Our Debate Team Wednesday Night had a strong overall performance. JT Davis placed 6th overall and 3rd in his chamber session. Braydon Collins placed 4th in his session. Mackenzie Birmele placed 8th in her chamber session and Elliott Worley placed 9th. The bills the team argued against did not pass. The team continues to improve and score higher overall in every meet. Great job, Debate! The team will travel to the State Meet on December 16th at Wayne State University.

Six Words Advanced Art Students created an assignment inspired by flash fiction, a style of literature known for its extreme brevity. Students were given the task of writing a personal reflection using just six words that connect with their lives. The words they chose ranged from immensely powerful, to clever and playful. After students chose their six words, they had to illustrate it into a cohesive piece using the text and imagery. The assignment proved to be a meaningful way for students to reflect on the complexities of their life and to create beautiful art with personal meaning.

Good Morning Watervliet High School Panthers! Today is Thursday, November 16th. My name is Abby Lomoro and I am your Thursday morning announcement reader this week. Watervliet Public Schools will be a premier district that challenges and empowers students and staff to achieve beyond their own expectations. Today’s lunch is: Cinnamon French Toast Slices & Turkey Sausage Links Veggie Dippers Kiwifruit & Choice of Milk Friday’s Breakfast is: Cereal Breakfast Kit Dannon Low Fat Vanilla Yogurt Cup Fresh Apples or Oranges & Choice of Milk There are no birthdays today. Our Debate Team last night had a strong overall performance. JT Davis placed 6th overall and 3rd in his chamber session. Braydon Collins placed 4th in his session. Mackenzie Birmele placed 8th in her chamber session and Elliott Worley placed 9th. The bills the team argued against did not pass. The team continues to improve and score higher overall in every meet. Great job, Debate! Science Olympiad scrambler event, In this event, teams design, build, and test a mechanical device, which uses the energy from a falling mass to transport an egg along a straight track as quickly as possible and stop as close to the center of a Terminal Barrier (TB) without breaking the egg. This Saturday, NHS is hosting a pancake breakfast fundraiser from 9-12. Plates are $7, and there are options for dine in and take out. Orders can be placed ahead of time using the QR code on the flyers throughout the building. Today’s PBIS winners for demonstrating safety, respect or responsibility at school are: McKenzie McCoy Chris Parkhurst Elizabeth Torres Kelsey Howell Adelini Moron Hanna Lomoro Izzy Tarantino Alex Riley Jordan Peek Cole Getz Dennis Frazier Madison Eberhard Sienna Bulat Landon Layer Leila Wells Sukhpreet Singh Natalaya Desjardin Jack Rodgers Aubrey Hayes Alex Sipe Talynn Davis Giovanni Ayala Jeff Pope Timm Marissa Lowell Jaylee Havenaar Halee McLean Felipe Garcia Jessica Rudell The annual WHS big buck competition has begun. Check your email for the details. Juniors and seniors are eligible to take the biliteracy test in order to earn a seal on your diploma and wear a serape at graduation. If you are interested the testing is in November and you must sign up in the main office. The only seniors permitted to wear a serape at graduation are those who pass this test. It is time for a dual enrollment grade check. All dual enrolled students, please show Mrs. Tyler your grades as soon as possible. TONIGHT is our annual military informational night at 6 pm in the high school media center. Students and their families at all grade levels are invited to attend. The branches of the military that will be represented are: Navy, Air Force, National Guard, and Marines Corps. There is no school NEXT Wednesday through Friday due to Thanksgiving Break ! A reminder that in order to be exempt from semester 1 exams, you need to have 80% or higher and 3 or fewer absences in that class by the end of the day on Monday Jan 15th. At this time we ask you to stand. The privilege of this day was made possible by those who have fought and continue to fight for the freedoms that we enjoy. Let us respect and honor their efforts by standing, placing our hands on our hearts and reciting the pledge of allegiance. If you are wearing a hat, please remove it. 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!

