Watervliet High School

The Girl's Varsity Soccer traveled to Covert to obtain their second win of the season. Despite the muddy and wet conditions of the field, the team was able to display a great performance. Natalya Desjardin continued her scoring streak after a cross from Courtney Van Lente that she put in the back of the net in the 4th minute mark. The second goal came via a corner kick from Natalie Van Lente who connected with Alyssa Brown who scored her first goal of the night. Ending the first half 2-0. In the second half, the team came out strong. After just a minute, Courtney came up with her second assist of the night connecting with Alyssa Brown who scored her second goal of the night. Couple minutes later, Natalaya scored her second goal of the night, shooting an unstoppable shot in the top left corner of the net. In the 54th min, Miriam Feneley placed a right footed shot in the back of net. Converting her first goal of the season, after a excellent cross from Courtney, who completed her hat-trick of assists. Minutes later, Alyssa scored her third goal of the night, finishing off her hat-trick of goals and concluding the final goal of the night. Chelsea Lange dispayed a great performance in goal to get her first clean sheet of the season. The team travels to neighboring town Coloma for a 6pm clash. Come out and cheer these girls!

Once a month, Ms. Powers, hosts a high school parent meeting so that parents can be updated on all thing high school related and share feedback with her. Please join us Wednesday evening for April's meeting!

ALL 8th -11th grade are parents are invited to join us for our annual dual enrollment informational night this Tuesday!

CONGRATULATIONS to our March 2024 Students of the Month, who were celebrated at a special breakfast this morning. From left to right--Gabriel Shotts, Addison Smith, Ruby Parra, Miriam Feneley, Grace MacMillan, Taylor Green, and Kayden Harrington. We were missing Chase Tremblay.

Spring is a busy time at WHS! Check out this week's Panther Parent Newsletter! https://www.smore.com/n/5t96z

WATERVLIET HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY SOCCER Girls Varsity Soccer beats Parchment 5 - 2 Wednesday, April 10, 2024 6:00 PM Watervliet High School @ Parchment Game Recap Girl's Varsity Soccer opened up the 2024 Season on the road with a stellar win over Parchment 5-2. Game started off slow but quicky picked up momentum. First goal came off a corner-kick taken by Courtney Van Lente that was put away in the back of the net by Natalaya Desjardin. Courtney came up with her second assist of the night via another corner-kick, this time being scored by Natalie Van Lente. Minutes later, Anslie Saylor took control of a loose ball on the right side of field which she took past her defender and hit a shot from about 30 yards away that went straight between Parchment's goalie into the net. Taking Watervliet 3-0 at halftime. In the second half, the team started off slow and Parchment was able to score a quick goal. However, the team quickly got back into rhythm and Natalie Van Lente scored her second goal of the night after a stolen pass that she dribbled past two defenders and finished it off past the goalkeeper. The team kept applying pressure which allowed Allyssa Brown to gain control of another loose ball in front of Parchment's net which she placed right in front of Vicky Mandujano who rushed to tap it in for the fifth and final goal for Watervliet on the night. Emma Ferguson and Riley Preston played vital roles in controlling the midfield which allowed the team to have possession of the ball throughout the game. Julie Rudell had three important saves in the second half that kept Parchment from getting back into the game. The team will look to continue to improve on tonight's stellar performance as they travel away this Friday, against Covert at 5pm.

