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Good Morning Watervliet Panthers! Today is Friday, September 20th My name is Logan Schaefer and I am your Friday morning announcement reader. Celebrating a birthday today is Leila Wells! Lunch today is corn dog on a stick, baked beans, watermelon, baby carrots. Freshman Class, you have a float building committee meeting this Saturday, 9/21, at 1:00 at Hays Park. There is a sign up sheet in the main office if you are planning on attending. Boys varsity Soccer falls to Saugatuck 0 - 5. Up next for the team is an away game to Lawton this Saturday for a 10am kickoff. Come out and support! The Debate Team will hold practice after school next week Friday, Sept. 27, and then Monday, Sept. 30 until 4 pm in preparation for their Oct. 9th meet. It’s time for the first dual enrollment grade check of the semester. All dual enrolled students must show Mrs. Tyler their grades by the end of the school day today. Powderpuff Football and Volleyball permission slips are available in the guidance office. They are due September 27th. If you are not able to attend the practice, you will not be allowed to play. Your 3rd hour teacher will be reviewing hallway expectations this week in your third hour class. If you earn a PBIS ticket for demonstrating respect, responsibility, and safety in the building, please bring it to the high school main office. Student Council is looking for EMPTY cereal box donations for homecoming. If you have any empty cereal boxes at home please bring them in and take them to Mrs. Tyler's Office. Your donations will be greatly appreciated. Need a pencil, pen, eraser? The school store is open before school, after 1st hour, and after school in Dr. Mosher’s room. There is a permission slip in the counseling office for an Oct 4th field trip to The Maximum Mold Group in Benton Harbor. Juniors and Seniors interested in Engineering, Tooling, Machine Technology, and welding are encouraged to attend. The bus leaves at 9:15 and you will be back by 11:45. 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 Thursday September 19th. My name is Lilly Summers and I am your Thursday morning announcement reader. Celebrating a birthday today is Daniel Mandujano! Lunch today is loaded baked potato, corn chips, pasta salad, fresh apples or oranges Varsity Volleyball won their match over Fennville 3-2. Game one Fennville won. Game two the Panthers took the lead and kept it. Game three rallies went back-n-forth with Panthers winning. Game 4 the Panthers struggled to get things going, Fennville won. Game 5 the Panthers took the lead and kept it to win the match. Susanna Weckwerth led the team with 20 kills, Courtney Van Lente had 17 kills. Chelsea Lange led with 18 digs. Susanna Weckwerth had 5 aces and Riley Preston led with 23 assists. Powderpuff Football and Volleyball permission slips are available in the guidance office. They are due September 27th. If you are not able to attend the practice, you will not be allowed to play. Your 3rd hour teacher will be reviewing hallway expectations this week in your third hour class. If you earn a PBIS ticket for demonstrating respect, responsibility, and safety in the building, please bring it to the high school main office. You will be called by grade and in ABC order today to get your picture taken. All students and staff get a picture taken, regardless if you are buying pictures or not. All students have been emailed a form to nominate Homecoming Royalty. Voting will close TODAY at the end of the school day. Powderpuff Football and Volleyball permission slips are available in the guidance office. They are due September 27th. If you are not able to attend the practice, you will not be allowed to play. Student Council is looking for EMPTY cereal box donations for homecoming. If you have any empty cereal boxes at home please bring them in and take them to Mrs. Tyler's Office. Your donations will be greatly appreciated. Need a pencil, pen, eraser? The school store is open before school, after 1st hour, and after school in Dr. Mosher’s room. It’s time for the first dual enrollment grade check of the semester. All dual enrolled students must show Mrs. Tyler their grades by the end of the school day on Friday. There is a permission slip in the counseling office for an Oct 4th field trip to The Maximum Mold Group in Benton Harbor. Juniors and Seniors interested in Engineering, Tooling, Machine Technology, and welding are encouraged to attend. The bus leaves at 9:15 and you will be back by 11:45. The Debate Team will hold practice after school next week Friday, Sept. 27, and then Monday, Sept. 30 until 4 pm in preparation for their Oct. 