John Jay Middle School

The breadth of eighth-grade English language arts is reflected in Lisbeth Arce’s classroom. Bookshelves brim with realistic and historical fiction, and forward-facing containers o...

The sixth graders are gathered in pairs and trios around a half dozen vertical white boards, thinking about n . Math teacher Selina Hedigan wrote the equation 8n + 6 = 2(4n + 3...

Can you say pumped?! It was doubly exciting for John Jay Middle School’s robotics teams to compete in the FIRST® LEGO® League qualifier last Saturday. They not only got to see wha...

What if someone told you that they were taking all your belongings – you could just have what would fit into one small backpack. And then they took your backpack. Renee Bonner Pe...

The library, usually silent, was buzzing with conversations on Tuesday, January 7 … about farming along the Nile, hieroglyphics, mummification and more. Team Aspire’s Ancient Egyp...

John Jay High School is planning a shift in scheduling for September 2025 designed to allow more time for learning and make school more manageable for students. JJHS is moving to ...

Maddie knows what dogs like - treats and tennis balls (to play fetch with!) - because her family includes Wilbur von Smooch, a Boston terrier, and Sugar Ray Frank, a German shephe...

The decorum in the seventh-grade classroom was impressive. Students stood up when recognized with a word and a nod. “Council.” “Your honor,” the student began. Learning about t...

News was out that Sergeant Andrew Llewellyn and K-9 Officer Zane were visiting John Jay Middle School’s Animal Care Club … and the Best Buddies Club, the Podcasting Club and the K...

“The message of the play: don’t throw your life away,” said seventh grader Emmett, who plays the lead in John Jay Middle School’s production of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” “Even if y...

There was no such thing as “hold your applause” at the November 8 Veterans Day Assembly at John Jay Middle School. The sounds of appreciation at the all-school gathering ranged f...

From decorating pumpkins and dancing "The Monster Mash" in the school cafeteria to taking the coin toss in front of hundreds at a Friday night football game … John Jay’s Best Budd...

Students in Kerrie Ghiozzi’s classroom are gathered around different tables, working on different tasks. One group is cutting out cardboard teeth. Others are pulling a white gauze ...

Laughter rises with the breeze and swirls like the autumn leaves around John Jay Middle School’s new playground cupped into the hill by the school’s theater entrance. Its source: t...

Students streaming into the school gym were pumped for the Pep Rally. Member of the modified teams, wearing John Jay jerseys, sat together in the front; the floor and bleachers we...

The students were stuck. They had a limited number of graham crackers—little rubber mats—on which to walk from one side of the chocolate river to the other, and not enough to comp...

We are excited to announce the launch of the KLSD 3-Year Sustainability Vision and Plan . We have been hard at work designing the plan since the announcement of the initiative du...

Katonah-Lewisboro School District is thrilled to announce that John Jay Middle School has been designated an Apple Distinguished School—joining 889 schools in 37 countries who hav...

Congratulations to our 25-year employees!!! Celebrating Jean Capuano, Dawn Dall, Mary Dillon, Jennifer Fraczek, William Friedman, Lynn Garofolo, Susan Hirsch, Erik Hoaglund, Jea...

It was a kick-off that felt like a pep rally. Staff and educators gathered in John Jay High School’s theater today for Superintendent’s Conference Day. It was the first day back f...