John Jay Middle School
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John Jay Middle School is a public school located in Cross River
, New York
. It is the only middle school in the Katonah-Lewisboro School District. The school includes three grades, from grade six to grade eight. It was named after John Jay
, an American statesman, who is best known serving as the first chief Justice of the United States from 1789 to 1795.
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
, Cross River, Waccabuc
, Golden's Bridge
, and controversial parts of South Salem
, North Salem
, New Canaan
, Ridgefield
, Brewster
, Bedford Hills
, Bedford
, and Pound Ridge
.
Students are of a wide variety of races and heritages, from Native American, to West-Pacific Islander.
The bottommost floor, or the basement, has a band room, a choir room, and a room with guitars which also serves as the orchestra room. There are also a kitchen and two classrooms for home and careers classes.
The John Jay Middle School has two full basketball gyms, commonly referred to as the "old gym" and "new gym". Physical education classes take place in the gyms. Also, the middle school has a weight room, or "fitness center" which physical education classes may also take place in.
The Middle School also has a full theater and stage, with over 300 person seating.
The John Jay campus also boasts a full turf football field with a 400 meter track around it. To the west of the school, there is also another field which can be used to play football or hold P.E. classes.
There are three different offices of operation incorporated into the school system:
Lewisboro, New York
Lewisboro is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 12,411 at the 2010 census. The town is named after John Lewis.- History :...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It is the only middle school in the Katonah-Lewisboro School District. The school includes three grades, from grade six to grade eight. It was named after John Jay
John Jay
John Jay was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, a Founding Father of the United States, and the first Chief Justice of the United States ....
, an American statesman, who is best known serving as the first chief Justice of the United States from 1789 to 1795.
Administration
John Jay Middle School has one principal, and two assistant principals.2008-2009
- Principal: Alice Cronin
- Dean of Students: Gilbert Cass
- Assistant Principal: John Hurley
- Assistant Principal: Silvana Maloney
2009-2010
- Principal: Richard Leprine
- Dean of Students: Gilbert Cass
- Assistant Principal: John Hurley
- Assistant Principal: Silvana Maloney
2010-2011
- Principal: Richard Leprine
- Assistant Principal: John Hurley
- Assistant Principal: Monica Bermiss
2011-2012
- Principal: Richard Leprine
- Assistant Principal: Gilbert Cass
- Assistant Principal: John Hurley
- Assistant Principal: Monica Bermiss
Faculty
John Jay Middle School has about 180 members in its faculty which includes teachers, administration, custodians, monitors, special education helpers, and library aids.- John Jay Middle School has 132 teachers, in subjects ranging from English to Earth Science.
Students
Students live in the Katonah-Lewisboro School District, which includes KatonahKatonah, New York
Katonah, New York is one of three unincorporated hamlets within the town of Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States.-History:Katonah is named for Chief Katonah, an American Indian from whom the land of Bedford was purchased by a group of English colonists...
, Cross River, Waccabuc
Waccabuc, New York
Waccabuc is a hamlet and lake in Lewisboro, Westchester County, New York. It was first established as a vacation home for the Mead family, for whom the core road of the hamlet, Mead Street, is named...
, Golden's Bridge
Golden's Bridge, New York
Goldens Bridge is a hamlet located in the town of Lewisboro in Westchester County, New York. The population was 1,630 at the 2010 census....
, and controversial parts of South Salem
South Salem, New York
South Salem is a hamlet in Lewisboro, Westchester County, New York. The county ranks second for wealthiest counties in New York State and the seventh wealthiest county nationally. In the town center is a post office, the town hall, a library and a recycling center.Notable residents have included...
, North Salem
North Salem, New York
North Salem is a town in the northeast part of Westchester County, New York, United States. The county ranks second for wealthiest counties in New York State and the seventh wealthiest county nationally...
, New Canaan
New Canaan, Connecticut
New Canaan is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, northeast of Stamford, on the Fivemile River. The population was 19,738 according to the 2010 census.The town is one of the most affluent communities in the United States...
, Ridgefield
Ridgefield, Connecticut
Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, the 300-year-old community had a population of 24,638 at the 2010 census. The town center, which was formerly a borough, is defined by the U.S...
