Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools

See attached letter, it was also sent via email.

Families! Check out these amazing opportunities! https://www.copesd.org/stem-cte-summer-camps-and-academies/ More information shared in a family email.

Tonight is Preschool & Kindergarten Round-Up at each building from 5:00–6:00 PM. We’re so excited to welcome our future Cardinals! See you there!

Environmental Science students participated in a campus clean up to honor Earth Day!

🎉 Work Concessions & Support Your Student! 🍿🎟️ Want to help your student earn credit toward school-related expenses like: ✨ Class Rings 🎵 Sports and Camp Fees 🚌 Field Trips 🎓 Class Activities Here’s your chance! ✅ Volunteer at our Concessions Stand during school events 💰 All earnings go directly into your student's school account and stays with them throughout their school years. 🙌 It's a fun way to get involved and make a difference! No prior experience needed—just a helping hand and a big heart. Spots fill quickly, so sign up today and start earning for your student! 📩 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D4BACA828A6F49-55776411-2025#/ Let’s make memories AND save money.

Due to a driver shortage, transportation adjustments are being made this afternoon. The Giraffe and Bear buses will be about 20 minutes late. The second half of the Frog route will be 20 minutes EARLY. If your drop is early, you will have already received a call from the Transportation Department. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

Here is the JLHS Weekly Newsletter for April 21-27, 2025.

The Advanced Foods students are back in the kitchen🍽️ We finally got to prepare the country recipes from the recipe books they created📚These students knocked it out of the park⚾️

These APRIL STUDENTS OF THE MONTH have done a great job SOARing! They've been focused on their grades and being great members of their communities all year! We're so proud of them! Maddie Boadway, Aurora Siragusa, Dusty Kindvall, Owen Theuma, Amelia Micelli, Peyton Hadd, and Lex Casady!

Celebrating our MARCH STUDENTS OF THE MONTH! Terry Woosley, Ryley Wagner, Alyssa Valentine, Gwynnie Techel, Connor Zochowski, Nat Lindbert, and Cora Sewell!

JLHS Weekly Newsletter

Cleaning up the community! Great job athletes!

Out cleaning up the community! Great job girls!

JLAS Preschool & Kindergarten Round-Up 2025-2026! Is your child ready to start preschool or kindergarten this fall? Come join us for our Preschool & Kindergarten Round-Up and meet the amazing JLAS staff, explore the classrooms, and get all the info you need to start the school journey off right! See attached flyer for more details about this event!

Are you organized, friendly, and ready to make an impact? Do you want to be part of an amazing school community? JLAS is looking for a dedicated K-8 Secretary to help keep our school running smoothly and support our students, staff, and families. ❤️🤍🖤 Apply now at applications@jlas.org

We were very fortunate to host Shari Culver, COO of Great Lakes Energy, Tony from Michels, and others from their groups to share with staff all that's is happening as they rebuild our power grid. It has only been with their support, planning, and approval that we were able to welcome our staff and students back to school! PIE&G has also been supportive and has reached out to get our bus routes so we can be back to full transportation ASAP. There are so many to thank, but also critical to our re-opening is Mark Corbiser, IT Director, and our undamaged MERIT fiber line, as we have full communications and internet in our district. With our planning and preparations with these teams, patience , and grace, we expect a safe and supportive return to school.

