Watervliet High School

CELEBRATE OUR TEACHERS BY TAKING A SEFLIE with a teacher today ! Thank you Mr. Macha and Austin !

CONGRATULATIONS to the following Panthers who all placed at the Regional MITES meet. All of their pieces are headed to the State competition this week! From left to right: Emy Baldwin, Michael Melcher, Caleb Jewell, Connor VanLente, and Morgan Lowell.

CONGRATULATIONS GRACE!!

Good Morning Watervliet Panthers! Today is Tuesday May 7th. My name is Abby Lomoro and I am your Tuesday morning announcement reader. Today’s lunch is Crispitos & Guacamole, Sour Cream, Refried Bean Dip, Tortilla Chips, Sweet Peppers, Pear Tomorrow’s breakfast is a strawberry banana smoothie, Honey Grahams, Banana, choice of milk. Happy Birthday to Yuria Zalcedo Salcedo & Mr. Raucci We continue to celebrate national Teacher Appreciation Week. FUN FACT ABOUT TEACHING: DID YOU KNOW? Teachers don’t just work during school hours and often they don’t get summer off days. They arrive even before school begins and stay and take back work home.During the summer months, they do research and preparations for the upcoming academic year. As the teaching methods are changing rapidly, they need to focus on the existing and changing teaching methods. Typically, teachers enjoy working in groups and in collaboration with each other. It helps to bring out best ideas, new teaching methods and figure out learning strategies. TODAY is selfie with a teacher day! Take and email your selfie with a teacher to Ms. Powers so that we can share it out with all students! WEDNESDAY is dress like a teacher. Lets see your best collared shirt and tie like Mr. Grear, your pig tail buns like Mrs. Sibley, or your shorts, running shoes, and Michigan gear like Mr. Corkins! Seniors-a reminder that this Friday is Decision Day at 10 am in the auditorium. All seniors are asked to wear gear to the place they are headed next year. If you need a shirt, see Mrs. Tyler. Prom tickets must be purchased by TODAY in order to guarantee a shirt. After prom permission slips are available in the guidance office. The cost is $10. Slips must be turned in by TOMORROW. Yearbook will be taking group photos at the beginning of 2nd hour. Please report directly to Mrs. Brant’s room after 1st hour. Tuesday May 7 all Science Olympiad participants Wednesday May 8 Debate Team participants Prom tickets will be sold during lunch. Tickets are $30 each, seniors are free. Class dues must be paid in order to purchase tickets. Prom Guest Passes are now available in the HS office. Make sure to include a photo ID of your guest if applicable. The deadline to submit passes is Wednesday, May 8th. No late passes will be accepted after next Wednesday. No exceptions. 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. Semester 2 exams will take place for 9-11 graders on June 3, 4, 5, and 6. The deadline for the 3 and a B and the 5 and an A attendance incentive is June 3rd. If you need to know the status of your current attendance, email Ms. Powers. Senior exams are May 20-23. Seniors must be passing all classes needed for graduation by May 24th at 3:10 in order to participate in graduation. The deadline for the attendance incentive is that same week for seniors. 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!

CONGRATULATIONS TAYLOR WOOLLETT!

CELEBRATE AND SHARE WITH US as we celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week! Help educators know just how appreciated they are by sharing a message on social media, tagging @NEAToday, and using #ThankATeacher. Special events are planned all week for the teaching staff at WHS courtesy of Student Council! We appreciate how hard our teachers work each day to support and advocate for our Panthers!

This is the last month to get assistance from Mr. Coburn with all things FAFSA, scholarships, financial aid packet and planning, etc. Find him in the media center on the days that he is in Watervliet!

