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Incoming GJSD Superintendent Alicia D. Koster Elevates JHS Principal Scott Hale to Assistant Superintendent
At the District’s May 21st Board of Education meeting, current Assistant Superintendent Ms. Alicia D. Koster was officially appointed as the next Superintendent of Schools for the Greater Johnstown School District, effective August 10. She will succeed Dr. William Crankshaw, who has served as GJSD Superintendent since 2020 and will retire on August 9. Following…
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Johnstown Board of Education selects Koster as next Superintendent of Schools
The Greater Johnstown School District Board of Education has announced its selection for its next superintendent of schools. Ms. Alicia D. Koster, the current assistant superintendent of the Greater Johnstown School District, will officially be appointed during a Board of Education meeting at 6:30 p.m. this evening, Wednesday, May 21 in the Knox auditorium. She…
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GJSD Community Passes School Budget
Kline and Stock re-elected to Board of Education On Tuesday, May 20, the Greater Johnstown School District community approved the district’s $45,156,817 budget proposal for the 2025-26 school year by a vote of 350-151, a margin of 70%. The plan represents a spending increase of 3.84% ($1,667,842) and called for a 2.99% tax levy increase…
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Kline and Stock run as incumbent candidates for GJSD Board of Education
On Tuesday, May 20, the community will vote on the district’s proposed spending plan for the 2025-26 school year. They will also elect two candidates to serve on the board of education for three-year terms beginning July 1, 2025. Board members whose terms are expiring this year include Marjorie Kline and William J. Stock. Mr.…
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JHS Principal Scott Hale names top ten students in Class of 2025
JHS Principal Scott Hale recently announced the “Top 10” students with the highest GPAs for Johnstown’s graduating Class of 2025. Commencement ceremonies will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 27 outside at Knox Field (rain date Saturday, June 28). Congratulations to: Valedictorian: Diya Patel Salutatorian: Julia Moses Remaining “Top 10” in alphabetical order:…
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Johnstown High School’s Odyssey of the Mind team named New York state champions
Team raising funds to compete at World Finals in Michigan May 21-24 Johnstown’s Odyssey of the Mind team, representing JHS, won first place out of 20 other Division 2 teams at the New York state tournament in late April in Syracuse. They will now compete at the World Finals May 21-24 at Michigan State University…
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JHS Honor Roll Third Quarter 2024-25
Congratulations to the following Johnstown High School students who achieved High Honor Roll and Honor Roll status for the third quarter of the 2024-25 school year: High Honor Roll 90+ Eighth Grade High Honor Roll Neo BakerJenna BerjuLandon BettsSkyler BettsAnthony CaputoAustin CasaleWyatt CoxSophia CozzolinoDominic CzelusniakEsmeralda CruzSophia Edel ConyneMadelyn Feehan MeliousNina FergusonDrew HaleLindsey HarveyJuliana HouleMia IorioGarrett…
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Work underway for new pickleball and basketball courts at JHS
Traffic patterns and parking may be disrupted through end of summer Work has started on a new multi-purpose outdoor Instructional area at Johnstown High School that will include three pickleball courts and two refurbished basketball courts. The overhaul is part of the capital improvement project that was approved by voters in November of 2022. Work…
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Johnstown graduate Dr. Brandon Beck inspires the next generation of leaders
Johnstown High School proudly welcomed Dr. Brandon Beck, a Class of 2000 graduate, back to our schools last week for a day filled with inspiration, leadership, and community connection. Now a teacher, author, speaker, and leadership coach based in Westchester County, Dr. Beck has built a career empowering student-athletes and teams across the country, and…
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Calendar Change: School closed May 23
Barring any unforeseen emergency situation that necessitates closing school in the interim, the one (1) remaining snow/emergency day for the 2024-2025 school year will be “given back” on Friday, May 23, 2025 and the District will be closed that day. However, if an additional snow/emergency day is used between now and then, the May 23 “give…