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Whitney Young Health to make COVID-19 testing available for students

Beginning Monday, Nov. 16, Whitney Young Health will offer COVID-19 testing to symptomatic students. Testing will take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and will be administered with parental permission in the parking area outside the former main entrance to Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School. (Note: Students and staff should not use this entrance except during …

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WCSD to have a Practice Remote (Virtual) Learning Day on Tuesday, Nov. 24

Watervliet City Schools will conduct a Practice Remote (Virtual) Learning Day on Tuesday, Nov. 24 for ALL students (in-person and remote learners). This practice day will help prepare students, families, teachers and staff in the event some classrooms, a school or the entire district needs to move to 100-percent remote (virtual) learning due to COVID-19, …

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Water testing results for Watervliet schools

Adirondack Environmental Services, Inc. collected water samples at Watervliet Elementary School (WES) on October 26, 2020 and at Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School (WJSHS) on October 28, 2020 as part of regularly scheduled testing for lead levels in water potentially used for drinking or cooking. New York State requires all public schools to conduct water testing …

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UPK students make “egg”cellent predictions during science activity

Universal prekindergarten (UPK) students recently engaged in an “eggs”tra special experiment. The young scientists made predictions about what would happen to eggs that were submerged overnight in three different liquids: vinegar, soda and water. Their predictions ranged from the egg would explode, to the egg will crack and sink to the ground, to nothing will …

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2020-2021 Virtual College Visits

College bound seniors and juniors will have opportunities this fall to check out several college campuses without having to leave home. The following schools are offering virtual college visits for Watervliet students via online platforms. Maria College Tuesday, October 6, 3:40-4 p.m.   Zoom meeting link Meeting ID 870 9424 9725 Passcode: 4ZUnd8 SUNY Oneonta Thursday, …

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Student in remote learning program tests positive for COVID-19

Dear Watervliet Families, We learned today, Wednesday, Sept. 30, from the Albany County Department of Health that a member of the Watervliet school community has tested positive for COVID-19. The student is enrolled in our remote learning program and has not been in our buildings this school year. Please note that the Health Insurance Portability …

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Parental Notification: Right to Withhold Certain Information from Military Recruitment and Institutions of Higher Learning

(Repost from August 25, 2020) Pursuant to federal law, the school district must disclose to military recruiters and institutions of higher learning, upon request, the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of high school students. The district must also notify parents of their right and the right of their child to request that the district not …

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