Watertown High School (WHS) is the local high school, built in 1925, for

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, United States. The school is home to the Watertown Raiders, who are best known for their varsity

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and boys'

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programs. Watertown's colors are black and red. The school newspaper is the Raider Times. On May 8, 1930, ex-President Calvin Coolidge was received at the school as town celebrated its 300th anniversary. As a part of the celebration, a national radio program was broadcast from the high school marking the momentous anniversary.

Sports

Watertown High has brought home several sports championships, as well as the state championships of 2007, 2009 and 2018 for boys' basketball. Watertown has had many state, Middlesex, and Division II championships from girls field hockey. Girls field hockey won the state tournament against Oakmont Regional High School in 2009; the final score was 1–0. They also beat Auburn in 2010 (1-0) and Oakmont again in 2011 (3-2). Watertown boys' hockey won the Division III State Championship in 2015. On October 21, 2015, the girls' field hockey team set a new high school national record by winning their 154th consecutive game.

Notable alumni

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and

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References

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