Watervliet High School

Good Morning Watervliet High School Panthers! Today is Thursday, August 31st. My name is Julia Pepple and I am your Thursday morning announcement reader for the 23-24 school year! 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: Bosco Sticks Marinara Sauce Sweet Peppers Michigan Peaches Garden Salad Grapefruit & Choice of Milk We missed a couple of birthdays yesterday. Happy late birthday to Clorisa Worley and Yami Marin. There are no birthdays today. There is no school tomorrow or Monday due to the Labor day holiday. Any LMC dual enrollment registration paperwork must be turned in by the end of the school day TODAY. After TODAY, we cannot add or drop any LMC classes. There will be a Student Council Meeting on Tuesday, 9/5, at 7:00 am in the Media Center. Attendance is required. Schedule change request forms are available in the guidance office. No schedule changes will be made for the purpose of changing a lunch hour. Tuesday, Sept 5th is the last day to make any scheduling changes for semester 1. Students are never permitted to sit in the cafe or be in the cafe during class time. If you do not have a scheduled class because you are dual enrolled you should be sitting in the media center. If you are an afternoon tech center student, when you return to the building at the end of the day, you are required to stay in the cafe area until the bell rings at 3:10. Do not come into the halls while the rest of the building are in class. Students should continue to attend all classes in your schedule until an official change is made and you are given a new schedule by the counseling office. We start counting tardies next Tuesday. Learn where your classes are now so that you are not tardy next week. Students who drive to school must register their vehicles with the main office. If you already have a sticker, you do not need to register your vehicle again. Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 6th, all vehicles without parking permit stickers will receive citations. 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 August 30th. My name is Ella Harris and I am your Wednesday morning announcement reader for the 23-24 school year! 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 Smackers Mashed Potato Grape Tomatoes Corn Nibblets WG Sweet Dinner Roll & Choice of Milk Any LMC dual enrollment registration paperwork must be turned in by the end of the school day tomorrow. After Thursday, August 31 we cannot add or drop any LMC classes. There will be a Student Council Meeting on Tuesday, 9/5, at 7:00 am in the Media Center. Attendance is required. Schedule change request forms are available in the guidance office. No schedule changes will be made for the purpose of changing a lunch hour. Tuesday, Sept 5th is the last day to make any scheduling changes for semester 1. Students are never permitted to sit in the cafe or be in the cafe during class time. If you do not have a scheduled class because you are dual enrolled you should be sitting in the media center. Students should continue to attend all classes in your schedule until an official change is made and you are given a new schedule by the counseling office. In order to receive your chrome book this week, you must return the technology user agreement form signed by both you and a parent to your 3rd hour teacher. You will not receive a chrome book until you return this form. If you do not have a 3rd hour in the building, you should pick up your device in the main office. TODAY during 7th hour there is a required meeting for all dual enrolled students. If you have any dual enrolled courses at the HS, online, or at LMC, you are required to attend this 7th hour meeting. Any Sophomore who would like to take a voluntary PSAT with the rest of the junior class in October, must sign up by TODAY. Check your email for the sign up or email Ms. Powers. We start counting tardies next Tuesday. Learn where your classes are now so that you are not tardy 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!

Here's our Parent News Letter for week ending August 25th. Please contact our office should you have any questions or concerns. https://www.smore.com/akbncy

PANTHERS NEWS · AUG 24 Panther Varsity Football vs. Brandywine Now On Friday As extreme heat continues to be a factor for athletics, the Panther varsity football game vs. Brandywine is being moved to Friday, August 25 at 7:00 PM. If you have already purchased tickets, these will still be good for the game on Friday. We hope to see a big crowd on Friday evening in Panther Stadium. Come out and support Panther Athletics and our Panther Football Team. Go Panthers!

