students walking inthe school hall

2025-2026 School Year Begins With Lots of Smiles

Nancy Scowcroft

August 26, 2025

We saw lots smiling faces in our buildings, from kindergarten through high school, as students and staff started the new school excited to be back. It's great to see familiar faces back in our halls, and some new ones too! We are all looking forward to a year full of great learning opportunities, athletic pride, and fine arts successes. 2025-2026 Watervliet Panthers "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" -- and as we learn and grow, we are going to have a great year along the way! #Panther Pride

Here are some of those smiling first-day Panther faces:

two teachers, one holding sign red haired little girl and red haired dad female adult with arm around a young boy Parents with student on the first day of schooltwo girls standing outside the school building, one holding backpack Principal and teachers greeting students at the door Female principal with 3 elementary age students two cooks in the school kitchen two little girls with lunch trays two teachers dressed alike ham it up for the camera the school crossing guard seated with stop sign Middle School Principal Kindt standing behind a group of students MS students in the lunch room with Mrs. Adams four female teachers all wearing identical red t-shirts two female teachers with identical blue t-shirts two smiling female teachers

four middle school age girls smile for the camera four MS boys standing in front of the bleachers in the gym

Middle School student with a MS teacher in the gym MS gym teacher sitting holding football helmet 4 male high school teachers smiling two female teachers, 1 wearing a red stripe shirt, 1 in solid green

Athletic Director, Gym Teacher, and School Resource Officer standing in front of the gym doors group of five high school girls standing arm in arm HS Secretary working at her computer boys smiling in the science roomguidance office staff handing out schedules to students a female student, the athletic director and principal smiling