Watervliet High School senior Jessenia George was recently selected a Section 2 Girls Basketball Scholar-Athlete for her leadership on the court and for academic excellence in the classroom. With a grade point average (GPA) of 96.4%, Jessenia is an honors student who plans to attend Hudson Valley Community College next year before transferring to a …
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Students in Dawn Sylvester’s French class adopted des escargots (some snails) for a memorable lesson that will help build their language skills. The snails arrived in small pink and blue baby carriages with adoptions papers written in French. Using their dictionaries, the students translated the adoption papers to learn about the personalities of their snails, …
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Watervliet High School’s MasterMinds team made a strong effort but did not prevail earlier this week in their matches against two extremely talented teams from Niskayuna and Burnt Hills/Ballston Lake high schools. Meanwhile, Chess Club members Tolkien Phoenix-Brand, a freshman, lost one game but tied another against a strong Niskayuna opponent, and senior Michael Bendon …
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For the first time in school history — a Watervliet student’s artwork has been has been accepted to the High School Regional Juried Art Exhibition! Junior Abdullah Mazhar’s artwork, an 18″x24″ still life created with charcoal on a corrugated cardboard panel, was selected for the annual exhibit, which showcases the best works of art by …
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A huge shout-out to Watervliet High School senior #1 Daheem Wilson who notched his 1,000th career point on the Cannoneers home court during last night’s sectionals game. After sinking the milestone point early in the third quarter, a brief timeout was called to recognize his extraordinary accomplishment, as the senior point guard was met at …
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Approximately 30 Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School students recently learned about the variety of careers they can prepare for at the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center’s Albany campus. During a Feb. 6 tour of the school, several students tried their hands at bread making, while others tried wiring or machining. All had an …
Each month during the school year, Watervliet Athletics will feature student athletes who demonstrate exemplary achievement in their respective sports. Student athletes are recognized for demonstrating good sportsmanship throughout their respective sports seasons. Nominated by their coaches in January 2024, our Athletes of the Month are Leniyah Leslie and Jayden Robles. Congratulations! Leniyah Leslie, Varsity …
More than 200 students, staff, families and community members turned out for the Wellness Fair on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School. Many took the opportunity to meet with the over 35 health, safety and wellness providers and community partners to learn about opioid addiction and treatment, smoking cessation, to sample healthy foods, …
The “Cannoneer Culture” Students of the Month for December were announced during an assembly in January. This initiative was introduced last year to celebrate grades 6-8 students whose efforts help improve the overall school climate at Watervliet Junior High School. Each month, teachers and staff nominate a total of 12 students, one per grade level, …
The Cannoneers varsity team had an opportunity to scrimmage with the future of Watervliet basketball during a recent skills and drills session with CYO players from the elementary school. Members of the varsity boys team worked side-by-side with the younger players guiding and encouraging them as they practiced passing the ball, catching, dribbling, and lay …
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