Here at Watervliet Middle School, we are excited to announce the beginning of the Science Olympiad season. This team is a group of motivated individuals motivated to learn and explore many topics of Science and show off their knowledge in a battle of Science! This club is a rigorous but fun academic event and requires that students demonstrate a passion for Science. Meetings will be held on Tuesdays from 3:15-4:30 PM in Mrs. Whitney’s room. (Please note that there may be additional meetings added, especially in March, as our competition day gets closer.) During this time, team members will actively participate and work cooperatively.
Like any other team activity, students must be in good standing academically and exhibit good citizenship. Students must also be positive role models, have excellent attendance, and be up-to-date on their schoolwork. Good sportsmanship runs deep in the Science Olympiad program. For some of the Olympiad challenges, students will be creating machines or devices to compete with students from other school districts. The students will get to do all their activities with a partner at their side—a truly cooperative and interactive adventure.
The Regional Competition is in March at Lake Michigan College. We realize that the competition is several months away. However, we need to start prepping our school team to be successful, so please consider your child’s participation. When a student signs up for the school team, there is an expectation of commitment to the team, practice dates, and the Olympiad event.
Also, as part of the Science Olympiad, students are asked to participate in at least one or more Middle School Concession Stand selling events and/ or Middle School dances to help raise funds to purchase supplies for use in Science Olympiad events. Parents are encouraged to help at these concessions as well.
Permission slip can be found on the Middle School website or in the office
Watervliet Middle School students will be participating in a Pink Out Day this Friday, September 20th in honor of a South Elementary student named Carly. Please bring your $1 donation and wear pink! Donations will be collected during Advisory classes on Friday.
INFORMATION UPDATE..
Tryouts for middle school girls' volleyball will be held Tuesday-Thursday this week, UPDATED time will now be from 3:30-5:00pm (instead of 5:30pm).
Please make sure you are checking the Middle School Website for supply list, back to school information and so much more. All information can be found under DOCUMENTS on the Middle School Website.
Happy Friday Panthers,
Fall sports are right around the corner for students in grades 6-12. Please have your child registered via FinalForms before the first practice to avoid any delays.
Click the link below for more information. Remember both the parent/guardian AND the student must complete their forms before a student is eligible for practice or competition.https://tinyurl.com/mz68s468
Email john.guillean@watervlietps.org or nscowcroft@watervlietps.org if you have any questions.
GO PANTHERS!
MS Counselor Job Posting
MS Job Posting - 7th Grade Social Studies
Congratulations to the following athletes that participated in all kinds of weather over the weekend at the State Finals in Track and Field; Anya Sexton, Daniel Mandujano, Tia Caldwell, and Morgan Lowell. All 4 athletes have trained their whole high school career to compete against the rest of the state qualifiers, this weekend all of their hard work paid off.
Anya Sexton threw 129 feet placing her 3rd in discus. Great job, Anya, for being top 3 in the state!
Daniel Mandujano had a phenomenal run in the 1600m run with a time of 4 minutes and 27.29 seconds, just 1 second off of beating the school record. He also competed in the 3200m run with a time of 10 minutes and 2.08 seconds.
Tia Caldwell persevered in the 400m run with a time of 62.22 seconds.
Morgan Lowell ran steady in the 3200m run with a 10 second PR ending with a time of 11 minutes and 58.55 seconds.
Throughout the entire season these athletes have shown that hard work truly does pay off! The school, community, friends, family, teachers, and coaches are all extremely proud of you! Congratulations athletes!
CONGRATULATIONS REISE!
CONGRATULATIONS TARA!
Interact Officers and Members were recognized tonight at our annual Interact Induction and Celebration. Thank you to Paw Paw Lake Rotary President, Brandy Culverhouse for speaking to our Club. We are looking forward to the leadership of the 24-25 officers next year. We thank the 23-24 officers for their service to the club this year!
Our last stewardship visit to Sarett today allowed the group to remove Garlic Mustard, which is an invasive species to the area.
Congratulations to Nicholas Brewer and Nolan Weckworth for winning the Advertisement Award at the Van Buren Tech Center open house event.
ALL 8TH GRADE PARENTS are invited to join us for our final 8th grade parent meeting of the year before starting 9th grade next fall. Tuesday, May 21st at 6 PM IN THE HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER. Please join us to get all of the final important information needed for a great start to the new school year!
Honor Club on the St. Louis trip
The lock down at WPS was lifted at 11:20 a.m.
Thank you for your support and patience.
6th grade end of the year field trip to Grand Rapids Public Museum
An Important Message From Watervliet Public Schools.
WMS staff celebrated the retirement of Dennis Sansom. Thank you for all your years of service. You will be missed! Enjoy your grandkids :)
8th grade interacters spread wildflower seeds at Sarett today for their act of stewardship. Highlights were finding a box turtle, eating wild asparagus, and a killdeer who faked an injury to lure us away from her eggs.
