Commencement Speaker 2023, Payton Hoops

“Watershed educators and staff showed me what it meant to really live your values. So, from the earliest days as a student, I decided what was going to motivate me the most was the idea of challenge and meaning. That I would feel fulfilled in my future if I felt challenged, that I would enjoy my pursuits the most if they felt meaningful, and that I would ultimately be the happiest living a life in service of others…”

Extended Course Travel At Watershed This Spring

In a world with complex, systemic problems, we must help young people become creative problem solvers with the passion and vision to solve the challenges of the future…to work toward the common good…to listen, learn, and lead across differences..to build hope.