Administrator of the Year! Congratulations Jose Aldaco for being named the Association of California School Administrators Central Office Administrator fo the Year! Mr. Aldaco serves as the Assistant Superintendent in the Waterford Unified School District overseeing Personnel and Human Resources. READ MORE >

Administrator of the Year! Congratulations Carolyn Viss for being named the Association of California School Administrators Central Office Administrator fo the Year! Carolyn earned the award while serving at the Stanislaus County Office of Education. We're proud to have Carolyn Viss back on the WUSD Team as our Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator. READ MORE >

We did our best to surprise all of our graduates with a home visit and a yard sign today with a decorated vehicle or bus! Mrs. Hall and WJHS staff had a caravan for students living in the outskirts of Waterford. For in town students, a special thanks to WUSD transportation (Thank you Suzanne, Jeannie and Matt) for decorating the bus (as well as Mrs. Thompson) and... READ MORE >

March 30, 2020 Dear Waterford Unified School District Families and Staff, The difficult decision was made to suspend classes for all schools effective on Thursday, March 19th through May 1st. Classes are tentatively scheduled to resume in Waterford on Monday, May 4th at the earliest. We will evaluate this plan as new information becomes available. Students... READ MORE >

March 15, 2020 Dear Waterford Unified School District Families and Staff, The difficult decision has been made to suspend classes for all schools effective on Thursday, March 19th through the end of the Spring Break, April 19th. The last day of classes will be Wednesday, March 18 and will resume in Waterford on Monday, April 20th. We will evaluate this plan... READ MORE >

Stanislaus County Public Health Officer Provides the Following Guidance to SchoolsMarch 13, 2020To: Superintendents, Stanislaus County School DistrictsAs of today, Friday, March 13, 2020, there are two confirmed Coronavirus cases in Stanislaus County. At this time, the Stanislaus County Department of Public Health remains committed to providing school districts the... READ MORE >

Stanislaus County Public Health Official Offers Guidance to County Schools to Remain Open.Dr. Julie Vaishampayan offered the following guidance to county schools:As of today, Friday, March 13, 2020, there are two confirmed Coronavirus cases in Stanislaus County. At this time, the Stanislaus County Department of Public Health remains committed to providing school... READ MORE >

Students from the Waterford Committed program hosted a conference for the 8th Graders at Waterford Junior High School on Thursday, February 7, 2020. The goal of the conference was to introduce the Committed program to our future high school students and encourage living a healthy lifestyle. Committed is based on the work of John Underwood and the National Life of... READ MORE >

At Waterford Junior High, a classroom full of seventh graders were captivated by teacher Terry Daniels’ explanation of the algebra equation on the screen. 1.5y-1=2, solve for y. Daniels walked them through the solution, assuring the class at each step that they knew what to do. With a show of hands, it seemed they did. Only 26% of fifth graders perform... READ MORE >

Today our CJSF club took a field trip to tour Stan State and then went to pizza and bowling. READ MORE >

Dr. Victor DeNoble was at our site on Monday January 27th from 11:15am – 12:10pm. His presentation covered the dangers of nicotine use, vape pens and understanding addiction. Victor J. DeNoble, Ph.D. was employed by Philip Morris as the 'Senior Behavior Analyst' at the company's Behavioral Research Laboratory/Department between 1980-1984. He was initially hired... READ MORE >

Today these students were honored for receiving the Principal's Award. In order to receive the Principal's Award the student must have a 4.0 and perfect attendance! Congratulations to Emilio Castillo, Susannah Hall, and Gladys Robles. READ MORE >

Waterford Unified School will be going to Online Registration District-wide for the 2020-2021 School year. As part of the transition, Summer School for grades 8 through 11 will require to complete the online registration. Letters regarding Parent Portal and activation key per guardian were mailed out on 01/17/2020. If you did not receive your letter or you are... READ MORE >

Lifetouch + Shutterfly have teamed up and given us a great opportunity to raise money for our school! They will give us 8% back per order you make on shutterfly under our Storefront. All you have to do is click on this link and it will take you to the Waterford Junior High School Storefront @ wjhs.shutterflystorefront.com READ MORE >

The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) assessment is administered as part of California's state testing program each year in the spring. Our students that made between a 100-150 point improvement over the previous year were rewarded with an ice cream social. Keep up the good work, we're proud of you! READ MORE >

The reaching for the stars Moms came to our school today to help decorate Santa hats for the TRM students race on December 14, 2019 downtown Modesto. Come out and help cheer our kids and staff on at the Modesto Spirit of Giving 5k run! READ MORE >

On 10/28/19, Principal Hall rewarded our 7th graders for their winning score of 95.95% attendance. It was such a fun surprise for our 7th graders to enjoy an extended lunch listening to music, playing bingo, fishing, nail and hair painting booth, cotton candy, popcorn, cookie, bean bag toss, and candy bar walk. Thank you to all the staff and parents that came to... READ MORE >

Waterford Junior High School Presents.... Family Movie Night on Friday, November 8, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. in the WJHS Gym. Please submit one RSVP for your family to a Waterford School Office by Monday, November 4th. Admission is Free. Each person will get 1 Free Water, 1 Free Candy, and 1 Free Popcorn Bag. Toy Story 4 is rated G. READ MORE >

The winning 7th and 8th grade students will be traveling with the leadership class on April 21 and 21, 2020, attend a 3-hour leadership training in Disneyland with cast members to enhance their leadership skills, and spend the remainder of the day in the park following the leadership training. Each winning student will be given a 1-Day 1-Park Disney Youth Education... READ MORE >

On Monday December 3, 2018, Waterford Junior High School's, California Junior Scholarship Federation students (CJSF), traveled to Fields of Ice in Turlock for a day of ice skating. CJSF is a school club where they have met rigorous academic standards and completed community service and have a field trip each semester and reward those students. CJSF students that... READ MORE >

Yesterday on Tuesday, 11/6/18 we had our second lunch crunch session with Teachers, Staff, and Students (group 2). Staff is volunteering their lunch time to go in and help students bring their grades up. Once students had their lunches, they reported to Room 9, where we passed out missing assignments slips printed from Infinite Campus and prompted them to get to... READ MORE >