Watervliet High School

Sophomores and Parents: Sorry we missed you on class ring order day. Good news... we have extended the class ring promo for another week. We want to make sure everyone can take advantage of the class ring promo: $25 off rings, a free gratitude ring, and a free custom Adidas backpack; it's a value of $120. If you have ordered already, thank you! Don’t forget the class ring promo will end on Dec 12th . Check the flyer in your design packet. Please place your order online. Check out the Tradewinds Collection for a lower price option as well. If you need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards, Jim Ross Jostens of southwest Michigan 269-217-6936

Good Morning Watervliet High School Panthers! Today is Wednesday December 6th. My name is Ella Harris and I am your Wednesday morning announcement reader. Today’s lunch is: WG Grilled Cheese Sandwich Tomato Soup Saltine Mini's Broccoli & Cauliflower Bites Fresh Grape Clusters & Choice of Milk Tomorrow’s breakfast is: Chicken Sausage Biscuit Fresh Grape Clusters & Choice of Milk Happy Birthday to Harley Ice & Kendal Kiefer! ATTENTION SOPHOMORES: there is an early middle college information night TONIGHT at 6 pm here in the HS MediaCenter. Come learn how you can earn both a high school diploma and an associate’s degree while in high school! THis friday all sophomores will make a visit to the tech center. You will leave after lunch and be back before the end of the day. It’s time for our last dual enrollment grade check of the semester! All dual enrolled students please show Mrs. Tyler your grades as soon as possible. Attention seniors: The Berrien Community Foundation's annual scholarship application is now open! This is a single application that students can use to apply to over 50 different local scholarship opportunities. For more information please visit berriencommunity.org. The deadline to submit your application is February 1st. The Debate Team will meet TODAY after school until 4 pm. Watervliet High School will now have its own HS Robotics Team! If you are interested, please sign up in the office asap! Deadline to sign up is 12/15. 2024 Yearbook Presale is Dec. 4 - 23 Cost is $45 with a FREE Namestamp on the cover. You may order online through this link: https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/job/2956 Or see a yearbook staff member or Mrs. Brant After Dec. 24, yearbooks will be $50 & namestamps $5. This week our PBIS focus is to be respectful, responsible, and safe in the HALLWAY. All 3rd hour teachers are asked to please review the HALLWAY expectations at lunch with 3rd hour classes this week ! The PBIS raffle winners for today are: Austin Gatchell Caroline Weber Katelyn Brown Connor Van Lente Natalie Hart Alexa Lowes Bella Glowacki Izzy Tarantino Lucas Smith Jeremy Morton You must be present today to claim your coupon and come to the office after 2nd hour. New coupons have been added as prizes. Student Council is sponsoring a Food Drive. Please bring in all non-perishable food items to your 1st hour teachers. The class with the most items will win a donut party. The drive ends on 12/15. A reminder that in order to be exempt from semester 1 exams, you need to have 80% or higher and 3 or fewer absences in that class by the end of the day on Monday Jan 15th. We are now adding a new piece to this incentive called 5 and an A. If you have 5 or fewer absences in class and a 90% or higher in that class, you can be exempt from that exam as well. This new program starts now. 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!

Panthers toured Alro Steel in Niles and Lyons Industries in Dowagiac today in order to get a better idea of what working in a trades field might be like. Thank you to Mr. Allen Steele for chaperoning. The next trades field trip will be to the Palisades Power Plant in January. All students with interest are encouraged to sign up to attend.

CONGRATULATIONS to our EIGHT NOVEMBER 2023 Students of the Month, who were celebrated today at our monthly breakfast! They are adding their handprints to THE PRIDE OF THE PROWL as I send this out!

