2024 Hoops for Courage raises funds for Camp Good Days in memory of Ethan Rivard (‘21)

The National Honor Society at J-D High School has been working hard to make this year’s Hoops for Courage fundraiser for Camp Good Days extra special. The event coincides with the J-D Varsity boys basketball game against Whitesboro scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 27 at 4 p.m. and is dedicated in memory of Ethan Rivard (‘21).  …

J-D student to be honored as 2024 MLK Unsung Hero

Jamesville-DeWitt High School Senior Elbethel Berhane has been named a 2024 MLK Unsung Hero by Syracuse University. She and three other community members will be honored during the 39th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, January 21. According to Syracuse University, the Unsung Hero Award is given to community members, students, …

Poetry Out Loud winners announced

Congratulations to Senior Anadia St. John for earning first place in this year’s Poetry Out Loud recitation competition. Sophomore Brielle Rivera received second place.  Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition for high school students across …

NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence winners announced

Jamesville-DeWitt High School has determined this year’s recipients of the NYS Scholarships for Academic Excellence. The scholarships provide up to $1,500 per year for up to five years of undergraduate study in New York State. The high school selected the winners by computing a weighted average of the scores on the Regents examinations and/or approved …

J-D High School presents “9 to 5: The Musical”

Get ready to be entertained! Jamesville-DeWitt High School students will be performing three shows of “9 to 5: The Musical” this February.  “9 to 5: The Musical,” with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie. Set in the late 1970s, this hilarious story …

3 J-D seniors nominated for U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

Senator John Mannion recently nominated a select group of students from throughout the 50th district for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. J-D High School seniors Amanda Aitken, Karunmay Aggarwal, and Karla Wade were among those selected for the honor. Each year, up to 161 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation’s highest …

College Athletic Recruitment Night at J-D High School

The Jamesville-DeWitt Athletic Department is hosting a College Athletic Recruitment Night at J-D High School this week. J-D athletes of all ages, parents/guardians, and coaches are invited to attend. Date: Thursday, Dec. 14 Time: 6-7:00 p.m. Location: Large Group Room at Jamesville-DeWitt High School Topics: Hudl services for student-athletes who want to participate in college: …

2 J-D students will serve as PRHYLI delegates

Two Jamesville-DeWitt High School students are being welcomed into the 2023-24 Puerto Rican-Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute (PRHYLI) Syracuse Delegation.  Junior Stefanie Cervantes and Senior Rashelle Torres-Mendoza were notified by PRHYLI in a letter Wednesday, November 15. The institute says being selected speaks to the leadership potential these students possess.  The overall purpose of the PRHYLI …

J-D student advocates for girls; helps moderate international conversation

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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