, Brewster
Brewster, New York
Brewster is a village within the town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York, United States. Its population was 2,162 at the 2000 census. The village is the most densely populated portion of the town...
, Bedford Hills
Bedford Hills, New York
Bedford Hills is an unincorporated hamlet in the Town of Bedford, New York.-History:When the railroad was built in 1847, Bedford Hills was known as Bedford Station. Bedford Hills extends from a business center at the railroad station to farms and estates, eastward along Harris, Babbitt and Bedford...
, Bedford
Bedford (town), New York
Bedford is a town in Westchester County, New York, USA. The population was 17,335 at the 2010 census.The Town of Bedford is located in the northeastern part of Westchester County, and contains the three hamlets of Bedford Hills, Bedford Village, and Katonah...
, and Pound Ridge
Pound Ridge, New York
Pound Ridge is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 5,104 at the 2010 census.The town is located in the eastern corner of the county, bordered by New Canaan, Connecticut, to the east, Stamford, Connecticut, to the south, Bedford, New York, to the west and...
.
Students are of a wide variety of races and heritages, from Native American, to West-Pacific Islander.
Education structure
Each of the three grades is divided into multiple teams. Students are supposedly randomly distributed to a random team, according to their grade. Each team usually has a set of four academic teachers who coordinate team events, team schedules, and team curriculum. Teams of the same grade usually meet to coordinate grade events as well as to discuss the education of the whole student body. The teams (year '09-'10) by grade are as follows:- 6th Grade: Illumination (O'Neil, Milne, Grossman, Rutherford, Dillane), Aspire (S. Dillon, G. Miller), Synergy (M. Dillon, Fritsch, C. Miller, Maguire), Zenith (Amdur, Weiss, Daley-Savo, Watroba, Kellachan)
- 7th Grade: Dream (Atwell, Baisley, Egeler, Stathis, Bergman), Imagine (Jeran, Kastanis, Ley, Mineo, Costello), Triumph (Funnell, Halpern, Smollon, Zlotnick, Seibert)
- 8th Grade: Endeavor (Arce, Colaizzi, Sheeran, Miller, Smythe), Integrity (Balanda, Smith, Balassi, Faughnan, Hamilton, Laffey), Summit (Finnegan, Ciancio, O'Gorman, Perlin, Pizzorusso)
2010-2011
Budget cuts within the district required some changes to staffing structure.- 6th Grade: Evolution (O'Neil, Milne, Amdur, Rutherford, Dillane), Fusion (Fritsch, Daley-Savo, Watroba, S. Dillon, Kellachan), Harmony (M. Dillon, C. Miller, Grossman, Weiss, Smythe)
- 7th Grade: Dream (Atwell, Baisley, Egeler, Stathis, Bergman), Imagine (Jeran, Kastanis, Ley, Mineo), Triumph (Guziec, Halpern, Smollon, Zlotnick, Seibert)
- 8th Grade: Endeavor (Arce, Anderson, Miller, Colaizzi, Laffey), Integrity (Balanda, Balassi, Faughnan, Perlin, Laffey), Summit (Finnegan, Ciancio, O'Gorman, Hamilton, Pizzorusso
Facilities
John Jay Middle School has a total of three floors, the top two lined with classrooms and lockers. Recently constructed halls at the south end of the building are commonly called "the new wing(s)".The bottommost floor, or the basement, has a band room, a choir room, and a room with guitars which also serves as the orchestra room. There are also a kitchen and two classrooms for home and careers classes.
The John Jay Middle School has two full basketball gyms, commonly referred to as the "old gym" and "new gym". Physical education classes take place in the gyms. Also, the middle school has a weight room, or "fitness center" which physical education classes may also take place in.
The Middle School also has a full theater and stage, with over 300 person seating.
The John Jay campus also boasts a full turf football field with a 400 meter track around it. To the west of the school, there is also another field which can be used to play football or hold P.E. classes.
There are three different offices of operation incorporated into the school system:
- Administration: Deals with information on the school/grade level, such as school/grade trips and events. Also deals with the Code of Conduct, including the prosecution of those who do not abide by its rules.
- Guidance: Deals with information on the group/individual level, such as course selection/changes, questions, complaints, and psychological/social issues.
- Attendance: Deals with student attendance of the school day and of each individual class. Absent excuses (signed by legal guardian) are given here.