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On Oct. 26, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Superintendent Peter Smith sent the following letter to J-D families and staff.  Dear J-D families and staff, The Town of DeWitt Police Department has brought to our attention a social media post circulating the country that threatens harm at a school. The threat involves someone creating a fake …

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On Oct. 26, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Superintendent Peter Smith sent the following letter via SchoolMessenger to J-D families and staff.  Dear Jamesville-DeWitt families and staff, On Friday, October 22, we completed surveillance testing for COVID-19. Approximately 180 students and staff were tested and one student at the middle school tested positive. The student who tested …

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The Girls Class A Soccer Semi-Finals are scheduled to be held at Chittenango on Tuesday, Oct.  26. Games will take place at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., with Jamesville-DeWitt taking the field at 7 p.m. 5 p.m.: #1 New Hartford vs #4 Whitesboro  7 p.m.: #2 ESM vs #3 J-D Ticket information Chittenango will be …

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The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District’s 12th annual Sally A. Lock Charity Game recently raised $10,411 for the American Cancer Society and Coaches vs. Cancer.  The annual soccer game has been held at Jamesville-DeWitt since 2010, when Sally Lock, the sister of junior varsity boys soccer team head coach Paul Krause, was battling ovarian cancer for …

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On Oct. 18, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Superintendent Peter Smith sent the following letter via SchoolMessenger to J-D families and staff.  Dear Jamesville-DeWitt families and staff, On Friday, October 15, we completed surveillance testing for COVID-19. Approximately 170 students and staff were tested. I am pleased to report that all of the tests were negative.   We …

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On Oct. 12, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Superintendent Peter Smith sent the following letter via SchoolMessenger to J-D student, families and staff.  Dear Jamesville-DeWitt students, families, and staff, Frequent, regular communication with all stakeholders is helpful as we monitor and adjust our practices to ensure success for our students.  We are asking, “With the first …

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Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District families interested in enrolling a student in the district’s new full-day prekindergarten program must let the district know by Oct. 29.  The district is planning to accommodate up to 64 four-year-old students total with instruction beginning Jan. 31. Families with children who will be four years old on or before Dec. …

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On Oct. 5, 2021, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Superintendent Peter Smith sent the following message to J-D families and staff. Dear Jamesville-DeWitt Families and Staff, Research has shown us that a student’s social, emotional and mental wellness impacts their overall development and can affect their academic performance. Here at the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District, the …

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On Monday, Oct. 4, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Superintendent Peter Smith sent the following letter to J-D families and staff. Dear J-D Families and Staff, I want to make you aware of an incident that occurred at Saturday’s boys homecoming soccer game at J-D High School.  At about 5:45 p.m. on Oct. 2, students notified …

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Thanks to a partnership with Onondaga County, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District students are already receiving greater access to mental health supports and community resources, and soon a new mental health clinic will be operating within J-D Middle School.  “We recognize that across the country, including here in the Jamesville-DeWitt community, students have been dealing with …

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