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The Waterville Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. and enter into executive session.
At 6 p.m., the public budget hearing will start.

The Waterville Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. and enter into executive session.
At 6 p.m., the public budget hearing will start.

The Community Talent Show is scheduled for May 10 at 7 p.m. at Waterville Jr./Sr. High School. It is open to all members of the community! There must be a minimum of 10 acts signed up by April 19 for the show to proceed. If you are interested in participating or if you want more information, email mperrault@watervillecsd.org.=0D=0A=0D=0AONLINE REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/4aaJoxf =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A

On Thursday, May 16, the Waterville Central School District will be celebrating 150 years since the district was recognized by the New York State Board of Regents. There will be a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. at the Waterville Jr./Sr. High School athletic stadium.

Highlights of the program include showcasing students, alumni, teachers and a keynote speaker.

The keynote speaker is Stephen O’Dowd, who graduated from Waterville in 1977 and recently completed more than 42 years of U.S. government service – from a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco and culminating as a member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Counselor at the U.S. Department of State.

He also served in the Department of State’s Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) in support of the Enduring Welcome initiative facilitating the travel and processing of former Afghan employees of the U.S. government from Afghanistan to the United States for resettlement.  Mr. O’Dowd also was PRM’s Senior Coordinator for Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, assisting refugees and Iraqis who fled their homes during ISIS’s occupation of over one-third of the country.

He has also held multiple overseas and domestic positions in Morocco, Iraq, Egypt, Damascus, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Muscat, and Amman. He holds multiple Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards for distinguished service. He speaks Arabic and French.

O’Dowd holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hamilton College and a Master of Science National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University’s Eisenhower School in Washington, DC.  He and his wife, Rhonda Brown, are the parents of four adult children.  He is the son of fellow Waterville natives, the late William (“Bill”) and Margaret (“Peg”) O’Dowd. 

The New York Board of Regents recognized the Waterville Union School and Academy on April 29, 1874. The school later became the Waterville Central School District.

For the ceremony, students and staff will be given t-shirts in the district’s school colors, highlighting the new logo, at no cost to families.

Parking will be limited. More information here: https://www.watervillecsd.org/150-years-in-the-making-waterville-ceremony-scheduled-for-may-16/

Handicapped spaces will be marked appropriately.

There will be a water station for attendees.

Photos and a video will be shared on the district website and social media in the days following the event.

The art show will take place in the hallway and cafeteria at MPS.

Coronation is at 6p.m. at Waterville Jr./Sr. High School auditorium.=0D=0A =0D=0AProm to follow at Valentino’s Banquet Hall (3899 Oneida Street, New Hartford, NY)