November 4, 2020
Senior Survey - Current Activities & Future Plans
Please make sure you complete the Senior Survey which includes questions about the activities you are participating in n...

October 29, 2020
The Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option Operations through December 2020 The USDA has extended the Summer Food Service program thro...

October 29, 2020
View the latest local data to monitor the spread of COVID-19 in our area. This dashboard is used to help determine the safety of our students, staff and community. Data is updat...

October 23, 2020
As we continue this interesting year of 2020, many of the families at James A Garfield have not reapplied for free/reduced meals. This does make sense, as meals are currently fre...

September 4, 2020
The USDA has extended the Summer Food Service program through December 31, 2020 if funding is adequate. This allow James A Garfield to distribute meals to the students attending ...

September 1, 2020
For the past eight weeks we have been preparing you for the start of this year. That date is now upon us and we are excited to welcome our students back to school next week.
W...

August 26, 2020
As you may already know, one of our staff members, Mr. Bartz, has been assigned as our Online Academy Coordinator. He has been hard at work already enrolling students in class, s...

August 26, 2020
We are excited to announce that our online ticketing system is up and running as of Wednesday, August 26th.
We have thoroughly examined our athletic facilities to determine m...

August 10, 2020
First we are excited to announce the curriculum that will be used for our online option. Students in grades K-5 will use Lincoln Learning (https://lincolnlearningsolutions.org/ )...

July 28, 2020
The James A. Garfield is excited to present our families with an array of high quality PPE products at a very low cost to you. We are thrilled to offer spirit-driven options for b...

July 24, 2020
The James A. Garfield Local Schools athletes and band members will not be permitted to participate with their respective team or band sections for 14 days if they travel to or fro...

July 7, 2020
Good afternoon. This is Ted Lysiak, Superintendent of the James A. Garfield Local Schools calling with an update on the 2020-2021 school year.
As you know, there is a great dea...
June 24, 2020
Ohio families with children who receive free or reduced lunches recently received a P-EBT card, as part of a new Pandemic benefit program. Not only does the Garrettsville Farme...

May 29, 2020
Help us celebrate the class of 2020 by viewing the virtual ceremony this Sunday, May 31st.
The broadcast will premier on the following sources:
Youtube:
The Bureau - JAG ...

May 29, 2020
Help us celebrate the class of 2020 by viewing the virtual ceremony this Sunday, May 31st.
The broadcast will premier on the following sources:
Youtube:
The Bureau - JAG ...

May 28, 2020
Good afternoon, I wanted to share with you some important end of the year information.
There are some exciting events quickly approaching. On Friday, May 29 our senior class ...

May 8, 2020
On Tuesday Governor DeWine announced significant cuts to public education due to a shortfall in tax collections due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This will certainly have a direct imp...

April 29, 2020
Good afternoon, this is Ted Lysiak calling with an important message regarding learning from home as we finish the rest of this year.
First, I would like to thank all of the ca...

April 23, 2020
Dear Seniors & Senior Parents - Graduation is currently scheduled for Sunday, May 31st at 2pm. Since we hold graduation at our own facility, rescheduling is an easier task. As o...
February 25, 2020
February is teen dating violence awareness month. Unfortunately, teen dating violence is much more common than most people realize. For the most part, teen relationship bound...