Our Cardinal Club kiddos had the absolute best time today! 🕊️✨ A huge, heartfelt thank you to Ms. May from the Lewiston Public Library for sharing a wonderful story and helping us craft our very own beautiful dream catchers. We are so lucky to have such amazing support from the Montmorency library community! ❤️
JEMS Weekly Announcements
NO SCHOOL
Monday, May 25, 2026
Due to the additional forgiveness on snow days from the State, we are updating our last day of school. The last day of school will be Thursday, June 4th , a half day. Preschool students last day will be Thursday, May 28th, a half day. Please see the attached image for other important dates!
❤️🖤 Welcome to the Cardinal Family, Ashley Wheelock! 🖤❤️
Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools is excited to welcome Ashley Wheelock as the new Principal of Lewiston Elementary beginning with the 2026-2027 school year!
Ms. Wheelock brings a passion for education, leadership experience, and a strong commitment to students, staff, and families.
Please join us in giving Ms. Wheelock a warm Cardinal welcome as she begins this new journey with JLAS!
The Johannesburg 4th graders visited the State Capitol Building. They were able to meet State Representative Ken Borton while on their trip.
🌞 **Good evening!**
Exciting news! Our **Summer STEM Career Exploration Camps and Academies** are open for sign-ups and filling up fast! 🚀
🔹 **High School 6 week Academies:**
- **9 openings left** in:
- Building & Construction Trades Academy
- CNC Machining Academy
🔹 **Available Camps:**
- Heavy Equipment Exploration Camp
- CNC Machining (Levels 1 & 2)
- Welding (Levels 1 & 2)
- CareQuest: Your First Step Toward a Career in Childcare
- Exploring Careers in Healthcare
- Bridge Building
- First Aid & CPR for High School Students
- Next Gen Engineers
- 10 Acre Challenge
These opportunities are perfect for students looking to explore new careers! 🌍
📄 Sign up and find more info here: https://www.copesd.org/programs-services/cte-programs/
Thank you for your support! 😊
Seventh and eighth graders, enjoying their end-of-the-year field trip to Mackinac Island!
Thank you to Leadership Otsego County (Liz, Jimmy, Kimber and AnnMarie) along with Treetops, Awaken FCU, M-32 enterprise, and State Saving Bank for the generous donation to our Literacy and Library enhancement efforts. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!
3...2...1...Blast Off
The Johannesburg Cardinal Club had a blast! With the Otsego County Library. Mrs. Audrey read us two very out of this world space books as well as built rockets with us!
🎉 Happy Retirement, Nancy Odren! 🎉
Thank you for 10 years of dedicated service as Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools’ K-8 Principal. Since 2016, your leadership, compassion, and commitment to students and staff have made a lasting impact on our school community.
Please join us in congratulating Nancy on her well-deserved retirement and wishing her all the best in this exciting next chapter! ❤️🖤
Thank you for 10 years of dedicated service as Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools’ K-8 Principal. Since 2016, your leadership, compassion, and commitment to students and staff have made a lasting impact on our school community.
Please join us in congratulating Nancy on her well-deserved retirement and wishing her all the best in this exciting next chapter! ❤️🖤
Congratulations to Dani Agren and Harlie Fox on qualifying for Track State Finals!
Varsity Softball took 2nd place in the Boyne City Tournament.
7th grade scientists participated in a lab simulation today on the digestive system to end their unit of study. They went through the process from beginning to end; mechanical and chemical digestion, peristalsis, absorption, and ultimately ended with elimination of waste "poop" 💩
Community Fitness Center Reminder 🏋️♀️🏃♂️
We’re proud to offer our Community Fitness Centers as a valuable resource for the Johannesburg and Lewiston communities. As usage continues to grow, we want to remind all users that the posted Fitness Center Guidelines are in place not only to help maintain a clean and welcoming space, but also because operating a community fitness center carries important safety and liability responsibilities for the district.
These expectations are necessary to help reduce risk, ensure participant safety, and allow us to continue offering access to this resource for our community.
These guidelines are in place to protect everyone and to help ensure the fitness center can remain available for community use.
We appreciate your understanding, cooperation, and commitment to helping us maintain a safe, respectful, and accessible environment for all Johannesburg-Lewiston fitness center users.
Please take a moment to review the full guidelines below. ⬇️
Summer hours coming soon!
We’re proud to offer our Community Fitness Centers as a valuable resource for the Johannesburg and Lewiston communities. As usage continues to grow, we want to remind all users that the posted Fitness Center Guidelines are in place not only to help maintain a clean and welcoming space, but also because operating a community fitness center carries important safety and liability responsibilities for the district.
These expectations are necessary to help reduce risk, ensure participant safety, and allow us to continue offering access to this resource for our community.
These guidelines are in place to protect everyone and to help ensure the fitness center can remain available for community use.
We appreciate your understanding, cooperation, and commitment to helping us maintain a safe, respectful, and accessible environment for all Johannesburg-Lewiston fitness center users.
Please take a moment to review the full guidelines below. ⬇️
Summer hours coming soon!
CTE students headed to the Michigan Career Quest at Ellison Place and had the opportunity to explore many careers.
Our Lewiston kindergarteners have spent the school year exploring so many wonderful books together! 📚❤️
To celebrate all the reading we’ve done this year, each student chose their favorite book and created a special video sharing why it was their top pick. From silly stories to heartfelt favorites, it was so fun hearing their thoughts and excitement about reading!
We are so proud of the confidence, creativity, and love for books these students have developed throughout the year. Enjoy watching our little readers shine! Click the link below to watch their book reviews🌟
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pUDMCHpEW0
To celebrate all the reading we’ve done this year, each student chose their favorite book and created a special video sharing why it was their top pick. From silly stories to heartfelt favorites, it was so fun hearing their thoughts and excitement about reading!
We are so proud of the confidence, creativity, and love for books these students have developed throughout the year. Enjoy watching our little readers shine! Click the link below to watch their book reviews🌟
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pUDMCHpEW0
Last night the Lewiston community was treated with a spring concert by the amazing Lewiston students and their dedicated music teacher, Mr. Cassar. Superb performance! Hopefully the weather was listening to your songs and we will get some warmer temperatures soon! Thank you to all who came out to support the students and Mr. Cassar!
A great night as the Johannesburg K-5students performed their spring program. Great job Mrs. Speerstra and students!
Johannesburg Lewiston High School had their Junior/Senior Prom on Saturday, May 8th. Despite the chilly weather, students danced the night away! Prince and Princess: Carson Chalmers and Neela Lawes. King and Queen: Clayton Mayle and Laney Wells. Congratulations to our Prom 2026 Royalty!