Hello families! We had a great day welcoming staff back to the school and are looking forward to seeing students tomorrow. We know that there are roadblocks for some of you and we will do everything we can to help with those. Busing Most of our buses will be running according to their regular schedule. Drivers communicated changes due to power line issues today- if you did not get a call from your driver, plan for normal pick up and drop off. Please be patient. Travel takes longer in order to keep lineman safe. We will return to completely normal as soon as we can. Parking In Johannesburg, Great Lakes is working out of our high school parking lot. It is critically important that we have strict plans for parking. All staff except high school teachers will park in the K-8 parking lot. High school students, teachers, and administrative staff will park in the parking lot by the field house. This means parking for parents will be significantly limited. Parents that need to come to the building during the day for the clinic or any office, should park in the drop off loop at the K8 and enter the building there. Drop Off All parents dropping off K-8 students will use drop off at the K-8 entry. It is important to use every inch of the drop off loop and pull all the way forward. We have a safe sidewalk all the way to the entry and will have adults outside to assist. Parents dropping off High School students need to use the loop back by the field house. It will be CRITICAL to not have parents parking in parking spaces as we will need every space for our students and staff. Pick Up Same location as drop offs, regular times. Please do not pull into any parking spaces and pull all the way forward to ensure we keep traffic flowing. Do not block the bus entry/exit. Preschool parents. Times for drop off and pick up times are adjusted as follows: 8:25am for drop off 3:25pm pick up The location has been changed to the bus loop. You enter the bus loop from the back parking lot. Parents will not be allowed in the loop until ALL BUSES have exited. Do not arrive early for these times as we have student drop off and pick up for our buses just before preschool. Student Preparations 6th -12th grade students must report to school with their chromebooks AND chargers. 9th-12th grade students will have a Friday schedule both Thursday and Friday this week. High School students who would like to access the showers in the locker room may do so beginning at 7am and until 8:05am. If a student cannot get here early for a shower, but would like one, just stop in the office. We have some supplies and supervision. You will enter by the field house and go directly to the locker room. Middle School students who need to shower just need to ask the office in the morning. Times will be set up for students to access showers. For Elementary students who need showers, parents should contact the office or school success workers for help with showers. Breakfast and lunch will be served as normal and changes to the menu are being made based upon supply. After school support for students in grades 6-12 will take place daily after school until 5:30pm. The activity bus will be running as normal. Other News The Fitness Center in Johannesburg and walking track will be closed at this time. Once we can adjust parking, we will look at re-opening. The Fitness Center in Lewiston will reopen Monday with their regular hours.

Free food distribution at 6 pm tonight, 4/8 at Giving Tree Food Pantry.

Good evening Cardinal families, Due to our current situation, we are moving back the student return date to Thursday, April 10. Our staff are reporting Wednesday, April 9 and will be making family contacts to assess the needs of our families. Please answer their calls so we can be best prepared for all of our students. A transportation plan will be forthcoming, we know our buses will not be able to access all locations so alternate plans will need to take place. We are hopeful our drivers can establish some batch pick up points to make it as easy as possible on families. We recognize that returning on Thursday may not be possible for everyone, we ask that parents excuse their children from school if it is not possible for them to attend. We highly encourage attendance as we will be assessing needs, providing meals, and trying to establish some normal during this disastrous time. The parking lot at the high school will continue to be used as a staging area as it is desperately needed by the crews working so hard to get power restored to our communities. Drop off and pick up will be changed and communicated later in the day on Wednesday. Michigan Works has financial support available for those with lost wages due to inability to work during the recovery from the ice storm. You can reach out to Michigan works for more information. And as we have communicated in the past, for any needs, you have due to the storm recovery, call 211. They are most efficiently able to address and connect you with resources for these needs. We know the ice storm crisis has brought unexpected challenges and disruptions to your daily lives, and our hearts are with each of you as you navigate this difficult time. Please know that your strength, resilience, and care for your children do not go unnoticed. As we begin the journey back to school, we want you to feel supported every step of the way. Our priority is the safety and well-being of your children, and we are here to work together to restore a sense of stability and routine. Together, we will rebuild, reconnect, and rise—stronger than ever. Hang in there Cardinals! See you soon!

I had an amazing opportunity today, thanks to Tyler Smith at Talley's, to speak with the Governor regarding what our districts and the surrounding districts need from the State at this time. Thank you to Governor Whitmer and her team for showing up in Lewiston to see what a small community can do, listening and learning about what needs we have.