“I’m really glad we’re doing this,” said one of the parents to Superintendent Raymond Blanch. “We’re feeling heard.” Others around the table nodded. Feedback like this drove home...

From the joys of swapping outgrown Spirit Wear and books to taking a student-run tour of John Jay High School to learn about low-e glass, see on-site solar and feel the breeze of ...

Members of John Jay Middle School’s Green Team are full of ideas that could advance sustainability in their school and community. We popped into their monthly meeting to learn abo...

Students had no idea what to expect when they saw special education teacher Will Seibert’s room on their Wellness Wednesday roster. As he led them along gurgling streams and over ...

Students leaned in and listened to other eighth graders speak about the giants of civil rights activism and the events which led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The terms sit-in...

Internet safety expert Katie Greer told John Jay Middle School’s sixth grade what she learned about their school after spending just three minutes online. It included first day of...

There’s a surprise in store for audiences after the curtain closes, at the end of Grease—it opens again! The extra serving of pop culture was Director David Fritsch’s idea. “I wan...

Aiden created a train car that levitates using magnets. John built an electromagnet and tested his hypothesis regarding how many paper clips it could hold. Victoria created experim...

What do Super Bowl ads and Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre have in common? This is the uncommon conversation in Kelsey Madonna’s seventh grade social studies class ...

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...