Good Morning Watervliet Panthers! Today is Friday April 12th. My name is Jacob Schaefer and I am your Friday morning announcement reader. Today’s lunch is ham and cheese pocket and green beans Monday’s breakfast is a cereal breakfast kit. Happy Birthday to McKenna Kirksey & Mrs. Girton Congratulations to the following students who are PBIS raffle ticket winners for demonstrating respect, responsibility, and safety in the building. Alanna Pecharich Gage Sirk Isaias Wendt Izzy Tarantino Joelle Petznick Elliot Worley Aaron Alvarado Phoenix Anderson Daijahnae Hatcher Attention 9th, 10th and 11th graders–you must have a fully charged and working school device on Thursday for state testing. Please make sure that you come to school with a fully charged and working school device. If you do not use a school device, one will be supplied to you on the day of testing. If you have a device that is not working, bring it to the office now. Testing will start at 8:10 AM on Thursday. All 9th, 10th, and 11th graders are expected to be in school and ready to give their best efforts with testing on Thursday. Seniors do not report to school on Thursday. Juniors will be dismissed after testing. 9th and 10th graders will remain in school for the remainder of the day. Junior Day at SMC is May 17th for most of the entire school day and we are sending a bus for interested juniors. Come pick up a permission slip in the counseling office if you would like to attend. This is counted as a school related absence. On April 23, the PTO is hosting a Donkey Basketball Game in the high school gym. Tickets are $7 in advance and are available in the guidance office. Come watch Mrs. Powers, Mrs. Dawson, Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Riedinger, and Mr. Coburn battle it out! Seniors, this is a reminder that all Watervliet High School community scholarship applications are due TODAY. There are 11 scholarships that are only available to Watervliet High School seniors. Please see Mrs. Dawson or Mrs. Tyler in the guidance office for more information. Seniors– if you wish to earn a Community Service honor cord to be worn at graduation, you must complete 40 hours of community service. The deadline to submit those hours to the HS office is April 30th. All seniors will take a class picture on Monday at 10 am. Pick up your tee shirt from Mrs. Tyler at 9:30 and meet in the cafe at 10 for the picture. Tuesday night we will hold our annual dual enrollment information session for parents. All parents are invited. If you are dual enrolled, please see Mrs. Tyler this week for a grade check in. There is after school homework help TODAY in the media center from 3:15-4:15. ALL JUNIORS are taking the WorkKeys test today. After testing students will have a normal rest of the school day. 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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Good Morning Watervliet Panthers! Today is Thursday April 11th! My name is Julia Papple and I am your Thursday morning announcement reader. Today’s lunch is chicken strips. Tomorrow’s breakfast is a yogurt cup with granola. There are no birthdays today. Congratulations to the following students who are PBIS raffle ticket winners for demonstrating respect, responsibility, and safety in the building. DaJahnae Hatcher Miriam Feneley Jocelyn Solis Vickey Mandujano Aaron Alvarado Alanna Pecharich Wyatt MacMillan Hanna Lomoro Kyle Domingo Nolan Sells Kenzie Webster Gage Sirk Joelle Petznick Junior Day at SMC is May 17th for most of the entire school day and we are sending a bus for interested juniors. Come pick up a permission slip in the counseling office if you would like to attend. This is counted as a school related absence. On April 23, the PTO is hosting a Donkey Basketball Game in the high school gym. Tickets are $7 in advance and are available in the guidance office. Come watch Mrs. Powers, Mrs. Dawson, Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Riedinger, and Mr. Coburn battle it out! Seniors, this is a reminder that all Watervliet High School community scholarship applications are due TOMORROW. There are 11 scholarships that are only available to Watervliet High School seniors. Please see Mrs. Dawson or Mrs. Tyler in the guidance office for more information. Seniors– if you wish to earn a Community Service honor cord to be worn at graduation, you must complete 40 hours of community service. The deadline to submit those hours to the HS office is April 30th. If you are dual enrolled, please see Mrs. Tyler this week for a grade check in. There is after school homework help TODAY in the media center from 3:15-4:15. ALL JUNIORS are taking the WorkKeys test today. After testing students will have a normal rest of the school day. 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!

All 11th graders will be taking a WorkKeys test tomorrow (THURSDAY, APRIL 11th) starting at 8:10 AM. All juniors are asked to be in school, well rested and ready to test!

