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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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Annual budget vote and Board of Education elections set for May 20
On May 20, residents of the Greater Johnstown School District will vote on a proposed $45,156,817 spending plan for the 2025-26 school year. Polls will be open for qualified voters from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the lobby of the Johnstown High School auditorium (JPAC). The proposal represents a 3.84% spending increase ($1,667,842) and…
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UPK Collaboration RFP for 2025-26 School Year
The Greater Johnstown School District, a PK-12 public school district located in Fulton County, New York, is seeking proposals for a Universal Prekindergarten Program Collaborator for the 2025-2026 school year. The Greater Johnstown School District plans to contract with an eligible agency to provide educational programs for resident four-year-old children for five slots. A copy…
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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…
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Nominate a GJSD staff member for an ABCD Award – Deadline April 9
Do you know a GJSD staff member who goes Above and Beyond the Call of Duty? Nominate them for an ABCD Award using this online form. Deadline to receive nominations is April 9. Recipients will be recognized at the District’s May 21 Board of Education meeting. This will be the last round of ABCD Award…
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Four Odyssey Teams Advance to NY State Tournament!
GJSD’s nine Odyssey of the Mind teams made their mark at last weekend’s Region 21 competition at Broadalbin-Perth Central School District, with four teams advancing to the New York state tournament being held at the NY State Fairgrounds in Syracuse on April 5. Of the nine Johnstown teams that competed, two teams made up of…
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Savoie, Harrington and Hayward Named ABCD Award Winners
The ABCD Award is given out by the Board of Education as a way to recognize staff members who go Above and Beyond the Call of Duty each and every day to give back to our school community and make sure our students feel safe, secure, and loved – and above all else, provide them…
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GJSD student-musicians selected for this weekend’s All-County Music Festival
77 student-musicians in grades 5-12 from the Greater Johnstown School District have been selected to showcase their talents at this weekend’s Fulton County Music Educators Association’s All-County Music Festival. The concert will take place at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1 in the Margaret Blowers Auditorium at Broadalbin-Perth Junior-Senior High School. Performances will include High…