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February 10, 2020June 12, 2025

Trio of 10th graders pen winning essays on Freedom of Speech

Three Watervliet High School students from Christa Farruggio’s English class were selected the top three finalists in the 2019 Americanism essay contest sponsored locally by the Watervliet Elks Lodge #1500. Congratulations to tenth-graders Chance Fosmire, Shyann Hughes and Roya Rezaie who penned essays of 300 words or less based on this year’s theme: “What Does …

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February 4, 2020February 4, 2020

$9.9 million capital project approved

Thank you district voters! On Tuesday, February 4, voters in the Watervliet City School District approved the capital project bond referendum 138 yes to 60 no votes, a margin of 69.7 percent. The passage of the referendum will allow $9.9 million in health & safety and infrastructure work to move forward at the elementary and …

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January 27, 2020

Ninth grader recognized as top reader for the second quarter

A shout out to Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School’s top reader for the second quarter of the 2019-20 school year: Ninth-grader Yasmyn Head has read the most books (42) from the WHS library. Congratulations and keep reading!

January 24, 2020December 11, 2020

Capital project vote is Tuesday, Feb. 4

Health & safety, building infrastructure the focus of Capital Project 2020 Watervliet City School District residents will vote on a proposed $9.9 million capital project on Tuesday, February 4. A supermajority (60%) vote is required to approve the project that would provide for essential repairs to maintain a safe and healthy learning environment for students …

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January 17, 2020January 24, 2020

Grade 8 students “get credit” for creative writing

Students in Megan Matuszek’s 8th grade careers and financial management classes recently completed a writing project to wrap up a unit on credit. The credit story writing competition allowed students to be creative and practice writing skills while also showing their understanding of the concepts they learned. “For this project, my students had to develop …

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December 23, 2019January 8, 2020

Principal letter about January exams and review classes

Dear Parents, Students and Guardians, As the mid-year approaches, our teachers and staff are planning for January Regents, mid-terms and mandatory review sessions. I met with each student eligible to take a January Regents to discuss the importance of review classes and putting forth their best effort. If your child is slated to take a …

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December 19, 2019December 23, 2019

Statistics students collect data, present findings on famous statisticians

HVCC Statistics students were hard at work the week before the holiday break on a project that required no numerical calculations. High school math teacher Camelia Sofrone’s students collected data on the most influential statisticians in history and then presented their findings to classmates. For his project, Kyle Parker researched Karl Pearson who introduced the …

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December 11, 2019December 11, 2019

Board of Education adopts capital project resolution, public vote set for February 4, 2020

At its meeting on Dec. 10, the Board of Education adopted a resolution for $9.99 million in capital improvements for Watervliet Junior-Senior High School and Watervliet Elementary School. The resolution will allow the district to bring a proposed capital project totaling $9,996,825 to a public vote on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. The no-frills project would …

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November 27, 2019

English Language Learners share in Thanksgiving feast

Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School’s English Language Learners (ELL) got a “Taste of Thanksgiving” on Tuesday, November 26 when teachers and staff brought in their favorite holiday dishes to share. All 38 ELL students were invited to participate in the Thanksgiving feast that featured turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and all the traditional fixings. “Many of our …

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November 18, 2019December 9, 2019

District to offer free breakfast, lunch for students during December break

Watervliet schools are offering free breakfast and lunch during the December break for all students from our Early Prekindergarten (3 year-old) program up through grade 12. Meals will be served at the Watervliet Elementary School cafeteria on the following days during the holiday recess: Monday, Dec. 23 Thursday, Dec. 26 Friday, Dec. 27 Monday, Dec. …

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