4/9 SEASON OPENERS SPORTS RECAP: Watervliet Varsity Baseball opened up the 2024 Season on the road - traveling to Paw Paw and getting the Game 1 Win 12-0. Aidan Bethea got the Win on the mound scattering 2 Hits and Striking out 9. Ben Parritt closed out the game for the Panthers. Hitters for Watervliet: Alex Hicks (Double / 3 Singles Owen Epple (3 Singles) Wyatt Epple (Triple / Single) Logan Eberhard (Double / Single) 1 Single each for Chase Tremblay, Bethea, Caleb Jewell and Caden Burdick Game 2 was shortened due to darkness. The Panthers fell behind early and ran out of daylight in a comeback effort. Despite out hitting the Red Wolves 7 to 2 - Watervliet couldn't make up for a few costly errors down the stretch. Emmett Williams, Alex Hicks, Chase Tremblay and Colton Swisher combined on the mound. Hitters for the Panthers: 1 Single each for Tremblay, Alex Hicks, Aidan Bethea, Caleb Jewell, Kaiden Bierhalter, Sam Crago and Caden Burdick. Varsity Softball: The Panther's Megan Cox out duals Michigan Luthern's Ace in a 3-2 contest on Tuesday. Megan Cox pitched all 7 innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 earned run, while striking out 8 in her first victory of the season. Grace Chisek and Abby Whorton provided the only hits, with a Home Run and triple respectively for the Panthers. Kendle Kiefer had a great defensive game at third base. WP: Cox Top Hitters: Grace Chisek-HR, RBI Abby Whorton-3B, RBI In game 2: Grace Chisek collected three hits in three at bats, as Watervliet defeated Michigan Lutheran 11-3 in the night cap of a double header. Sienna Bulat singled and drove in two runs. Kendle Kiefer collected two hits for Watervleit. Sophmore Leila Liberto-Taylor earned her first varsity win in the circle. Abby Whorton and Mckenzie Birmele both singled in the contest. WP: Liberto-Taylor Top Hitters: Chisek- 3 2B, RBI Kiefer- 2 1B, RBI Brimele-1B, 2 RBI Bulat- 1B, 3 RBI's Liberto-Taylor- 1B Whorton- 1B Golden-1B, SB

Good Morning Watervliet Panthers! Wednesday April 10th! My name is Ella Harris and I am your Wednesday morning announcement reader. Today’s lunch is cheeseburger and fries. Tomorrow’s breakfast is a cereal breakfast kit. There are no birthdays today. Junior Day at SMC is May 17th for most of the entire school day and we are sending a bus for interested juniors. Come pick up a permission slip in the counseling office if you would like to attend. This is counted as a school related absence. On April 23, the PTO is hosting a Donkey Basketball Game in the high school gym. Tickets are $7 in advance and are available in the guidance office. Come watch Mrs. Powers, Mrs. Dawson, Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Riedinger, and Mr. Coburn battle it out! Seniors, this is a reminder that all Watervliet High School community scholarship applications are due this Friday, April 12th. There are 11 scholarships that are only available to Watervliet High School seniors. Please see Mrs. Dawson or Mrs. Tyler in the guidance office for more information. Seniors, Jostens will be here during lunch hours TODAY to deliver graduation announcements. Also, if you wish to earn a Community Service honor cord to be worn at graduation, you must complete 40 hours of community service. The deadline to submit those hours to the HS office is April 30th. If you are dual enrolled, please see Mrs. Tyler this week for a grade check in. There is after school homework help on Thursday of this week in the media center from 3:15-4:15. All juniors will take the Work keys test this Thursday starting at 8:10 AM. All juniors should be in school and ready to test on Thursday morning. This is required testing for Juniors. If you attend a center in the morning, you are expected to be at the high school at 8:10 AM for testing. 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!

Can you help our softball program?

Multiple WPS students will be performing in High School Musical Jr this weekend at Lakeshore’s Community Auditorium. Come out to support them!

WHS holds monthly parent meetings to provide updates and collect important parent feedback. Please join us !

Dual Enrollment is a great opportunity for your child to earn college credit while in high school at no cost. Join us for our annual meeting to learn more!

Please come out and support our high school ROBOTICS TEAM!

