Watervliet High School

Good Morning Watervliet High School Panthers! Today is Friday, Sept. 8th. My name is Jacob Schaefer and I am your Friday morning announcement reader . 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: Crispy Chicken On WG Bun Sliced Tomato Broccoli, steamed Potato Salad Michigan Apricots Fresh Michigan Apple & Choice of Milk Monday’s breakfast is: Low Fat Vanilla Yogurt Cup Mini Cinni's Cinnamon Rolls Peach Cup & Choice of Milk HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Nora Billings and Braizen Robart. HAPPY BIRTHDAY OVER THE WEEKEND TO : Aubrey Hayes JUNIORS AND SENIORS who would like to meet with a small group of WHS students and the MSU representative on Thursday, Sept 14th (next week), during your lunch time please email Ms. Powers to get on the sign up list. Only students who sign up to meet with the rep in advance will be able to. Next Thursday Sept 14th will be the first newspaper club meeting for this school year. The club is open to all students. Email Ms. Powers if you plan to attend, so that we know who to expect. Meet in the media center at 7:30 AM. There will be an interact club meeting on FRIDAY SEP 15th at 7:30 AM. If you have interest in joining this club this year or you just want to learn more, please come to this meeting. Last year's members should attend as well. Interact is a service organization that works in our school and community. We meet twice a month at the high school before school and perform community service after school and on some weekends. We are affiliated with the Paw Paw Lake Rotarians. Dual enrollment classes at LMC have started.. If you are having issues logging into your LMC Wavelink account to access your classes, please see Mrs. Tyler as soon as possible. The last day to drop an LMC course with a full refund is Tuesday, September 16. If you feel you need to drop a course, please see Mrs. Tyler in the guidance office as soon as possible. All students have been emailed a theme selection form for Homecoming; you have until noon on Tuesday, September 12 to submit your response. Miss/Mr Watervliet sign-up sheet is in the HS main office; you must be at least 17 years of age but not older than 19 by April 1, 2024, have a current cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and live in the Watervliet School District. There will be an informational Tea on Sunday, October 8th @ 1:00 pm at Next Door Events in Watervliet. A reminder that all students walk on the right side of the hallways when passing from class to class. In order to keep hallway traffic moving, please do not stop and stand in the middle of the hallway. Announcements are now emailed to all students everyday. Check your email daily to make sure that you stay informed. ALL PANTHER PRIDE T-SHIRT ORDER FORMS AND SUPPORT ADS ARE DUE TODAY. SENIORS: This Saturday is Flick on the Field! Meet at 8:00pm on the football field. No outside drinks. Water and popcorn will be provided. Bring blankets and snacks! 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, unless you are getting in your car and leaving school property. Do not come into the halls while the rest of the building is in class. 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 Thursday, Sept. 7th. My name is JULIA PEPPLE and I am your Thursday morning announcement reader . 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: Crispitos Bite Size Tortilla Chips & Guacamole Refried Bean Dip Garden Salsa Pineapple & Choice of Milk Tomorrow’s breakfast is: Aunt Jemima WG Pancake Jenni-O Turkey Bacon Sliced Apples & Choice of Milk HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Ben Casper and Olivia Price. There will be a meeting in the media center during periods 6 and 7 today. Dual enrolled students in there at that time are expected to sit outside of the cafeteria to work. JUNIORS AND SENIORS who would like to meet with a small group of WHS students and the MSU representative on Thursday, Sept 14th (next week), during your lunch time please email Ms. Powers to get on the sign up list. Only students who sign up to meet with the rep in advance will be able to. Next Thursday Sept 14th will be the first newspaper club meeting for this school year. The club is open to all students. Email Ms. Powers if you plan to attend, so that we know who to expect. Meet in the media center at 7:30 AM. There will be an interact club meeting on FRIDAY SEP 15th at 7:30 AM. If you have interest in joining this club this year or you just want to learn more, please come to this meeting. Last year's members should attend as well. Interact is a service organization that works in our school and community. We meet twice a month at the high school before school and perform community service after school and on some weekends. We are affiliated with the Paw Paw Lake Rotarians. Dual enrollment classes at LMC have started.. If you are having issues logging into your LMC Wavelink account to access your classes, please see Mrs. Tyler as soon as possible. The last day to drop an LMC course with a full refund is Tuesday, September 16. If you feel you need to drop a course, please see Mrs. Tyler in the guidance office as soon as possible. All students have been emailed a theme selection form for Homecoming; you have until noon on Tuesday, September 12 to submit your response. A reminder to all students that the office and others in the building send you important information daily via your school email. Please check your school email at least once a day. Miss/Mr Watervliet sign-up sheet is in the HS main office; you must be at least 17 years of age but not older than 19 by April 1, 2024, have a current cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and live in the Watervliet School District. There will be an informational Tea on Sunday, October 8th @ 1:00 pm at Next Door Events in Watervliet. A reminder that all students walk on the right side of the hallways when passing from class to class. In order to keep hallway traffic moving, please do not stop and stand in the middle of the hallway. Announcements are now emailed to all students everyday. Check your email daily to make sure that you stay informed. ALL PANTHER PRIDE T-SHIRT ORDER FORMS AND SUPPORT ADS ARE DUE THIS FRIDAY! SENIORS: This Saturday is Flick on the Field! Meet at 8:00pm on the football field. No outside drinks. Water and popcorn will be provided. Bring blankets and snacks! 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, unless you are getting in your car and leaving school property. Do not come into the halls while the rest of the building is in class. 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, September 6th. My name is Ella Harris and I am your Wednesday morning announcement reader . 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: Italian Calzone Marinara Sauce Fresh Michigan Asparagus Michigan Salad Mix Fresh Cut Melon & Choice of Milk HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Jacob Shaefer, Alex Sipe and Austin Tomes. Dual enrollment classes at LMC have started.. If you are having issues logging into your LMC Wavelink account to access your classes, please see Mrs. Tyler as soon as possible. All students have been emailed a theme selection form for Homecoming; you have until noon on Tuesday, September 12 to submit your response. A reminder to all students that the office and others in the building send you important information daily via your school email. Please check your school email at least once a day. Miss/Mr Watervliet sign-ups are in the HS main office; you must be at least 17 years of age but not older than 19 by April 1, 2024, have a current cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and live in the Watervliet School District. There will be an informational Tea on Sunday, October 8th @ 1:00 pm at Next Door Events in Watervliet. A reminder that all students walk on the right side of the hallways when passing from class to class. In order to keep hallway traffic moving, please do not stop and stand in the middle of the hallway. Announcements are now emailed to all students everyday. Check your email daily to make sure that you stay informed. Our PBIS focus this week is technology. Get caught in the act of accessing your device appropriately and redeem the ticket in the main office for a treat. We are now counting and documenting tardies. If you are not in class by the time the bell rings any time today, this week and going forward please come to the office for a tardy pass. ALL PANTHER PRIDE T-SHIRT ORDER FORMS AND SUPPORT ADS ARE DUE THIS FRIDAY! SENIORS: This Saturday is Flick on the Field! Meet at 8:00pm on the football field. No outside drinks. Water and popcorn will be provided. Bring blankets and snacks! We are no longer making any schedule changes for semester 1. 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, unless you are getting in your car and leaving school property. Do not come into the halls while the rest of the building is in class. 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 TODAY, 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!

