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Students Express Concerns About Behavior, Accountability at Jefferson Middle School

March 26, 2025 By WRFA Radio 2 Comments

Several students expressed concerns about student behavior and lack of accountability by Jefferson Middle School administration to the Jamestown School Board Tuesday night. 8th Grader Gianni Ciancio relayed how he had been attacked by another … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Gianni Ciancio, Jamestown School Board, Jamestown Teachers Association, Jaxon Fred, Jefferson Middle School, Kevin Whitaker, Kian Volpe, Paul Abbott, Tina Sandstrom

Nicole Marino Appointed As Jefferson Middle School Assistant Principal

February 25, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown School Board recently approved the appointment of Nicole Marino as assistant principal of Jefferson Middle School. Marino joins Jefferson Middle School with a wide range of administrative experience, serving Sherman Central School … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown School Board, Jefferson Middle School, Nicole Marino

Katherine Zwald Appointed As Jefferson Middle School Principal

June 27, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown School Board has approved the appointment of Katherine Zwald to serve as Jefferson Middle School Principal. Zwald is currently the assistant principal at Persell Middle School and will begin her appointment on July 1, 2024. A 2008 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown School Board, Jason Mank, Jefferson Middle School, Katherine Zwald

New Jamestown High School Principal Appointed

January 12, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown School Board has approved the appointment of a new principal for Jamestown High School. Allyson Smith will begin in that role on Tuesday, January 16. Current building principal, Dana Williams, will continue in an advisory role over … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Allyson Smith, Dana Williams, Jamestown High School, Jamestown School Board, Jason Mank, Jefferson Middle School, Kevin Whitaker, Leslie Melquist, Sherman Central School District

COVID Keeps Jamestown Schools on State Ed’s “Targeted for Improvement” List

September 16, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown Public Schools district, including three schools in the district, have been assigned a "targeted for improvement" designation by New York State. JPS Superintendent Dr. Kevin Whitaker said the State Department of Education initially … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: COVID-19, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Jefferson Middle School, Kevin Whitaker, New York State Department of Education, Ring Elementary School, Washington Middle School

Jefferson Middle School Band Director Quarterfinalist for Grammy Music Educator Award

July 1, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

A Jefferson Middle School Band Director is a quarterfinalist in the Grammy Music Educator Award program. Jamestown Public Schools said Dr. Carrie Pawelski, is one of 16 New York music educators among 219 across the country named for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Carrie Pawelski, Grammy Music Educator Award, Jamestown Public Schools, Jefferson Middle School, Kylie Luce

Jamestown Schools Mourning Death of Fifth Grader

January 18, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown Public Schools are mourning the loss of a fifth grader. The district put out a statement Friday on social media saying a 5th grade student at Jefferson Middle School unexpectedly died Thursday night. School Superintendent Dr. Kevin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Public Schools, Jefferson Middle School, Kevin Whitaker, Leslie Melquist

Jamestown School Board Meeting Draws Large Crowd as Community Voices Concerns Over Student Misbehavior

December 4, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Over 150 students, parents, teachers and other community members were at Jefferson Middle School last night to attend the Jamestown School Board meeting and share their concerns about ongoing student behavior problems throughout the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Alyssa Canfield, Bret Apthorpe, Dylan Lydell, Jamestown High School, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Jamestown Teachers Association, Jefferson Middle School, Joanne Dean, Joey Leone, Paul Abbott, Rosemary Bradley, Stephanie Sardi, Tim Mains

[LISTEN] Jamestown School Board Meeting – Student Behavior Discussion – Dec 3, 2019

December 4, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

LISTEN DIRECTLY AT SOUNDCLOUD JAMESTOWN - An estimated 150+ teachers, parents and students attended the Dec. 3, 2019 Jamestown School Board meeting at Jefferson Middle School, with two hours of the meeting devoted to concerns regarding student … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Bret Apthorpe, Jamestown High School, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Jefferson Middle School, Paul Abbott

Jamestown School Board to Hold First Public Meeting Since High School Lockdown Incident Tuesday Night

December 3, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Officials with Jamestown Public Schools are expecting a large turnout for the Board of Education's next regularly scheduled public meeting on Tuesday night, Dec. 3 beginning at 6 p.m. As a result of the expected large audience, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown High School, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Jamestown Teachers Association, Jefferson Middle School, Rosemary Bradley

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