Watertown City School District

Watertown City School District
Location
Watertown , Jefferson , New York , 13601 United States
District information
Type	Local School District
Motto	Our Children, Our Future
Grades	K–12 [1]
Superintendent	Dr. Larry C. Schmiegel
Asst. superintendent(s)	Tina Lane, Stacey Eger-Converse [2]
Schools	8
NCES District ID	3630120 [3]
District ID	NY-222000010000
Students and staff
District mascot	Cyclones
Colors	Purple & white
Other information
Website	www.watertowncsd.org

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. ^[4]

In addition to Watertown, it includes a very small portion of Calcium census-designated place. ^[5] The district includes sections of the towns of LeRay, Pamelia, Rutland, and Watertown. ^[6]

Schools

Secondary:

• Watertown High School
• Case Middle School

Primary:

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

^[7]

Notable people

• Viggo Mortensen, American Actor, Best Known for the film Lord of the Rings and The Green Book. ^[8]
• Robert Lansing, U.S. Secretary of State, Inducted November 2, 2001 ^[9]
• Richard A. Dillan, Comic Book Artist, best known for his illustrations on Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and Blackhawk. Inducted 2020. ^[10]
• Mary-Margaret Humes, Actor, won the Miss Florida USA pageant and was third runner up in the 1975 Miss USA. Inducted 2020. ^[10]
• Mary Gay Scanlon, member of the United States House of Representatives. Inducted 2020. ^[10]
• Jim Berkman, head coach at Salisbury University. Inducted 2020. ^[10]
• Robert Purcell, financial advisor to the Rockefeller Family. Inducted June 13, 2014. ^[11]

References

1. "Watertown City School District reopening for full in-person instruction". WWTI - InformNNY.com. August 18, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
2. "About Us - Watertown City School District". www.watertowncsd.org. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
3. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Watertown City School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved November 10, 2021.
4. "City of Watertown, New York - Watertown History". www.watertown-ny.gov. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
5. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jefferson County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 21, 2024. - Text list
6. "Watertown City School District – Procurement (2021M-176)". Office of the New York State Comptroller. January 14, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
7. "Watertown City School District". U.S. News.
8. "Viggo Mortensen". Wikipedia. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
9. "Watertown City School District Distinguished Alumni Hall of Achievement 2001" (PDF). Retrieved December 22, 2021.
10. "Watertown High School Hall of Fame Inductees 2021" (PDF). Retrieved December 22, 2021.
11. "Watertown High School Hall of Fame 2014" (PDF). Retrieved December 22, 2021.

External links

• Official website