Good Morning Watervliet Panthers! Tuesday, April 9th! My name is Abby Lomoro and I am your Tuesday morning announcement reader. Today’s lunch are crispitos. Tomorrow’s breakfast is a breakfast bagel and a banana There are no birthdays today. Congratulations to the following PBIS raffle winners for demonstrating respect., responsibility, and safety in the building: Kendal Kiefer Nic Terry Wyatt Wagner Kyle Domingo Aiden Wolford And Sarah Leoni There is an SAC meeting this Wednesday at 7:30 in Mrs. Lefor’s room. Please attend if you are a student representative. On April 23, the PTO is hosting a Donkey Basketball Game in the high school gym. Tickets are $7 in advance and are available in the guidance office. Come watch Mrs. Powers, Mrs. Dawson, Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Riedinger, and Mr. Coburn battle it out! A representative from Ferris State University will be at Watervliet during Lunch today. This event is open to all grades, but it will be especially beneficial for Juniors and Seniors. This is a great opportunity to learn more about Ferris! Seniors, this is a reminder that all Watervliet High School community scholarship applications are due this Friday, April 12th. There are 11 scholarships that are only available to Watervliet High School seniors. Please see Mrs. Dawson or Mrs. Tyler in the guidance office for more information. Seniors, Jostens will be here during lunch hours TOMORROW to deliver graduation announcements. Also, if you wish to earn a Community Service honor cord to be worn at graduation, you must complete 40 hours of community service. The deadline to submit those hours to the HS office is April 30th. If you are interested in pursuing engineering pickup a field trip permission slip for a trip to Western Michigan University for Apr 16th in the guidance office. If you are dual enrolled, please see Mrs. Tyler this week for a grade check in. There is after school homework help on Tuesday and Thursday of this week in the media center from 3:15-4:15. Marking period 3 report cards will be mailed home TODAY. All juniors will take the Work keys test this Thursday starting at 8:10 AM. All juniors should be in school and ready to test on Thursday morning. This is required testing for Juniors. If you attend a center in the morning, you are expected to be at the high school at 8:10 AM for testing. 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 Panthers! Today is Monday April 8th! Welcome BACK ! My name is Tia Caldwell and I am your Monday morning announcement reader. Today’s lunch is mini corn dogs and sweet potato waffle fries. Tomorrow’s breakfast is: chocolate chip french toast minis. There are no birthdays today. This past weekend the HS robotics team competed at the state championship for the rookie all star award and won! The team participated in an interview process and competed against 22 other rookie teams from the state. The interview was only 10 minutes long but answers had to be concise, specific and communicate the message of how they intend to continue to grow as a team.This means Team 9758 Pantron-X from WHS, is the state rookie of the year which is a prestigious award. It affords the team the opportunity to compete at the World Championships in Houston TX on April 17 - 20. They have the opportunity to compete with and against teams from all over the world.The team is very much trying to make the journey.This team excelled in all categories according to the judges. Way to go Jacob, Sam, Nova, Isaiah, Ben, Lucas, and Paige!! Big congratulations go out to four exceptional WHS students, who brought in a great performance at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts - High School Show. The exhibit opened over spring break and is on view until April 28. Taylor Green’s abstract painting was given an Honorable Mention from this year’s juror. Nicole Bender received a scholarship to Frostic School of Art at Western Michigan University for her charcoal drawing. Riley Preston’s ceramic boot and altered book brought her a scholarship to Western Michigan University and to University of Olivet. Susannah Weckwerth's charcoal drawing was recognized with a Juror’s Award which is a cash prize. On April 23, the PTO is hosting a Donkey Basketball Game in the high school gym. Tickets are $7 in advance and are available in the guidance office. Come watch Mrs. Powers, Mrs. Dawson, Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Riedinger, and Mr. Coburn battle it out! Seniors, Jostens will be here during lunch hours on THIS Wednesday, April 10th, to deliver graduation announcements. If you are interested in pursuing engineering pickup a field trip permission slip for a trip to Western Michigan University for Apr 16th in the guidance office. If you do not remember the combination to your locker, please see Mrs. Tyler in the counseling office. If you are dual enrolled, please see Mrs. Tyler this week for a grade check in. There is a Ferris State University lunch time visit in the cafe today. There is after school homework help on Tuesday and Thursday of this week in the media center from 3:15-4:15. Marking period 3 report cards will be mailed home tomorrow. All juniors will take the Work keys test this Thursday starting at 8:10 AM. All juniors should be in school and ready to test on Thursday morning. This is required testing for Juniors. If you attend a center in the morning, you are expected to be at the high school at 8:10 AM for testing. 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!

2024 KIA Art News Big congratulations go out to four exceptional Watervliet Art Students, who brought in a great performance at the prestigious Kalamazoo Institute of Arts - High School Area Show. The exhibit opened over spring break and is on view until April 28. Taylor Green’s abstract painting was given an Honorable Mention from this year’s juror. Nicole Bender received a scholarship to Frostic School of Art at Western Michigan University for her charcoal drawing. Riley Preston’s ceramic boot and altered book brought her a scholarship to Western Michigan University and to University of Olivet Susannah Weckwerth's charcoal drawing was recognized with a Juror’s Award which is a cash prize. Congratulations again. We are so proud of your hard work and talent!