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Safety, communication, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and the return to in-person instruction are topics that are on the minds of many Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District staff members, students and students’ families.   With the end of the first quarter of the 2021-22 school year approaching, the district used ThoughtExchange, an online crowdsourcing tool, to give …

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The Jamesville-DeWitt Fine Arts Hall of Fame held its second induction ceremony on Oct. 29 at J-D High School. The hall of fame serves to enlighten the community about the school district’s outstanding fine arts heritage and to honor those who have made remarkable and lasting contributions, according to the group’s website. It inducted its first class in …

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On Nov. 1, 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 29, we completed surveillance testing for COVID-19. Approximately 100 students and staff were tested. I am pleased to report that all of the tests were negative.   …

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Seven Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District students plan to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level during the 2022-23 school year.  The J-D Athletic Department plans to host a National Letter of Intent ceremony on Nov. 10 for the seven student-athletes to sign their letters of intent and be individually recognized.  A National Letter of Intent is …

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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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