“Kute Kids”… THIS “KUTE KID” is… Kyersten Long, 11, a contestant in the 2016 Watervliet Snow Prince and Princess Contest. Kyersten is looking forward to the experience again next year! She is the daughter of Shawn & Amanda Long and Angie Scheetz.

 W-A-Y Watervliet High School Students of the Month

 The W-A-Y program recognizes two students each month for their dedication to their educational goals. Although they feel that all of their students are awesome, they simply wanted to recognize two students each month for their accomplishments. Sometimes a little recognition can go a long way.

These students were selected by the W-A-Y staff in recognition of recent progress, attendance, communication, attitude and overall devotion to themselves and their educational goals.

The two students for November are Elizabeth Snider and Natasha Gardner.

Elizabeth Snider joined the WAY program in the fall of 2016 and has worked relentlessly for the past three months. She has earned over two credits in that period of time. She works from home and attends the lab several days a week. Her parents are Charlotte Vigansky and William Snider. She enjoys traveling, spending time with family and her girlfriend. She currently works at Q-doba and wants to attend Grand Valley State University to become an ER trauma nurse.

Natasha Gardner joined the program in the fall of 2016 as a senior and has worked consistently. She has earned 2.75 credits so far and Natasha is currently on track to meet the requirements for the January graduation. Natasha has earned nearly all necessary credits in the comfort of her own home. She is down to the last few credits! She lives with her grandparents, Michelle and Raymond Gardner. Natasha loves her job as a student cadet in a Lawrence elementary special education preschool room. She enjoys Netflix and baking. She plans on attending Lake Michigan College and major in Early Childhood Education. Great job so far Natasha!

WATERVLIET SOUTH SCHOOL CHARACTER AWARDS… At South Elementary they are working on putting their South School pledge into action each day. For November and December they are focusing on learning about and being trustworthy. The “Trustworthiness” awards for Dec. 7, 2016 were presented to: (from the left) Hadley Musik, young-5 student in Miss Konkel’s room; Caroline Weber, kindergarten student in Mrs. Griffith’s room; Lucas Wilder, 1st grade student in Mrs. Muth’s room; and Wyatt Wagner, 2nd grade student in Mrs. Martin’s room. Little Panthers… small but mighty!

Watervliet High School Honor Roll 1st Marking Period

Freshmen

All A’s: Augustus Hinch

B average and above: Keegan Adams, Elena Alvarado, Ashley Bumstead, William Collins, Stephanie Cox, Collen Dygert, Allison Eisen, Elaina Fogarty, Logan Franklin, Jessica Gearhart, Logan Geisler, Joshua Gruszczyk, Masyn Hotovy, Alex Isbrecht, Harneet Kaur, Serena Kerr, Meghan Klann, Jacob Loomis, Tekoa Marshall, Emma Morris, Maria Munson, Taylor O’Neal, Trever Pelton, Cole Pline, Nicholas Polaskey, Nathan Prim, Brian Ramirez, Serena Reyna, Jayna Rodgers, Logan Roland, Saarah Schaefer, Alyssa Schlender, Chelsea Speck, Raelyn Statler, Katelynn Sutherland, Dylan Tucker, Susanna Van Lente, Noah Weber, Madelyn Wilkinson, Isaac Wilmoth.

Sophomores

All A’s: Lindsay Adams, Jakob Aldrich, Avalon Cramer, Angela Hays, Elaine Kosher, Emma Kraklau, Allison Pazera, Tyler Pennington, Maria Privett, Victoria Smith, Madeline Teresko, Hannah Yerrington.

B average and above: Sophia Abbott, Abby Andres, Alexander Anthony, Emma Armstrong, Johnny Benavidez, Derrick Burkhardt, Omar Cardoso, Allen Chapin III, Mikalah Clay, Jazlynn Cowgill, Trinity Crain, Cody Decker, Anna Gagliardo, Manuel Guzman, Brytnie Harden, Coby Henslee, Isabella Hook, Wyatt Howard, Cole Hunt, Eric Kehrer, Jacqueline King, Celina Klimkiewicz, Sabrina Klimkiewicz, Brenna Langston, Parker Lawson, Emmanuel Maldonado, Garrett Matthews, Matthew Melcher, Brooke Metz, Brionna Myers, Hannah Nye, Noah Pritchard, Moriah Rao, Katelyn Ricketts, Austin Roberts, Collin Rogers, Bayan Sairjiang, Katherine Schmidt, Grace Smith, Russell Smith, Joshua Stibal, Marissa Testini, Harlee Thornton, Natalie Wesaw, Jacob Wilmoth, Emma Yazel.