Hello everyone, Hope you all are having a nice start to the school year. I'm one of the new faces you'll be seeing in the building this year, and I just wanted to introduce myself: Join my Google Classroom: Everyone can join my Google Classroom by clicking here. The class code is efvyrpw. This is where I will post updates throughout the year, upcoming events, deadlines, useful resources, raffle giveaway results, etc. All seniors should join, but the page is open to everyone. Who am I: Meet the Adviser Watervliet.png Why you should consider college: There are many reasons you should consider pursuing education after high school, but here are some highlights: Lifetime earnings: people with an associate's degree earn 1.5 times more than people with just a high school diploma. For people with a bachelor's degree, it's nearly 2 times more. This adds up to millions of dollars over your lifetime. Job stability: People with some kind of college degree are less likely to be unemployed during their careers. Personal growth: 79% of college graduates said that "their college education was extremely or very useful when it came to helping them grow personally and intellectually" according to an October 2021 Pew Research Center survey. Overall health: College graduates tend to lead healthier lifestyles, and they live nearly 5 years longer on average compared to high school graduates. What I can help you with: As a College and Career adviser, I can help you with deciding what you are interested in after high school, questions about applying to certificate, 2-year, and 4-year degree programs, information about scholarships and financial aid, filling out applications, how to be successful in college, and more. I'll be working closely with the Senior class, but everyone is welcome to meet with me. Why you should come meet with me: I'll be rolling out an incentive program where if you meet with me and have thoughtful questions about college and careers, you'll be entered into a drawing for free swag and candy. How you can get a hold of me: You or your parents can reach me anytime via email at Christopher.Coburn@watervlietps.org with questions or to set up a meeting. My role is split between Watervliet and Coloma High School, so I will be here half of the time (please see the attached schedule). On days that I'm here, I will normally be in the Media Center or the Library, so feel free to drop in. Thank you, and let's have a good school year. Chris Coburn MCAN College & Career Adviser Watervliet High School BA, Kalamazoo College, '19

