Jamesville-dewitt High School - Dewitt, New York/NY

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Jamesville-dewitt High School

6845 Edinger Drive, Dewitt, NY, 13214-0606 -

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Definition of Terms

Jamesville-dewitt High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Onondaga County, NY

Students & Faculty

Total Students

927 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

74 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 242 students

Grade 10 - 257 students

Grade 11 - 231 students

Grade 12 - 197 students

This School

(NY) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:13

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NY) School Average

% American Indian	1%	1%
% Asian	4%	4%
% Hispanic	2%	17%
% Black	8%	19%
% White	85%	58%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NY) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

28%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NY) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Jamesville-dewitt Central School District

This School's Agency

(NY) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	5	4
Number of Students Managed	2,845 students	2,265 students
District Total Revenue	$38,265,000	$31,819,000
District Expenditure	$45,724,000	$31,869,000
District Revenue / Student	$13,450	$14,048
District Expenditure / Student	$16,072	$14,070
District Graduation Rates	95%	97%

Give my regards to Broadway! (Cnylink)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 06:38:44 pm
Syracuse native meets with students in New York City during two-day workshop Jamesville-DeWitt High Schools Show Choir, In Achord, recently completed a
Rautins no longer just another guy (The Observer-Dispatch)
posted on October 18, 2009 at 01:53:45 am
There was a time Andy Rautins was considered just another guy on the Syracuse University basketball team. A guy, some thought, who really wasn’t talented enough to play college basketball at the highest level. A guy, perhaps, who was recruited maybe because he was a star of a state championship team at nearby Jamesville-DeWitt High School or because his father, Leo, was a big deal with the ...
Phish to jam at Syracuse's War Memorial on Nov. 22 (The Post-Standard)
posted on October 10, 2009 at 06:51:41 pm
The Associated Press, 2009 Trey Anastasio of Phish performs at the Bonaroo festival in June at Manchester Tenn. Syracuse, NY -- Popular jam band Phish will perform at the OnCenter’s War Memorial on Nov. 22 -- the Sunday before Thanksgiving -- after kicking off its fall tour in Detroit four nights earlier.
Pacific joins trend by colleges to add sports (The World)
posted on September 14, 2009 at 06:21:45 pm
FOREST GROVE — Money killed Pacific University’s football program and money is bringing it back.
Sports save schools: Colleges are adding sports to boost revenue and increase enrollment (The San Francisco Examiner)
posted on September 13, 2009 at 04:52:07 am
FOREST GROVE, ORE. — Money killed Pacific University's football program and money is bringing it back. Seventeen years ago, the Boxers were losing, McCready Field was falling apart and football was draining the budget at the small liberal arts school west of Portland.

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Jamesville-DeWitt High School (JDHS) is a New York State public education facility located in in the Town of DeWitt, serving high school students (grades 9-12) in the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District. The current principal is Mr. Paul Gasparini, who is bald. The Jamesville-DeWitt basketball team won both the New York State Championship and the New York State Federation Championship in 1990, 2004, 2008 and 2009.
Location
As noted in the Alma Mater, the School rests upon a hilltop off of Edinger Dr.These hills have many fields, used for athletics, as well as snowshoeing and sledding during the winter. The hills behind the school contain some of the most scenic cross-country paths along with a great wall of rock that is ideal for pictures. J-D is commonly on the list of Top 1000 schools in the country, and is one of the best districts in sports and academics in the Central New York area.
Distinctive Information
JDHS is home to a wonderful basketball team, strong overall athletic teams, and an outstanding academic record. It is also known for its yearly musical productions, which include All Shook Up, Titanic, 42nd Street, Beauty and the Beast, West Side Story, and many others. Recently, Mr. JD (a popular beauty pageant at the school) was brought back after a 9 year hiatus, with much success. Along with these accomplishments, JDHS has an outstanding school paper, The Rampage. The Rampage has recently transitioned on to become online-only. It can be found at jdrampage.com.
Notable alumni
Eric Lichtblau;('83)
Michaela Watkins Actress/Comedian; Cast Member of Saturday Night Live and TV New Adventures of Old Christine 2008 among others... attended Genesee Hills, Moses Dewitt and JDMS.
Novall Khan, author ('05)
Musical alumni
Eliot Fisk, classical guitarist
Walt Weiskopf, jazz musician and author
Jon Fishman,('83) Phish drummer
Sports alumni
Notables include former NBA player Danny Schayes (Class of '77), former NFL and Syracuse University Orange players Scott Schwedes (Class of 1983), Robert Drummond (Class of 1985), and LPGA golfer Suzy Whaley (Class of 1984) who in 2003 became the first woman to qualify for a PGA Tour event. Current Syracuse Orange basketball star Andy Rautins, also graduated from Jamesville-DeWitt Class of 2005. Rautins scored over 1,000 points in his basketball career at JD and lead the team to a 29-0 perfect season including the State Championship and Federations. Brandon Triche is also currently attending Syracuse University as a freshman. He is projected to start the upcoming season. During his career at JD Triche led the team to State Championships in 2008 and 2009, and a State Federation Title in 2008.
Alma Mater
The School's Alma Mater is as follows:
High on a Hilltop
Stands our Alma Mater
Strong and Fearlessly
We Will Cherish Thee
For Thy Honor Great and True
Hail to Our Colors Scarlet and White
Long May They Stand for Wisdom and Right
We Will Pledge our Faith to Thee
Our Alma Mater, Our Alma Mater
We Will Cherish Thee

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