The Watertown Splash Watertown Middle School Watertown, MA
Issue Date: Saturday, September 01, 2012 Issue: 2012-13 Last Update: Sunday, June 16, 2013
  • Student elections set for this week at Watertown Middle School

    Sunday, June 16, 2013 By: Jonna K. and Meghan F.

    Watertown Middle School is building with intensity and friendly competition once again around the student elections for eighth-grade class president and student council this week!

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  • WMS springs into action for Earth Day

    Sunday, June 16, 2013 By: Lauren P.

    On April 26, Watertown Middle School sprang into action. The entire school went outside to clean up -- from the school to the library to the Charles River -- to celebrate Earth Day.

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  • Enthusiasm never flags for annual World's Fair projects at Watertown Middle School

    Saturday, June 15, 2013 By: Anahid O.

    Every year, just when the sixth-graders are getting comfortable in Watertown Middle School comes the biggest project of the year -- the World’s Fair!

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  • WMS feels better with new nurse in residence

    Saturday, June 15, 2013 By: Isaac G.

    Following Nurse Brooks’s retirement in the fall, Joanne Shea, who has worked at hospitals in Boston, left the Hosmer School to take over the position at Watertown Middle School.

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  • The Hypocrites' "Pirates of Penzance" at A.R.T.: Arrrrr, you ready for a good time?

    Thursday, May 30, 2013 By: Christina B.

    The Hypocrites are putting a very funny and entertaining spin on "Pirates of Penzance" at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, described by one performer as “a crazy and wild time!”

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  • The Watertown Middle School baseball team comes out swinging

    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 By: Chris K. and Frankie H.

    The Watertown Middle School baseball team, led by math teacher Phil Martin for the seventh year, is off to a great start to its 12-game season.

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  • Stage prop provides incisive commentary on WMS Talent Show

    Tuesday, May 21, 2013 By: Jeremy O.

    As the WMS Talent Show started, each act went onto the stage until it was finally my turn. I was somewhat nervous to be shown at the gaping crowd in the “Hamlet” monologue, and Jeremy seemed to be ner

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  • Book review: “Now Is The Time For Running” brimming with powerful emotions

    Thursday, April 18, 2013 By: Nick O.

    “Now Is The Time For Running” by Michael Williams is a book brimming with powerful emotions, and follows Deo as he struggles through the hatred and violence of racial profiling and xenophobia.

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  • Spinelli, Vanderpool talk about new books, Newbery Medals, and ... plumber's block?

    Tuesday, April 16, 2013 By: Catherine P.

    Authors Jerry Spinelli and Clare Vanderpool talked with the Watertown Splash about their new books, winning the Newbery Medal, and .... plumber's block?

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  • There was no question: Watertown Middle School the 2013 Quiz Bowl champion!

    Tuesday, April 16, 2013 By: Jeremy O. and Catherine P.

    The Watertown Middle School came, saw, and conquered. The WMS Quiz Bowl team came back from a tough time last year to demolish the other teams in this year’s Quiz Bowl at Malden Catholic!

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Every year, just when the sixth-graders are getting comfortable in Watertown Middle School comes the biggest project of the year -- the World’s Fair!
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Did you hear about the cyclone just off the Bay of Bengal? Ask the sixth-graders at Watertown Middle School, they might know after watching “CNN Student News” everyday!
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Three times a year, students at Watertown Middle School take a challenging test for gym class. The Pacer test is perfect for students who like to push themselves and test their physical limits.
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The Watertown Middle School came, saw, and conquered. The WMS Quiz Bowl team came back from a tough time last year to demolish the other teams in this year’s Quiz Bowl at Malden Catholic!
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The Watertown Splash has the complete list of Watertown Middle School students who earned High Honors and Honor Roll in the second term of the 2012-13 school year.
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The second year of the leadership program for seventh-graders is a big hit at Watertown Middle School! The program is run by Phil Oates with help from the Leadership Institute at Harvard University.
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When you think of video games, PlayStations, Wiis, and Xboxes, you think of kids. But even adults play video games -- and some of those adults are your kids' teachers.
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Guidance counselor Debra Carolan, who believed that offering a small change in a student's approach can make a huge difference in performance, retired in November after 28 years in Watertown.
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There's no question that the 10 students representing Watertown Middle School are ready for this Saturday, when the 20th annual Quiz Bowl will be held at Malden Catholic High School!
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The Watertown Splash has the complete list of Watertown Middle School students who earned High Honors and Honor Roll in the first term of the 2012-13 school year.
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