Category: Pleasant Ave. Elementary School

  • Callery, Morreale, and Solar named ABCD Award Recipients

    Congratulations to our first ABCD Award recipients of the 2024-2025 school year, who were recognized at the District’s Board of Education meeting on Thursday, November 14. 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…

  • GJSD swim and walk programs return this winter

    The District’s Community Walking and Swimming Programs will be starting back up after Thanksgiving Break. The programs are open to anyone in the Johnstown community who would like the opportunity to stay active during the winter season. Community Walk information: Program Starts:  Monday, December 2 Program Ends:  Thursday, April 10 Place:  Warren St. Elementary School…

  • Greater Johnstown School District to Celebrate “Farm To School” Week, October 15-18

    The Greater Johnstown School community will celebrate “Farm To School” Week October 15-18, to celebrate new resources that will be available to the District as the recipient of a $99,985 Farm to School Grant through the USDA Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program.  The District learned that they had received the grant this summer as…

  • Nominate a GJSD Staff Member for an ABCD Award! Deadline Sept. 26

    Do you know a GJSD staff member who goes Above and Beyond the Call of Duty? Nominate them for an ABCD Award using the below online:  (form at the bottom of the page) Deadline to receive nominations is September 26. We all know that the Greater Johnstown School District is a very special place. One…

  • Greater Johnstown School District awarded federal ‘Farm to School’ grant

    Thanks to a $99,985 USDA federal grant award from the Patrick Leahy ‘Farm to School’ Grant Program, students in the Greater Johnstown School District will have the opportunity to enjoy even more locally-sourced foods as part of their school day meals this coming school year.  The awarded funds will allow Greater Johnstown School District’s School…

  • GJSD Hosts Community Summer Swim Program July 8 – August 15

    The Greater Johnstown School District will host a swim program this summer giving community members of all ages the opportunity to use the indoor Olympic size pool at the Johnstown High School (1 Sir Bills Circle, Johnstown, NY 12095) with lifeguard supervision. Beginning Monday, July 8, the pool will be open to the public from…

  • GJSD to provide free LEAPS after school academic enrichment program for 180 elementary students in partnership with Mental Health Association in Fulton and Montgomery Counties

    After a very competitive application process, the Greater Johnstown School District has qualified to participate in New York state’s Learning and Enrichment After School Program (LEAPS) through funding granted to the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), who will partner with the non-profit Mental Health Association (MHA) in Fulton and Montgomery Counties to operate…

  • GJSD makes safety upgrades throughout District’s four school buildings

    For administrators and employees of the Greater Johnstown School District, the safety of the school community, and the staff and students within its buildings and grounds, is the top priority each and every day. The District’s safety protocols are continuously analyzed, assessed, and practiced, so that everyone knows exactly what to expect, and exactly what…

  • Naselli selected to attend prestigious HOBY Leadership Conference May 31 – June 2

    Congratulations to GJSD sophomore Ayla Naselli on her acceptance into the HOBY New York East Leadership Conference, which will take place this weekend — Friday, May 31 through Sunday, June 2 — at the University at Albany. The prestigious Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) program was founded in 1958, with the mission to inspire and…

  • Darling, Sweeney and Wager named ABCD Award recipients

    The Greater Johnstown School District recognizes staff members throughout the school year with ABCD Awards — an acronym that stands for going Above and Beyond the Call of Duty. Employees are nominated by school community members, and members of the Board of Education make final selections. The District is pleased to present the next round…