03-08-2018 School News & Calendars

THIS “KUTE KID” is… Kylee Winnell celebrating her 4th birthday! She is adored by her dad, Matt Winnell of Bangor, and her mom, Courtney Kuykendall of Coloma. Kylee’s proud grandparents are Mark & Dawn Winnell and Terry & Tammy Gramenz. Also to love her are Uncle Jason & Aunt Jennifer Winnell and Uncle Russell Kuykendall. Thank you to Kylee’s Great-grandma Jackie Ballard of Watervliet for sharing this photo.

Watervliet High School 2017-18 Honor Roll 1st Semester

Freshman All A’s: Ruth Aguilera, Isaac Bultema, Saul Burgos, Abigail Burrows, Jazmin Moron, Danyel Munson, Caitlyn Poupard, Anayeli Rosales, Grace Weckwerth, Vendan Workman. B average and above: Elizabeth Arndt, Jazmin Finch, Kristen Gardiner, Devin Goss, Jorge Guzman, Te’a Halamka, Matt Hanks, Alexis Hayes, Alexandra Hays, Madline Henagan, Kayla Hoy, Evan Hutchins, Grant Jackson, Destiny Kerr, Aiden Klein, Robert Kraklau, Alyssa Lange, Dylan Lawson, Aaron Leoni, Michael Lewison, Laiya Liberto, Riley McKinney, Abigail Miller, Joselin Moron, Dakota Munson, Jade Osbourne, Josh Reeves, Aria Richards, Shareni Romero, Marisa Rowe, Zachariah Rukas, Kyah Sexton, Don Smith III, Sophia Tavolacci, Ezra Troyer, Kade VanNiel, Adriyanna Winters, Anthony Woods, Isaiah Yazel. SOPHOMORE All A’s: Jordyn Angelo, Allison Eisen, Tekoa Marshall, Logan Roland, Susanna VanLente. B average and above: Keegan Adams, Jordyn Angelo, Ashley Bumstead, William Collins, Stephanie Cox, Brennan Dygert, Logan Franklin, Jessica Gearhart, Logan Geisler, Augustus Hinch, Madison Hopkins, Masyn Hotovy, Alex Isbrecht, Harneet Kaur, Serena Kerr, Meghan Klann, Jacob Loomis, Erin Maneepun, Taylor O’Neal, Trever Pelton, Cole Pline, Nick Polaskey, Brian Ramirez, Serena Reyna, Jayna Rodgers, Saarah Schaefer, Katelynn Sutherland, Nick Tilley, Dylan Tucker, Noah Weber, Curtis White, Madelyn Wilkinson, Isaac Wilmoth. JUNIOR All A’s: Emma Kraklau, Matt Melcher, Allison Pazera, Tyler Pennington, Madeline Teresko, Hannah Yerrington. B average and above: Lindsay Adams, Jakob Aldrich, Alex Anthony, Emma Armstrong, Johnny Benavidez, Allen Chapin III, Mikalah Clay, Trinity Crain, Anna Gagliardo, Arbin Gomez, Brytnie Harden, Jerrica Hargreaves, Angela Hayes, Coby Henslee, Cole Hunt, Eric Kehrer, Elaine Koshar, Brenna Langston, Garrett Matthews, Brionna Myers, Hannah Nye, Noah Pritchard, Maria Privett, Katherine Schmidt, Grace Smith, Russell Smith, Harlee Thornton, Jacob Wilmoth, Emma Yazel. SENIOR All A’s: Julie Aggar, Trent Boone, Ryan Chisek, Katie Clark, Kayla Farrow, Heather Frank, Courtney Little, Jaelyn Pitre, Taylor Prillwitz, Cianna Quattrin, Taylor Shafer, Zoe Smith. B average and above: Branda Aguilar, Arianna Avina, Gabby Baham, Octaviano Blanco, Luis Cervantes, Chad Cowsert, Arianna Dolge, Kelli Elston, Tyler Eyerly, Kyla Geisler, Stella Grear, Tate Halamka, Alexys Hess, Alyssa Hobson, Madalyn Hutchins, Jordan Leoni, Kara Liles, Klayton Marshall, Bill Pulley, David Robinson, Ariana Rowe, Alex Rye, Kara Safranek, Brian Schlender, Domanik Skidmore, Lamarrius Smith, Madison Smith, Logan Swigart, Ellie Troyer, Kylee Warren, Cara Woods.

