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J-D Athletic Department monitors air quality updates

The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District’s Athletic Department is closely monitoring air quality updates and the impact it could have on our sports teams. This is a fluid situation, and information and data is being evaluated hourly.  The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) released the following statement on physical activity, air quality and …

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Share your thoughts on the proposed 2023-24 J-D Code of Conduct

The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2023-24 J-D Code of Conduct before its adopted for the next school year. The hearing will be held during the J-D Board of Education meeting on June 12 at 7 p.m. in the district office or via Zoom.  The meeting is open …

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Two J-D students named 2023 National Merit Scholarship finalists

The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District is proud to announce high school students Aiden Caporaso and Sehej Bajwa were named 2023 National Merit Scholarship finalists. They were presented with a Certificate of Merit on Wednesday, May 24. They were among 18 high school students from across Central New York to make it to the semifinal round.  …

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J-D High School students place on national Spanish exam

The National Spanish Examinations (NSE) are online, standardized assessment tools for grades 6-12, given voluntarily by about 4,000 teachers throughout the United States, to measure the performance (interpretive communication) and achievement of students who are studying Spanish as a second language.  Students with outstanding scores are recognized as follows: Premio de Oro (Gold): Students scoring …

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J-D High School students place on national French exam

The National French Contest/Le Grand Concours is an annual competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. Students in grades 1-12, in all 50 states and abroad, take a 60-minute written test and compete against students with a similar educational background for prizes. Or (Gold Award): students in the 95th percentile and above …

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J-D High School students achieve NYS Seal of Biliteracy and Tri-Literacy

13 Jamesville-DeWitt High School seniors will be receiving the New York State Seal of Biliteracy. These students presented in Spanish, French, Uzbek, Turkish, Punjabi and English.  The NYSSB recipients are Ayah Abdel-Aziz, Shahina Alibekova, Aiden Caparaso, Meghan Christian, John Clinton, William Cooper, Meghan Culligan, Hannah Fuchsberg, Michael Meskos, Daniel Skewes and Sarenur Turan. Additionally, the …

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J-D senior named national playwriting contest winner

J-D High School senior Alessio Vega is among twelve winners of the 2023 Blank Theatre Young Playwrights Festival in Los Angeles. The title comes with an amazing opportunity. In the coming months, Alessio will work with a professional stage/screenwriting mentor to revise his original short play “Opus 9, No. 2.” He will also participate in …

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CodeRams team takes first place at Code Quest

Twelve members of CodeRams, J-D High School’s computer science club, participated in Lockheed Martin’s Code Quest in Owego over the weekend. J-D was represented by five teams: four advanced, one novice.  Code Quest is an annual computer programming competition where teams of two to three high school students work together to solve problems by using …

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J-D Varsity Softball players unveil impressive “Swing for the Fences Campaign” check

Jamesville-DeWitt Varsity Softball Co-captains were proud to present the board of education with a $64,362 check during Monday night’s meeting. Parents and volunteers were also in attendance for the exciting announcement. Co-captains Emily Bulone, Kaira McMahon, and Amanda Aitken took turns at the podium outlining a true team effort in raising the funds which will …

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6 J-D High School students inducted into National Technical Honor Society

OCM BOCES inducted 189 students into the National Technical Honor Society or NTHS Tuesday. Six J-D High School students were among those honored at the ceremony held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in East Syracuse.  During the ceremony, students lit candles to represent the seven attributes of being an NTHS member. They also received …

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