Please be aware of the following changes to the Watervliet City School District calendar. Watervliet schools will dismiss early on Monday, April 8, due to the solar eclipse. Teachers and staff will remain for planning and other professional learning during the afternoon. Students will dismiss at the following times on April 8: Prekindergarten — 11 …
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For the second year, the Watervliet City School District is represented at the annual Empire State Plaza Art Show in Albany, which will host an artists’ reception for students and families on Wednesday, March 6 at 5:30 p.m. The student art show is presented in conjunction with Youth Art Month, a month used to celebrate …
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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 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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Students in Watervliet Elementary School’s Drama Club performed their Winter Showcase earlier this month with skits based on classic fairy tales, including Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Cinderella and others. The entire cast opened the performance with a Zombie dance and closed with the song, “Consider Yourself” from the musical Oliver. …
After correctly spelling the word “occupy,” fifth-grader Joshua Wright edged out his competitors to occupy the top spot as the 2024 WES Spelling Bee champion! Congratulations Josh! Nearly 130 words and 12 rounds into the competition, Joshua, who is in Ms. Amanda Gabrione’s fifth-grade class, outlasted runner-up, Fallon Miller also a fifth-grader, who successfully spelled …
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Many students, teachers and staff across the district dressed in blue today to pay tribute to sixth-grade student Qwan Tamah who passed away from injuries sustained in an accident over the December break. Qwan was a student is Mrs. Kerry Degan’s and Mrs. Nikki LaBoissere’s class. To honor his memory, teacher Meg Fronczek ordered t-shirts …
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Several Watervliet fourth-grade students were literally in the spotlight as a crew videotaped them reciting lines for the Building a Brighter Future for New York video (scroll below) that was shown prior to Governor Hochul’s 2024 State of the State address. You can watch the five grade 4 students at the beginning (0:00-0:17) and at …
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Today at Watervliet Elementary School, Governor Kathy Hochul shared her vision for turning the page on how reading is taught in New York classrooms. Standing at the podium, Nathan Rogers, a fourth-grade student and avid reader, welcomed the Governor to the elementary school library before a standing-room-only crowd of local and state dignitaries, education leaders …
December was a busy month with winter concerts, winter sports competitions, PTA events, and learning activities in the classroom. Here is a quick roundup in pictures of some of the events that took place throughout the month. Watervliet PTA Breakfast with Santa On December 9, students and their families enjoyed pancakes, eggs, bacon and other …
