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Focus On Schools

JPS Capital Improvement Project — Keeping Our Kids Warm, Safe, Dry

On Tuesday, May 18, community residents will have the opportunity to show their support for the Jamestown Public Schools Capital Improvement Project. With voter approval of the proposed capital project, JPS will be able to invest $86.5 million in the modernization and essential maintenance of ...

Frequently Asked Questions

What will be the total cost of the proposed JPS Capital Improvement Project? The estimated cost of the five-year capital improvement project is not to exceed $86.5 million. This amount represents the total sum that will support the scope of the entire project, with repairs and improvements to ...

Persell Teacher, Daughter Make Several Masks

Persell Middle School teacher, Annika Putney, and her daughter, Britta, are helping their community, and other communities around the country, by making masks under the name, “Pink Polka Dots and Paisley.” Approximately 10 years ago, Mrs. Putney started a wreath-making business, which ...

Lincoln 3rd Graders Dream Up Their Own Neverland

Lincoln Elementary School third graders in Cassie Stronz’s class became their own Peter Pans by creating their individual, special Neverlands as part of an ELA unit. Neverland is a fictional island where Peter Pan lives. It is best known because its residents refuse to grow up. “My ...

Ring Artists Create Their Own Dr. Seuss Characters

Ring Elementary School artists had the unique opportunity to become Dr. Seuss illustrators – creating their own characters based on their passions – with the help of art teacher, Becky Whitman. “My character wipes out COVID. I created it so if you have COVID it heals you and if you ...

Persell 7th Graders Discover Namibia Pen Pals

Persell Middle School seventh graders in Grace Johnson’s classes have the amazing opportunity to talk to fellow students in Namibia, Africa through traditional letter writing and on-screen technology. The collaboration is thanks to an innovative grant called “Building Cultural Bridges’’ ...