By Contributing Writers Sophia Falasco (‘29) and Maria Fisher (‘27)
The 2025-2026 school year for Jamesville-DeWitt students and staff is off to a promising start, with a new group of students eager to learn and prosper. Along with new faces, there are also new logos being implemented. The logos were developed during the 2024 – 2025 school year in an effort to unify the district as well as give a cleancut look.
The new adult ram logo meant for the middle school and high school, made its debut in a district wide email. With intimidating eyes and a refreshed color switch from the old grey ram with a red outline, to a newer red ram has a sharp and more aggressive look. “It brings an overwhelming sense of fear,” Chorus teacher Eric Toyama said about the adult ram.
Along with the rebranding of the old ram, there is a new addition to the J-D district in the form of a baby ram, designed for the elementary schools. This ram, with a playful demeanor and a sweet smile, was showcased for the district over the summer. “I need to have a teddy bear version of the baby ram,” commented Earth Science teacher John Lembeck. Principal Greg Lawson explained that the baby ram was designed to be looking upward to a bright future, and the expression is eager for the future that awaits them. The designers took the inspiration for the baby ram to contrast with the maturity of the adult ram, which stares you head-on, confidently paving its future.
As of now, the middle school logo is the same as the high school one. Senior Pat Kolceski asks, “Why don’t we have (a separate) one for middle school?” He thinks that the middle schoolers might be upset over not having their own individual logo. Freshman Maya Washington agrees, saying, “There should be a younger version.” However, some students, such as junior Quinn Pfister, think it was unnecessary to change the logos in the first place. “The middle school should stay twinning with the high school.”
While the new logos have resulted in mixed opinions, the effect is the same. There are now two new representations of the Jamesville-DeWitt school district, even if one of them is a little unsettling.