Watervliet District Library holding Local Experts series; Edward Nash to present “How-To Brew” The Watervliet District Library is pleased to announce an upcoming event featuring Watervliet’s own Arclight Brewery Monday, March 12, 6:30-7:30 p.m. “How-To Brew” presented by Brewmeister Edward Nash will show attendees how delicious small-scale beer is made locally, and take everyone through a typical day’s procedures. Craft-made non-alcoholic beverages created by the Arclight will be available for tasting at the library. Following the presentation, everyone will be invited to the brewery for a behind-the-scenes tour. This program is the first in the library’s Local Experts series. No registration is required; the event is free and open to the public. Anyone requesting further information is asked to contact the library at 269-463-6382 or info@wdlib.org.

WATERVLIET SOUTH SCHOOL CHARACTER AWARDS… At South Elementary they are working on putting their South School pledge into action each day. For January they focused on learning about being cooperative. The “Cooperation” awards for January 2018 include (from the left): Violet Brown (2nd Grader in Mrs. Martin’s Class); Joseph Rodriguez (1st Grader in Mrs. Muth’s Class); Zulema Alvarado (1st Grader in Mrs. Melton’s Class); Baylee Flowers (Young 5’s student in Mrs. Wendt’s Class). Little Panthers… small but mighty!

Fridays thru Mar. 30, 5:30-7:30 p.m. “LENTEN FISH FRY” at American Legion Post 362, 351 E. St. Joseph St., Coloma. Adult dinners/$9; all-you-can-eat fish dinners/$11; children 4-12/$5; children 3 and under are free. Call 468-5501 for takeout orders. Thursday, Mar. 8, 6:30 p.m. “QUARTER AUCTION” fund-raiser for Watervliet High School Post Prom. Tickets are $5.00, available in advance from Karla Liles at 269-506-3692 or Tara Matthews at 269-930-0201. Event includes raffle, silent auction and bake sale. Saturday, Mar. 10, noon-1 p.m. “REP. LASATA OFFICE HOURS” at Mill Creek Charlie’s, 3801 M-140, Watervliet. Open to the public; no appointment is needed. Saturday, Mar. 10, 7 p.m. “TRIVIA NIGHT” at Sarett Nature Center, 2300 Benton Center Rd., Benton Harbor. $10/person or $100/table. Call 927-4832 for reservations. Sunday, Mar. 11, 1:30 & 3:00 p.m. “MAPLE SUGAR MADNESS” at Sarett Nature Center, 2300 Benton Center Rd., Benton Harbor. Admission: $5/adults, children are free Sunday, Mar. 11, 4:00 p.m. “THE LONG, LONG TRAILER” Free screening of the classic funny movie starring Lucille Ball and Dezi Arnaz at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, Sodus. Free pop and popcorn is provided. Sunday, Mar. 11, 6:30 p.m. “MR. BLOSSOMTIME 2018 CONTEST” at Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Monday, Mar. 12, 7 p.m. “MISS BLOSSOMTIME 2018 PAGEANT” at Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Thursday, Mar. 15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. “SUSIE’S GOODIES SALE” hosted by Lakeland Hospital, Watervliet Auxiliary. Items for sale include baked goods and candies. Sale held in first floor Classroom C of the hospital at 400 Medical Park Dr., Watervliet Friday, Mar. 16, 6 p.m. “XO MARRIAGE CONFERENCE” hosted by LifeBridge Church, 10420 M-140, South Haven. Ends at 4:00 p.m. March 17. $30/person. To register, visit webuildbridges.org/x02018. For more info, call 269-872-3464. Thursday, Mar. 22, 5:30-8:00 p.m. “PRESCHOOL ROUND-UP” eligibility determination for FREE preschool thru Great Start Readiness Program and Tri-County Head Start. Takes place at Watervliet South Elementary. For more information call Berrien RESA at 471-7725, Watervliet Public Schools at 463-6755 or Tri-County Head Start at 1-800-792-0366. Saturday, Mar. 24, 4-8 p.m. “SPAGHETTI DINNER FUND-RAISER” at the Keeler Township Fire Department, 64121 Territorial Rd., Hartford. Dinner is by donation only and includes spaghetti, rolls, salad, and dessert. April 23, 24 and 26, 5:30-9:30 p.m. “RAD BASIC PHYSICAL DEFENSE FOR WOMEN” offered by Berrien County Sheriff’s Office at Berrien County Health Dept., 2149 E. Napier Ave., Benton Harbor. Free classes offered to females age 16 and older. Pre-register at 983-7111 ext. 7715 or RAD@berriencounty.org