The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District will be opening a public comment period for proposed changes to the district safety plan, which includes the addition of an SRO at each school building. Superintendent Peter Smith presented security audit recommendations during the board of education’s regular meeting on Monday, December 4. We’re dedicated to keeping students and …
The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Athletic Department is accepting nominations for its Hall of Fame. Nominations can be made for players, teams, and coaches. Candidate Categories/Guidelines Athlete: must have graduated ten years ago by June 2023* Coach: must have retired five years ago by June 2023* Team: accomplishments ten years ago or more by June …
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Winter weather will be here soon, and now is a good time to become familiar with Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District’s plans for emergency school closure days. The district’s 2023-24 academic calendar allows for emergency closure days, which are used when the district must close due to conditions beyond its control, such as inclement weather or …
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16 Jamesville-DeWitt students were selected to participate in this year’s Zone 3 Junior High Area All-State Festival. The festival consists of a band, orchestra, and chorus made up of the top 7-9th grade musicians from a 6-county area of New York State. Students traveled to Homer High School on November 3 and 4 for a …
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It’s not every day a high school student gets the chance to moderate an international conversation at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Jamesville-DeWitt tenth-grader Aarohi Rastogi was given the once in a lifetime opportunity this fall. “I got to make policy makers listen to girls instead of the other way around. Usually …
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The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Athletic Department hosted a news conference on Wednesday, November 8 to celebrate the National Letter of Intent signing of: Brooke Bort, Binghamton University, Lacrosse Sam Brazell, Providence University, Lacrosse Alex Carolin, Saint Leo University, Lacrosse Carson Carona, Florida Southern College, Lacrosse Hudson Groat, Davidson College, Track Nicolette Militi, Loyola-Maryland, Track …
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The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District has collected data from the 2022-23 School Climate Survey. You can find the results posted on the district website by clicking here. The district first developed the anonymous surveys for students, staff and families with the goals of: Gathering more comprehensive and valid data on school conditions; Focusing attention on …
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The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District recently received notice that there is a nationwide milk carton shortage that will impact our school meal program. Our milk suppliers, along with others across the nation, are experiencing a shortage of half pint paper cartons used for our school meals. At this time, we are unsure how long the …
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The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District is excited to announce the winning name of our Red Ram mascot naming contest. A panel of judges made up of administrators, staff, and students looked over nearly 200 name submissions and narrowed it down to a few favorites. After a discussion, we chose Remmy the Red Ram! We felt …
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You can learn about ecosystems in the classroom, or you can get outside and explore them in your own backyard. That’s what seventh-graders in Anna Endreny’s science class recently did at Fiddlers Green in Jamesville. The class visited the stream the first week of October to monitor the ecosystem and collect data about how healthy …
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