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“Into the Woods” Coming to JAG

Garrettsville - The spring musical at James A. Garfield High School is returning for another year. After ending a two-year dry-spell due to COVID-19 in 2022 by performing “The Little Mermaid,” the JAG Musical Theatre Department is ready to go once again. This time, it will be Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” (As a note, this version is not...

Andel and Sell Make History for the G-Men

Garrettsville - Hunter Andel and Keegan Sell made the 2 hour trip to the Schottenstein Center this past weekend chasing a state title that had thus far been elusive for Garfield wrestling. Each came away succeeding in their goals to become the first-ever state champions for James A Garfield. Andel, a senior coming in as the District champ out of...

JAG Quiz Masters Capture State Title

Garrettsville - The James A. Garfield High School Quiz Masters Quiz Bowl team was crowned NAQT Small School State Champions this past Saturday. They faced Miami Valley School, a private school near Dayton, in the championship match. The Quiz Masters found themselves in a deficit of 180 at halftime, equivalent to four cycles of tossups and bonuses. They were...

Crestwood School Board News

Mantua - In early February, Crestwood High School classroom aide Heidi Duke was nominated for the 2022-23 National LifeChanger of the Year award. Duke was nominated by Superintendent Dr. David Toth for being instrumental in leading the credit recovery program at Crestwood High School. In this capacity, Duke works with students who are at the most risk of not...

Agape Christian Academy Hosting Open House

Agape Christian Academy is hosting an Open House on Thursday evening March 16 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at both of its campuses. Parents and children are invited to attend and meet our teachers and staff, see our classrooms and gain insight as you consider the many benefits of a Christian education for your children. Learn more about our small...

Explore the Regional Campus System at Blue & Gold Night, March 21

Kent State University invites prospective students and families throughout Northeast Ohio to explore its Regional Campus System at a unique, simultaneous open house event. The inaugural Blue & Gold Night begins at 5:30 p.m. on March 21 at any Kent State campus near you. During the event, each of Kent State University’s seven Regional Campuses, including Kent State Trumbull, will...

Lady G-Men Win District Title

What an atmosphere. A huge gymnasium, multiple reporters and news outlets covering the game as well as multiple live streams. It was the perfect setting for The James A. Garfield High School varsity girls basketball team, as they won their third consecutive district title on Saturday, February 25th. They defeated Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) foe Liberty, 43-37. It...

JAG Students Show Appreciation

Garrettsville - While the James A. Garfield School District has many unsung heroes who help make each school day run smoothly, the fourth graders in Mrs. Westover’s class decided to make it their mission to show their gratitude to twelve such people last Wednesday, February 22nd on Bus Driver Appreciation Day. Elementary students signed cards in the library for each...

Crestwood Intermediate School Supports Good Nutrition

Mantua - Research has shown that a healthy diet supports normal growth and development and reduces the risk of chronic diseases. But not everyone understands what constitutes good nutrition. When the Portage County Community Health Assessment identified food insecurity and good nutrition as crucial needs within the community, the idea to hold Nutrition Night at Crestwood Intermediate School (CIS)...

Quiz Masters Continue Success

Garrettsville - This past Tuesday, the James A. Garfield High School Quiz Masters Quiz Bowl team completed their second straight undefeated season in the Portage League first division. They had to go through Hudson, Cloverleaf, Aurora, Western Reserve Academy, and Brunswick two times each to finish 10-0 in the regular season. Tuesday marked the final two matches and awards...

Crestwood School Board News

Mantua - At the first Board meeting of 2023, the Board elected Karen Schulz School Board President and Kristen Cavanaugh as Board Vice President for 2023. During the meeting, the board adopted the budget for Fiscal Year 2023 and established the dates for regular meetings. (Visit https://go.boarddocs.com/oh/cwlsdoh/Board.nsf/Public to see the complete list of meeting dates.) In their regular board meeting...

Crestwood School Board News

Mantua - Superintendent Dr. David Toth recognized Angela Adkins, the District’s 7-12 Band Director, along with the entire Scarlet Guard Marching Band for their performance at the State Marching Band Competition. The Scarlet Guard earned the highest rating – Superior – at this annual competition. In other news, Dr. Toth shared details on the virtual Town Hall meeting held...

Winter Sports Rolling Along in Garrettsville

Garrettsville - With the dawn of January comes the thick of the high school winter sports season. Everything from bowling to indoor track and field, they all promise to have fierce competition for the Garfield G-Men. For the wrestlers, they will look to win another Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) Gray Tier crown. Junior Keegan Sell is coming off...

JA Garfield Elementary School Honor Roll – 1st Nine Weeks 2022/23

3rd GradeHonor Roll - Baylee Alexander, Connor Crane, Bronson Paluscsak, Lillian West, Peyton Allocco, Olesya Barnosky, Daniel Boutros, Stephen Boxler, Lincoln Coakley, Jameson Blakey, Jerrie Callahan, Lyndsey Dickey, Jasper Game, Ryder Hoover, Zachary Nichols, Kendall Swigonski, Gracie Vincent, Sadie Gill, Charles Merkel, Payton Monroe, Andrew Wohlever, Eliot Mattingly, Max Russo, Karma Hilton, Hadleigh Lassiter, Ronnie Redding, Gracie Wareham, Nicholas...

JA Garfield High School Honor Roll – 1st Nine Weeks 2022/23

12th Grade4.0 & Above - Emma Bass, Marissa Bazil, Kaitlin Belknap, Alex Cooper, Daniel Ensinger, Rachel Evans, Jesse Grace, Ciera Hoy, Haley Ihrig, Dylan Justice, Kelsey Massey, Max May, Dezaray Mcie, Molly Morrissey, Kyle Schaefer, Austin Smith, Jackson Sommer, Nora Trent, Marissa White 3.4 & Above - Carter Bates, Valerie Doumanian, Karissa Eaton, Benjamin Garlich, Thomas Gushura, Blake Horvath, Taylor...