Good Morning Watervliet High School Panthers! Today is Wednesday November 15th. My name is Ella Harris and I am your Wednesday morning announcement reader. Watervliet Public Schools will be a premier district that challenges and empowers students and staff to achieve beyond their own expectations. Today’s lunch is: Popcorn Chicken Bowl Mashed Potato Corn Nibblets Garden Salad Sweet Peppers Fresh Grape Clusters & Choice of Milk Tomorrow’s Breakfast is: Strawberry Banana Smoothie Fresh Pear & Choice of Milk Happy Birthday to Abigail Lomoro & Maycie Medlin Science Olympiad practice before school Thursday. In the detector building event students will build a durable ORP or Redox Probe that will accurately measure and display both voltage and the concentrations of sodium chloride This Saturday, NHS is hosting a pancake breakfast fundraiser from 9-12. Plates are $7, and there are options for dine in and take out. Orders can be placed ahead of time using the QR code on the flyers throughout the building. There is a student council meeting tomorrow morning at 7:15 in the media center. Today’s PBIS winners for demonstrating safety, respect or responsibility at school are: Kaitlyn Angelo Isabella Glowacki Moeko Crago Brennan Gutowski Austin Tomes Katelynn Kostrzewa Wyatt MacMillan Sophie Wigent Kassandra Riggs Keira Tremblay Melanie Seske Jada Overton Johan Thon Alexa Lowes Felipe Garcia Ashlyn Petty Eli Alsup Bonnie Zang The annual WHS big buck competition starts today. Check your email for details. Juniors and seniors are eligible to take the biliteracy test in order to earn a seal on your diploma and wear a serape at graduation. If you are interested the testing is in November and you must sign up in the main office. The only seniors permitted to wear a serape at graduation are those who pass this test. It is time for a dual enrollment grade check. All dual enrolled students, please show Mrs. Tyler your grades as soon as possible. Today is an early release day. We will dismiss at 1:10 and all students will eat the same lunch as their 5th hour teacher. Tech center students and dual enrolled students will remain in the media center until 2nd lunch. TOMORROW all sophomores will take a field trip to Olivet College. If you are in school and you are a sophomore, you will be attending this trip. Dress for the weather as you will be walking around campus. TOMORROW is our annual military informational night at 6 pm in the high school media center. Students and their families at all grade levels are invited to attend. The branches of the military that will be represented are: Navy, Air Force, National Guard, and Marines Corps. At this time we ask you to stand. The privilege of this day was made possible by those who have fought and continue to fight for the freedoms that we enjoy. Let us respect and honor their efforts by standing, placing our hands on our hearts and reciting the pledge of allegiance. If you are wearing a hat, please remove it. 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!

October Students of the Month added their handprints to the wall. Congratulations to Riley Preston, Julie Rudell, Grace MacMillan, Austin Smith, Moeko Crago, Mark Birmele, Claire Moore, and Hanna Ice!

Students in Art I created a redesigned of the color wheel this week. They are learning color theory and brush work before moving on to larger choice based paintings.

Sophomores and parents: Class Ring week starts on November 20th. Class ring design packets will be passed out through your sophomore English class next week. If you did not receive a design packet there are extras in the HS office. Because this was a quick turnaround we want to make sure everyone can take advantage of the class ring promo. $25 off rings a free gratitude ring and a free custom Adidas backpack. A value of $120. If you have ordered already thank you! Don’t forget The class ring promo will end on December 7th. Check the flyer in your design packet. You can order online or order in-school on December 5th during lunch. Design your class ring and print out your order form and bring to school on December 5th during lunch. Check out the tradewinds collection for a lower price option. Jostens Class ring design and order link shop your school Class ring digital catalogue Jim Ross Jostens of southwest Michigan 269-217-6936

Seniors and parents: Graduation and Caps & Gowns order window is open now. This is just a little information so you can plan ahead. Seniors Graduation and C&G order is open now. Jostens graduation and C&G order information will be passed out through your senior English class next week. If you do not have an English class please stop by the HS office and pick up your graduation information order packet, or click the links below to check out the digital Graduation catalogue. Jostens will be back at school to collect graduation and C&G orders December 5th during lunch. Most seniors will place their order online at Jostens.com see the link below. Remember this is not just a C&G order, you are ordering to celebrate your seniors’ accomplishments. Everything we do is custom. You will receive the best price when you order while the order window is open. You can order at a later date, but prices will adjust and custom items will change. The order window will close on December 22nd There is also a Senior ring promo got to Jostens.com design your Class Ring and check out with the code SENIORGIFT40 and receive $40 off your senior class ring. Click here to shop Jostens.com and shop your school Click here to see digital Catalogue Jim Ross Jostens of southwest Michigan 269-217-6936