Good Morning Watervliet High School Panthers! Today is Tuesday, December 5th. My name is Abby Lomor and I am your Tuesday morning announcement reader. Today’s lunch is: Crispitos & Guacamole Refried Bean Dip Bite Size Tortilla Chips Garden Salsa Light Sour Cream Carrots & Celery Pineapple & Choice of Milk Tomorrow’s breakfast is: Pumpkin Parfait Granola Banana, petite & Choice of Milk Happy Birthday to Liliana Perez and Mrs. Richcreek! ATTENTION SOPHOMORES: there is an early middle college information night this Wednesday at 6 pm here in the HS MediaCenter. Come learn how you can earn both a high school diploma and an associate’s degree while in high school! It’s time for our last dual enrollment grade check of the semester! All dual enrolled students please show Mrs. Tyler your grades as soon as possible. Attention seniors: The Berrien Community Foundation's annual scholarship application is now open! This is a single application that students can use to apply to over 50 different local scholarship opportunities. For more information please visit berriencommunity.org. The deadline to submit your application is February 1st. The Debate Team will meet Wednesday after school until 4 pm. Watervliet High School will now have its own HS Robotics Team! If you are interested, please sign up in the office asap! Deadline to sign up is 12/15. 2024 Yearbook Presale is Dec. 4 - 23 Cost is $45 with a FREE Namestamp on the cover. You may order online through this link: https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/job/2956 Or see a yearbook staff member or Mrs. Brant After Dec. 24, yearbooks will be $50 & namestamps $5. This week our PBIS focus is to be respectful, responsible, and safe in the HALLWAY. All 3rd hour teachers are asked to please review the HALLWAY expectations at lunch with 3rd hour classes this week ! The PBIS raffle winners for today are: Chris Parkhurst Kaitlynn Angelo Vivienne Sexton Alexa Lowes Jada Overton Moeko Crago Karla Cervantes Jonah Thon Joelle Petznick You must be present today to claim your coupon and come to the office after 2nd hour. New coupons have been added as prizes. Seniors, cap and gown orders are due TODAY. You may order online or complete the order form and submit it to our Jostens representative TODAY. He will be here during lunch hours. Sophomores, class ring Orders are due TODAY. Our Jostens Representative will be at all lunch hours to collect orders or you may order online. Student Council is sponsoring a Food Drive. Please bring in all non-perishable food items to your 1st hour teachers. The class with the most items will win a donut party. The drive ends on 12/15. Let’s make this the biggest drive ever and help families in our community! A reminder that in order to be exempt from semester 1 exams, you need to have 80% or higher and 3 or fewer absences in that class by the end of the day on Monday Jan 15th. We are now adding a new piece to this incentive called 5 and an A. If you have 5 or fewer absences in class and a 90% or higher in that class, you can be exempt from that exam as well. This new program starts now. 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 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6th at 6 PM in the high school media center, is an informational presentation on the Early Middle College. The EMC enables student to earn both a high school diploma and an Associate's Degree from LMC. Please join us to learn more! The presentation is intended for families of 8th, 9th, and 10th graders and should last about 45 minutes to an hour!

YOUR SOPHOMORE NOVEMBER 2023 STUDENT OF THE MONTH IS LEILA WELLS! I live with my mom and her boyfriend. They are the best and care for me greatly. My favorite teacher is either Mrs. Riedinger or Mrs. Hunt because they don't make class feel boring while also teaching us what we need to learn. My favorite subject out of the main four is English because I love reading and writing. Over all, my favorite subject is art because art has always been a hobby of mine and I love learning new techniques and new art styles! I am not in any sports or clubs. I like to read books and comics, draw, listen to music, and watch youtube in my free time. I'm not really sure what I want to do after high school. I want to do many different things that I want to do. I want to be an artist, singer/ songwriter, therapist, or an animator. I am proud to be a WHS Panther because I get to be around amazing people and teachers and staff. I also get the education I need.

