Category: Junior/Senior High School News

About 50 Watervliet High School seniors were accepted on the spot to Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) during a recent Instant Admissions Day. The college-bound seniors had an opportunity to meet with HVCC admissions counselors to finalize their applications and learn more about the academic pathways available to them at the two-year school. Students expressed …

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We learned of two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our school community since our last update. Both are members of the Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School community who have tested positive for COVID-19. Contact tracing was completed as per Albany County Department of Health protocols and all individuals identified as having potential exposure at school …

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With the first quarter interims now in the books, Waterviet Jr.-Sr. High School is taking time to celebrate students (more than 400 of them!) who reached two significant goals during these first weeks of school: pass ALL their classes, and have NO disciplinary referrals. The students who accomplished both goals are being rewarded with a …

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A rise in COVID cases and the number of individuals who have been advised by the Department of Health to quarantine has created a temporary shortage of teachers and staff in the upper grade levels at Watervliet High School. As a result, ALL students in grades 11 and 12 will switch to remote learning for …

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