Good Morning Watervliet High School Panthers! Today is Tuesday, November 14th. My name is Abby Lomoro and I am your Tuesday morning announcement reader. Watervliet Public Schools will be a premier district that challenges and empowers students and staff to achieve beyond their own expectations. Today’s lunch is: Crispitos Light Sour Cream Salsa Cup Tortilla Chips Romaine Ribbons Michigan Pears & Choice of Milk Tomorrow’s Breakfast is: Breakfast Bagel Cream Cheese Cup Petite Banana & Choice of Milk Happy birthday today to Ms. Linda Stofko. PBIS winners for today fro demonstrating respect, responsibility, or safety at school are: Science Olympiad practice before school Thursday. The fossils event identifies and classifies fossils and demonstrates their knowledge of ancient life. There is a SAC meeting this Wednesday at 7:30 AM. All student representatives are asked to attend. Juniors and seniors are eligible to take the biliteracy test in order to earn a seal on your diploma and wear a serape at graduation. If you are interested the testing is in November and you lust sign up in the main office. The only seniors permitted to wear a serape at graduation are those who pass this test. It is time for a dual enrollment grade check. All dual enrolled students, please show Mrs. Tyler your grades as soon as possible. Wednesday is an early release day. We will dismiss at 1:10 and students can wear PJ’s. Thursday all sophomores will take a field trip to Olivet College. If you are in school and you are a sophomore, you will be attending this trip. Dress for the weather as you will be walking around campus. Thursday is our annual military informational night at 6 pm in the high school media center. Students and their families at all grade levels are invited to attend. The branches of the military that will be represented are: Navy, Air Force, National Guard, and Marines Corps. At this time we ask you to stand. The privilege of this day was made possible by those who have fought and continue to fight for the freedoms that we enjoy. Let us respect and honor their efforts by standing, placing our hands on our hearts and reciting the pledge of allegiance. If you are wearing a hat, please remove it. 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!

Good Morning Watervliet High School Panthers! Today is Monday November 13th. My name is Tia Caldwell and I am your Monday morning announcement reader. Watervliet Public Schools will be a premier district that challenges and empowers students and staff to achieve beyond their own expectations. Today’s lunch is: Big Daddy's Primo Cheese Pizza & Cottage Cheese Veggie Dippers Fresh Strawberries & Choice of Milk Tomorrow’s Breakfast is: Cereal Breakfast Kit Light Mozzarella String Cheese Applesauce Cup & Choice of Milk Happy birthday today to Jacob Shunkwiler! PBIS winners for today fro demonstrating respect, responsibility, or safety at school are: Makena Guzman Izzy Tarantino Nathan Harasewicz Wyatt Macmillan Jack Rodgers Alex Sipe Trentin Crane Ashton Coleman Emanual Rosas Sarah Leoni Sienna Harris Nolan Sells Science Olympiad practice before school Thursday. The ecology event on how organisms interact with one another and with their environment. Juniors and seniors are eligible to take the biliteracy test in order to earn a seal on your diploma and wear a serape at graduation. If you are interested the testing is in November and you lust sign up in the main office. The only seniors permitted to wear a serape at graduation are those who pass this test. It is time for a dual enrollment grade check. All dual enrolled students, please show Mrs. Tyler your grades as soon as possible. Boys’ Basketball tryouts are today! There will be teams at the Freshman, JV, and Varsity levels. Any interested students must be registered on Final Forms. See Mr. Linderman in Room 148 with any questions. Would you like the Seal of Biliteracy on your diploma? The Seal of Biliteracy is for students who know English and at least one other language. Sign-up to take the test in the office by Tuesday, November 14 Wednesday is an early release day. We will dismiss at 1:10 and students can wear PJ’s. Thursday all sophomores will take a field trip to Olivet College. If you are in school and you are a sophomore, you will be attending this trip. Dress for the weather as you will be walking around campus. Thursday is our annual military informational night at 6 pm in the high school media center. Students and their families at all grade levels are invited to attend. The branches of the military that will be represented are: Navy, Air Force, National Guard, and Marines Corps. At this time we ask you to stand. The privilege of this day was made possible by those who have fought and continue to fight for the freedoms that we enjoy. Let us respect and honor their efforts by standing, placing our hands on our hearts and reciting the pledge of allegiance. If you are wearing a hat, please remove it. 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!

