As you may know, Governor Andrew Cuomo previously had announced that higher-risk winter sports could begin on Feb. 1, with the approval of local health departments. Last week, the Albany County Department of Health announced that higher-risk winter sports will not begin on Feb. 1 due to the current COVID infection rate in the county. …
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WES students were racing around this week performing random acts of kindness for teachers, their fellow classmates, and family members. From cleaning their rooms to shoveling snow for parents or neighbors to writing a kind note to teachers or donating clothes and toys ‒ all students revved up their engines and were “Ready to Race …
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The district has learned of six confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in the Watervliet school community since our last update sent Friday, Jan. 22. Four cases confirmed at Watervliet Jr. Sr. High School A confirmed case reported today involves an individual who was last on campus Tuesday, Jan. 26. School administrators have notified students and …
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Move over Ben & Jerry. Fourth-grade students at Watervliet Elementary School recently learned to create their own homemade ice cream quickly and without any sophisticated machinery. Under the watchful eyes of their teachers and with step-by-step instructions provided virtually by Sammie Baker of the Albany County Cornell Cooperative Extension, the fourth-graders carefully poured light cream, …
Watervliet High School’s MasterMinds team recently captured its first victory in an extremely close match against Duanesburg. The team’s first win came after competing in its third round of meets, and after battling back from a 10-point deficit after the first half. “Our students were on fire during the game,” said Masterminds coach Yuriy Berin, …
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Updated Jan. 18: Grades 7-12 self-contained classrooms at WJSHS will be in-person this week (Jan. 19-22). We learned over the weekend of seven additional confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in our district. Five cases involve members of the Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School community. Two of those cases are individuals in our remote learning program that did …
This message was sent to grades 7-12 families via one Call Now email Jan. 15 Dear Parents/Guardians and Students, We hope this letter finds you safe and well. We have reached the half-way point of this school year and are proud of our school, our students, our staff and our community for the continued support …
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The district has been notified of one new confirmed positive case of COVID-19 involving a member of the Watervliet Elementary School community. School administrators have reached out to all individuals considered contacts and have advised them of the need to follow quarantine protocols, as per the county health department. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability …
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Beginning next week, Watervliet City Schools will proactively begin on-site COVID-19 testing for in-person learners and staff. The testing will occur on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on a rotating basis starting with WJSHS on Wednesday, Jan. 20 and WES on Friday, Jan. 22. We will test a minimum of 10% of in-person students, teachers and …
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The district has learned of three new positive COVID-19 cases, which include two members of the Watervliet Elementary School community, and one member of the Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School community. A classroom at WES will move to remote learning effective tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 14, due to a confirmed case of COVID-19. School administrators have been …
