February 22, 2021
The James A. Garfield High School After-Prom Committee is hosting a virtual basket auction starting today, February 22nd!
With everything going on, high school seniors have no...
January 28, 2021
All year long we have closely examined lots of data. The reason we do this is to keep our students and staff safe during this pandemic. We look at information at a county level a...
January 14, 2021
As we have done all year, we continue to monitor our local data. This includes Portage County alert status, case numbers and positivity rates. We also look at local numbers in t...
December 17, 2020
I am happy to report once again some positive news for the JAG family. Just moments ago the Governor shared county data and reported that Portage County has moved back to Red sta...
December 11, 2020
Today, I am happy to report that for the first time in a while, I have no bad news to share with you today. I do, however, have a few important points I would like to share with ...
December 10, 2020
The District will distribute meals during the online learning scheduled through January 3, 2021.
The District requests completion of the online pick-up or delivery order form (...
December 8, 2020
To support the need for remote instruction, Altice USA is proud to continue to offer Altice Advantage Internet 30Mbps service complimentary for 60 days to households with K-12 and...
December 4, 2020
We are pleased to announce a support for families of students in grades 3-12 during our remote learning period who may not have adequate Internet access for online learning. JAG ...
December 3, 2020
This is a call I wished all year I would never have to make. Just moments ago Governor DeWine announced that the virus in Portage County is spreading to the point that we have tri...
December 1, 2020
Well, 2020 has presented us with its share of challenges, and we have been forced to change how we do lots of things…..from how we learn to how we celebrate holidays with family. ...
November 20, 2020
Good morning. I know this message is reaching you as we all may be feeling a heavy weight. Our entire community, State and Country are feeling the same way, and our staff and I ar...
November 6, 2020
I would like to share a few things at the end of the first quarter of this school year.
First, I am extremely proud of what each of you have done to make the first quarter so s...
October 29, 2020
View the latest local data to monitor the spread of COVID-19 in our area. This dashboard is used to help determine the safety of our students, staff and community. Data is updat...
September 17, 2020
Today, Governor DeWine announced that Portage County had moved to Red status on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System . This means that starting next Monday, September 21st JAG ...
September 4, 2020
The USDA has extended the Summer Food Service program through December 31, 2020 if funding is adequate. This allow James A Garfield to distribute meals to the students attending ...
September 1, 2020
For the past eight weeks we have been preparing you for the start of this year. That date is now upon us and we are excited to welcome our students back to school next week.
W...
August 26, 2020
As you may already know, one of our staff members, Mr. Bartz, has been assigned as our Online Academy Coordinator. He has been hard at work already enrolling students in class, s...
August 26, 2020
We are excited to announce that our online ticketing system is up and running as of Wednesday, August 26th.
We have thoroughly examined our athletic facilities to determine m...
August 24, 2020
By 7pm this evening we will be posting student assignments for Group A and Group B. Students in Group A have the last names beginning with letters A-K. Students in Group B have ...
August 20, 2020
Yesterday the Ohio Department of Health announced detailed guidance on spectators at athletic events. I wanted to share with you our plan for spectators.
We have thoroughly exa...