Watertown City School District Explained

Watertown City School District
City:	Watertown
State:	New York
County:	Jefferson
Postcode:	13601
Country:	United States
Type:	Local School District
Motto:	Our Children, Our Future
Grades:	K–12^[1]
Superintendent:	Patricia LaBarr
Asst Superintendents:	Tina Lane, Stacey Eger-Converse ^[2]
Schools:	8
District Id:	NY-222000010000
Mascot:	Cyclones
Colors:	Purple & white

Watertown City School District is a school district headquartered in Watertown, New York. It was first started in 1802, when the first school was erected.^[3]

Schools

Secondary:

• Watertown High School
• Case Middle School

Primary:

• Elementary schools:
  • H. T. Wiley School
  • Knickerbocker
  • North
  • Ohio
  • Sherman
  • Starbuck

^[4]

Notable People

• Viggo Mortensen, American Actor, Best Known for the film Lord of the Rings and The Green Book.^[5]
• Robert Lansing, U.S. Secretary of State, Inducted November 2, 2001 ^[6]
• Richard A. Dillan, Comic Book Artist, best known for his illustrations on Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and Blackhawk. Inducted 2020.^[7]
• Mary-Margaret Humes, Actor, won the Miss Florida USA pageant and was third runner up in the 1975 Miss USA. Inducted 2020.
• Mary Gay Scanlon, member of the United States House of Representatives. Inducted 2020.
• Jim Berkman, head coach at Salisbury University. Inducted 2020.
• Robert Purcell, financial advisor to the Rockefeller Family. Inducted June 13, 2014.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-08-18. Watertown City School District reopening for full in-person instruction. 2021-12-22. WWTI - InformNNY.com. en-US.
2. Web site: About Us - Watertown City School District. 2021-12-06. www.watertowncsd.org. en-US.
3. Web site: City of Watertown, New York - Watertown History. 2021-12-06. www.watertown-ny.gov.
4. Web site: Watertown City School District. U.S. News.
5. Web site: Viggo Mortensen . Wikipedia . 2022-07-09 . en-US.
6. Web site: Watertown City School District Distinguished Alumni Hall of Achievement 2001 . 2021-12-22. en-US.
7. Web site: Watertown High School Hall of Fame Inductees 2021 . 2021-12-22.
8. Web site: Watertown High School Hall of Fame 2014 . 2021-12-22.