Four Straight Championships for Lady Raiders!
Congratulations to our Lady Raiders for securing the state MAIS AAAA-1 basketball title for the fourth year in a row.
Encore! Grand Champions Again
Our Upper School show choir, Encore, brought the full force of their talent to the stage last weekend at Madison Central’s Deep South Classic competition.
Basketball Enters Overall Tournament at MC
Congratulations to the Lady Raiders basketball team for earning its fourth consecutive state title!
Patriotic Day Celebrated in Lower School
Attired as generals, Uncle Sam, Lady Liberty, and the stars and stripes, our littlest learners had a wonderful time parading through campus Friday morning!
Jack Milne Teaches History
Head of School Jack Milne stepped back into his role as history teacher last week when he brought to fourth grade classes a 227-year-old deed signed by Thomas McKean, who also signed the Declaration of Independence.
3,500 Books Sorted and Delivered This Week
Jackson Academy student volunteers quickly tackled the task of sorting and boxing hundreds of books donated for the 60th Anniversary Book Drive.
Raiders Sign to Play College Sports
Senior Max Harmon signed to play football at the University of West Alabama, a member of the Gulf South Conference in NCAA Division II. Francie LeDuff indicated her intent to play college sports, signing with Belhaven University for cross country and track.
Fourth Graders Apply for Job
The entire fourth grade is on the hunt for a job, and they’ve all applied to the same place: Kathy’s Candy Corner. In January, with help from Lower School Counselor Kathy Sheffield, the students built their applications for a position that recently opened at the fictional store.
JA Welcomes Wheelcats to the Court
The Upper School gymnasium filled with students from grades three through twelve as the varsity Raiders basketball team warmed up to take on an opponent that has beaten them three years in a row.
Sixth Grade Uses Augmented Reality to Dissect Frogs
Dissection just got a lot cleaner. Instead of pinning a formaldehyde-soaked frog to a dissection pan, students in Cara Pridmore’s sixth grade science classes simply downloaded an application to their iPad.