Juniors

All A’s: Octaviano Blanco, Trent Boone, Luis Cervantes, Ryan Chisek, Kaitlyn Clark, Kelli Elston, Kayla Farrow, Heather Frank, Alyssa Hobson, Bryant Kieft, Taylor Prillwitz, Cianna Quattrin, Ariana Rowe, Madison Smith, Ellie Troyer, Joe Williams.

B average and above: Brenda Aguilar, Arianna Avina, Gabrielle Baham, Riley Brooks, Conner Clemons, Daniel Cluster, Jamison Davis, Arianna Dolge, Tyler Eyerly, Stella Grear, Alexys Hess, Madalyn Hutchins, Jordan Leoni, Kara Liles, Courtney Little, Daniel Mannino, Klayton Marshall, Jaelyn Pitre, Trey Ray, Adrianna Rutherford, Alex Rye, Micah Saxe, Brian Schlender, Bradley Scott, Taylor Shafer, Lamarrius Smith, Zoe Smith, Nicholas Swanson, Kylee Warren, Valerie Wells, Isaac Workman.

Seniors

All A’s: Tyler Brant, Alexis Bryan, Kaylee Chapin, Katelynn Collins, Jessica Flagel, Devon Flowers, Caylie Harden, Zoey Howard, Jobe Kerr, Mikayla Lee, Ryan Lefor, Magdalene Lynch, Karli McClendon, William Morgan, Aaron Nance, Margaret Palmiter, Cameron Rendo, Trever Scheideman-Mulson, Katie Schultz, Emily Wright.

B average and above: Vanessa Brown, Quinton Childs, Keana Concepcion, Elizabeth Cox, Macy Dabicci, Mercede Daugherty, Chase Edelberg, Ashley Edgerly, Rick Ertman, Bailey Evans, Emily Fellows, Alexis Fillmore, Jarred Fish, Ryan Foster, Rebecca Fuller, Jakub Gitersonke, Cody Goben, Casie Gohr, Spenser Goodrich, Alyssa Green, Bradley Hamilton, Carlos Hernandez, Brenda Hess, Andrea Hook, Cade Krieger, Matthew Lambrecht, Lauren Matthews, Cody McCarthy, Jade Miller, Logan Mizwicki, Jacob Modelewski, Mia Pelton, Haydon Richards, Brooke Ricketts, Johanna Sanchez, Maegan Simkins, Brent Simmons, Danielle Simon, Jada Taylor, Trevor Townsend, Nicole Trux, Kylie Tyler, Harleigh Unger, Bradley Yazel, Taylor Zehner.

Thursday, Dec. 15, noon – 5:45 p.m. “RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE” at the Knights of Columbus, 7454 Paw Paw Ave., Watervliet.

Saturday, Dec. 17, 6 p.m. “CHRISTMAS CANTATA” at Riverside United Methodist Church, 4401 Fikes Rd., Riverside.

Monday, Dec. 19, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. “HOLIDAY BAKE SALE” at Lakeland Hospital Watervliet in the Interim Room. Hosted by the Lakeland Hospital Auxiliary.

Wednesday, Dec. 28, 1-3 p.m. “WINTER TIME TRAVELERS” free kid’s program at North Berrien Historical Museum. Call 269-468-3330 for more information.

Saturday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.-6 a.m. “NEW YEAR’S EVE LOCK-IN” held by the Class of 2018 for WHS students grade 9-12. Tickets are on sale Dec. 12-20 for $10. Contact Candice Kinzler at 269-325-6970 or Senica Smith at 269-876-2117 for more information.

Sundays, 8 a.m. to noon “BREAKFAST” at the Coloma Rod & Gun Club.

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. “STORY HOUR” at Coloma Public Library for preschool aged children accompanied by an adult. No sign-up or fee required. For questions, call 468-3431.

Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. or Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. “STORY HOUR” at Watervliet District Library for 3-5 year olds. Sign-up required, call 463-6382 for information.

Wednesdays through December 14, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. “GRIEF SHARE” at Midway Baptist Church, 7517 Red Arrow Hwy, Watervliet. Cost is $20/book. Child care available. Meets every week until December 14.

Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. “TINY TOTS LEGO STORYTIME” at Hartford Public Library for children four and younger. Every week during the school year.

Thursdays 6 p.m.–10 p.m. “Trap shooting” at the Coloma Rod & Gun Club.

Third Monday of every month, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. “FOOD BANK” at Central Assembly of God, 6801 Ryno Rd., Coloma, 468-8422.