The Watertown Splash Watertown Middle School Watertown, MA
Issue Date: Thursday, September 01, 2011 Issue: 2011-12 Last Update: Friday, October 26, 2012
  • Red Bull Cliff Divers return to Boston Saturday, Aug. 25

    Saturday, August 25, 2012 By: Renee S.

    Hold your breath because here they come! The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series is making its only US stop in Boston on Saturday, Aug. 25. Diving starts at about 4 p.m. It is free and open to all.

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  • New England Revolution helps WMS celebrate an amazing goal in Pennies for Patients drive

    Thursday, June 21, 2012 By: Kourtney K.

    The New England Revolution soccer team helped honor Watertown Middle School for its Pennies for Patients fund-raising this year after WMS raised nearly $30,000 -- its highest total ever!

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  • Ben Mikaelsen talks about Buffy, summer reading, and "Touching Spirit Bear"

    Thursday, June 14, 2012 By: Mahdi A. and James D.

    Author Ben Mikaelsen talks with Watertown Splash reporters about "Touching Spirit Bear" -- the One School, One Book title that all Watertown Middle School students have to read this summer!

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  • Any way you say it, the new WMS Spanish teacher is eager to work with his students

    Sunday, June 10, 2012 By: Julia D., Samanatha S., and Sofia D.

    Felipe Gomez, the new Spanish teacher at Watertown Middle School, is working hard to learn about his students so they can start learning from him.

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  • StarKid's Julia Albain helps bring Apocalyptour to fans across the country

    Friday, June 08, 2012 By: Watertown Splash staff

    Julia Albain talks about how StarKid grew from "A Very Potter Musical" into putting on a 21-city nationwide tour, and how thousands of fans are coming out to see their brand of musical theater.

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  • WMS student elections to be held June 6

    Wednesday, June 06, 2012 By: Isaac G. and Mahdi A.

    Just like the presidential election, the Watertown Middle School student election season is kicking off. The candidates’ speeches were on Tuesday, June 5, and the voting will be held Wednesday, June 6

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  • Watertown's first spring musical, "Into the Woods," to debut next week!

    Friday, May 25, 2012 By: Ruby R., Sara G., Ani A., and Claire B.

    Watertown Middle School students -- with help from the NBC show "Smash" and the New York theater company iTheatrics -- will perform the musical "Into the Woods" on May 30 and May 31!

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  • Is it udder-ly ridiculous to have a colorful cow in a middle school?

    Tuesday, May 22, 2012 By: Alexis C. and Kourtney K.

    Some might think having a colorful fiberglass cow grazing in a courtyard would be udder-ly ridiculous, but not students at Watertown Middle School. They see Daisy every day. This is her story.

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  • Plaque in seventh-grade hallway marks 65th anniversary at WMS

    Tuesday, May 15, 2012 By: James D., Sofia D., Julia D., and Samantha S.

    Watertown Middle School students and teachers may walk past the plaque in the seventh-grade hallway every day and be completely oblivious to it. But who made it? And why?

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  • Seeing for yourself the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" in Lexington

    Monday, May 14, 2012 By: Frankie H.

    There are many events in Massachusetts on Patriots Day, but the most important of all is the reenactment of the Battle of Lexington on Battle Green, which is what led to our country being born.

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At-a-glance

Hold your breath because here they come! The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series is making its only US stop in Boston on Saturday, Aug. 25. Diving starts at about 4 p.m. It is free and open to all.
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There’s still plenty of opportunities to head to camp, giving kids an opportunity to enjoy everything from the Beatles to producing a TV show. Here’s some local programs looking for kids!
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The Leadership Institute at Harvard College will run a free weeklong camp for teens. Applications are due by midnight June 30 for kids who just finished seventh, eighth, or ninth grade.
full story 
The New England Revolution soccer team helped honor Watertown Middle School for its Pennies for Patients fund-raising this year after WMS raised nearly $30,000 -- its highest total ever!
full story 
Author Ben Mikaelsen talks with Watertown Splash reporters about "Touching Spirit Bear" -- the One School, One Book title that all Watertown Middle School students have to read this summer!
full story 
How cool would it have been to read one of the Harry Potter or Hunger Games books before they came out? By joining Fresh Ink at Porter Square Books, you can discover the next best-seller!
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Felipe Gomez, the new Spanish teacher at Watertown Middle School, is working hard to learn about his students so they can start learning from him.
full story 
Active volcanoes are usually very loud, but as Heather Smith’s fifth-period science class learns about them, the students are silent.... Read on to peek inside a classroom where knowledge flows!
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Julia Albain talks about how StarKid grew from "A Very Potter Musical" into putting on a 21-city nationwide tour, and how thousands of fans are coming out to see their brand of musical theater.
full story 
Just like the presidential election, the Watertown Middle School student election season is kicking off. The candidates’ speeches were on Tuesday, June 5, and the voting will be held Wednesday, June 6
full story 
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