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FRIDAY'S ANNOUNCEMENTS Good Morning Watervliet High School Panthers! Today is Friday November 10th. My name is Jacob Schaefer and I am your Friday morning announcement reader. Watervliet Public Schools will be a premier district that challenges and empowers students and staff to achieve beyond their own expectations. Today’s lunch is: Spicy Chicken Sandwich Fun Size Corn Chips Romaine Ribbons Corn Nibblets Fresh Orange & Choice of Milk Monday’s Breakfast is: Strawberry & Yogurt Breakfast Parfait Peach Cup & Choice of Milk HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Sofie Shafer, Chayse Ott, Peyton Purdy, and Dimetric White. Happy Birthday over the weekend to: Brooklyn Richardson and Krystina Lawrence. It is time for a dual enrollment grade check. All dual enrolled students, please show Mrs. Tyler your grades as soon as possible. For our Science Olympiad participants: Today’s Event Focus Chem Lab: You will learn more about the science processes of chemistry focused in the areas of Periodicity and Equilibrium. Today’s PBIS winners for demonstrating respect, responsibility or safety at school are: Chris Parkhurst Isaiah Wendt Kendra Sanders Aubrey Hayes Claire Moore Lilly Summers Braydon Collins Wyat tMacmillan Aiden Bryan Carson Underwood Kendall Goodrich Dennis Frazier Johnathon Meagher Tyler Cole Kelsie Gaston Natalaya Desjardin Jack Rodgers NHS members, please check Canvas for new volunteer opportunities that have been posted. Next Wednesday is an early release day. We will dismiss at 1:10 and students can wear PJ’s. Next Thursday all sophomores will take a field trip to Olivet College. If you are in school and you are a sophomore, you will be attending this trip. Dress for the weather as you will be walking around campus. Next Thursday is our annual military informational night at 6 pm in the high school media center. Students and their families at all grade levels are invited to attend. The branches of the military that will be represented are: Navy, Air Force, National Guard, and Marines Corps. At this time we ask you to stand. The privilege of this day was made possible by those who have fought and continue to fight for the freedoms that we enjoy. Let us respect and honor their efforts by standing, placing our hands on our hearts and reciting the pledge of allegiance. If you are wearing a hat, please remove it. 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!

THURSDAY'S ANNOUNCEMENTS Good Morning Watervliet High School Panthers! Today is Thursday November 9th. My name is Julia Pepple and I am your Thursday morning announcement reader. Watervliet Public Schools will be a premier district that challenges and empowers students and staff to achieve beyond their own expectations. Today’s lunch is: Italian Calzone Broccoli & Cauliflower Bites Fruit Sorbet & Choice of Milk Tomorrow’s Breakfast is Cereal Breakfast Kit Light Mozzarella String Cheese Fresh Apples or Oranges & Choice of Milk HAPPY BIRTHDAY DYLAN COLLINS! It is time for a dual enrollment grade check. All dual enrolled students, please show Mrs. Tyler your grades as soon as possible. Science Olympiad Meeting Thursday before school at 7:30 Today’s Event focus: Dynamic Planet: You will learn about the large-scale processes affecting the structure of Earth’s crust. Today’s PBIS winners for demonstrating respect, responsibility or safety at school are: Keira Tremblay Jewell Burgess Leila Wells Austin Smith Natalie Van Lente Felipe Garcia Moeko Crago Kassandra Riggs Alyssa Koch Alyssa Briley Ezequiel Cardozo-Aviles Giovani Ayala Marihya Cox Kaylee Williamson Destiny Warren Mackenzie Robards Makena Guzman Kendal Kiefer Emanual Rosas Daijahnae Hatcher Tyler Cole Talynn Davis Jack Rodgers NHS members, please check Canvas for new volunteer opportunities that have been posted. Freshman Give Back Night--OPEN TO EVERYONE TO ATTEND! THURSDAY November 9th 5:30-8:30 Surfari Joes - Watervliet $20/swimmer Surfari Joes will donate half of all sales back to the Class of 2027. Next Wednesday is an early release day. We will dismiss at 1:10 and student can wear PJ’s. Next Thursday all sophomores will take a field trip to Olivet College. If you are in school and you are a sophomore, you will be attending this trip. Dress for the weather as you will be walking around campus. Next Thursday is our annual military informational night at 6 pm in the high school media center. Students and their families at all grade levels are invited to attend. The branches of the military that will be represented are: Navy, Air Force, National Guard, and Marines Corps. At this time we ask you to stand. The privilege of this day was made possible by those who have fought and continue to fight for the freedoms that we enjoy. Let us respect and honor their efforts by standing, placing our hands on our hearts and reciting the pledge of allegiance. If you are wearing a hat, please remove it. 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!

