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Senior Annalee Willson received notification last week that she was named a school winner for the 2021 Heisman High School Program. Presented by Acceptance Insurance, the program honors hundreds of the nation’s most accomplished, community-minded high school senior athletes each year.
Caldecott Medal-winning author Philip C. Stead joined K5 and first grade classrooms via Zoom last Thursday! Organized by Preschool librarian Ali Dinkins and in partnership with Lemuria Books, Stead video chatted with Lower School students to help promote the importance of reading and writing, which is crucial to the Jackson Academy curriculum.
The Jackson Academy Ducks Unlimited (DU) Chapter was in full swing last Monday evening as they held their fourth annual chapter banquet at Bridlewood of Madison. Greetings, stories and hunting tales were swapped for nearly an hour as everyone gathered for the start of an evening that kicked off with a viewing of the silent and live auction items up for bid along with the evening’s raffle offerings.
Spirit Week activities fueled a crescendo of excitement throughout campus last week, culminating in a Homecoming to be remembered! Friday morning, the Rowdies greeted families in the carpool line and collected the final donations for the Shower Power Coat Drive dressed as superheroes.
Jackson Academy had a banner day for the Class of 2022 on Monday as four special seniors signed papers that will allow them to continue their academic and athletic careers next year at Jones College and Holmes Community College.
Imagine crawling under risers to gather a lost costume piece while dancers tap above you or having a prop break on stage and determining how to retrieve it before the next scene. These challenges, and more, are the life of a set crew member.
Shower Power originated when one of its founders asked a homeless person she had befriended how long it had been since his last shower. One year was his answer. Within one day, she had conceived of the idea of a mobile shower unit.
Last Friday, the Class of 2034 delightedly welcomed their fathers, grandfathers, uncles, big brothers, and other father figures to campus. Tables set up around the amphitheater waited for the students and their guests, laden with pumpkins ready to be decorated.
Character, learning, and integrity are the bedrock of your student’s future, and at JA, we partner with you inside and outside of the classroom to cultivate good life principles. JA’s SOAR Outdoor Program began as a seventh-grade rafting trip more than 40 years ago.
Academy Honor Roll Twelfth Grade Abigail Addison, Abby Arnett, Anna Claire Bush, Sarah Carnathan, Elizabeth Castle, Gibson Cheney, Joseph Ciaccio, Jalia Coins, Caroline Courtney, Gunner Cress, Kendrick Davis, Rachel Beth Deaton, Wilson Eatherly, Regan Felder, Matthew Frost, Cade Gadman, Tye Gardner, Connor Gee, George Giddens, Sandon Guild, Samuel Hadley, Logan Huff, Anthony Jasinski, Maggie Koury, […]