Good Morning Watervliet Panthers! Today is Monday May 6th. My name is Tia Caldwell and I am your Monday morning announcement reader. Today’s lunch is Pepperoni & Cheese Pizza or 3 Cheese Calzone, Marinara Sauce, Salad, Or- ange Wedges Tomorrow’s breakfast is Maple Pancake & Sausage Stick, Sliced Apples, Choice of Milk Celebrating a birthday today are: Katelynn Kostrzewa, Austin Smith TODAY we kick off NATIONAL TEACHER appreciation week–Today’s theme is “high five” a teacher! We expect to see high fives all day long around the building! Thank your favorite teacher by high-fiving him or her! FUN FACT ABOUT TEACHING: DID YOU KNOW? Teachers are a bunch of passionate people who enjoy making a difference in the world. They are dedicated to their profession sincerely. Teachers end up in this profession with a passion to shape the young lives of the future citizens. TOMORROW is selfie with a teacher day! Take and email your selfie with a teacher to Ms. Powers and get your name in our PBIS raffle! WEDNESDAY is dress like a teacher. Lets see your best collared shirt and tie like Mr. Grear, your pig tail buns like Mrs. Sibley, or your shorts, running shoes, and Michigan gear like Mr. Corkins! Watervliet welcomed Michigan Lutheran to town and got the Game 1 Win 6-1 Alex Hicks scattered 3 Hits and struck out 8 for the Win on the mound with Colton Swisher closing it out. Panther Hitters: Wyatt Epple (3 Singles) Owen Epple (Double / Single) Caleb Jewell (2 Singles) 1 Single each for Chase Tremblay, Alex Hicks and Kaiden Bierhalter Game 2 saw the Panthers get the 10-0 Win over Michigan Lutheran. Aidan Bethea got the Win on the mound striking out 3. Watervliet Hitters: 2 Singles each (Chase Tremblay, Bethea, Caden Burdick) Wyatt Epple (Double) 1 Single each for Alex Hicks and Sam Crago The Panthers now stand at 15-2 (6-0 SAC Lakeshore) The track team traveled to St. Joseph High School this past Friday for the St. Joe/Benton Harbor Rotary Track Meet. Scoring against tough competition were Aleah Sexton, Anya Sexton, Tia Caldwell, Daniel Mandujano, Morgan Lowell, Kimberly Romero, Tia Caldwell, and Marissa Lowell. A special shoutout goes to Anya Sexton for placing 1st in discus with a throw of 111’1” and Morgan Lowell for placing 1st in the 3200m run with a time of 12 minutes and 15.2 seconds. Tomorrow the track team travels to Gobles for the conference meet. Good luck athletes. SENIORS: Memory Boards are due in Mrs. Tyler’s office on TODAY. Email pictures that you want included in the video for the Baccalaureate Ceremony to Anslie Saylor by this Monday as well. Seniors-a reminder that this Friday is Decision Day at 10 am in the auditorium. All seniors are asked to wear gear to the place they are headed next year. If you need a shirt, see Mrs. Tyler. Prom tickets must be purchased by TOMORROW in order to guarantee a shirt. After prom permission slips are available in the guidance office. The cost is $10. Slips must be turned in by WEDNESDAY. Yearbook will be taking group photos at the beginning of 2nd hour. Please report directly to Mrs. Brant’s room after 1st hour. Tuesday May 7 all Science Olympiad participants Wednesday May 8 Debate Team participants Prom tickets will be sold during lunch. Tickets are $30 each, seniors are free. Class dues must be paid in order to purchase tickets. Prom Guest Passes are now available in the HS office. Make sure to include a photo ID of your guest if applicable. The deadline to submit passes is Wednesday, May 8th. No late passes will be accepted after next Wednesday. No exceptions. 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. Semester 2 exams will take place for 9-11 graders on June 3, 4, 5, and 6. The deadline for the 3 and a B and the 5 and an A attendance incentive is June 3rd. If you need to know the status of your current attendance, email Ms. Powers. Senior exams are May 20-23. Seniors must be passing all classes needed for graduation by May 24th at 3:10 in order to participate in graduation. The deadline for the attendance incentive is that same week for seniors. 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!

Our very own, Lauren Laws, graduated from LMC yesterday with an Associate's Degree!

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The following students were officially inducted into the Watervliet High School Chapter of National Honor Society Thursday evening (May 2nd). These students have accomplished the following in their time at WHS: upheld at minimum a 3.2 cumulative grade point average, completed twenty hours or more of community service, participated in two extra curricular activities, and illustrated exemplary character. New Inductees: Keira Tremblay Riley Preston Moeko Crago Kayden Harrington Abigail Klopp Natalaya Desjardin Zack Gruszczyk Chelsea Lange Angel Nearpass

CONGRATULATIONS KIMBERLY ROMERO CHAIREZ! Ms. Fletcher is excited to announce that Kimerblery Romero-Chairez has been accepted into the QuarkNet particle physics program and will be joining me in the research program. She was one out of the 13 students selected and only 1 of the two from Michigan (there were 32 applicants). QuarkNet is an educational program sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy (DOE) whose aim is to support science education in schools by establishing a nationwide network of science teachers. It provides opportunities for teachers to learn firsthand about cutting-edge physics research at universities and establish mentoring relationships with physicists at universities and national laboratories. QuarkNet centers are connected to high-energy physics experiments operating at CERN in Switzerland, at Fermilab in Illinois, at SLAC in California, and others. Investigating particle physics through live, online data Learning fundamental physics, from energy and momentum to the structure of matter Collaborating with physicists, teachers, and students worldwide.

