Lifetouch is coming on Tuesday (9/16) morning to finish up taking pictures for anyone who we were not able to get to or who were absent.  This is not for retakes, they are scheduled for Oct. 9th.

Attached is the flyer that has the code to order pictures that will be taken on Tuesday.

Parents/Guardians of Middle Schoolers that participate in High School Sports:

Please contact our Attendance Office any time your child will be leaving the building early to attend a sporting event. Below is the link to our Attendance Information here at John Adams Middle School.

https://johnadams.rochesterschools.org/o/ja/page/attendance-and-hours

We understand this may seem unnecessary.  

There are a couple of reasons we like to hear from the parents/guardians in addition to receiving the information from the Athletic Directors.

1.      The most important reason is for safety. When the parent/guardian reports the absence, this notifies us that they’re aware of the event and that their child will in fact be attending the event.

2.      The second reason is for confirmation of attendance. There are games/meets/matches that are for specific athletes. We do not always know which athletes will be attending. 

We appreciate your cooperation and understanding during the school year!

Society for Science and Thermo Fisher Scientific are proud to announce the Top 300 competitors in the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC) — the nation’s premier STEM competition for middle school students. The Thermo Fisher JIC seeks to inspire young scientists, engineers and innovators to solve the world’s most intractable challenges. The students, selected from 1,890 entrants, live in 34 states and Puerto Rico.

30 finalists are chosen from this select pool to compete for more than $100,000 in awards and prizes. Finalists will be announced September 17.

Minnesota

Rochester Regional STEM Fair (USMN07)

Sood, Sia (#), Grade: 8th
School: John Adams Middle School
Project Title: Stress Among Middle Schoolers: Does Quality Time With Friends and Family Matter?

Minnesota Academy of Science State Science & Engineering Fair (USMN50)

Sriram, Aditi, Grade: 8th
School: John Adams Middle School
Project Title: ArtiFix-CNN: A Novel Convolutional Neural Network To Improve Accuracy of Photoplethysmography Heart Rate

Student pick-up and drop-off are two very busy times of day at John Adams! In order to keep all families safe (and to limit frustration), please follow these procedures from 8:00-8:45 and 2:30-until all buses are gone.

Doors open at 8:20 a.m. Students will wait outside until 8:20 a.m.

• Door 1 – Grade 6

• Door 2 – Grade 7

• Door 9 – Grade 8

Students then enter the building and go to their classrooms. The main circle/turn around near the main entrance is reserved for buses ONLY before/after school.

If you drive your child to John Adams, refer to the diagram (above) to understand expected traffic patterns. Cars entering/dropping off students should enter the parking lot on the east side of the building in the entrance only and let students out at the curb side of the parking lot next to the building. At the end of day, buses will utilize the curb area on 31st Street all the way to the stop sign on 18th Ave. Handicap parking is available in the front of the John Adams parking lot.

After school, please be aware that other cars are arriving and leaving behind you. Good drop off and pick up areas are marked with a star on the map.

CAUTION. We work diligently to get all students to use the crosswalk. Unfortunately this does not always happen. Be alert to students who may be crossing outside of crosswalks!