JA Garfield Middle School Honor Roll – 1st Nine Weeks 2022/23

All A’s - Avery Lake, Chelsea Bierer, Emily Fonseca, Charlee Hill, Eva VonBergen, Alexis Adams, Jared Cardinal, Alec Beatty, Lola Lake, Logan Shirkey, Hannah Timmons, Bailey Jaeger, Olivia Kuchenbecker Honor Roll - Aaron Evans, Rebecca Evans, Quinn Roborecki, Madelyn Smerkar, Logan Sell, Nicholas Fleming , Leah Hill, Jordyn Hill, Kailey Eller, Sophia Hare, Giada Genovese, Ryan Stonestreet, Angelique Grace, Elliot...

JAG Drama Club Performs Fall Play

Garrettsville - This past weekend, the James A. Garfield High School Drama Club put on their performances of “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Murder”. This one act play served as the group’s production for the season, and they had been working on it since early September. Three showings were put on over the course of the weekend, and...

State Farm Insurance Agent Partners with Local schools and Operation Gratitude for the Holidays

Garrettsville - Local State Farm Insurance Agent Shannan Jursa, in partnership with State Farm insurance Companies and Operation Blessing, have collected 450 letters and cards from the students of James A Garfield Local Schools and Windham Exempted Village Schools. “I cannot express how much the efforts of the schools means to me personally,” stated Jursa. “I was expecting maybe a...

Giving Thanks from JAG

Garrettsville - This Thanksgiving holiday the James A. Garfield Schools have a great deal to be thankful for. Our schools are successful and our students achieve great things because of the support of so many people. It is for this support and these people that we give thanks. Our communityThe support of our community is the foundation of our success....

Hiram College again named Apple Distinguished School

Hiram College is pleased to announce that it has again been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for 2022–2025 for the leadership and educational excellence it has demonstrated in using technology to enhance teaching and learning. Apple Distinguished Schools are centers of innovation, leadership, and educational excellence. They use Apple technology to inspire creativity, collaboration and critical thinking in learning,...

“Jeep Invasion” Supports Geauga School’s DARE Program

Geauga County (and beyond) Jeepsters did it again, third year in a row! More than 120 Jeeps invaded the Mayfield Drive In (SR 322, Geauga County) parking lot on Sunday, Oct. 9. This event, The Geauga Jeep Invasion, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Burton-Middlefield (BMR) gathered 20 Thousand Dollars for the Geauga County Sheriff Hildenbrand’s DARE program (Drug...

JAG Alumni Committee To Disband

The members of the James A. Garfield Alumni Committee have chosen to disband at this time, but they are hoping new volunteers will continue their work. The committee members unanimously came to the decision at a meeting on Oct. 24 that was also attended by James A. Garfield Local Schools Superintendent Ted Lysiak. The decision was made because of...

Crestwood Schools Host Town Hall Meeting

Mantua - At a Town Hall-style meeting held on October 17th, Superintendent Dr. David Toth updated the community on the financial outlook for the Crestwood School District. Toth began by sharing that the Crestwood community enjoys one of the lowest tax rates in Portage County. He noted that Crestwood is second only to Southeast, who benefits from Federal dollars,...

Crestwood School Board News

Mantua - At the October meeting, Superintendent David Toth provided Board members with a substantial update on the District’s Strategic Plan. The plan includes eight key areas, which include: communications, culture, infrastructure, technology, finances, HR and business opportunities, programming, and Board relations. Among the details shared, Dr. Toth highlighted several new ways the district communicates both internally and externally...

Mantua Rotary Fall Recap

Mantua - Around the world, 1.4 million individuals in over 46,000 Rotary Clubs band together as a force of good in their local communities. They work on projects ranging from promoting literacy, to clean water and health in nations across the globe. Locally, the Rotary Club of Mantua has an on-going service initiative to help support Crestwood Schools. While they...

JAG Wall of Honor Seeking Veterans

As Veterans Day is approaching, we would like to extend this annual invitation to all local Veterans that attended JAG, or any of the township schools. If you, or someone you know is a veteran and would like their picture added to our ‘Wall of Honor’, please contact a Chris Forgacs at the High School. (Cforgacs@jagschools.org) 330-527-4341. Our wall has...

Crestwood Scarlet Guard Performs in Toledo

Mantua - The Crestwood Scarlet Guard Marching Band traveled to the University of Toledo, to perform in the Bands of America Northwest Ohio Regional Championships. The band will compete with some of the finest bands from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York and West Virginia. Bands of America (BOA) marching band championships are the premier events for marching band...

Rado Named National Merit Semifinalist

Garrettsville - Congratulations to James A Garfiled senior Jack Rado for being named a National Merit Semifinalist! This is a distinct honor that places Jack in the top one percent of high school seniors nationwide. The National Merit Scholarship Program recognizes students who demonstrate exceptional academic ability based on their performance on the PSAT taken during the junior year. Jack...

Strike Up The Band!

Ever been to a band show? You ought to try getting to at least one. They are something else. If you are not into band music, you might be just impressed by the spectacle of the thing–the organization, the planning, the volunteers, the choreography, the themes,… the concession stands.--they have everything for sale, commemorative programs, T-shirts, you name it. JAG...

Fall Sports in Full Swing

Garrettsville - The fall season proves to be a busy time for everyone in Garrettsville, especially fall sport athletes and band members. The G-Men Football team is off to yet another hot start this year. They got their first conference victory over LaBrae last Friday, led by a suffocating defense. They will be competing for another conference championship this...

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