Please join us on Wednesday, August 23rd for our annual open house anytime between 4-6 PM. Students can come with or without parents to pick up a schedule, tour the building, try your locker, meet your teachers, and meet with the counselor if needed. Dinner will be served to all families. Teachers will be located in their individual classrooms. Please enter on the cafe side of the building. ChromeBooks will not be distributed at open house. You will receive your ChromeBook the first week of school. If you have any questions or concerns about the open house, please contact the high school office. We look forward to seeing all of our Panthers back in the building. Freshmen are encouraged to attend, even if they already attended freshmen orientation.

Be a Leader... Be a Panther!

New Athletic Pass & Ticket information

Watervliet High School's Student Council is hosting a Trunk Sale fundraiser on 8/19 in the high school parking lot from 9 - 3 pm. If you would like to be a vendor and sell items, please contact the high school office at 463-0730 to reserve a parking spot. Please come out and support our fundraiser!

Berrien Community Foundation is sponsoring their Give Back Backpack event this Thursday, August 17th, from 4-6 PM at Coloma Jr. High for our community come rain or shine!

Panthers, This is a reminder that we will have our parent/athlete meeting tonight at 6:00 in the HS gym. PLEASE plan on attending this meeting to help kick off the 2023-24 year, understand athletic expectations, and get more detailed expectations from your daughter/son sport specific team. We will also be selling family passes and game punch passes. Season passes are $ 175 for a family of four. Adult punch pass is $ 40 for 10 games, student punch passes are $ 30 for 10 games. We will be admitting middle school students into middle school games for free this year. Picture day is Friday, we will be handing our picture forms tonight as well. We are going with Life Touch this year for our pictures. See you tonight, Ken Dietz

This is our annual FAFSA Donation Drive; would you please consider contributing? Please contact the high school office for additional information. Thank you for your consideration.

Panthers, Enjoy your last weekend prior to fall sports starting Monday. PLEASE make sure ALL FINAL FORMS are completed prior to practice Monday. This includes both parents and athletes signing ALL forms and either attaching your doctors signed physical to Final Forms, or bringing it into the athletic office. Dates to remember: Tuesday, August 15 - 6:00 HS gym - Parent/Athlete meeting Friday, August 18 - 9:00 am - noon - Fall Pictures - An order form will be emailed next week Friday, August 18 - Noon - 3:00 - Impact Watervliet Volunteer Day Enjoy your weekend, Thank you, Ken Dietz Watervliet High School Athletics Administration

WHS Student Council is sponsoring a Trunk Sale! It's like a giant rummage sale from the trunk of your vehicle. Would you please consider supporting our fundraiser?

Due to interest expressed by some members of our community, we have re-opened the survey regarding the May 2023 school bond initiative. The survey will be open through this weekend until Monday morning, June 19.

Watervliet Public Schools would like to thank all of our community members who took time to vote in yesterday's election. While we are disappointed with the results, we understand that our community has spoken. In the coming weeks and months, we will deconstruct this effort, actively seek input from community members, and determine our next steps. While the needs still exist, we will work with interested and engaged people to do whatever we can to build on the successes of the past and a better future for WPS. Thanks again for being a partner in Watervliet Public Schools

Don't forget to vote in tomorrow's election regarding the Bond Project for WPS. If you need information, please go to https://www.watervlietps.org/o/wps/page/2023-facilities-project-information. Also, you can see an overview of the proposal at https://youtu.be/6xavaZmtNQI

Need to know more about the WPS Bond Proposal?? Please attend our final Town Hall Meeting and Tour on Thursday, April 27th, at WHS, starting at 6:00 PM. This meeting includes a brief overview of the proposed projects and a tour of the facilities to actually see the proposed updates for yourself. Thank you to Joe and Tara Matthews and TJ's for providing pulled pork sliders for this event! Please come eat and learn about the proposals. Reach out to us at 269-463-0300 for more information.

This video highlights proposed renovations for the W.A.Y. building as part of our Bond Projects. Please reach out to us with any questions or visit www.watervlietps.org for more information. https://youtu.be/0trfMC5loys

Have questions about the Watervliet School Bond Proposal??? Attend one of the remaining Town Hall Tours to learn more and see for yourself what the needs are. Times and locations are shown in the graphic below. All meetings start at 6:00 PM and snacks are available.