
March 8, 2023
James A. Garfield Musical Theatre presents Into the Woods by Steven Sondheim and James Lapine. Show dates are March 23rd at 7:00, March 24th at 7:00 and March 25th at 2:00 and 7...

September 21, 2022
Dear JAG Family - On Tuesday, September 20th, we were made aware of an extremely distasteful, disturbing and inappropriate picture posted on social media. This behavior clearly v...

January 6, 2022
I know I can speak for our entire staff when I share how excited we are to see all our students back this week. We are also very pleased to see many more students and staff weari...

December 17, 2021
Dear JAG Families- There is a social media trend on the site/app TIK TOK regarding school shootings on December 17th. This threat originated in Arizona and has been determined t...

December 15, 2021
Dear JAG Community-
At approximately 8:45 this morning two middle school students reported they overheard a conversation about a school shooting that may occur during third p...

August 6, 2021
Consistent with CDC, ODH and PCHD guidance, masks will be strongly recommended, but not required, except on school buses where Federal Law requires riders of public transportation...

July 12, 2021
Lyndsey Johns ('19) was one of a record 45 student-athletes across Hiram College's eight North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) sponsored sports and 14 teams named to the 2020-2...

June 9, 2021
Welcome to the James A. Garfield Local School District, home of the G-men! We are excited to welcome new (and returning) students into the district.
If you are open enrolling ...

May 19, 2021
Good afternoon JAG Families & Community -
Late last week Governor DeWine announced that due to decreasing cases and an increase in vaccinations all health restrictions will be ...

March 7, 2021
Join the Garfield PTO Monday, March 8 - Friday, March 12 for the Spring Scholastic Book Fair!
ALL students, staff and families in the JAG District will have an opportunity to ...
February 22, 2021
The James A. Garfield High School After-Prom Committee is hosting a virtual basket auction starting today, February 22nd!
With everything going on, high school seniors have no...

January 28, 2021
All year long we have closely examined lots of data. The reason we do this is to keep our students and staff safe during this pandemic. We look at information at a county level a...

January 14, 2021
As we have done all year, we continue to monitor our local data. This includes Portage County alert status, case numbers and positivity rates. We also look at local numbers in t...

January 14, 2021
It’s time to pre-register for Kindergarten if your child will be 5 years of age by August 1, 2021. You must pre-register by going to our website, www.jagschools.org . Click on ...

December 17, 2020
I am happy to report once again some positive news for the JAG family. Just moments ago the Governor shared county data and reported that Portage County has moved back to Red sta...

December 11, 2020
Today, I am happy to report that for the first time in a while, I have no bad news to share with you today. I do, however, have a few important points I would like to share with ...

December 10, 2020
The District will distribute meals during the online learning scheduled through January 3, 2021.
The District requests completion of the online pick-up or delivery order form (...

December 8, 2020
To support the need for remote instruction, Altice USA is proud to continue to offer Altice Advantage Internet 30Mbps service complimentary for 60 days to households with K-12 and...

December 7, 2020
Middle School Picture Retakes will be on Wednesday, December 9th from 8:00 am - 11:00 am in the middle school gym. Students will enter through the main event doors. If pictures...

December 4, 2020
We are pleased to announce a support for families of students in grades 3-12 during our remote learning period who may not have adequate Internet access for online learning. JAG ...