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Each spring, Upper School AP Art students display selected pieces from their portfolios in the Performing Arts Center Gallery, offering the JA community a window into a year’s worth of creative work, growth, and artistic discipline. On display this year are selected pieces created by Crystal Gao, Ellie Morgan, Preston Perkins, and Justina Visgarra.
The Honor Council, made up of students who apply for the privilege of serving in the role, works alongside Faculty Advisor Sandra McKay to administer JA’s Honor Code, the student-led backbone of a system designed to uphold the school’s values both inside and outside the classroom.
Jackson Academy is proud to announce that the Rev. Wes Ingram ‘94, has been named the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award, presented annually to a graduate who exemplifies a life of purpose and significance through professional achievement, community service, and loyalty to JA.
Families gathered at Jackson Academy twice last week to celebrate milestone moments for the Class of 2026 as the school hosted Ole Miss and MSU Scholarship Days. The events honored Jackson Academy seniors earning academic scholarships to the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University.
Ferris wheels, spinning rides, and roller coasters, all built by elementary students. Fourth graders in JA’s Lower School STEM program are immersed in one of their signature projects: a class-sized amusement park, engineered and assembled entirely by students.
K3 students said a bittersweet goodbye this week to very special friends: Bunny, Polly, Nick, Nora, Frankie, Sheffield, and Mr. Pickles. JA’s K3 through Kindergarten students nurtured these friends as caterpillars, marveled as each spun into a chrysalis, and watched patiently for the big transformation.
JA juniors and seniors took prom downtown in 2026, celebrating at the Railroad District with a Mardi Gras-themed night of music, dancing, and great food. Earlier in the evening, the Railroad District welcomed a younger crowd for Prom Jr., where girls in kindergarten through third grade got their own taste of the magic, dressed up and escorted by their dads and father figures for a special date night of their own.
Led by dental students, JA Upper School students toured the Human Gross Anatomy lab at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and observed dissections, giving students their first exposure to human dissection in the health professional schools.
Tuesday morning began with sixth graders boarding two buses to head downtown to the Two Mississippi Museums: the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
Two families, along with representatives of the University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University, and Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office were at Jackson Academy last week for presentations about misuse of controlled substances, such as Fentanyl, recognized in recent years as the leading cause of death for ages 18-45.