9th meet. Congratulations to the following students who have earned a PBIS raffle ticket for demonstrating respect, responsibility, and safety in the building: Aiyanna Forrester Daz Zang Isabella Clark Nic Terry Makena Guzman Anthony Coulombe Halee Mclean Kami Rathfon Alex Wilder Brooklyn Schlipp Addison Smith Aubree Hayes Kyle Domingo Emma Kirksey 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 Tuesday, September 17th. My name is Ayana Marshall and I am your Tuesday morning announcement reader! Celebrating a birthday today is Cadence Phillips and Bryce Teitsma! Today’s lunch is buffalo chicken pizza, tortilla chips & guacamole, pineapple, sliced tomato Your 3rd hour teacher will be reviewing hallway expectations this week in your third hour class. If you earn a PBIS ticket for demonstrating respect, responsibility, and safety in the building, please bring it to the high school main office. Students, tomorrow is picture day. Your 7th hour teachers should’ve distributed order forms to you last Friday. If you do not have a 7th hour teacher, you may pick up an order form in the main office. Homecoming themes have been selected; they are as follows: Seniors have Cap’n Crunch, Juniors have Lucky Charms, Sophomores have Fruity Pebbles, and Freshmen have Froot Loops. All students have been emailed a form to nominate Homecoming Royalty. Voting will close Thursday, September 19 at the end of the school day. There is a student council meeting this morning at 7:15 in the media center. Please be on time. Student Council is looking for EMPTY cereal box donations for homecoming. If you have any empty cereal boxes at home please bring them in and take them to Mrs. Tyler's Office. Your donations will be greatly appreciated. Need a pencil, pen, eraser? The school store is open before school, after 1st hour, and after school in Dr. Mosher’s room. There is a permission slip in the counseling office for an Oct 4th field trip to The Maximum Mold Group in Benton Harbor. Juniors and Seniors interested in Engineering, Tooling, Machine Technology, and welding are encouraged to attend. The bus leaves at 9:15 and you will be back by 11:45. THIS week is an early release Wednesday. Students are permitted to wear pajama pants on early release Wednesdays only. 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 Monday, September 16th. My name is Alyssa Brown and I am your Monday morning announcement reader! Celebrating a birthday today is Brooklyn Wallace! Today’s lunch is crispy chicken w/mac & cheese, pasta salad, fresh grape clusters & sweet pep- Pers. Students, this Thursday is picture day. Your 7th hour teachers should’ve distributed order forms to you last Friday. If you do not have a 7th hour teacher, you may pick up an order form in the main office. Homecoming themes have been selected; they are as follows: Seniors have Cap’n Crunch, Juniors have Lucky Charms, Sophomores have Fruity Pebbles, and Freshmen have Froot Loops. All students have been emailed a form to nominate Homecoming Royalty. Voting will close Thursday, September 19 at the end of the school day. There is a student council meeting tomorrow morning at 7:15 in the media center. Please be on time. Boys Varsity Football falls to Delton Kellogg 30 - 22. Watervliet battled until the last play of the game with a chance to tie things up - But came up 5 yards short in the 30-22 Loss to Delton-Kellogg. The Panthers had some costly mistakes that led to Delton points despite a really nice night defensively with an Interception and 2 Forced Fumbles. Cole Getz found the endzone through the air while Carson Underwood and Caleb Jewell both scored on the ground.Watervliet will travel to Parchment next Friday Boys Varsity Soccer beats Our Lady of the Lakes 5 - 1. After 30 minutes of gameplay, Aaron Alvarado was able to break the deadlock after striking the ball via a cross from Emmett Williams. Moments later Adrian Hernandez would score the second for the Panthers after hitting a powerful right-footed shot into the corner of net. Emmett would score a goal himself before the half ended to give the team a 3-0 lead. In the second half, JT Isbrecht would add a pair of goals to his name both assisted by Adrian. With the 5-0 lead, the rest of the game served as an opportunity to rotate players into the lineup and try different positioning for others. The home side would get a goal back late in the game. The team will take on the Bulldogs of Covert at home Monday for a 6pm kickoff. Come out and support! Student Council is looking for EMPTY cereal box donations for homecoming. If you have any empty cereal boxes at home please bring them in and take them to Mrs. Tyler's Office. Your