August 24, 2020
By 7pm this evening we will be posting student assignments for Group A and Group B. Students in Group A have the last names beginning with letters A-K. Students in Group B have ...
August 20, 2020
Yesterday the Ohio Department of Health announced detailed guidance on spectators at athletic events. I wanted to share with you our plan for spectators.
We have thoroughly exa...
August 17, 2020
Good afternoon G-Men Nation - Today, I am writing with your weekly update on plans for the upcoming school year.
First, I would like to remind you of some important dates fo...
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/ )...
August 3, 2020
August 3, 2020 - Weekly update on plans for the upcoming school year:
I want to make everyone aware that we hope to release our full reopening plan in the coming days. The pla...
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 27, 2020
Last week we announced our intention to share our reopening plan with you by August 1st. I want everyone to know that this will now be delayed a few days. Late last week the CDC ...
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 20, 2020
Good afternoon.
I would like to thank everyone for taking the time to complete the survey that was distributed last week. Nearly 85% of parents have responded. This provided...
July 13, 2020
Good afternoon. As we progress towards the fall, we will be providing weekly updates on plans for the 2020-2021 school year.
We currently have two committees of staff members w...
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...
June 16, 2020
Congratulations to our Students of the Year Loreal Puleo and Landen Gedeon. These students exemplify our core values at JAG. Great job!
June 10, 2020
The Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Awards are presented to a male and female student who has promoted sportsmanship. Sponsored by the OHSAA, it is designed to promote sportsmanship,...
June 9, 2020
Congratulations to Jordan Haney, Aidan Hill, Maria Dambrosia and Landen Gedeon. They received the middle school science citizenship awards. Middle students receiving the science a...
June 9, 2020
JAG's own Prevention Case Manager from Children's Advantage, Kristi Fiorentino, will be offering a summer group on exploring emotions. This skill based group will help children ag...
June 8, 2020
Congratulations to Hallie Spreitzer and Danny Kepich for receiving Mrs. Lovelace's Language Arts citizenship award and to Kolby Fresch and Zach Bierer for receiving her academic a...
June 5, 2020
Mr. Bennett, the middle school physical education and health teacher, has the privilege to teach every 7th and 8th grade student. Academic awards for physical education were award...
June 5, 2020
Congratulation to Taylor Perry, Grace Scirocco, Emily Dykes, and Lauren Evans. Taylor and Grace received Mr. King's citizenship award and Emily and Lauren received his academic aw...
June 4, 2020
Congratulations to Gary White and Aby Seiler for receiving Mrs. Maresh's citizenship award and to Kylee Neer and Dillan Paul. They received her academic awards for Literature. Gre...