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Mr. Corkins received a $2500 grant from MEC (Midwest Energy and Communications). He will use the grant to purchase a saltwater tank for his classroom and to facilitate a salmon program with students. Mr. Corkins is teaching AP Environmental Science and Marine and Freshwater Science at the high school this year. The addition of this aquarium will benefit his students in the classroom. NICE JOB MR. CORKINS and CONGRATULATIONS!

I was born in St. Joseph and have been a lifelong resident of southwestern Michigan.

I am in my 27th year of teaching with all of those being here at Watervliet High School. I have also coached the cross country team for all those years as well as coaching in the track program the last dozen or so years. I have had the opportunity to teach many different courses including World History, U.S. History, World Geography, and Street Law. Currently I teach Government, Economics, Psychology, and Sociology.

As for family life, I have two sons that both graduated from Watervliet and have three step-children in grades 7th, 8th, and 10th. My wife is an Instructional Facilitator for Special Education in the Benton Harbor school district.

When not teaching, coaching, or parenting, I like to listen to music, attend concerts, read, and watch Jeopardy, European soccer, and Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Of the many things that make me proud to be Panther, the best is having the opportunity to witness so many of our students grow into competent and caring young adults that are ready to take on the world that is waiting for them.

Something that might surprise people is that despite having a crippling fear of heights, I once got the courage up to skydive. An extraordinary experience that proves sometimes the greatest thrills in life come from overcoming your fears.

In Transitions we continue to work on individual student goal setting. Students have used this time to work on how best to be successful in all their classes while also considering plans for transitioning to life after high school. We are excited for upcoming plans to reformat how students are supported in Transitions classes during the second semester.

Our teachers really appreciated the parent provided dinner that took place in the fall during parent teacher conferences. We are in the process of setting that up again for our faculty for FEBRUARY 8th at 3:00 PM.

If you have a dish, dessert, drinks, or any item that you are willing to provide for the staff on the evening of parent/teacher conferences, we would appreciate it!

Email Ms. Powers at cpowers@watervlietps.org with your donated item!

I want to start this off with saying how proud I am of all the Spanish students and how well they did with exams! These students did a great job staying prepared for our exam.

We finished Semester 1 on a high note and now we are gearing up for the rest of the year. Spanish 1 is going to start learning about clothing vocabulary and working on improving our sentence building. We will also start working on seeing how verbs work. As for Spanish 2, we are going to start learning past tense verbs. This work will be key, our goal is to start reading a book!

Permission slips will be at the school beginning the 2nd week of February. Listen to the morning announcements for more detail on how to get yours. Parent signature is required even if the student is 18 yrs old.

The purpose of the After Prom is to provide a safe, drug/alcohol-free event for the Junior & Senior students of Watervliet and their guests.

When: Sunday, May 12th, 2023, 12:00am to 6:00am.

Where: Urban Air Adventure Park - 12331 James Street, Holland, Michigan 49424

Cost: $10 (hardship cases, call Shelley Chisek at 269-921-5981) includes the following:

Ride to and from Urban Air, everyone must ride the bus BOTH WAYS to attend.

late night dinner buffet and snack

Who can attend: Any Watervliet Junior or Senior (and their guest - no Freshman or younger) – even if you do not attend Prom.

What to wear: Please come in casual, comfortable attire.

What to do: Battle Beam, Warrior Course, Climbing Wall, Virtual Reality, Ropes Course, Wipe Out, Sky Rider, The APEX Trampolines, Trampoline DodgeBall, Slam Dunk and More. There will also be a couple of rooms room with movies going for some downtime if you get break.

We ask that students do not bring any bags, if they do, they will be searched. Absolutely no outside drinks or food allowed.

We will be leaving promptly at 12:00am from the gym lobby; everyone MUST ride the bus BOTH WAYS to attend. If you sign up to attend and do not show up, we will be notifying parents.