donations will be greatly appreciated. LMC is hosting their annual college night TONIGHT from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Mendel Center on their Benton Harbor campus. This is an opportunity to meet with representatives from over 60 colleges, trades and other training programs. All Watervliet High School students are invited to attend. Need a pencil, pen, eraser? The school store is open before school, after 1st hour, and after school in Dr. Mosher’s room. There is a permission slip in the counseling office for an Oct 4th field trip to The Maximum Mold Group in Benton Harbor. Juniors and Seniors interested in Engineering, Tooling, Machine Technology, and welding are encouraged to attend. The bus leaves at 9:15 and you will be back by 11:45. The following students have earned a PBIS raffle ticket for demonstrating respect, responsibility or safety in the building. If your name is called come to the office to claim your treat: THIS week is an early release Wednesday. Students are permitted to wear pajama pants on early release Wednesdays only. 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 Friday September 13th. My name is Logan Schaefer and I am your Friday morning announcement reader! Celebrating a birthday today is Grace Ripley & Lucas Smith! Today’s lunch is Pepperoni Pizza, Broccoli & Cauliflower Bites, Pears & Salsa. Sophomore and Juniors be sure to vote in your Homecoming theme tie breaker. Voting ends today at 3:10. Volleyball Results: The Varsity Lady Panthers take Schoolcraft to 5 games and win the match. Each game was a competitive match with both teams playing scrappy defense. The Panthers stayed steady throughout the match while everyone on the team stayed locked in. The Panthers did a great job focusing on the top players on the Schoolcraft team, while adjusting to their offensive attacks. Chelsea Lane and Sue Weckwerth led the team in kills. Riley Preston and Kelsie Gaston led the team in assists. Courtney Van Lente led the team in digs. Panthers will be back home against Fennville on Tuesday, Sept. 17th A reminder to tech center students, when you return to the high school, you are not permitted to leave the cafe until 3:10. Do not walk through any hallways in the building until the 3:10 bell rings. Likewise, if you are dual enrolled in the media center, you are not permitted to leave the media center until 3:10 as well. Students, get your Throwback shirts from Coach Tremblay - We are out of Small and Medium (Large / XL are Available) - Only $10!! LMC is hosting their annual college night on Monday, September 16th from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Mendel Center on their Benton Harbor campus. This is an opportunity to meet with representatives from over 60 colleges, trades and other training programs. All Watervliet High School students are invited to attend. Need a pencil, pen, eraser? The school store is open before school, after 1st hour, and after school in Dr. Mosher’s room. There is a permission slip in the counseling office for an Oct 4th field trip to The Maximum Mold Group in Benton Harbor. Juniors and Seniors interested in Engineering, Tooling, Machine Technology, and welding are encouraged to attend. The bus leaves at 9:15 and you will be back by 11:45. The following students have earned a PBIS raffle ticket for demonstrating respect, responsibility or safety in the building. If your name is called come to the office to claim your treat: Amber Robbins Mackenzie Robards Next week is an early release Wednesday. Students are permitted to wear pajama pants on early release Wednesdays only. 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, September 12th. My name is Lilly Summers and I am your Thursday morning announcement reader! Celebrating a birthday today is Camden Lowes! Today’s lunch is Bosco Sticks, Marinara Sauce, Fruit Sorbet, Carrots & Celery, Blueberries Wayland Union Debate hosted the annual Legislative Debate Day for students, coaches, and teachers from across the community on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Debate Day cultivates a culture of academic scholarship grounded in speaking and listening by utilizing the legislative debate format. Together, students create pathways for critical thinking, civic life, collaboration, and caring while having a lot of fun along the way. The day included a meet and greet with coaches and debaters and two breakout sessions designed to enhance their knowledge of debate before ending the day with their first West Michigan Legislative Debate League Meet. Over 80 students, coaches, and teachers attended the afternoon event from the following schools: Caledonia HS, Ionia