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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To better support student learning and engagement, Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School launched a phone-free, device-free initiative via the Yondr pouch system in September. The goal of the initiative being to eliminate distractions caused by personal electronic devices – mainly cell phones, but also earbuds and smartwatches – in classrooms and other learning spaces during the …
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Meet Coach Marc Fruscio Although not new to coaching — Marc Fruscio is the new head coach for Watervliet’s varsity basketball program this year. During the day, Coach Fruscio teaches math at Hackett Middle School in the Albany City School District. He began his career teaching high school math in Lansingburgh. While there, he was …
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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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The Athletes of the Month feature is back! Each month during the school year, Watervliet Athletics will feature student athletes who demonstrate exemplary achievement in their respective sports. Student athletes are recognized for demonstrating good sportsmanship throughout their respective sports seasons. Nominated by their coaches in December 2023, our Athletes of the Month are Ayla Bagnardi …
Watervliet High School senior Demari Perkins plans to take the education and training he has received at Capital Region BOCES to new heights after graduation. Demari is in his final year of the Network Technology program at the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center in Albany and recently completed work-based learning with Piedmont …
Mixson makes history! Tenth-grader Sophia Mixson became the FIRST girls wrestling tournament champion ever in our school’s history. Sophia went undefeated, capturing first place at the Coxsackie-Athens Tournament over December break. WTG Sophia!! Cannoneers grind out win! Also over the break, our boys varsity basketball team won the Fonda Holiday Tournament. The Cannoneers held off …
