School supply lists for the 2023-24 school year are now online so families can take advantage of back-to-school sales. View the lists, which include a printable PDF versions for each grade level. Have a great summer and we will see you in September!
Watervliet Elementary School hosted its ever-popular Special Persons Night on May 16! This annual event gives elementary students an opportunity to invite the special people in their lives to visit their school, meet their teachers and celebrate learning with a showcase of fun projects that students have completed during the school year. A scavenger hunt, …
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Watervliet City School District residents Tuesday approved a $37.76 million budget for the 2023-24 school year by a margin of 68 percent, or 119 yes votes to 56 no votes. Two candidates were elected to two open seats on the Board of Education. Mary Beth Whited was re-elected to the school board with 142 votes. …
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About a dozen students worked together to place 100 green pinwheels all around the WES campus last Friday in support of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 7-13, 2023). This activity officially kicked off Mental Health Awareness Spirit Week at WES.
The smile on elementary student Adrian Sziller’s face was priceless as a familiar face unexpectedly walk into kindergarten teacher Tina Shufelt’s classroom earlier this week. Adrian’s Aunt Kornelia, who is a Staff Sargent in the Air Force stationed in Texas, decided to stop by Watervliet Elementary School as a surprise for her nephew. The two …
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The manager of our neighborhood Stewart’s Shops recently presented a check for $1,000 to the Watervliet City School District. The funds received from Stewart’s will help support our athletic program at Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School and our Student Ambassadors program at Watervliet Elementary School. The award was part of the 2023 Stewart’s Holiday Match, which …
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The Watervliet City School District has earned a Platinum School Safety Excellence Award for 2023 from the Utica National Insurance Group. Watervliet is one of at least 165 school districts and Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) in New York State to receive an award for our efforts to provide a safe and secure learning …
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We join with the Watervliet Police Department in mourning the loss of Sergeant Marc Langlais, who served the Watervliet community as a police officer for the past 19 years. Marc graduated from Watervliet High School as a member of the Class of 1995, and was active in the jazz band throughout high school. He married …
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Imagine being in fifth grade and enduring a life altering injury as the result of bullying. Nineteen-year-old author Isabella Sementilli doesn’t have to imagine — every day she lives with the after effects caused by a bullying incident. Isabella recently visited Watervliet Elementary School to read her book, “The Short Story of One Tough Cookie,” …
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Plan maintains programs, services, staffing; provides added learning opportunities, supports for students During its regular meeting on April 4, the Watervliet Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt a proposed $37,759,000 budget for the 2023-24 school year. The school budget proposal represents a $4 million, or 12%, increase compared with the current-year budget. The spending …
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