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JPS unveils Innovation Center program

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Jamestown Public Schools is excited to introduce JPS LAUNCH, a career-connected learning program based at the district’s Innovation Center at R.R. Rogers School. Building upon the district’s existing aviation, welding and construction pathways, JPS LAUNCH will provide students with hands-on opportunities to explore careers, develop practical skills and connect their learning with possibilities beyond the classroom. “We are incredibly excited to see the Innovation Center continue to develop,” said JPS Superintendent Dr. Kevin Whitaker. “With Nicole Marino now serving as ...

Whatever happened to “hello?”

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There was a time when a ringing telephone meant something. Someone wanted you. The phone rang in the kitchen and everybody heard it. If you were a teenager, you might sprint 100 miles an hour from another room to get there before your mother did. There was no caller ID. No advance warning. You ...

JPS celebrates first cohort of emerging leaders

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Identifying and nurturing future leaders starts from within. That belief inspired Jamestown Public Schools Assistant Superintendent of Instruction and School Improvement Tina Sandstrom and district principals Kate Benson, Katie Russo, Amanda Sischo, and Traci Thompson in forming the ...

Looking back, we lived a dream, and more

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Over time, we’ve tried very hard to make things as easy for our children as possible, short of doing everything for them. Sometimes, we had to say, “no” to things. Sometimes, we had to make them do for themselves, but where we could, and still can, we try to help them as much as ...

JPS invites community to recognize “Pillars of JPS”

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Jamestown Public Schools is inviting students, families and community members to recognize employees who make a difference through the district’s Pillars of JPS program. “Those who look closely at the JPS logo will see four pillars positioned above the district’s name,” said Dr. ...