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Congrats to Mary Stewart for supporting Jay SEA ACE program and John Jay Student Council for being recognized at tonight’s Partner of the Year Awards Ceremony.

It takes a small army of Jay SEA students to put on STEAMfest! Thank you to everyone from our dedicated co-chairs to our directors and leads and of course our hard working volunteers who worked the stations, games, and activities. Shoutout to our friends at , , Westwood Terrace ES, and Forester ES for bringing your students out to share their passions and performances with us. Special recognition to our partners at , , and .tech for sponsoring this event. We couldn’t have done it without your support.

It’s not too late to join ISM! Test out your future career, earn a speech credit, and gain hands-on experiences in the field. Come see Ms Jones in room L213 for more information.

It’s almost time for STEAMfest! You and your family are invited to our FREE STEAMfest on Saturday, March 21st from 10am-1pm.

This community event is FREE fun for all ages and includes over 50 STEAM activities led by our very own John Jay Science & Engineering Academy students. Come play, learn, explore and have fun with us!

Mr Jordan took a team of 9th and 10th graders to Design Competition Day at and took 1st place out 55 teams! They wrote python code to guide an autonomous drone, built a platform lift to raise an astronaut, and built a rover to get home. Congrats to Michael Refuge, Mia Laqu, Tomas Mora, and Josiah Cisneros. In each challenge they had the fewest attempts and the second best speed on their rover. Thank you for your leadership and coaching, Mr Jordan! Great things are happening at SEA!

Congressman Castro will be hosting his Annual U.S. Service Academy Day on Saturday, March 7, 2026, from 10AM to 1PM at the John Jay High School Auditorium.



This event is open to prospective students and their families who may be interested in attending or learning more about the U.S. Service Academies. We will have admissions officers from each academy available to speak with, we have invited representatives from all congressional offices who can share information on their nominations process, and we have invited academy alumni to come and coach students preparing for the admissions/nominations process.

Lab days are the best days! Our Biotech 2 students were investigating bioluminescent properties of bacteria. The challenge was to make their E. coli glow and they definitely delivered!

These incredible teens shared their projects at the Alamo Regional Science & Engineering Fair this weekend. We are so proud of all their hard work. Kyle Jackson was awarded the 1st place grand prize and will be headed to ISEF in Phoenix. Shuhei Ogasawara and Juliana DeLosSantos are headed to the Texas Science and Engineering Fair in March. Let’s go, Mustangs!

Thanks to our friends at for hosting our February Lunch and Learn. We loved gaming, coding, and snacking with you! ✏️

We are so incredibly proud of all of our Academic Decathletes. Here are the individual awards. Our Jay/ Jay SEA team placed 3rd overall out of 20 teams and took home gold medals in Super Quiz. Brendan Tompkins earned a silver medal for overall performance in his category, silver in science, and silver in social studies. Bailian Rios earned a silver medal in Economics. Audrey Henrickson earned a silver in Economics and Essay. And Swain Brown earned a bronze medal in Science. 🔥🔥🔥

We are so proud of our team! The Jay: Jay SEA team placed 3rd overall in this weekend’s Region XI meet. We’re so proud of you, Mustangs!