Watervliet Varsity Quiz Bowl team won its final tournament last night in Lawrence. The Quiz Bowl team swept all meets and tournaments and takes 1st for the season. Great Job David Koshar, Jake Kroepel, Kaitlynn Cockrun, and Jonah Wise!
All Winterfest basketball games will be played today. JV boys and girls will both play at 4:15 PM. JV Girls will be in the middle school gym and JV boys will be in the high school gym.
Then at 6:00 and 7:30 PM, our varsity Panther girls and boys teams will play the Martin Clippers in the high school gym. Come out to support your Watervliet basketball teams.
Go Panthers!
Due to inclement weather, all WPS schools are closed today. Afternoon and evening activities will be decided by 2 PM.
These Panther Wrestlers placed at the MHSAA District Tourney Saturday. Jeffery Wollett - 3rd, Riley Hess - 3rd, Luke Isbrecht - 2nd, Eli Marshall - 1st. All will advance to the Indv Regional next week.
On Thursday, February 10, WHS reached its 10th day without a new case of COVID-19 identified in the building. As a result, and in keeping with WPS Return To Learn Plan, Friday, February 11th will be a mask optional day at the HS. All other buildings are still in mask-required status.
February 2022 PBIS Lunch Winners / North Elementary #pbis #northelementary
Virtual Town Hall Meeting Regarding ESSER Fund Plan:
WPS will host a Virtual Townhall meeting on Thursday, February 10th, at 6:30 PM to share the ESSER II & III Expenditure Plan. You can join the discussion at https://bit.ly/34HbRxR.
One of our WPS buses was slid into at the intersection of Pleasant and Red Arrow this morning. Very minor. No one was hurt and there was no damage to the bus. After a very brief delay the bus was released to continue the route and drop kids off at their schools.
Panther Families:
Due to inclement weather and unplowed backroads, all Watervliet Schools will be closed on Thursday, February 3, 2022.
Please stay safe!
Thank you
Due to inclement weather, all Watervliet Public Schools will be closed for Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
Please stay safe!
You'll have an opportunity to see some competitive basketball games tonight as the 9-1 Panther men take on the 9-3 Kalamazoo Christian team in Kalamazoo and the 11-0 Panther Ladies take on the 10-3 Comets at Home. JV games begin at 5:30; varsity games are at 7:00. Go Panthers!
The Watervliet Panthers Athletic Boosters organization is looking for some folks to help out at the basketball concession stand in February and early March. If you are able to help on any of the game dates listed below, please text/call Angela Warren at 269-325-0616 or email her at awarren@watervlietps.org. You can help at both games on an evening or just one.
Thank you for your support for Panther Athletics!
Tuesday, February 1 - JV & Varsity Girls
Tuesday, February 8 - JV & Varsity Girls
Monday, February 14 - JV Girls & Boys
Friday, February 18 - Varsity Girls & Boys
Thursday, February 24 - JV & Varsity Girls
Friday February 26 - JV & Varsity Boys
Monday, February 28 - Girls Districts
Tuesday, March 1 - JV & Varsity Boys
Wednesday, March 2 - Girls Districts
Friday, March 4 - Girls Districts
Watervliet Public Schools will return to in-person learning in all buildings on Wed, Jan 26, 2022. Please watch this video for information about some changes to transportation for the remainder of the week.
https://youtu.be/C21r0ZasHyc
Good evening
Due to staffing shortfalls related to illness, we must close all Watervliet Public Schools on Tuesday, January 25th.
Tomorrow will be treated like a snow day, with no students or staff reporting.
School leaders will work to make plans for Wednesday and beyond. The options we will be considering include:
* opening schools with limited or delayed bus runs;
* opening schools with families needing to provide their own transportation;
* keeping schools closed through Thursday,
* or providing remote instruction for Wednesday and Thursday.
You will receive a message from Watervliet Schools with these next steps.
Again, please look for information tomorrow afternoon regarding our next steps.
Thank you
All basketball games which were scheduled to have been played today at Coloma have been postponed. Both the girls and boys varsity games will now be played at Coloma on Monday, January 24th. The JV games have not yet been rescheduled.
The month of January provides a unique opportunity to acknowledge a special group of volunteer elected officials in education. It is SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH, and it offers communities across Michigan a way to acknowledge the continuing efforts of local and ISD school board members in providing leadership and guidance to local school districts.
We are pleased to recognize the members of the Watervliet Public Schools Board of Education and sincerely thank them for serving our school district with dedication, dignity, and Panther pride.
Kimberly Adams, Brian Gruszczyk, Wendy Hart, Eric Laws, Amanda Morlock-Fisher, John Oliphant, and Bill Spaulding, thank you for the work you do to assure that excellence is always a priority at Watervliet Public Schools.
Due to inclement weather, all Watervliet Schools are closed on Friday, January 7, 2022. We plan to reopen to our regular schedule on Monday, January 10th.
All WPS athletic events and practices scheduled for today have been canceled due to current and expected unfavorable weather/travel conditions. This includes the varsity wrestling meet which had been rescheduled for this evening at Coloma. Everyone please stay safe and warm.
Panther Families and Staff:
Due to inclement weather, all Watervliet Public Schools will be closed on Thursday, January 6, 2022.
Again, all Watervliet Schools are closed tomorrow, January 6th, due to weather.
Watervliet's Senior Night home wrestling meet scheduled for this evening has been moved to tomorrow, Thursday, January 6, and will be held at Coloma High School at 7:00 PM. We will still be celebrating Watervliet Panther Wrestling Senior Night despite the change of venue. Panther Senior wrestlers (pictured) are Eli Marshall, Annabel Farlow and Jimmy Kolosowsky.