HS, Watervliet HS, Grand Rapids City and Wayland Union HS. While Watervliet's team made a great effort to participate, only one of them was able to give a speech, and that was Amber Robbins, who placed 4th. Debate Day is the product of collaboration with the West Michigan Legislative Debate League and the community of coaches. Yesterday evening, Watervliet Soccer Team played their second conference game of the season at home versus Bridgman. Despite dominating the first couple minutes and taking the early lead. Fatigue from Monday’s performance along with the heat would take a toll on the team as the game went on. In spite of the hot conditions, the team pushed through the entire game and take the win 5-3. Adrián Hernandez would finish the game 1 goal and 2 assists, Tyler Kuehl would score 2 goals, Larry Perez would score 1 goal, JT Isbrecht would score 1 and have two assists and Emmett Williams would add an assist to his name. The team will look to make it 3 wins in a row as they travel to Our Lady of the Lake this Saturday for a 11am kickoff. A reminder to tech center students, when you return to the high school, you are not permitted to leave the cafe until 3:10. Do not walk through any hallways in the building until the 3:10 bell rings. Likewise, if you are dual enrolled in the media center, you are not permitted to leave the media center until 3:10 as well. Students, get your Throwback shirts from Coach Tremblay - We are out of Mediums (Small / Large / XL are Available) - Only $10!! All third hour teachers are reviewing cafeteria expectations in 3rd hour this week! When you earn a PBIS raffle ticket, please bring it to the office. LMC is hosting their annual college night on Monday, September 16th from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Mendel Center on their Benton Harbor campus. This is an opportunity to meet with representatives from over 60 colleges, trades and other training programs. All Watervliet High School students are invited to attend. Need a pencil, pen, eraser? The school store is open before school, after 1st hour, and after school in Dr. Mosher’s room. All students have been emailed a form to vote for their class homecoming theme. Voting closes TODAY at the end of the school day. Just a reminder that automated alert phone calls are now going home daily to parents for any student who is tardy to any class. There is a permission slip in the counseling office for an Oct 4th field trip to The Maximum Mold Group in Benton Harbor. Juniors and Seniors interested in Engineering, Tooling, Machine Technology, and welding are encouraged to attend. The bus leaves at 9:15 and you will be back by 11:45. The following students have earned a PBIS raffle ticket for demonstrating respect, responsibility or safety in the building. If your name is called come to the office to claim your treat: Joseph Stanisci Daz Zang Kayden Harrington Katelynn Brown 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!

This week, our Art II students honed their observational drawing skills by capturing the beauty of fresh-cut sunflowers. A special thank you to Greg Grear for growing, picking, and delivering these stunning flowers for our students to use as inspiration!

Good Morning Watervliet Panthers! Today is Wednesday, September 11th. My name is Chaz Hart and I am your Wednesday morning announcement reader! Celebrating a birthday today are: Abigail Klopp & Izzy Tarantino Today’s lunch is Ham & Cheese Pocket, Bake Cheetos, Apples, Caramel Dip, Sweet Peppers Girls Varsity Volleyball beats Saugatuck 3 - 0. Panthers win home opener! In game one and two the Panthers took strong early leads and won. Servers were strong behind the service line and the Panthers played aggressive defense. In game three the Panthers fell behind early 1-9 and then closed the gap to 15-15. The team continued to push points winning the third game and match. Sue Weckwerth led the team in kills. Riley Preston led in assists and Courtney Van Lente led in digs. The Panthers return home on Thursday against Schoolcraft with JV playing at 5:30pm and Varsity at 6:30pm Students, get your Throwback shirts from Coach Tremblay - Only $10!! All third hour teachers are reviewing cafeteria expectations in 3rd hour this week! When you earn a PBIS raffle ticket, please bring it to the office. LMC is hosting their annual college night on Monday, September 16th from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Mendel Center on their Benton Harbor campus. This is an opportunity to meet with representatives from over 60 colleges, trades and other training programs. All Watervliet High School students are invited to attend. Today, members of the