UPCOMING CAMPUS VISIT FOR ALL SOPHOMORES!

OUR ANNUAL MILITARY INFORMATIONAL NIGHT FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WILL BE HERE SOON!

PANCAKE BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER!

Sophomores heard from Ana Maack from the Van Buren Tech Center regarding all of the programming available at the Tech Center for Panthers starting in their Junior year. The Sophomore Class visit to the Tech Center will be December 8th. Students can attend in either the AM or PM and WHS provides bus transportation to and from the Tech Center if needed!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 8 OCTOBER 2023 Students of the Month! A special breakfast and program was held in their honor this morning, with special guest speaker and senior, Grace Chisek! Back row: Riley Preston 11th, Julie Rudell 12th, Grace Macmillan 12th, and Austin Smith 11th Front row: Moeko Crago 10th, Mark Birmele 10th, Claire Moore 9th, and Hanna Ice 9th

Good Morning Watervliet High School Panthers! Today is Tuesday November 7th. My name is Abby Lomoro and I am your Tuesday morning announcement reader. Watervliet Public Schools will be a premier district that challenges and empowers students and staff to achieve beyond their own expectations. Today’s lunch is: Taco Tuesday Salsa Cup Bite Size Tortilla Chips Romaine Ribbons Kiwifruit & Choice of Milk Tomorrow’s Breakfast is WG Mini Donuts Petite Banana & Choice of Milk Happy Birthday to Grace MacMillian! Are you interested in skilled trades, working with your hands, or learning about the latest technology? Lake Michigan College is hosting a Technology and Skilled Trades Visit Night on Tuesday November 7th. Students can learn about the skilled trades programs that LMC offers like welding and machine tool production, as well as technology programs like computer science, esports management, engineering, and cybersecurity. This event will take place from 5:30 to 7pm at LMC’s Benton Harbor campus. The Debate Team will be practicing tomorrow after school. Please make transportation arrangements and plan to attend. It is time for a dual enrollment grade check. All dual enrolled students, please show Mrs. Tyler your grades as soon as possible. Science Olympiad Meeting Thursday before school at 7:30 Today’s Event focus: Codebusters: teams will cryptanalyze and decode encrypted messages using cryptanalysis techniques for historical and modern advanced ciphers. NHS members, please check Canvas for new volunteer opportunities that have been posted. Freshman Give Back Night--OPEN TO EVERYONE TO ATTEND! THURSDAY November 9th 5:30-8:30 Surfari Joes - Watervliet $20/swimmer Surfari Joes will donate half of all sales back to the Class of 2027. A reminder that we are halfway through semester 1. Students who want to be exempt from semester 1 exams are reminded to have an 80% or higher in a class with 3 or fewer absences that are not school related. Attention juniors and seniors, there will be a visit to Hope College on Thursday, November 9. The first 45 students to sign up and return permission slips will be able to attend. Sign up and permission slips are available in the guidance office. It is time for a dual enrollment grade check. All dual enrolled students, please show Mrs. Tyler your grades as soon as possible. The only students permitted to be in the building after school are those who are working with a coach or a teacher. If you are waiting for a ride, wait at the cafe doors please. Semester 2 dual enrollment is open now. If you plan on dual enrolling for semester 2 see Mrs. Tyler ASAP and get registered. At this time we ask you to stand. The privilege of this day was made possible by those who have fought and continue to fight for the freedoms that we enjoy. Let us respect and honor their efforts by standing, placing our hands on our hearts and reciting the pledge of allegiance. If you are wearing a hat, please remove it. 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!