Good Morning Watervliet High School Panthers! Today is Tuesday, Sept. 5th. My name is Abby Lomoro and I am your Tuesday morning announcement reader . 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: Big Daddy's Primo Cheese Pizza Carrots & Celery Michigan Romaine Spring Mix & Cottage Cheese Michigan Blueberries & Choice of Milk HAPPY BIRTHDAY OVER THE LONG WEEKEND TO Alina Bell, Nathan Harasewicz, Megan Tucker, and Jacob Querfurth. There are no birthdays today. Van Buren Tech and the Learning Center will be closed today 09/05/2023 due to power issues. If you have tech this afternoon, you are welcome to wait in the media center until the end of the day or leave school at the end of 4th hour. Because there is no tech center today, all tech center students will remain in 4th hour for all of 4th hour. Dual enrollment classes at LMC start today. If you are having issues logging into your LMC Wavelink account to access your classes, please see Mrs. Tyler as soon as possible. Our PBIS focus this week is technology. Get caught in the act of accessing your device appropriately and redeem the ticket in the main office for a treat. TOMORROW is our first SAC meeting of the new school year. Your Students Council Advisory representatives to the principal this year are: Seniors: Tia Caldwell, Jacob Schaefer, Chase tremblay, Natalie hart, Grace Chisek, and Abby Lomoro Juniors: Alyssa Brown, Ayana Marshall, Zack Gruscsyzk, and Victoria Mandujano Sophomores: Natalaya Desjardin, Keira Tremblay, Moeko Crago, and Abby Klopp Freshmen: Allison Poole, Gabby Guthrie, and Elliot Worley. This team of students will work with Ms. Powers throughout the year to improve upon and add to the programming offered at the high school. We are now counting and documenting tardies. If you are not in class by the time the bell rings any time today, this week and going forward please come to the office for a tardy pass. ALL PANTHER PRIDE T-SHIRT ORDER FORMS AND SUPPORT ADS ARE DUE THIS FRIDAY! SENIORS: This Saturday is Flick on the Field! Meet at 8:00pm on the football field. No outside drinks. Water and popcorn will be provided. Bring blankets and snacks! TODAY is the last day to make any schedule changes for semester 1. 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 is in class. 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!

The first weeks in the art classes are all about collaboration. Here is a look at team tower building and collaboration drawings.

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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.

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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