debate team will meet at 11:45 to leave for Wayland High School. Please meet in the lobby by the front office. Need a pencil, pen, eraser? The school store is open before school, after 1st hour, and after school in Dr. Mosher’s room. All students have been emailed a form to vote for their class homecoming theme. Voting closes Thursday at the end of the school day. Just a reminder that automated alert phone calls are now going home daily to parents for any student who is tardy to any class. There is a permission slip in the counseling office for an Oct 4th field trip to The Maximum Mold Group in Benton Harbor. Juniors and Seniors interested in Engineering, Tooling, Machine Technology, and welding are encouraged to attend. The bus leaves at 9:15 and you will be back by 11:45. If you are interested in participating in Esports,we will be having a quick meeting on Wednesday from 3:15-3:45 in Room 166 in the middle school. I will be sharing what information I have available and choosing the games we will be playing. The following students have earned a PBIS raffle ticket for demonstrating respect, responsibility or safety in the building. If your name is called come to the office to claim your treat: Payton Yeske Ava Bentley Leneya Taylor Dakoda Morrison Eithan Burnett Miranda Lowell Jack Rodgers Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Often referred to as 9/11, the events of this day in 2001 permanently altered history. Nearly 3,000 people died as the result of a group of terrorists launching coordinated attacks against the U.S. by hijacking and crashing commercial airline planes at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pa. in what became America’s most deadly terrorist attack. However, the heroism shown by both everyday citizens and first responders on 9/11 will never be forgotten. Around the country today , people will pause to remember those who lost their lives on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and those who stepped up to help and serve vowing to "never forget." In remembrance of all those who lost their lives on September 11 2001, please share a moment of silence with me at this time. 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 Tuesday, September 10th. My name is Ayana Marshall and I am your Tuesday morning announcement reader! There are no birthdays today. Today’s lunch is Baked Pasta w/Meatsauce, Garlic Breadstick, Strawberry Cup, Celery Sticks Get your Throwback shirts from Coach Tremblay - Only $10!! The Watervliet Boys Varsity Soccer Team traveled away to Holland Black River for their first divisional conference game yesterday. Despite not having the best performance going forward, the team made it up for it with some excellent defense all over the pitch. Tyler Kuehl would score the only goal of the game as he would convert his shot from 25 yards out into the top corner of the net. The goal would be enough to seal the victory for the Panthers. The team will look to go 2-0 in the conference as they take on Bridgman this Wednesday at home for a 5pm kickoff. LMC is hosting their annual college night on Monday, September 16th from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Mendel Center on their Benton Harbor campus. This is an opportunity to meet with representatives from over 60 colleges, trades and other training programs. All Watervliet High School students are invited to attend. Need a pencil, pen, eraser? The school store is open before school, after 1st hour, and after school in Dr. Mosher’s room. All students have been emailed a form to vote for their class homecoming theme. Voting closes Thursday at the end of the school day. Just a reminder that automated alert phone calls are now going home daily to parents for any student who is tardy to any class. There is a permission slip in the counseling office for an Oct 4th field trip to The Maximum Mold Group in Benton Harbor. Juniors and Seniors interested in Engineering, Tooling, Machine Technology, and welding are encouraged to attend. The bus leaves at 9:15 and you will be back by 11:45. If you are interested in participating in Esports,we will be having a quick meeting on Wednesday from 3:15-3:45 in Room 166 in the middle school. I will be sharing what information I have available and choosing the games we will be playing. The following students have earned a PBIS raffle ticket for demonstrating respect, responsibility or safety in the building. If your name is called come to the office to claim your treat: Gianna Berry Kendra Goss Aiyanna Forrester Perla Garcia Eithan Nickell Ashlyn Petty 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 Monday September 9th. My name is Alyssa