{KXLG – Watertown, SD} The Watertown School District has announced a change to the 2024-25 school calendar, moving the last day of school one day earlier.
Due to the district only utilizing one of the two snow days built into this year’s calendar, the School Board decided at their regular meeting on April 14th to end the school year on Thursday, May 22nd, with a 12:30 PM dismissal. The originally scheduled last day was Friday, May 23rd.
The school calendar initially included two snow days that would not require make-up days for students or staff, provided there were no more weather-related cancellations. With only one snow day used, the district opted to shorten the school year by one day…