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Ava Stango

Ava Stango, Interview Manager

Ava Stango is a sophomore at Watertown High School. This is her second year writing for the school newspaper and has earned the title of Interview Manger. She helps students to make interview questions for their interviews. She was in the Watertown Town Times as a writer and has a goal of writing for them again! She enjoys creating posters and designs using the technology in the graphic's class. She was a part of the Junior National Honor Society at Swift Middle School and hopes to be a part of the National Honor Society at WHS in the future as she is very dedicated to her academics.

She plays on the Girls' Volleyball team and has been playing for 5 years, plus winter club volleyball with her friends. Ava is also on the Girls' Tennis team. Ava has danced for 13 years and also plays the clarinet and the tuba in the high school Wind Ensemble. She enjoys watching movies and TV shows such as Dead Poet's Society and House.  In college, Ava wishes to go to UHART and major in Digital Media Production and work with companies to explore digital media and broadcasting.

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College Legacy Policy

College Legacy Policy

Ava Stango March 1, 2024

A proposal to ban legacy admissions previously came in front of Connecticut's legislature in 2022 but failed to pass amid opposition from the state's colleges and universities, who derided the bill as...

Staff Member of the Month

Staff Member of the Month

Ava Stango February 27, 2024

The Staff member pick of the Month is Mr. Malootian who has been a math teacher for 40 years, all at WHS! This year will be his last year teaching before retirement. Before Mr. Malootian was the teacher...

Music Department’s Winter Concert

Music Department’s Winter Concert

Ava Stango December 19, 2023

On December 6th, Watertown High School’s Music Department had their Annual Winter Concert. Participating in the concert was Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Concert Band, and Wind Ensemble. Concert...

Media Day At UHart

Media Day At UHart

Ava Stango, Interview Manager December 11, 2023

On November 3rd, the Publishing and Video production classes participated in ‘Media Day’ at the University of Hartford. Media Day is a day where the School of Communications at UHart puts together...

Sophomore Student of The Month

Sophomore Student of The Month

Ava Stango, Author November 28, 2023

Mya Smith, Sophomore at WHS, has been awarded the Sophomore Student of the Month award. Receiving this news made her happy and made her feel important. She looks up to Mrs. Amos, a paraprofessional, because...

Introducing New Principal at WHS

Introducing New Principal at WHS

Ava Stango, Interview Manager October 17, 2023

Gianni Perugini, an experienced teacher, coach, and former Assistant Principal is the new leader and Principal at Watertown High School. While growing up, Mr. Perugini loved school and was always inspired...

The Bridge Program

The Bridge Program

Ava Stango, Interview Manager October 17, 2023

The bridge program is a free transitioning program for incoming freshmen to get to know the high school and the expectations for their freshman year. The program took place a few weeks before school for...

2023-2024 Sports Registration

2023-2024 Sports Registration

Ava Stango, Interview Manager May 16, 2023

Fall sports registration opened on May 1st, 2023. Every athlete must have an updated physical on file in the nurse's office. To register, sign into Family I.D. and a payment due by August 15, 2023. Payments...

Superintendent Reports on Budget

Superintendent Reports on Budget

Ava Stango, Interview Manager May 12, 2023

On May 23rd, voting for the proposed school budget will take place in Watertown for the 2023-2024 school year. The proposed budget for next year is $53,957,069 with a 7.81% increase from last year's budget....

New Principal at WHS

New Principal at WHS

Ava Stango, Interview Manager March 20, 2023

On February 22nd, Mrs. Tansley started her first day as Interim Principal at WHS after Dr. Parlotto left to take a position as Superintendent of New Milford Public Schools. Tansley was motivated to come...

Sports Update

Sports Update

Ava Stango, Interview Manager March 20, 2023

In March, Watertown High School’s spring sports season took off. Sports like girls’ and boys’ outdoor track, co-ed golf, girls’ and boys’ tennis, girls’ and boys’ lacrosse, softball, and...

Dr. Parlato Leaves WHS

Dr. Parlato Leaves WHS

Ava Stango, Interview Manager February 5, 2023

On February 17th, Dr. Parlotto had her last day as Watertown High School’s Principal. She starts as the Superintendent of New Milford Public Schools on Tuesday, February 21st. Before coming to Watertown,...

Midterms Recap

Ava Stango, Interview Manager February 1, 2023

From January 19th to 25th, the annual midterms at WHS took place. All students from grades 9 to 12 participate in the mandatory exam for all half and full credit courses. “Cocoa and Cramming” was an...

Winter Band Concert

Ava Stango, Interview Manager December 20, 2022

On December 19th, the Watertown High School Concert Band had their first concert of the year in the auditorium. The three pieces of music they played were; Into the Storm by Robert W. Smith, Home on the...

WHS Alumni Author

WHS Alumni Author

Ava Stango, Interview Manager December 19, 2022

On December 2nd,, Kelly Andrew, a WHS alumni and author of The Whispering Dark,  visited Watertown once again to explain the process of writing for any aspiring authors and to promote her new book. Andrew...

WHS 2022 Volleyball Team

Students vs Teachers Volleyball Game

Ava Stango, Interview Manager November 23, 2022

On November 16th, the girls’ volleyball team went up against some of WHS’s teachers in the gym, to play their yearly postseason game of volleyball. It was an intense game and all who played had fun...

The Volleyball Teamwork

The Volleyball Teamwork

Ava Stango, Interview Manager November 3, 2022

As the 2022 volleyball season comes to an end, coaches, captains, and players share their ideas and the meaning about this year. Coach Mike Theriault has been the coach of the girls’ volleyball team...

Emma Nugai

The Swim and Dive Team

Ava Stango, Interview Manager October 16, 2022

In October, the Watertown Swim and Dive team held a beautiful ceremony for Pink Night to honor those who battle breast cancer as well as celebrating the graduating class of seniors. Every year the girls...

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