Brown and I am your Monday morning announcement reader! Happy Birthday to Aubrey Hayes! Today’s lunch is a Pulled Pork Sandwich, Baked Potato Chips, Banana, Grape Tomatoes, Sour Cherry & Lemon Fruit Slushie Last Friday, Boys Varsity Football beat Brandywine 30 - 8; Caleb Jewell threw for 2 TD's (Cole Getz and Carson Underwood) and ran for a 2pt. Conversion. Underwood and Dee White found the endzone on the ground as well and both also converted on 2pt. Plays.Watervliet is now 1-1 on the season and will play their 1st Home Game next week in the Hall of Fame Game vs. Delton-Kellogg. Boys Cross Country Lower Their Times at Centreville Invitational on Saturday, 9/7 placing 11th. Danny Mandujano got himself back in the 16s with a 16:55 5th place overall finish. Zeke Cardozo chased down a new PR finishing in 19:44. J.T. Isbrecht knocked a minute off his time to cross the line in 20:46. Dennis Frazier and J.D. Zuniga had season best times of 20:48 and 20:55. Eathan Burnett, Tyler Asakevich, and Gavin Leiter all ran new PRs. The Panthers will be back at it on Wednesday for the first conference jamboree at Bridgman. Girls Cross Country Shows Improvement at Centreville Invitational finishing 9th. Leading the way was Kimmy Romero in 23:12 with Peyton Yeske crossing the line in 23:54. Gabby Wisdom finished in 25:14 closely followed by the Lowell sisters Miranda and Marissa who had times of 25:18 and 25:30. Payton Yeske, Miranda Lowell, Katelyn Brown, Maria Cruz, Lilly Perez, Maycie Medlin, and Mackenzie Birmele set new PRs. Next on the schedule is the first conference jamboree on Wednesday at Bridgman. There will be a school store in Dr. Mosher’s room this year. It will be open before school, after 1st hour, and after school. Just a reminder that automated alert phone calls are not going home daily to parents for any student who is tardy to any class. There is a permission slip in the counseling office for an Oct 4th field trip to The Maximum Mold Group in Benton Harbor. Juniors and Seniors interested in Engineering, Tooling, Machine Technology, and welding are encouraged to attend. The bus leaves at 9:15 and you will be back by 11:45. If you are interested in participating in Esports, please sign up in the office or contact Mrs. Overacker. Practices will start this week. The following students have earned a PBIS raffle ticket for demonstrating respect, responsibility or safety in the building. If your name is called come to the office to claim your treat: Joseph Stanisci Alexis Coburn Sam Roland Braydon Collins Liliana Perez Dakoda Morrison Amber Robbins Brooklyn Schlipp Cyrus Scott Hanna Ice Annabella Schadler Jaxon Allen Alanna Pecharich Liz Leblang Cameron Pickens Gianna Berry 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 Friday, September 6th. My name is Logan Schaefer and I am your Friday morning announcement reader! Happy Birthday to Austin Tomes. Today’s lunch is Crispy Chicken Sandwich, Watermelon, Cheesy Broccoli, Baby Carrots Boys Cross Country Grabs 5th place at Teske Invitational - Daniel Mandujano Finishes 1st. In a tightly contested meet in which only 8 points separated first place from fifth, the Panther runners finished 5th out of 13 teams at the Teske Invitational at the Van Buren Fairgrounds. Danny Mandujano cruised to an impressive first-place finish with the nearest competitor 56 seconds behind him. Luke Isbrecht finished in 7th place with a 19:10. Zeke Cordozo rounded out the Panthers' top three with a time of 20:20 for an 18th-place finish. Girls Cross Country Captures 2nd Place at Teske Invitational. A great group effort allowed the Lady Panthers to finish second out of 13 teams at the Teske Invitational at the Van Buren Fairgrounds placing 8 girls in the top 30. Kimmy Romero led the way with a 23:59 for 9th place. Payton Yeske was the next Panther across the finish line in 25:09 for 15th place. Gabby Wisdom ran a 25:31 to finish 18th. Mimi Feneley, Marissa Lowell, Miranda Lowell, Katelyn Brown, and Maria Cruz were tightly packed together capturing 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 26th, and 28th places respectively. There will be a school store in Dr. Mosher’s room this year. It will be open before school, after 1st hour, and after school. We have started tracking tardies in the building. If you are late to any class, you will be sent to the office for a tardy pass. The third tardy equals a detention. Automated alert phone calls are not going home daily to parents for any student who is tardy to any class. There is a permission slip in the counseling office for an Oct 4th field trip to The Maximum Mold Group in Benton Harbor. Juniors and Seniors interested in