YOUR FRESHMAN NOVEMBER 2023 STUDENT OF THE MONTH --TRINITY REESE! I live with my mom, step-dad, older brother, younger brother, and my step- dad's mom. I go to my dad's sometimes on the weekends. My older brother is 3 years older and my younger brother is 5 1/2 years younger. I am close to my mom more than my dad. My favorite teacher is Mrs. Brush because I have known her since 6th grade. My favorite subject is Algebra 1 currently because the teacher is nice and I know what I'm doing. I am not in any clubs or sports but when I go to my Dad's I play basketball. I mostly play on my phone but I do like going outside. I don't have a complete plan but I do see a career I might like. I am proud because of the learning system.

TODAY, our Seniors are hearing from Steve Do, from the Michigan Dept. of Treasury on sources of financial aid, the FAFSA, and much more to assist with post secondary planning. Parents can hear this virtual presentation TONIGHT at 6 pm virtually at this link! meet.google.com/qia-iucq-pqn

YOUR FRESHMAN NOVEMBER 2023 STUDENT OF THE MONTH IS MACKENZIE BIRMELE. My family consists of four people . My parents Mark and Joana and my brother Mark. I have two dogs and four cats. I’ve have had a lot of favorite teachers but my top three would be Mrs. Hunt, Mrs.Simmons, and Mr. Linderman. They are my favorite because they are very understanding and make learning new things super fun . My favorite subject is Art . Art is my favorite subject because I love the projects that we do in there. I really enjoy painting and making ceramics. My favorite sport is softball. Softball has been my favorite sport ever since I was little . I am involved in interact club and the debate team. In my free time I like to read, hangout with friends , and go shopping . I plan to attend college after high school to be a lawyer or something in that profession. I am proud to be a Watervliet panther because I love being apart of a small town and I enjoy the staff that surround me. . 

YOUR JUNIOR NOVEMBER 2023 StUDENT OF THE MONTH IS HECTOR SALGUERO! The members of my family are my brother. He is a sophomore. My mother works in our restaurant below our apartment. And my grandma, who is very hardworking and great. They are all hard working and great to live with. My favorite teacher has been and always has been Mrs. Hollandsworth. She is an amazing teacher and never has a boring class. My favorite subject is government. It is very interesting to learn about the government and the systems around it. I'm mainly only involved in marching band I like to practice my instruments and do things on my desktop computer in my free time. I plan to do something in art/music after high school. I am proud to be a panther as this school is overall excellent and stands for good values.

YOUR SENIOR NOVEMBER 2023 STUDENT OF THE MONTH --KIMBERLY PATZER! The members of my family are my mom, dad my sister, and my grandma. My favorite teacher is Mrs. Brush. She is my favorite because I have been with her/in her class since sixth grade and she has always been there for me. My favorite subjects are either Art or Choir. Those classes just give me time to chill out but still do something I love. In my free time, I like to hang out with my best friend or relax in my room. After high school, I plan to go to Southwestern Michigan College and do my general degree. I am proud to be a WHS Panther because everyone cares about each other and wants to improve certain things in the school.

Seniors and parents: We will be at school on Tuesday, Dec. 5th to collect Graduation orders. If you missed us at school you will need to place your order online or mail your order to our office. The address is at the bottom of the order from. Remember this is not just a C&G order, you are ordering to celebrate your seniors’ accomplishments. Everything we do is custom. You will receive the best price when you order while the order window is open. You can order at a later date, but prices will adjust and custom items will change. The order window will close on December 15th. There is also a Senior ring promo, go to Jostens.com to design your Class Ring and check out with the code SENIORGIFT40 and receive $40 off your senior class ring. You can order online and order now! Check out the tradewinds collection for a lower price option as well. Jim Ross Jostens of Southwest Michigan 269-217-6936

Sophomores and parents: Tuesday is ring day, Jostens will be a school on Tuesday collecting Class Ring orders, Dec. 5th during lunch. Because this was a quick turnaround we want to make sure everyone can take advantage of the class ring promo. $25 off rings, a free gratitude ring, and a free custom adidas backpack. A value of $120. If you have ordered already thank you! Don’t forget The class ring promo will end on Dec. 5th . Check the flyer in your design packet. You can order online or order in-school tomorrow. Design your class ring and print out your order form and bring to school on Tuesday during lunch. Check out the tradewinds collection for a lower price option. Jostens Class ring design and order link shop your school Class ring digital catalogue Jim Ross Jostens of southwest Michigan 269-217-6936

