Watervliet Jr./Sr. High School conducted a lockdown drill today – Thursday, Nov. 15 – at 10:15 a.m. The drill lasted approximately 30 minutes. During the high school’s drill, Watervliet Elementary School practiced lockout procedures. These safety drills are practiced periodically to help the school district’s faculty, staff and students be prepared in the event of an …
Watervliet Jr./Sr. High School practiced a lockdown drill this afternoon, Monday, Nov. 5. The building went into lockdown at approximately 1:00 p.m. The drill concluded about 20 minutes later. Watervliet Elementary School practiced lockout procedures at the same time. New York requires that school officials conduct drills to practice safety and security procedures in the …
Fire Safety Assembly Firefighter Van Patten and Firefighter Halpin from the Watervliet Fire Department recently visited the elementary school to share important fire prevention and safety tips with UPK through grade 6 students. “Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware – fire can happen anywhere” was the theme of this year’s fire prevention presentation. The firefighters recommended …
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Lockouts WJSHS at WES This morning, a staff member notified a principal at Watervliet Junior-Senior High School about an alleged threat against the school. The principal immediately contacted the Watervliet Police Department to investigate. In an abundance of caution, the high school and elementary school were placed in lockout around 9:45 a.m. Classes proceeded as …
District schools go into lockout due to nearby police activity Both Watervliet Elementary School and Watervliet Jr./Sr. High School were in lockout this afternoon — Wednesday, Sept. 12 — based on the recommendation of the Watervliet Police Department, as multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in the pursuit and apprehension of two suspects who were attempting …
Watervliet Elementary School welcomed back UPK through grade 6 students on Wednesday, Sept. 5 — the first day of the 2018-19 school year. View pictures from the first day of school at WES
District continues program to offer free school breakfast/lunch to all students under the Community Eligibility Provision The Watervliet City School District will continue offering free school breakfast and lunch to include all students (kindergarten to grade 12) through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) this year. This national program, overseen locally by the New York State …
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Whitney Young Health School-Based Health Program open to students in September The mission of this new partnership between Watervliet City School District and Whitney Young Health is to ensure students of all backgrounds have access to high-quality health care whenever they need it. “We are integrating Whitney Young Health into our schools to help ensure …
School Health News New York state has released a new School Health Examination Form that parents and doctors should use beginning July 1. Download the new form from the State Education Department website While the state considers the 2018-19 school year to be a transition year when schools can accept ANY completed health exam form, the …
ExTRA Summer Academy provides academic support, enrichment activities for K-8 students Summer learning is now underway in Watervliet. Watervliet’s K-8 ExTRA Summer Academy engages students in reading, math, art and physical education. The Travel Program is off to a great start! Students work together to breakout of the EDU Boxes and earn their “travel …
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