Engineering, Tooling, Machine Technology, and welding are encouraged to attend. The bus leaves at 9:15 and you will be back by 11:45. If you are interested in participating in Esports, please sign up in the office or contact Mrs. Overacker. Practices will start next week. On Monday we will run student grades. If you are failing any class for any reason your parents will get a phone call on Monday night. Make sure that you have turned in all of the assignments for the first couple weeks of school so that you are passing all classes on Monday. Monday we will also run the first eligibility report. The following students have earned a PBIS raffle ticket for demonstrating respect, responsibility or safety in the building. If your name is called come to the office to claim your treat: Nic Terry Braydon Collins Marley Alsup Abigail Solis Anahi Howell Aaliyah Hernandez McKaylen Laws Koty Moore Eithan Nickell 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 Thursday September 5th. My name is Lilly Summers and I am your Thursday morning announcement reader! There are no birthdays today. Today’s lunch is Walking Taco, Pasta Salad, Strawberries, Broccoli & Cauliflower Bites. There will be a school store in Dr. Mosher’s room this year. It will be open before school, after 1st hour, and after school. The Varsity Lady Panthers took on the Shamrocks of Berrien Springs yesterday and came out on top. Game one the Shamrocks came out strong in serving taking an early lead. While the Panthers struggled behind the service line and in serve receive. But the Panthers quickly turned things around in game two, three and four and won the match. Sue Weckwerth led the team in kills. Kelsie Gaston led in assists. Chelsea Lange and Sue Weckwerth led in aces. The team played tough defense and did a great job communicating during all the games. Students, if you are using your own device instead of a school issued Chromebook, please stop in the main office and let Mrs. Richcreek know today or you may email her. This week we remind ourselves of the expectations in the cafeteria in the morning. Your third hour teacher will be reviewing these expectations with you this week. Students must be picked up at the end of the day on the cafe/gym side of the building. No students are allowed to be picked up by anyone in a car in the front of the building. This includes the doors in front of the auditorium. Do not exit out any of the doors in the front of the building. We have started tracking tardies in the building. If you are late to any class, you will be sent to the office for a tardy pass. The third tardy equals a detention. There is a permission slip in the counseling office for an Oct 4th field trip to The Maximum Mold Group in Benton Harbor. Juniors and Seniors interested in Engineering, Tooling, Machine Technology, and welding are encouraged to attend. The bus leaves at 9:15 and you will be back by 11:45. If you are interested in participating in Esports, please sign up in the office or contact Mrs. Overacker. Practices will start next week. 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 Wednesday September 4th. My name is Chaz Hart and I am your Wednesday morning announcement reader! Celebrating a birthday today is Jacob Querfurth! Today’s lunch is Popcorn Chicken Smackers, Mashed Potato, Pineapple, Sweet Peppers & Mixed Berry Fruit Cup Students, if you are using your own device instead of a school issued Chromebook, please stop in the main office and let Mrs. Richcreek know today or you may email her. This week we remind ourselves of the expectations in the cafeteria in the morning. Your third hour teacher will be reviewing these expectations with you this week. There is a Student Council Meeting at 7:00 am on Thursday, 9/5 in the Media Center - members, please be on time! Students must be picked up at the end of the day on the cafe/gym side of the building. No students are allowed to be picked up by anyone in a car in the front of the building. Do not exit out the front doors of the building. We have started tracking tardies in the building. If you are late to any class as of today, you will be sent to the office for a tardy pass. The third tardy equals a detention. There is a permission slip in the counseling office for an Oct 4th field trip to The Maximum Mold Group in Benton Harbor. Juniors and Seniors interested in Engineering, Tooling, Machine Technology, and welding are encouraged to attend. The bus leaves at 9:15 and you will be back by 11:45. If you are interested in participating in Esports, please sign up in the office or contact Mrs. Overacker. Practices will start next week. 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!