friday evening. High school started not in the halls of WHS, but in their bedrooms sitting in front of computers during COVID. Sophomore year they returned to school, but did behind N95 masks.
Members of the Watertown High School Class of 2024 embrace after receiving their degree Friday. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Congratulations to the 156 members of the Watertown High School Class of 2024, who celebrated their graduation Friday evening at Victory Field. (+ Cum Laude Society/National Honor Society, ^ National Honor Society, * Seal of Biliteracy, % Seal of Biliteracy with Distinction, # Pre-Engineering Pathway)
Noah Amin Affany
^ Susan Allakhverdov
Armani Antonio Alves
Desiree Tshiela Ambila
Jenna Mohammad Atiyyat
+ Halle Gilda Aufiero
Katherine Theresa Aufiero
Nushik Avetisian
Iseoluwatobi Olubiyi Banjo
Alec Vasilis Banosian
^ Erin Mary Beggan
+* Lana Bekdash
+* Maximilian Ferrante Bennett
Kayla Marie Bernier
Julia Marie Biagiotti
^# Laura Rae Biagiotti
# Alistair Joseph Burke
Katey Maureen Cabral
Sean Patrick Calleva
Watertown High School seniors look into the stands as the enter the field for the graduation ceremony. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Dilara Merve Canca
Ricardo de Oliveiro Candido
* Noah Joseph Capello
Leanne Elizabeth Centola
^ Aidan William Chapron
John Dylan Clark
^ Tracy Cledomin
* Angel Manuel Colon Castillo
Timothy Philip Connelly
+ Mairead Alexandra Connolly
Jordan Michelle Cornier
Kaio Henrique Lima Da Silva
+* Randy William Delgado
Aislin Elizabeth Devaney
Christopher Andrew Devaney
+* Noor Abbas Dia
* Gustavo Lucas Alves Dias
Thomas James Dicker
Jamal Ud Din
* Leandro Gabriel Do Lago
* Nayara Lopes dos Reis
Dylan William Caggiano Driscoll
^ Molly Grady Driscoll
* Fabiana Yarisa Duarte
Devon Christopher Dyer
# Panayioti George Eliopoulos
James Barrett Erickson
+ Naomi Rei Fandetti
Alex Servare Faria
^ Vivian Jackson Flan
# Robert Charles Fuller-Jimenez
* Maya Maria Gabriel
Emma Lucia Garapetian
+ Celia Xianlu Gilbert-Sartori
Danial Goljamali
Members of the Watertown High School Class of 2024 listen to a speech during graduation (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
* Cesar Gonzalez Jimenez
Kendal Aldahir Gonzalez Rodas
Giuseppe James Guarino
Isabela Cardoso Guimaraes
Edward Gukasyan
* Isthar Guzman Torres
+ Sidney Somersault Hackett
% Lyubka Mehmedova Hadzhieva
Robert Hynds Haggerty
Edward Lee Hammonds
^* Ava Grace Hayward
Abigail Lucinda Hendrick
Jeffrey Scott Herbin
* Kimberlyn Dayana Hernandez Jimenez
Aiden Ryan Hernandez
Reagan Elise Hoffer
* Viktoriia Hryhorchuk
^ Rebecca Eileen Hughes
Ava Yvonne Husson
+% Krikor Iskenderian
+ Rosha Jalalian Saeb
^ Mishma-Theresa Victory Janvier
+ Chloe Rita Johnson
Michael Petar Jokic
+ Connor Julian Jones
Dairy Yamileth Juarez Lopez
The Class of 2024 graduated at Victory Field on Friday. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
^ Marwa Kabir
+ Nikolas Anargiros Karalis
Abbas Khan
+ Cyrus Zane Kiani
+ Elena Mae Kiani
* Nick-Ary Lafortune
+ Lily Grace Lambo
^ Lindsay Marie Leitner
Lucas Alexander Li Vargas
+ Anna Lee Runyan Lonergan
^Emma Jane Macomber
Phrog Linette MacVeigh
+ Malac Hasan Mahmoud
+* Nadeen Makhzomi
Logan James Marifiote
Denise Cassandra Martinez
%^* Ima Simone Massey
+ Colin James McClellan
* Mario Jose Mejia Gavarrete
* Kevin Misael Mendez
Nikolaos Michael Michaelidis
+ Luka Misic
Stephanie Ann Mixco
Andre Avedis Monteiro
Sarah Elizabeth Morrissey
* Felipe dos Santos Mota
Landon Brian Murphy
Grace Nanziri
Owen James Newlon
^ Roy Nicolas Nicolas
Lucas Ryan Nitschke
Matthew Aiden O’Grady
Darragh James O’Mahony
* Ani Ohannessian
Valentina Ortiz
* Aidalyss Ninette Ortiz-Vasquez
+ Ryan Carter Pacis
+* Nina Michelle Paquette
^ John Nickolaos Pavlidis
A graduating senior holds up his diploma at the Watertown High School Class of 2024 graduation.
The final beam is bolted into place at the new Watertown High School. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
A steel beam, with a small tree on top and an American flag flying from it, was lifted hundreds of feet into the air by a crane and bolted into place marking the topping off of the new Watertown High School project. The ceremony marked the finish of the construction of the frame for the new school, said Superintendent Dede Galdston, which is going up on the site of the old high school. “As I stand here before this impressive structure, it is essential to reflect on the journey that brought us to this moment,” Galdston said. “The vision for this new school building was born out of a shared commitment to fostering an environment where our children can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.”
An overhead view of what the new Watertown High School will look like. (Courtesy of Watertown Public Schools)
A major milestone will be reached this week in the Watertown High School project when the last beam for the steel structure will be put into place. A topping off ceremony will be held on Wednesday, and the public is invited to come before hand and sign the beam, and to attend the ceremony. The Watertown Public Schools sent out the following information:
Major WHS construction news! A topping off ceremony will be held at 4 pm on Wednesday (6/5/24).
The public is also invited to sign the ceremonial beam.
Monday/Tuesday : 2-5 pm (Broadway construction gate)
Wednesday: 3-3:45 pm (Common Street gate).
Sharpies will be provided
Photo by Charlie BreitroseStudents at Watertown High School got to run hands-on lab analyses during the CoLAB Club. One of volunteers from life science companies, Bridget Kreger of C4 Therapeutics, second from left, and WHS chemistry teacher Liz Mundy look on as the students fill vials with samples. While most of the school was dark and quiet, students were busy in one science classroom at Watertown High School well after the final bell working on a science experiment. The students worked with volunteers from local life science companies as part of the CoLAB Club. The group meets once a month, and conducts simulations of real-world lab work using equipment similar to what the professionals use.
Watertown High School sophomore Montserrat Llacuna won five Silver Keys from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. (Courtesy Photo)
A Watertown High School student’s poetry earned her several awards in a national scholastic writing and arts competition. WHS sophomore Montserrat Llacuna won five Silver Keys and two honorable mentions in the 2024 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Llacuna, who is also an Advisory Council Member of the statewide student leadership program Project 351 submitted several of her social justice poems.
She was encouraged to submit her writing to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and got help editing her work from ELA teacher William MacLaughlin and Casey Andrews, the head of the English Department. Llacuna was not the only Watertown student to earn recognition.