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The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) again named Jamesville-DeWitt High School a Scholar-Athlete School of Excellence. The purpose of the School of Excellence Awards is to unite varsity coaches in challenging their teams to achieve a statewide academic honor. For the 2021-22 school year, 148 schools earned the School of Excellence …

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The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Board of Education adopted the 2022 tax levy—the amount of revenue raised through school taxes to support the school district budget —at its Aug. 22 meeting, finalizing the 2022 tax rate for school district residents.  The school tax levy is just one factor, along with assessment rates and equalization rates, …

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During the 2021-22 school year, additional funding from the federal government allowed schools nationwide to offer all students, regardless of their family’s income, free breakfast and lunch while at school.   Because that funding was discontinued as of June 2022, school districts, including the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District, must transition back to charging students for school …

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The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District, its schools and teachers are all using a new communication platform called ParentSquare that replaces all other platforms used in the past, such as Remind and SchoolMessenger.  With ParentSquare, parents and guardians can receive all announcements from the district, their students’ schools and teachers in one place. The platform can …

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While summer vacation has been underway, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District staff and administrators have been busy making plans for the start of the 2022-23 school year. The first day of school for all grades is Sept. 6, and each principal will be reaching out directly to parents and guardians with back-to-school information and events. Below are …

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Providing an orderly plan for dealing with emergencies is an important component of the management of schools within the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District.  Emergency situations can range from man-made problems, such as power outages, fires and bomb threats, to natural disasters like blizzards and floods. These situations may present highly dangerous situations or mere inconveniences.  …

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High Honor Roll Grade 12 Sevara Abduvalieva Joshua Aitken Emma Alfaro-Rooney Danny Amoako Gianna Aumiller Zoey Baker Sydney Balotin Kathryn Barclay Katie Bates Sofia Bebla Isaac Bennett Samuel Bobrek Nathan Bourcy Madeline Carter Anthony Cawley Punn Chittaratlert Arifin Chowdhury Alexa Clemons-Butenko Jaden Clemons-Butenko Sonia Cohen Emanuel Consuegra-Artigas Ashton Corona Trinity Cottrell Maya Couto Erin Dadey …

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Update 3 p.m. June 29, 2022: The district has been notified that Mahoniss Graham has been located. Original post: The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Mahoniss Graham, 16, who ran away from her Odell Place home in the Town of Onondaga on June 17. Mahoniss is described as a …

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To address the continued impacts of potential learning disruptions due to COVID-19, the New York State Board of Regents approved a special appeal process at its May meeting to allow students to graduate with a lower score on Regents exams taken in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years. Who is eligible to appeal? To be …

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A group of Jamesville-DeWitt middle and high school students spent some time this school year focused on reducing interpersonal bias, building empathy and cultural understanding and creating a more inclusive school environment.  The district’s 2020-25 Strategic Plan called for there to be opportunities in year two of the plan, which is the current school year, …

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