Another two dozen (+1) students were recognized for demonstrating the “Cannoneer Culture” values during the months of January and February. The Cannoneer Culture initiative was introduced to celebrate grades 6-8 students whose efforts help improve the overall school climate at Watervliet Junior High School. Throughout the school year, teachers and staff nominate a total of …

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Students in Dawn Sylvester’s French class adopted des escargots (some snails) for a memorable lesson that will help build their language skills. The snails arrived in small pink and blue baby carriages with adoptions papers written in French.  Using their dictionaries, the students translated the adoption papers to learn about the personalities of their snails, …

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Watervliet High School’s MasterMinds team made a strong effort but did not prevail earlier this week in their matches against two extremely talented teams from Niskayuna and Burnt Hills/Ballston Lake high schools. Meanwhile, Chess Club members Tolkien Phoenix-Brand, a freshman, lost one game but tied another against a strong Niskayuna opponent, and senior Michael Bendon …

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