Summer officially comes to a close in a few days, but the Watervliet City School District will continue its partnership with the Food Pantries of the Capital District and CDPHP to bring “Stan the Produce Van” to Watervliet during the school year. The Produce Van offers parents, students and community members access to FREE fruits …
The Watervliet City School District welcomes several new teachers and staff members for the 2019-2020 school year. We also welcome a new school administrator and recognize two administrators who have switched roles. Maria DeNovio has been appointed as the new assistant principal at WJSHS, taking the place of Kelly Webster who is currently the elementary …
Parents if your child participated in the 2019 Watervliet ExTRA Summer Academy Program — either the K- 8 Summer School or the 7-8 Travel Program — we want to hear from you. We value your thoughts and opinions, and your answers will help us to improve the program … so please take the parent survey! Your …
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Watervliet Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lori Caplan recently returned from a global educational conference in Switzerland that she attended with a delegation of educators from the New York State Council of School Superintendents (NYSCOSS). Dr. Caplan received a scholarship from NYSCOSS to travel to Europe and participate in the weeklong professional learning tour and global …
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Summer learning and enrichment is underway at Watervliet schools! The kindergarten through 6th grade ExTRA Summer Academy engages students not only in reading and mathematics, but also provides opportunities for students to be creative in art classes and stay physically active with physical education games. There are a few different junior high summer programs that …
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Get a head start on back-to-school shopping! School supply lists for grades K-8 are available online. View elementary school supply lists View junior high school supply lists
Congratulations to Donald Stevens on being named assistant superintendent of the Watervliet City School District. At its meeting in June, the Board of Education voted in support of the recommendation to elevate Mr. Stevens to this new role from his position as director of curriculum, instruction and professional development. Effective July 1, he becomes the …
On June 13, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law that immediately removed the religious exemption for school vaccination requirements. Per the amendment to Public Health Law Section 2164, children who attend child daycare or public, private or parochial school who previously had a religious exemption must now receive their first age-appropriate dose in …
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The Whitney Young School-Based Health Center is asking for feedback from parents and guardians of students in the Watervliet City School District. This year, Whitney Young Health opened a school-based health center (SBHC) at Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School that provides primary and preventative medical services to students from prekindergarten through grade 12 whose parent have …
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, and honor the sacrifices of World War II veterans, high school students in Mrs. Helenek’s class cleaned the memorial in front of Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School early on June 6, 2019. Mixing Dawn dish detergent and water, and using a soft brush, the students scrubbed away the algae …
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