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Blood Drive for JA Family

Lucy Suggs, the 3-year-old daughter of one of our JA families, was diagnosed last Wednesday with leukemia. She is currently receiving treatment at Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children. Part of her treatment will include receiving blood products, so JA is hosting a school wide blood drive. The blood drive will be held in the […]

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JA’s Raider Network Adds Broadcast Trailer

Jackson Academy, already known for its extensive use of technology in the classroom, has added even more opportunities for students to use technology in its new mobile broadcast trailer. The Jackson Academy Raider Network, formally launched in 2015, broadcasts various athletic and extracurricular activities over the internet.  Within a very short time period, the Raider […]

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Fourth Quarter Honor Rolls

Academy Honor Rolls: Twelfth Grade Makenna Adams, Madison Carroll, Kendall Cockayne, Reid Fracchia, Sarah French, Georgia Gibson, Dalton Gibson, Kathleen Giddens, Robyn Hadden, Sydney Hays, Beaty Hill, Hannah Hudson, Kyle Kantor, Parker Kennedy, Camryn Kestenbaum, Abbey Lindsay, Rose Maxwell, Tyler McClellan, Hannah McCowan, Ben McDowell, Hayley Murphy, Caroline Nall, Avenell Newman, Rebecca Nosef, Mary Ousley […]

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JA Welcomes Todd Taylor as Band Director

Jackson Academy is pleased to announce that Todd L. Taylor will join the faculty as band director beginning June 1. Taylor has nearly 30 years experience developing musicians and leading bands in both Mississippi and Iowa. Taylor comes to JA from Hillcrest Christian where he has served as band director for the last nine years. […]

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Uniform Exchange

The JAA is holding our Uniform Exchange this summer on Saturday, July 23, 3016. This event is an excellent opportunity to recycle uniforms that don’t fit and shop for ones that do! Details are below on shopping, drop off, early bird shopping, vouchers, uniform acceptance guidelines, and more. You do not have to drop off […]

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The Play That Changed Raider Football History

For the class of 1996, there was no greater nemesis than the pioneers of Parklane academy. In the final regular season game of 1994, Parklane inflicted the worse loss the Raiders would suffer during the Shaw regime. A humiliating 45-6 defeat that would send Shaw into a post-game tirade blasting the mettle of his young […]

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Mississippi Math and Science Competition

Jackson Academy placed fourth overall in the Mississippi School for Math & Sciences annual state-wide tournament in Columbus. The teams included Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Trig, and Calculus. Competing on the team were: (from left, back) Chris Mondie, Travis Rogers, Sahil Patel, Alexander Schott, Emma Ward, Livvie Strickland, Nancy Usey, Dolph Maxwell, Lacey Irby, […]

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MS Preps Recognizes Students

Jack Gnam Tenth Grade Golf First Team Gage Morgan Tenth Grade Tennis Second Team Lailaa Bashir Ninth Grade Tennis First Team Caroline Hill Eighth Grade Tennis First Team Emma Roberts Seventh Grade Tennis First Team Emory Lasseter Seventh Grade Tennis Second Team

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