CONGRATULATIONS SAC SENIOR ATHLETES! Sixteen Watervliet High School senior athletes joined those from seventeen other schools in the Southwestern Athletic Conference at a luncheon today honoring this year’s SAC Senior Scholar Athletes. Scholar Athletes must have earned at least four varsity letters in at least two different sports and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA. WHS was well represented by a great group of senior athletes who have worked hard to be their best selves not only on the field, track, or court but also in the classroom. This year’s SAC Senior Scholars are: Front: Taylor Woollett Ellie Golden Grace Chisek Abby Whorton Julia Pepple Marleigh Schultz Tia Caldwell Morgan Lowell Back: Lauren Laws Wyatt Epple Jacob Schaefer Reise Bulat Connor Zwar Chase Tremblay Alex Hicks Ella Harris (missing from photo)

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR APRIL 2024 Students of the Month who were all honored at a special breakfast this morning! April 2024 recipients from left to right are: Gage Sirk, Natalie Hart, Natalie VanLente, Erick Jimenez, Melissa Cardozo-Aviles, Sophie Grear, and Grace Ripley. Not present: Vivienne Sexton.

CONGRATULATIONS AMARA OLEXA!!

Good Morning Watervliet Panthers! Today is Friday May 3rd. My name is Jacob Schaefer and I am your Friday morning announcement reader. Today’s lunch is pizza. Monday’s breakfast is banana bread slice and a hard boiled egg. There are no birthdays today. Watervliet Varsity Baseball hosted the River Rats and came away with the Game 1 Win 11-0. Chase Tremblay got the Win on the mound - Scattering 3 hits and striking out 9. The Hot Bats continued for the Panthers: Wyatt Epple (Homerun / 2 Singles) Alex Hicks (Double / Single) Aidan Bethea (Homerun) 1 Single each for Tremblay, Owen Epple, Sam Crago and Kaiden Bierhalter. Game 2 was canceled due to Rain. Watervliet is now 13-2 Overall. SENIORS: Memory Boards are due in Mrs. Tyler’s office on Monday. Email pictures that you want included in the video for the Baccalaureate Ceremony to Annie Saylor by this Monday as well. Prom tickets must be purchased by Tuesday in order to guarantee a shirt. After prom permission slips are available in the guidance office. The cost is $10. Slips must be turned in by May 8! Yearbook will be taking group photos at the beginning of 2nd hour. Please report directly to Mrs. Brant’s room after 1st hour. Today all Peer to Peer mentors Next Tuesday May 7 all Science Olympiad participants Next Wednesday May 8 Debate Team participants There’s an optional ASVAB test on May 6th. Additional information and permission slips are in the main office. The ASVAB is the test that you must take to enter the military. Students at any grade level can take the test. The test will start at 8:15 AM on Monday morning. You must have a parent signed permission slip turned in by that time to participate. SENIORS–Mr. Coburn is here again TODAY. See him in the media center if you need his assistance with anything. Prom tickets will be sold during lunch. Tickets are $30 each, seniors are free. Class dues must be paid in order to purchase tickets. Prom Guest Passes are now available in the HS office. Make sure to include a photo ID of your guest if applicable. The deadline to submit passes is Wednesday, May 8th. No late passes will be accepted after next Wednesday. No exceptions. 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. Semester 2 exams will take place for 9-11 graders on June 3, 4, 5, and 6. The deadline for the 3 and a B and the 5 and an A attendance incentive is June 3rd. If you need to know the status of your current attendance, email Ms. Powers. Senior exams are May 20-23. Seniors must be passing all classes needed for graduation by May 24th at 3:10 in order to participate in graduation. The deadline for the attendance incentive is that same week for seniors. 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!

Riley Preston going BIG with paper mache in the Sculpture class.

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