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On Nov. 23, 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, Nov. 19 we completed surveillance testing for COVID-19. Approximately 130 students and staff were tested.   I am pleased to report that all of the tests were …

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On Nov. 15, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Superintendent Peter Smith sent the following letter to J-D families and staff.  Dear Jamesville-DeWitt families and staff,  J-D is pleased to partner with Kinney Drugs to sponsor vaccine clinics for 5-11 year olds. Details of the two options are below.  Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021 Location: Jamesville Elementary, 6409 East Seneca Turnpike, …

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Two Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District seniors were recently recognized on a national level for their creativity and voice for editorial cartoons they produced.  Sarah Feng and Kasia Kirnie both submitted to the 2021 KQED Youth Media Challenge editorial cartoons that they produced for an Advanced Placement (AP) Language and Composition assignment in Courtney Romeiser’s class during the …

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On Nov. 9, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Superintendent Peter Smith sent the following letter via SchoolMessenger to J-D families and staff.  Dear J-D families, The New York State Education Department and the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District recognize that student access to computing devices and high-speed internet at their places of residence is essential. For students …

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On Nov. 8, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Superintendent Peter Smith sent the following letter via SchoolMessenger to J-D families and staff. It was followed with an update that one Tecumseh Elementary School student did test positive.  Dear Jamesville-DeWitt families and staff, On Friday, Nov. 1 we completed surveillance testing for COVID-19. Approximately 140 students and staff …

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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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