Since our last update, no new positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in our school community. For daily positive COVID-19 cases affecting our district, visit the NYS COVID-19 Report Card. At-home test kits available for district families As we prepare for the upcoming spring break (April 15-22), we remind families that at-home COVID-19 test …
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Student learns that certain career path may not be a match Written by Megan Polaro, WHS Senior and CEIP Communications Intern The Career Exploration Internship Program (CEIP) class not only allows seniors to discover and explore possible career paths, it also gives them the opportunity to narrow down their options. For Matthew Martini, the CEIP …
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The Watervliet City School District has earned a Titanium School Safety Excellence Award from the Utica National Insurance Group. This is the company’s highest award for safety. Watervliet City Schools is one of at least 145 school districts and Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) in New York to earn the Utica National’s “School Safety …
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Since our last update, we have learned of one positive case of COVID-19 involving an individual from the Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School community. For daily positive COVID-19 cases affecting our district, visit the NYS COVID-19 Report Card. Important reminder Please remember that symptomatic students and staff members should NOT come to school. Similarly, it is …
Since our last update, we have learned of one positive case of COVID-19 involving an individual from the Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School community. For daily positive COVID-19 cases affecting our district, visit the NYS COVID-19 Report Card. Important reminder Please remember that symptomatic students and staff members should NOT come to school. Similarly, it is …
A Watervliet High School senior, who attends the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School in Albany, is leaving a lasting impression in his home city, Watervliet. Daniel Baughn constructed a full-sized wooden podium that he presented on Thursday to Watervliet Mayor Charles Patricelli and Police Chief Joseph Centanni. “It’s nice to be able to …
Representatives from the Watervliet Elks Lodge presented awards to four Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School students for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finish in the 2021-22 Elks Americanism Essay Contest. Congratulations to 10th graders Jovanni George and Jarabi Hurd, both are students in English teacher Christa Farruggio’s class; 9th grader Noor Faheem, a student in Megan …
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The 2022-23 budget development process is well underway. We invite our community to join us for a virtual budget workshop tomorrow – Thursday, March 24 beginning at 6 p.m. via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 947 6483 2784 Passcode: 685987 Dial by your location +1 646 518 9805 US (New York) +1 646 876 …
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We have learned of the following positive cases of COVID-19 in our school community since our update last Friday, March 11: • One (1) from Watervliet Elementary School, and • Three (3) from Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School. For daily positive COVID-19 cases affecting our district, visit the NYS COVID-19 Report Card. Important reminder Please remember …
“That’s me!” a young student declared pointing at a vibrant self-portrait in a hallway at Watervliet Elementary School. Students throughout the building created likenesses of themselves reflecting their culture, interests, talents, hobbies and other traits. Teachers then compiled the drawings into collages to display in the hallway outside their classrooms as part of an activity …
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