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The Warrior's Wire

The Warrior's Wire

The Warrior's Wire

Ava Stango

Ava Stango, Interview Manager

Ava Stango, Junior, is proudly starting her third year as Interview Manager in the Warrior’s Wire. She was featured in Watertown’s Town Times News as a reporter and as a designer for event advertising at Watertown High School. She succeeds well in academics, for she is in the World Language Honor Society, the Tri-M Music Honor Society, and the National Technical Honor Society. At the end of the 24-25 school year, she strides to be in the National Honor Society. Ava also has perfect attendance since kindergarten, meaning she has never missed a day of school in her Watertown District education.

Ava is one of the captains on the Varsity Girls’ Volleyball team and pushes her skill to play in a winter club tournament team. She plays the tuba in the school’s Wind Ensemble and manager of the WHS Band Instagram account. Ava has also taken part in the school’s Pit Orchestra for the production of “Chicago” and “Phantom of the Opera”. She was the Co-Director for the Pit Orchestra for the student directed play of “Fantastic Mr. Fox.” She arranged and composed music for fellow student band members to perform for the show.

After graduation, Ava is still undecided about where to attend college but she hopes to major in Digital Media and Journalism or Graphic and Digital Design.

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WLHS Food Kitchen Field Trip

WLHS Food Kitchen Field Trip

Ava Stango, Author December 18, 2024

On November 26th, members of the World Language Honor Society (WLHS) visited the Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries, (GWIM) Inc - Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry in Waterbury to make, pass out food,...

Choices Matter

Choices Matter

Ava Stango, Interview Manager December 6, 2024

On Monday, November 4th, WHS held a “Choices Matter” assembly where motivational speaker, Chris Sandy, talked about the courage to make safe and healthy choices, and how the choices you make can impact...

Tri-M Music Honor Society Induction

Tri-M Music Honor Society Induction

Ava Stango, Interview Manager December 3, 2024

On Thursday, October 24th, the Tri-M Music Honor Society had their induction ceremony in the WHS auditorium. Tri-M stands for Modern Music Masters as a way to celebrate past and present musicians and to...

Teacher of the Year

Teacher of the Year

Ava Stango, Interview Manager October 31, 2024

Ms. Alves, Science teacher at Watertown High School, has been awarded Teacher of the Year for the Watertown Public School district this year. She feels very proud of this award as it, “means that all...

Pink Night

Pink Night

Ava Stango, Interview Manager October 30, 2024

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in recognition, multiple sports held a “Pink Out” night to raise money and show their support in the fight against breast cancer. Most sports, such as Soccer...

Homecoming 2024

Homecoming 2024

Ava Stango October 29, 2024

Homecoming, our semi-formal school dance, will be held at La Bella Vista on November 21st, 6 PM to 10 PM. Tickets are available until 10/30 and can be handed in after school to your class advisers. The...

Pink Out!

Pink Out!

Ava Stango, Author October 25, 2024

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in recognition, multiple sports held a “Pink Out” night to raise money and show their support in the fight against breast cancer. Most sports, such as Soccer...

Spring Instrumental Concert

Spring Instrumental Concert

Ava Stango, Interview Manager May 15, 2024

On Thursday, May 2nd, Watertown High School's Music Department had their annual Spring Instrumental Concert in the auditorium. The Strings Orchestra performed 3 different pieces, including a piece the...

New York Choir Trip

New York Choir Trip

Ava Stango, Interview Manager April 25, 2024

On March 20th, the Concert and Chamber Choir visited New York City to watch the Broadway hit, Hamilton, at the Richard Rodgers Theatre! The musical tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, first secretary...

College Legacy Policy

College Legacy Policy

Ava Stango, Interview Manager 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, Interview Manager 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, Interview Manager 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, Interview Manager 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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