Good Morning Watervliet High School. Today is Friday May 1st. My name is Moeko Crago and I am your Friday morning announcement reader.
💡 Good Thing for Today
🎂 Birthdays
There are no birthdays today or over the weekend.
🍴 Lunch Menu
Bosco Sticks
Marinara Sauce
Cottage Cheese
Cherry Slushie
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🏆 Sports & Activities Update
Softball
The JV Ladies improved to 8-0 with a doubleheader sweep of Buchanan, winning 14-1 and 11-8. In Game 1, the Panthers exploded for eight runs in the fourth inning while Layla Klimkiewicz earned the win, striking out six. Aiyanna Forrester, Sophia Rader, and Aubrey Winnell each collected two hits.
In Game 2, Watervliet rallied for the 11-8 win behind timely hitting from Sophia Rader, Gianna Berry, and Brooklyn Woollett. Klimkiewicz picked up her second win of the night in relief. The Panthers were aggressive on the bases all evening, combining for 18 stolen bases in the doubleheader.
Baseball
The JV Panthers fell to Buchanan 11-8 on Thursday despite a strong performance from Remington Burke, who went 3-for-4 at the plate and struck out 10 over four relief innings. Watervliet totaled 10 hits, with Burke and Cam Pickens collecting three each, while Liam Allerman drove in two runs.
Watervliet split with Buchanan, winning Game 1 5-1 before Game 2 ended in a 3-3 tie due to darkness. Cael Morris earned the complete-game win in the opener, while Ethan Westfall led a 10-hit attack with a double and two singles. In Game 2, freshman Brayden Harasewicz blasted a game-tying two-run homer in the seventh inning. The Panthers are now 12-5-1 overall and 6-0 in the SAC Lakeshore.
Cheer Information:
Attention anyone interested in Fall Varsity Cheer—Coach Heather will be holding a preseason meeting on Thursday, May 14th at 3:15 PM in the wrestling room to review summer plans and finalize the team list. Please make every effort to attend. If you are unable to be there, contact the athletic department to be added to the list.
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🎓 Senior & Junior Information
Decision Day 2026: We will call juniors and seniors to the auditorium when we are ready. Please wait for an announcement to be made.Seniors should be wearing a shirt for the place they are headed next year if possible.
Senior Memory Boards are due in the counseling office. We want to put them up next week. Bring them Monday at the latest. They will be returned to you. The ones that we have so far look amazing.
Senior Awards Night: Next Wednesday, May 6th at 6:00 PM
All seniors and their families are encouraged to attend
Attention Students:
Our annual trip to Ft. Custer to meet the National Guard is scheduled for Wednesday, May 6th.To attend, you must have a signed parent permission slip on file in the office and be passing all of your classes. If you still need a permission slip, please stop by the office as soon as possible.Please note that this is an early release day, so you will need to arrange your own transportation home once we return to the school.
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🏆 Panther Pride Winners
Congratulations to our winners: Cameron Pickens, Mila Sirk, Nathan Williamson, Marqus Liberto-Taylor.
Please stop by the main office before 3rd hour to claim your prize.
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⏰ Reminders
Detention will take place every TODAY —please serve it if you owe one
✨ Important Prom Reminders
All school rules apply at prom. Any student who violates school rules will be dismissed from the prom and asked to leave, and will face school consequences on Monday, and will not be allowed to attend After Prom.
Please make good choices so everyone can enjoy a safe and memorable evening.
Bring your ticket with you. Prom runs from 8:00–11:00 PM, and once you leave, you will not be allowed to re-enter.
You have to get yourself from the prom site to the high school to get on the bus to after prom.
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We are now offering a brief morning field trip for seniors who are already registered and enrolled and planning to attend SMC on May 18th from 8:10-11:45. If you have interest email Ms. Powers or come get a permission slip.
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MS. POWERS will read this —-
Get ready, Panthers—our 4th Hour Baseball Challenge is starting!
Here’s how it works:
Every 4th hour class is a team, and each week is like an inning in a baseball game. Over the course of the month, your class will earn runs each week, and at the end, the class with the highest total runs will be crowned champions!
So how do you score runs?
If no one in your class is failing ANY class, your team earns 2 runs
If one or more students are failing, your team earns 1 run
If your entire class has no behavior referrals, that’s +1 run
If your class has perfect attendance, that’s another +1 run
Each week, your runs are added to the scoreboard. At the end of the month—that’s championship week—the class with the most runs wins it all!
And what’s the reward?
The winning class gets a 4th Hour Baseball Lunch with hot dogs, popcorn, slushies, nachos, peanuts, and Cracker Jacks!
This is all about teamwork, effort, attitude, and showing Panther Pride. Every student counts, and every run matters.
So come to class, stay on top of your grades, make great choices, and help your team bring home the win!
Let’s go Panthers! CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP! 🐾
🇺🇸 Pledge of Allegiance
Please stand. This day was made possible by those who have fought and continue to fight for the freedoms that we enjoy. Let us honor and respect their efforts by standing, removing our hats, placing our hands on our hearts and reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
Those are all of our announcements for today. Make it a great day or not, Panthers! The choice is yours.