Once we are at the center, no one can leave, no exceptions; everyone will ride the bus back to the high school, with an arrival time of approximately 6:00am. Student to have transportation waiting at the High School (picking up your student is recommended - as they have been up all night)

All students in grades 9-12 who are interested in WELDING as a career are invited to sign up in the counseling office for this optional field trip on February 23rd from 9 AM -1 PM. Pick up a parent permission slip and sign up in the counseling office if you have interest.

Miss.Benton Harbor 2024 and Her Court of Honor

Miss.Benton Harbor Armani Collins

1st Runner Up Taylor Watson

2nd Runner Up Diamond Dyson

Finalist Nia Gorman

Finalist Leiah Seawood

Miss Congeniality Keziah White

Miss Entrepreneur Nia Gorman

KEZIAH is on the far right in the red. BEAUTIFUL!

Friday, January 26

9:00 AM Berrien County Tournament Girls Wrestling Meet at St. Joseph

6:00/7:30 PM Girls & Boys Varsity Basketball Home vs. Fennville

Saturday, January 27

9:00 AM Berrien County Tournament Varsity Wrestling at St. Joseph

4:00/5:30 PM Girls JV & Varsity Basketball at Bridgman

Tuesday, January 30

4:15/5:30/7:15 PM Boys 9th , JV & Varsity Basketball at Parchment

5:30/7:00 PM Girls JV & Varsity Home vs. Schoolcraft

Thursday, February 1

4:15/5:30/7:00 PM 9 th Boys, JV Girls, JV Boys Basketball Home vs. South Haven

5:00 PM Varsity Wrestling SAC Meet at Fennville

Friday, February 2

5:30/7:00 PM Girls & Boys Varsity Basketball at South Haven

Saturday, February 3

9:00 AM Varsity Wrestling at SAC Tournament at Constantine

TBD Girls HS Wrestling Invitational at Portage Northern

1:30 PM Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Ottawa Hills at Lox Norrix HS Invitational

We are providing a catered dinner to any student and any members of their family who wish to attend these sessions in the high school media center for the remainder of this school year.

Please fill out the form below if you plan to attend so that we know how many people to plan for.

FEBRUARY 12th FOSTERING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS

Dinner will take place 30 minutes before the session starts.

Early Release Schedule

PJ's are allowed to be worn on early release days only.

Period 1 8:10-8:45

Period 2 8:50-9:24

Period 3 9:29-10:03

Period 4 10:08-10:42

Period 5

A Lunch 10:47-11:17

A Class 11:17-11:51

B Class 10:47-11:21

B Lunch 11:21-11:51

Period 6 11:56-12:30

Period 7 12:35-1:10

I trust this message finds you well. As we approach the end of January, I want to bring to your attention the upcoming deadline for the Get To® Foundation Scholarship application, which is set for February 1st, 2024. Please help us spread the word among eligible students and ensure they are aware of the approaching deadline.

It's not just a scholarship; with our contributions to each student's continued education or training, we aim to empower each scholarship recipient to turn obstacles into opportunities and encourage younger students to adopt this powerful perspective, as well.

Thank you for your continued support in guiding our students towards promising opportunities. We appreciate your dedication to their success. Visit our website for more details on our scholarship program and information on how to apply.

Best regards,

Nate Jones

President | Get To ® Foundation | gettofoundation.org

14700 Farmington Road, Suite 107

Get To ® Foundation is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization with

EIN #85-3785177.

Please find the Athena Education Scholarship application for Berrien County high school senior students attached to this email.

This scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding young person who exhibits a commitment to our community through philanthropy and volunteerism.

We will consider all senior students for this award who live, or attend school, in Berrien County. Additional criteria are outlined in the attached application packet.

Please distribute copies of the Athena Education Scholarship packet to interested candidates. Applications and supporting documents can be sent to the Women's Service League Scholarship Committee upon students’ receipt and completion, however, be sure to note that all applications must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2024.

