| John Jay Middle School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Cross River, New York, United States of America | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Staff | 132 |
| Faculty | 180 |
| Grades | 6-8 |
| Color(s) | Purple, White, Black |
| Website | http://jjms.klschools.org |
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.
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John Jay Middle School has one principal, and two assistant principals.
John Jay Middle School has about 180 members in its faculty which includes teachers, administration, custodians, monitors, special education helpers, and library aids.[1]
Students live in the Katonah-Lewisboro School District, which includes Katonah, Cross River, Waccabuc, Golden's Bridge, and controversial parts of South Salem, North Salem, New Canaan, Ridgefield, Brewster, Bedford Hills, Bedford, and Pound Ridge.[2]
Students are of a wide variety of races and heritages, from Native American, to West-Pacific Islander.
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:[3]
Budget cuts within the district required some changes to staffing structure.
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.[4]
There are three different offices of operation incorporated into the school system:
All social events are organized by the student council in conjunction with voluntary faculty and administration.[3]