| Number of Schools Managed |
6 |
4 |
| Number of Students Managed |
4,115 students |
2,265 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$88,864,000 |
$31,819,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$99,810,000 |
$31,869,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$21,595 |
$14,048 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$24,255 |
$14,070 |
| District Graduation Rates |
98% |
97% |
|
- John Jay High School is a ten-year public high school located in Cross River, New York. It is the only high school in the Katonah-Lewisboro School District. The school is named after John Jay, a Founding father of the United States, and first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who lived nearby.
- Sports teams
- Bowling
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John Jay's Varsity bowling team was accepted into county-wide sectionals in the 2008 season. Both Junior Varsity and Varsity teams will hold tryouts for the 2009 season in the early days of November.
- Wrestling
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Over the last seven years, John Jay wrestling became Section 1 dual meet champions and #2 in the section. In the 2007-2008 season John Jay wrestling had a record of 27-1. They also won every tournament except the section 1 tournament where they came in 2nd.
- Soccer
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The boy's soccer team, coached by Peter Neidell, has maintained a record over .500 since 2006 and has made it to the sectional tournament every year since 2001 when Neidell took over as the head coach. In 2006, after landing the 14th seed out of 16 teams, they faced a tough opponent in White Plains, the favorites to win the section, and upset White Plains 2-1. The team then lost to section runner-up, Suffern, 1-0 in the quarterfinals. In 2007, the team turned in a record of 12-3-4. The Indians defeated Roosevelt HS in the first round of the tournament, followed by a repeat victory at White Plains, before being ousted by the Scarsdale team 1-0 in the semifinals. In 2008, the team turned in a 15-3-2 record and the 1st League Championship since 1987. The 5th seeded Indians defeated Lincoln HS in the 1st round of the tournament in an October nor'easter. The Indians' next opponent, Horace Greeley were victorious 1-0 in the Quarterfinals in double overtime.
- Football
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The Indians have recently revived their football team after struggling through the 1990s. Since hiring Coach Jimmy Clark, previously an assistant coach on the multi-champion team from Edgemont, the team has turned around and been in the section finals for the three of the previous five years. Notable memories from the new era of teams include the last minute game winning touchdown for the section semi-final win against New Rochelle in 2002, the victory over Carmel in a huge upset to start the season of 2002, as well as a lopsided victory over Carmel High School in the 2003 season just two years after a 2-8 season. After being seen as the favorite for the sectional title in 2006 and being ranked 6th in the state, the Indians were upset by Carmel 13-7 in OT at Carmel High School and was seen as one of the best games of the year by the Journal News.
- Boys lacrosse
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John Jay High School's lacrosse team is ranked in the top 450 in the country and in the top 100 in the state. In 2006 John Jay was the state runner up.
- Ultimate Frisbee
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While not recognized as a varsity sport at the school, Air Raid is one of the most recently successful sports teams at John Jay. The team was formed in 2007 by students who managed to coach themselves and place 2nd in state championships as a first year team. The team returned in 2008 and managed a 1st place finish, pushing them up to 8th in the nation. In 2009, Air Raid placed second in the NY state Championships. There is also a JV team.
- Mock Trial
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John Jay's Mock Trial team has a long-standing tradition of excellence. Since the early 1990s, the team has never failed to reach the quarter-finals of the Westchester County Mock Trial Tournament. Often, John Jay competed against and defeated many of the best teams in New York State and garnered media coverage.
- Early in the Westchester County Tournament, the team set the record for winning a match by the largest margin of victory in New York State Mock Trial history (John Jay:55, Hackley:11). Also during this year, John Jay faced Blind Brook High School in the Tournament Finals. For its efforts during the tournament, John Jay obtained the "2005 New York State Mock Trial Champion" trophy. This trophy is still on display in the classroom of John Jay Mock Trial Faculty Adviser, Richard Clinchy.
- In 2004, the team coordinated with school faculty and staff to be included in John Jay's annual Homecoming Pep Rally.
- Junior State of America
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In 2005, a chapter of the Junior State of America (JSA) was founded at John Jay High School. John Jay has gone on to become the cornerstone of the organization in the Northeast, in 2007 with the successful election of one student to Lieutenant Governor of the Northeast State, and another to Vice Mayor of the Empire Constitution Region. [1]
- JJTV Club / Studio
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The JJTV Club became a class in 2007. The class is now taught separately, and the studio remains in use by the club and the district. The studio was built during the summer of 2007, and is currently the one of the most technologically advanced rooms in the school, utilizing industry standard editing and camera equipment.
- Notable Courses
- John Jay Architecture
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The architecture class is composed of elite students with a GPA of 98 or better.
- 'Vagina Monologues' censorship controversy
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John Jay briefly made national and international news in March 2007 when three students were facing punishment after reading a poem from the play The Vagina Monologues at an Open Mic Night, an event open to the community. The extract included the word "vagina", and the girls had been asked to edit the word out because of the expected crowd which would include many young children; they had said they would follow this order but then disobeyed (they underlined the word by saying it in unison). The school gave them a one-day suspension - not for what was said, but for their insubordination. The girls decided not to appeal their suspension. They agreed they had been insubordinate, but the incident was widely reported and the original order criticized as an act of censorship. Many students protested the punishment to no avail. However, many students also protested the media's portrayal of the situation, believing that the school had acted correctly and that the girls deserved to be punished for their insubordination, for they had previously agreed not to say the word. The play's author Eve Ensler gave the students her support and was invited by parents for a school visit. The suspension was put on hold while policies were reviewed and eventually rescinded.
- Bomb Scare
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On January 30, 2008, a note was found that suggested a possible attack on the school. Subsequently, the entire student body was evacuated to the Middle School and sent home. The person has been found according to announcements at the school, and in the local newspaper the Lewisboro Ledger. There was another bomb scare approximately a week later that has considered Wednesday, February 13, 2008 "Doomsday" The person responsible for this bomb threat has been found, but the name has not been released to the general public.
- Notable alumni
- Alexander Chaplin (1971-), actor.
- Matthew Del Negro (1972-), actor
- Andy Milonakis (1976-), actor.
- Robert Reich (1945-), former secretary of labor in the Clinton Administration.
- Campbell Scott (1961-), actor and director.
- Stanley Tucci (1960-), actor and director.
["GLUTTONS FOR PUNISHMENT: Actors take over the kitchen to whip up the cinematic souffle `Big Night'", The Dallas Morning News, September 28, 1996. "...the pair - Mr. Tucci is 35, Mr. Scott 34 - have been friends since John Jay High School in Cross River, NY..."][ Stanley Tucci profile, TV.com, accessed April 8, 2007. "He studied at John Jay High School Cross River, New York. "] - {{Reflist>
- External links
- John Jay High School Web site
- John Jay High School Football Web site
- John Jay Wrestling Web Site
- Varsity Lacrosse Team Photos
- John Jay Ultimate Web Site
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