First Quarter Honor Rolls 2024-2025
Jackson Academy is pleased to announce the first quarter Honor Roll and Academy Honor Roll for the 2024-2025 academic year.
‘Things That Go’ Week
Hundreds of popular children’s books have been written about “Things That Go” for fascinated young learners. JA teachers brought “Things That Go” out of the books and into real life for JA Preschool students.
Get Tickets Today for ‘Anything Goes’
Get your tickets today for an evening of laughter and toe-tapping entertainment, as JA Performing Arts presents “Anything Goes” next weekend, October 19-21. Shows are at 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday, and 7 p.m. on Monday.
Play Complements Learning at JA
Play break at school might just be the most exciting part of a child’s day. Not only is it a time for imaginations to run wild, friendships to form, and laughter to abound, but it is also a crucial time for social, physical, and cognitive development in growing children.
65th Anniversary Homecoming Offers a Look Forward and Back
A whirlwind of events made homecoming weekend one of the most exciting times on the JA campus as the school acknowledged its 65th anniversary. Throughout the week, students dressed in themes leading up to Friday’s Spirit Day and homecoming festivities.
New Clash of the Classes Unifies
Can you run while carrying a Twinkie on your forehead? Students in ninth through twelfth grades were determined to find out while competing in the Snack Cake Stack ‘Em Relay at JA’s inaugural Clash of the Classes Friday morning. Held in the gym, Clash of the Classes also included Free Throw Knockout, Dodgeball, Blanket Pull Relay, Balloon Pop Relay, Over/Under Relay, Obstacle Course Relay, and Tug of War.
JA Named to AP® School Honor Roll
The College Board notified Jackson Academy October 1 that the school has earned a place on the AP® School Honor Roll for the 2023-2024 school year. The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools that have done outstanding work to welcome more students into AP courses and support them on the path to college success. JA […]
JA Celebrates Being Part of the Community for 65 Years
Jackson Academy’s first headmaster, Loyal Bearss, firmly believed that the key to unlocking a student’s greatest potential was the ability to read—that if a person could read well, they could learn anything. In 1959, this phonics pioneer and 10 forward-thinking families took a chance, founding a school based on teaching reading through phonics when sight-reading was the conventional method. Jackson Academy embraced phonics, and its students soon began reading well beyond all expectations.
JA Named Best Private School Fourth Year Running
Jackson Academy has been named Best Private School four consecutive years in the Clarion-Ledger’s Community’s Choice Awards.
Students Experience Skill of Flexibility
Jackson Academy’s signature outdoor experiential program, SOAR, helps students develop skills known as the 6 C’s of education. These skills include critical thinking, collaboration, communication, creativity, citizenship/culture, and character/connection. Educators believe these skills are integral to preparing students for the dynamic future workplaces they will face.