Watervliet High School & Career and Tech student headed to the Culinary Institute of America

Watervliet High School senior Gabriella Novak is one of only two Capital Region BOCES students headed to one of the most prestigious culinary universities in the fall to build on her knowledge of the culinary arts. Novak and Stephenie Jones of Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (BHBL) have been accepted into The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) …

WES and Fidelis Care Celebrate National No One Eats Alone Day

Watervliet Elementary School was one of more than 2,250 schools across the country that celebrated National No One Eats Alone Day on Wednesday, February 13. The initiative, designed to promote inclusion and acceptance in middle schools, reached more than 1 million students in all 50 states. “Providing our students with the right tools to be …

Cannoneer wrestlers featured in Times Union as they prepare for sectionals

Good luck to the varsity wrestling team and coaches this weekend as they compete in the Section II Class C sectionals at Corinth High School. A recent Times Union article features interviews with senior wrestlers Owen Lyons and Sterling Spoon, as well as Coach Dennis Lane. Read the article

WHS students grow vegetables, herbs in mid-winter

Q. How does a garden grow at Watervliet Jr./Sr. High School? A. Hydroponics! Students in Matthew Saucier’s Energy Systems class are growing peas, cucumbers, lettuce, broccoli, peppers, herbs and more using a nutrient-rich solution and water. No soil needed! Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in water without soil. The water must be enriched …

Universal Pre-kindergarten registration set for March 11-12

Registration for Watervliet’s Universal Pre-kindergarten program is scheduled for March 11-12, 2019.  Download application forms for UPK The Pre-kindergarten program is a free, full-day program offered to children who reside in the Watervliet City School District. Program hours are 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with breakfast and lunch included. To be eligible for the PreK …

WES student captures 1st place in Elks Americanism Essay Contest

A Watervliet Elementary School sixth-grader was awarded 1st place in the 2018-2019 Elks Americanism Essay Contest. Congratulations to Rayan Ahmed, a student in Brittney Garhartt’s sixth-grade class, whose essay stood out among the hundreds of entries submitted to the Watervliet Elks by students from Green Island, Menands and Watervliet. The annual contest, sponsored by the …

Heroin Awareness Town Hall Meeting planned for March 12

Community members, parents, students, teachers and staff are invited to join the Albany County Sheriff’s Office, the City of Watervliet, the Watervliet City School District and the Watervliet Housing Authority for a Heroin Awareness Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, March 12 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. at the Watervliet High School auditorium. Sheriff Craig D. Apple, Sr.  …

Sixth-grader spells “diminutive” to capture giant victory in WES Spelling Bee

It was a nail-biter to the end, but in just over an hour ‒ and 166 words into the competition ‒ sixth-grader Noor Ul Faheem held on to become champion of the 2019 WES Spelling Bee! The bee went 25 rounds before Noor Ul, a sixth-grader in Ms. Lloyd’s class, captured the title ‒ correctly …

Principal letter to WES families

Watervliet Elementary School Community, It is an honor and a privilege to introduce myself as the new principal of Watervliet Elementary School and to join this extraordinary school community. I can assure you that as we begin the 2019 year together, I am deeply committed to supporting your child’s social, emotional, and academic growth. My …

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