Watervliet Public Schools

Get to know your Fall Coaches! The Watervliet Athletic Department will be hosting a meeting for parents of Middle School and High School Fall Athletes on Sunday, July 27th at 5:00pm in the high school gym. Fall School Sports Include: Boys Soccer: 6th - 12th Grade Cross Country: 6th - 12th Grade Football : 7th - 12th Grade Sideline Cheer: 7th - 12th Grade Volleyball: 6th - 12th Grade Contact the athletic department if you have any questions!

Meet Up & Eat Up Location Update: For the week of July 14th, the Meet Up and Eat Up location is changing to Watervliet Middle School. Please enter at door number 13

At the end of June, the following educators received training and were certified in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention in Schools (TCIS). TCIS is a trauma-informed approach that helps school staff prevent, de-escalate, and safely manage student crises while teaching coping and self-regulation skills.
Pictured from left to right back row: Tammey Jackson, Josh Tremblay, Luke Dennison, Shannon Llamas, and Aaron Weber
Pictured from left to right front row: Klaudia Stinson, Kali Frostell, and Hailey Taylor

District trainers are Christina Powers and Jamie Dawson.

The Watervliet Athletic Department has a number of summer camp opportunities for our Panthers in the near future! Girls Basketball Camp: July 21st - 23rd for grades 3rd - 6th Soccer Camp: July 25th and 26th for grades 1st - 6th Cheer Camp: July 29th - 31st for grades K - 5th Football Camp: August 10th for grades 1st - 8th Parents can register their children for Basketball, Soccer, and Football via the following link https://gofan.co/app/school/MI3768. Parents can register their child for the Cheer Clinic via the QR code found on the attached document. Please contact the athletic department if you have any questions!

Fueling Our Future: 'Meet Up and Eat Up' is Here! Great news, families! Delicious and nutritious meals are now available for all children, served right here at Watervliet High School. Make your way to the high school Monday through Thursday from 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM to pick up your child's meals. And don't forget, Thursdays – will include weekend meals! We can't wait to see you there!

Celebrate Our Panther Graduates! The Watervliet High School Graduation Commencement Ceremony is set for Friday, May 30th at 6:30 PM. We're hoping for clear skies as we plan to host the ceremony at the Watervliet Panther Stadium. Should the weather not permit an outdoor event, we'll move the celebration indoors to the Watervliet High School Gymnasium. We can't wait to celebrate the Class of 2025!

Due to power outages and downed trees across many roads throughout the district, all Watervliet Public Schools will be closed today, May 16th.

Today, May 8, 2025, we experienced a malfunction of our duress system, leading to several lockdown alert initiations within a short period. These alerts were false alarms. Our Technology Services team worked with service providers to identify the bug and stabilize the system. At no time were any students or staff in peril. We are working with our partners to determine why this happened and take appropriate actions to make certain the system is functioning properly at all times. We know lockdown notifications can be unsettling for some of our students. However, as we discover any system integration problems, we are able to fix them and build a more robust security situation for our students and staff. Thanks, Ric Seager

THANK YOU, Watervliet Community! Your support passed the $13.5 million bond! We're so excited for the bright future ahead for our community and schools. We couldn't have done it without you!

Your chance to learn more! Join us this Tuesday, April 8th, at 6:00 PM in the Watervliet High School Media Center to learn more about the bond proposal and how it can be achieved with no-mill-increase to the current bond levy. We'll have a brief presentation followed by an extensive Q&A session.

Watervliet Public Schools is home to amazing teachers, and it's time to celebrate them! The Michigan Department of Education invites you to capture a heartfelt 15-30 second video of your student thanking a teacher who's made a difference. Simply record it on your phone, and follow the submission instructions on the flyer or MDE website. Videos are being accepted until April 16, 2025.

Come learn more about the facilities proposal and learn about the no-mill-increase (over current levy) bond proposal this Wednesday, March 26th, at 6:00 PM, at the Watervliet HS Media Center. A brief presentation will be followed by a robust Q&A opportunity for all attendees.

Good Morning! Due to inclement weather, all Watervliet Public Schools will be closed today, February 20th. Decisions regarding evening events will be made later today. If you must go out, please drive carefully.

Due to icy covered roads, all Watervliet Public Schools will be closed today, February 6, 2025. Conferences will not be held today and may be rescheduled. Afternoon and evening events will be determined by noon today.

During conferences on Thursday, Feb. 6 from 4:30-7, come visit us in the intervention room across from the library at North Elementary to learn more about our Title programs and provide input to our programs that are designed to help struggling learners!

Due to the weather conditions all school Music Rehearsals are canceled for Tuesday, January 21st, 2025.

Due to extreme wind chills and potentially heavy snowfall being forecasted overnight tonight through tomorrow morning, all Watervliet Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 21st. All evening competitions are canceled tonight. Any practices held today will be completed by 6:00 PM. We will decide on tomorrow's after-school activities by noon.

Mr. Steele's woodworking students had some holiday fun and a little competition racing sleds today.

Ready to get into the holiday spirit? Join our Middle School and High School choir students at 7:00 PM this evening in the high school auditorium for some festive music as they present their winter choir concert. These kids make beautiful music together! The choirs are under the direction of Mrs. Tami Brush.

WPS Parents and Students: The forecast for tomorrow morning is for gusting winds and frosty wind chills. We will close schools if wind chills are sustained at -20 degrees or worse. Currently, the National Weather Service forecast is calling for wind chills near or just below 0 degrees. The weather will be cold!! Please make sure students are properly bundled up for the weather, especially those who wait at bus stops for transportation. At this time, the forecast indicates that we will attend school tomorrow. Please be on the lookout for information about school closures should conditions worsen overnight and forecasts change.