Applications and support materials should be mailed to:

Women’s Service League

Attn: Athena Scholarship Committee

P.O. Box 873

St. Joseph, MI 49085

On behalf of Women’s Service League, thank you for reviewing this information and for providing your students with this scholarship opportunity. Please feel free to forward this information to all high school counselors or secretaries who may be able to facilitate in getting this information to the high school seniors. If you have any updates in your staff list of counselors, please forward on to me so that our list and correspondence will remain current.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Kate Hooper

541-570-1056

akate.hooper@gmail.com

Women’s Service League

www.womensserviceleague.org

Please upload your portraits through https://www.hjeshare.com/eShare/?code=49098

Senior portraits must be a VERTICAL headshot, but hands and/or upper body may be visible if desired. No props, hats that obscure the face, or distracting backgrounds, please.

Portraits must be of professional quality, at least 300 DPI, and 500 KB or larger. We CANNOT accept screenshots, proofs, links to photographer’s websites or portraits with the photographer’s logo.

Each week, the high school teachers take some time out in their 3rd hour classes to review the expectations in an area of the building. This coming week we will focus on the MEDIA CENTER. Please review these expectations with your child. Students can enter a PBIS raffle in the main office anytime a raffle ticket is earned for demonstrating SAFETY, RESPECT, and RESPONSIBILITY at school!

Jan 31 Early Release Day

Jan 31 PAC 6 pm

Feb 2 January Student of the Month Breakfast 8:15 AM

Feb 7 SAC 7:30 AM

Feb 8 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7 pm

Feb 9 Half Day Start of Mid Winter Break

Feb 12 No School Mid Winter Break

Feb 12 ADULTING SESSION

Feb 15 Pre Festival Band Concert

Feb 19 MCTI/Project Search Informational Night 6 pm

Feb 19 Winterfest Week

Feb 21 SAC 7:30 AM

Feb 22 Pre Festival Choir Concert 6:30 pm

Feb 23 Progress Reports

Feb 28 Early Release Day

Feb 28 PAC 6 pm

Mar 1 February Student of the Month Breakfast 8:15 AM

Mar 6 SAC 7:30 AM

Mar 12 LMC Accommodations Informational Night 6 pm

Mar 13 Early Release Day

Mar 20 SAC 7:30 AM

Mar 21 Van Buren Tech Informational Night 6 pm

Mar 27 PAC 6 pm

Mar 27 Early Release Day

Mar 28 End of MP 3

Mar 29 Good Friday No School

Mar 29-Apr 5 Spring Break

April 11 Work Keys testing for Juniors

Apr 12 March Student of the Month Breakfast 8:15 AM

Apr 17 Early Release Day

Apr 17 SAC 7:30 AM

Apr 18 SAT for JUNIORS, PSAT for 9th and 10th Graders

Apr 19 MSTEP for Juniors (Science and Social Studies)

Apr 22 Dual Enrollment Informational Night 6 pm

Apr 24 PAC 6 pm

May 1 Early Release Day

May 1 Decision Day 10 am (Seniors)

May 1 SAC 7:30 AM

May 3 Progress Reports

May 3 April Student of the Month Breakfast 8:15 AM

May 9 Blood Drive

May 11 PROM 7-11 PM; place TBD

May 15 Early Release Day

May 15 Senior Awards Night 6 pm

May 15 SAC 7:30 AM

May 16 Spring Band Concert

May 22 PAC 6 pm

May 21-23 Senior Exams Days

May 23 Spring Choir Concert

May 24 Seniors’ Last Day

May 24 Car Parade

May 27 Memorial Day; No School

May 29 Baccalaureate 6 pm (Seniors)

May 29 SAC 7:30 AM

May 30 Senior Picnic/School visits and grad practice

May 31 May Student of the Month Breakfast 8:15 AM

May 31 Graduation 6:30 pm

June 3 Underclassmen Awards; time TBD

June 4-6 Half Days for Exams

June 6 Last Day of School