Good Morning Watervliet High School Panthers! Today is Monday, December 4th. My name is Tia Caldwell and I am your Monday morning announcement reader. Today’s lunch is: Pepperoni pizza, cottage cheese, and salad. Tomorrow’s Breakfast is whole grain pancake bites and turkey sausage pastries Happy birthday today to Ms. Powers! Watervliet High School will now have its own HS Robotics Team! If you are interested, please sign up in the office asap! Deadline to sign up is 12/15. 2024 Yearbook Presale is Dec. 4 - 23 Cost is $45 with a FREE Namestamp on the cover. You may order online through this link: https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/job/2956 Or see a yearbook staff member or Mrs. Brant After Dec. 24, yearbooks will be $50 & namestamps $5. On Tuesday Dec 5th we are offering an optional field trip to all students in grades 9-12. The trip is to Lyons Industries and Alro Steel. This trip is intended for students who would like to pursue a career in a trade field. Departure is 8 am and you will return before 3:00. If you attend a center, your absence will be excused if you attend this trip. This trip will not count against the 3 and a B program. We are only taking a small number of students. If you want to go, sign up in the counseling office today. Do not wait, there is a limit on this trip. All students must wear long pants and close toe shoes on this trip or you will not be able to get on the bus. This week our PBIS focus is to be respectful, responsible, and safe in the cafe at lunch. All 3rd hour teachers are asked to please review the cafe expectations at lunch with 3rd hour classes this week ! The PBIS raffle winners for today are: You must be present today to claim your coupon and come to the office after 2nd hour. New coupons have been added as prizes. TODAY there will be a financial aid presentation in all senior English classes. If you do not have an English class in the building, but you would like to hear the presentation, you can join for either period 2, 4, or 7. Seniors, cap and gown orders are due TOMORROW. You may order online or complete the order form and submit it to our Jostens representative TOMORROW. He will be here during lunch hours. Sophomores, class ring Orders are due TOMORROW. Our Jostens Representative will be at all lunch hours to collect orders or you may order online. Starting today, Student Council is sponsoring a Food Drive. Please bring in all non-perishable food items to your 1st hour teachers. The class with the most items will win a donut party. The drive ends on 12/15. Let’s make this the biggest drive ever and help families in our community! A reminder that in order to be exempt from semester 1 exams, you need to have 80% or higher and 3 or fewer absences in that class by the end of the day on Monday Jan 15th. We are now adding a new piece to this incentive called 5 and an A. If you have 5 or fewer absences in class and a 90% or higher in that class, you can be exempt from that exam as well. This new program starts now. 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!

YOUR JUNIOR NOVEMBER 2023 STUDENT OF THE MONTH--TANNER VANNIEL! My mom is a Chemistry teacher and my father works at a chemical plant. My brother is going to a trade school. Mr. Andrews is my favorite teacher because I can really understand what we are doing in his class and he is a great speaker. US history in Depth is my favorite class because it is always fun to learn about history. I like to relax and play video games in my free time. After high school I plan to get a job and live life. I am proud to live in this community because we help one another we understand each other and we live together.

YOUR SENIOR NOVEMBER 2023 Student of the Month--ALEX HICKS! I have a pretty big family, consisting of 3 little sisters along with my parents. Willow, my oldest sister, is the smartest cookie there is. Then we have Lennon, she is definitely more of an athlete of a girl. Then Taylor, well she's still just a baby. My favorite Teacher this year has been Mrs. Fletcher. She teaches in a perfect style for me to actually learn and grow as a person. She's always there for you outside of the classroom as well. My favorite class so far this year has been Yearbook. I really enjoy going to events and snapping pictures of my classmates. I'm a Varsity Baseball and Soccer player when it comes to sports, and I am a part of the National Honor Society outside of that. In my free time I like to hang out with friends as much as possible before we graduate. If I'm not with friends though I'm probably in the gym or playing video games. After High School I plan to go on to play college baseball and study pre-physical therapy wherever I choose to go. I'm proud to be a panther because the community and people here are amazing. I transferred into here my sophomore year and I was welcomed with open arms by some of the best friends and staff I've ever met. I love the town and the people here, and being a Panther was one of the best choices I've ever made.

