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词条 Watertown High School (South Dakota)
释义

  1. Academics

  2. Laptop program

  3. Extracurricular activities

     Competitive speech activities 

  4. State Championships

  5. Notable alumni

  6. Noted faculty

  7. References

  8. External links

{{Infobox school
|name = Watertown Senior High School
|logo = Watertown High School, SD Logo.gif
|motto = Enabling all students to succeed in an ever changing world
|image = Watertown High School, Watertown, SD.jpg
|caption = Watertown High School from Arrow Ave.
|location = 209 9th ST NE
Watertown, SD 57201
|type = Public
|established =
|district =Watertown School District 14-4
|superintendent =Dr. Jeff Danielsen
|principal =Dr. Michael Butts
|staff =
|faculty =
|grades =9-12
|athletics =AA (with the exception of AAA for football)
|conference =ESD
|mascot =Arrows
|information =(605) 882-6316
|website =Official Website
|affiliation =
|president =
|head of school =
|students = 1,226[1]
|enrollment =
|colors = Purple, Gold, White {{color box|#4F2683}} {{color box|#FFC62F}} {{color box|white}}
}}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.[2]

Academics

Watertown High School has a dual-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.[3] WHS has 102 teachers, of which 70.2% have obtained a master's degree or higher.[4]

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.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} 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. In the 2017-2018 school year, WHS have each student an I-Pad.

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 a number of Truman scholars.[5]

The Head coach for Arrow Speech and Debate is Scott Walker, who is an alumnus of Watertown High School himself.[6]

Forensic events offered are: (State championships are listed to the right)

  • Policy Debate: 2006[7], 2016[8]

State Championships

State Championships
Season Sport Number Year(s)
Fall Football 2 1996, 2001
Volleyball 2 1997, 2017
Golf, Boys 10 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1971
Cross Country, Girls 1 2001
WinterBasketball, Boys 4 1959, 1992, 1999, 2008
Basketball, Girls 4 1976, 1993, 2007, 2009
Wrestling 10 1961, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2003
Gymnastics 3 2006, 2009, 2010
Spring Tennis, Boys4 1992, 1993, 1994, 2013
Track & field, Boys 5 1915, 1916, 1929, 1930, 1998
Track & field, Girls 1 1978
Golf, Girls 2 1978, 1979
Total48

WHS also offers competitive cheerleading, dance, soccer, softball, and baseball, some of which are sanctioned by the South Dakota High School Activities Association.

Notable alumni

{{Div col}}
  • Stephen Foster Briggs (1903), inventor, Briggs & Stratton engine and co-founder of the Briggs & Stratton manufacturing company.
  • Robert J. Fox, Catholic Priest, promoter of Our Lady of Fatima Devotions and the Blue Army
  • Cleveland L. Abbott (1912), Tuskegee Institute educator and coach
  • George R. Mather (1929), Commander in-chief of U.S. Army, United States Southern Command
  • Sylvia Bacon (1949), Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia and was a Nixon & Reagan shortlist nominee for the United States Supreme Court.
  • Charles B. Kornmann (1955), current Judge, United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
  • Bob Scholtz (1955), NFL offensive lineman for the Detroit Lions, New York Giants, and New Orleans Saints
  • Jake Krull (1956), U.S. General and South Dakota state senator
  • Lee Raymond (1956), CEO and President, ExxonMobil
  • Terry Redlin (1956), Wildlife artist and philanthropist of the Redlin Art Center
  • Roger Zwieg (1960), NASA astronaut and test pilot
  • John Hamre (1968), U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, Clinton administration, and international relations specialist
  • Neal Tapio (1988), current candidate for U.S. Representative for {{ushr|SD|AL}} and Trump presidential campaign director for South Dakota.
  • Timmy Williams (1999), American comedian, Whitest Kids U' Know
{{Div col end}}

Noted faculty

  • Jim Marking, former Watertown High School basketball coach and former South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball coach
  • Brian Norberg, former Watertown High School basketball coach, South Dakota State men's basketball all-time leader in assists
  • Vic Godfrey, former Watertown High School track coach, and head coach of Kingdom of Bahrain 1984 and 1989 Olympic Track teams.
  • Scott Hardie, current Watertown School Board member and former NASA engineer on Challenger and Columbia.

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://watertown.sd.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=3995& |title=Contact WHS |accessdate=2008-09-11 |work= |publisher= |date= }}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/education/watertown-high-school-a-leader-in-laptop-learning/article_8d3b6eeb-0283-5cb2-8c8f-b9cfb4103b08.html|title=Watertown High School a leader in laptop learning|website=Sioux City Journal|access-date=2016-06-10}}
3. ^https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/south-dakota/districts/watertown-school-district-14-4/watertown-high-school-17900/test-scores
4. ^http://www.watertown.k12.sd.us/education/components/sectionlist/default.php?sectiondetailid=77&
5. ^{{cite web|last1=Abare|first1=Robert|title=Student Awarded Truman Scholarship for Graduate Education|url=http://www.davidson.edu/news/news-stories/140429-student-awarded-truman-scholarship-for-graduate-education|website=davidson.edu|publisher=Davidson College|accessdate=24 April 2014}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://watertown.k12.sd.us/education/staff/staff.php?sectionid=108&|title=Walker, Scott - Home|website=watertown.k12.sd.us|access-date=2016-06-10}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sdpb.org/archive/0506/finearts/debate/aa/policydebate.htm|title=South Dakota High School Activities Association State Championships|website=sports.sdpb.org|access-date=2017-11-03}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thepublicopinion.com/news/local_news/arrow-speakers-win-class-aa-state-title/article_5052262e-e47e-11e5-ba8f-ffa07cc6f5d5.html|title=Arrow speakers win Class AA state title|website=Watertown Public Opinion|access-date=2016-06-10}}

External links

  • Official Website
  • School District Site
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