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When current students experience the next total solar eclipse, they could be graduating, in the workplace, and some could even have their own children attending JA. That’s the rarity of a total solar eclipse. NASA reports that the next total solar eclipse in North America is predicted for the summer of 2044.
Head of School Palmer Kennedy announced last Thursday that Kyle Nichols will be JA’s incoming Head of Upper School. Also announced, an expanded role for Austin Fortenberry as Associate Head of Upper School.
Seventeen Jackson Academy students crossed the Performing Arts Center stage Wednesday to receive the Cum Laude Society pin, indicating superior academic achievement. They joined previous student and faculty Cum Laude inductees of JA’s chapter, one of only four Cum Laude charters granted in Mississippi.
Self-control is one of the characteristics described in the Bible as a Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). Lower School STEM teacher Cliff Powers presented a chapel service on self-control when students departed for spring break.
Senior Gautam Ray is one of 150 students selected from an initial pool of 103,000+ applicants from across the country for a scholarship that honors superior leadership, service, and academics. The Coca-Cola Scholarship can be applied to undergraduate or graduate school.
Color Me Raider is an annual fundraiser for the JA Athletic Booster Club. Registration is now open at jacksonacademy.org/colormeraider for this event! The races will be on Thursday, April 4 with the 5k starting at 5:30 p.m. and the Fun Run starting at 6:30 p.m.
On Wednesday night at Mississippi College, the Raiders defeated MRA for their fifth MAIS Overall Basketball Championship. The Raiders won their last 22 games in a row, finishing the season at 36-1, which is the best record in school history. The team’s lone loss came to 7A Pascagoula in December.
The Mississippi Economic Council M.B. Swayze Foundation announced this month that Jackson Academy seniors Noah Pressler and Gautam Ray are STAR Students for the 2023-24 school year. The foundation selects STAR Students based on academic excellence, factoring in standardized test scores and scholastic averages.
“If Jesus came in a body, how does that change how we see bodies?” asked Licensed Professional Counselor Mary Kathryn Evans before a group of nearly 100 high school girls. The students participated in the weekly Refresh Bible Study for JA Upper School girls, held each week at lunch in the PAC Gallery.
JA won last night’s MAIS Overall Semifinal game over Oak Forest 38-35. JA advances to the MAIS Overall Tournament championship game on Wednesday, February 28, at 7:45 p.m. in a match-up vs. MRA.