Winter Recess: Feb. 18-22
School is closed from Monday, Feb. 18 through Friday, Feb. 22 for winter break. Enjoy your time off! We will welcome students and staff back on Monday, Feb. 25 when classes resume.
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WES and Fidelis Care Celebrate National No One Eats Alone Day
Watervliet Elementary School was one of more than 2,250 schools across the country that celebrated National No One Eats Alone Day on Wednesday, February 13. The initiative, designed to promote inclusion and acceptance in middle schools, reached more than 1 million students in all 50 states. “Providing our students with the right tools to be …
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Kindergarten registration is March 14
Kindergarten registration will take place on Thursday, March 14 for September 2019. If you are a Watervliet resident and have a child who will turn 5 years old by December 1, 2019, please call Watervliet Elementary School (518-629-3400) to schedule a registration appointment. If you have a child enrolled in the Watervliet UPK program your …
Cannoneer wrestlers featured in Times Union as they prepare for sectionals
Good luck to the varsity wrestling team and coaches this weekend as they compete in the Section II Class C sectionals at Corinth High School. A recent Times Union article features interviews with senior wrestlers Owen Lyons and Sterling Spoon, as well as Coach Dennis Lane. Read the article
WHS students grow vegetables, herbs in mid-winter
Q. How does a garden grow at Watervliet Jr./Sr. High School? A. Hydroponics! Students in Matthew Saucier’s Energy Systems class are growing peas, cucumbers, lettuce, broccoli, peppers, herbs and more using a nutrient-rich solution and water. No soil needed! Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in water without soil. The water must be enriched …
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Universal Pre-kindergarten registration set for March 11-12
Registration for Watervliet’s Universal Pre-kindergarten program is scheduled for March 11-12, 2019. Download application forms for UPK The Pre-kindergarten program is a free, full-day program offered to children who reside in the Watervliet City School District. Program hours are 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with breakfast and lunch included. To be eligible for the PreK …
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Cannoneers claim Colonial Council wrestling title
It went down to the wire, but the Cannoneer wrestling team overcame a 10 point deficit going into the final two matches against Ravena to win the Colonial Council title on January 24. Every wrestler contributed to the team win, with a pin by senior Owen Lyons nudging the Cannoneers past their opponents in a …
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WES student captures 1st place in Elks Americanism Essay Contest
A Watervliet Elementary School sixth-grader was awarded 1st place in the 2018-2019 Elks Americanism Essay Contest. Congratulations to Rayan Ahmed, a student in Brittney Garhartt’s sixth-grade class, whose essay stood out among the hundreds of entries submitted to the Watervliet Elks by students from Green Island, Menands and Watervliet. The annual contest, sponsored by the …
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Heroin Awareness Town Hall Meeting planned for March 12
Community members, parents, students, teachers and staff are invited to join the Albany County Sheriff’s Office, the City of Watervliet, the Watervliet City School District and the Watervliet Housing Authority for a Heroin Awareness Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, March 12 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. at the Watervliet High School auditorium. Sheriff Craig D. Apple, Sr. …
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Sixth-grader spells “diminutive” to capture giant victory in WES Spelling Bee
It was a nail-biter to the end, but in just over an hour ‒ and 166 words into the competition ‒ sixth-grader Noor Ul Faheem held on to become champion of the 2019 WES Spelling Bee! The bee went 25 rounds before Noor Ul, a sixth-grader in Ms. Lloyd’s class, captured the title ‒ correctly …
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