Awesome things are happening at WHS! Check it out in this week's parent newsletter! https://www.smore.com/z7s0k

Students in the sculpture class learn three ways to hand build with clay. Those techniques are pinch pots, coil building, and slab building. Once they have learned these skills, they design projects of their choice to create. Here are some examples of their hard work.

Good Morning Watervliet High School Panthers! Today is Friday December 1st. My name is Jacob Schaefer and I am your Friday morning announcement reader. Today’s lunch is: Crispy Chicken Sandwich Pasta Salad W/Fresh Vegetables Carrots & Celery Fresh Cut Melon Clementine & Choice of Milk Monday’s Breakfast is Cereal Breakfast Kit Light Mozzarella String Cheese Sliced Apples & Choice of Milk Happy Birthday today to Kaitlynn Cochran! Happy Birthday over the weekend to -Jerry Davis and Patricia Sipe! Watervliet High School will now have its own HS Robotics Team! If you are interested, please sign up in the office asap! Deadline to sign up is 12/15. 2024 Yearbook Presale is Dec. 4 - 23 Cost is $45 with a FREE Namestamp on the cover. You may order online through this link: https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/job/2956 Or see a yearbook staff member or Mrs. Brant After Dec. 24, yearbooks will be $50 & namestamps $5. On Tuesday Dec 5th we are offering an optional field trip to all students in grades 9-12. The trip is to Lyons Industries and Alro Steel. This trip is intended for students who would like to pursue a career in a trade field. Departure is 8 am and you will return before 3:00. If you attend a center, your absence will be excused if you attend this trip. This trip will not count against the 3 and a B program. We are only taking a small number of students. If you want to go, sign up in the counseling office today. Do not wait, there is a limit on this trip. All students must wear long pants and close toe shoes on this trip or you will not be able to get on the bus. This week our PBIS focus is to be respectful, responsible, and safe in the cafe at lunch. All 3rd hour teachers are asked to please review the cafe expectations at lunch with 3rd hour classes this week ! The PBIS raffle winners for today are: Kendal Kiefer Jordan Peek Paige Shafer Alyssa Briley Maecy Howard Leila Liberto Taylor Chayse Ott Hiley Cannon Josh Sturdevant You must be present today to claim your coupon and come to the office after 2nd hour. New coupons have been added as prizes. On Monday December 4th there will be a financial aid presentation in all senior English classes. If you do not have an English class in the building, but you would like to hear the presentation, you can join for either period 2, 4, or 7. Seniors, cap and gown orders are due December 5th. You may order online or complete the order form and submit it to our Jostens representative on December 5th. He will be here during lunch hours. Sophomores, class ring Orders are due on December 5th. Our Jostens Representative will be at all lunch hours to collect orders or you may order online. On 12/1 Student Council is sponsoring a Food Drive. Please bring in all non-perishable food items to your 1st hour teachers. The class with the most items will win a donut party. The drive ends on 12/15. Let’s make this the biggest drive ever and help families in our community! Attention all track runners gearing up for the upcoming season! Join us three days a week – Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays – as we prepare together until the official start of the season. Lace up those running shoes, and let's get ready to hit the track. A reminder that in order to be exempt from semester 1 exams, you need to have 80% or higher and 3 or fewer absences in that class by the end of the day on Monday Jan 15th. We are now adding a new piece to this incentive called 5 and an A. If you have 5 or fewer absences in class and a 90% or higher in that class, you can be exempt from that exam as well. This new program starts now. 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!