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Last week, JA celebrated the heroes of the United States who have served in the military, both past and present. At the Lower School Patriotic Day on November 9, honored guests from the Armed Forces were invited to stand while the song that represented their branch of service played. Students presented the flags of the Armed Forces during the recognition.
One campus yields significant results for mentorships among grades. Our cross country team serves as role models for JA’s Running Club members. Students ran together at The Brickyard while chatting about running, school, and more.
Congratulations to the following members of the 2023 Jackson Academy Homecoming Court.
Football Buddies is another JA tradition, but this year, teachers and coaches enhanced the program to include more opportunities for buddies to connect. The Raiders visited their first grade buddies in their classrooms for the first time.
The Cheer and Accent campers from this past JA Summer Camp performed at Friday’s football game with the Accents and cheer teams. The young, spirited campers showed off what they had learned during camps this summer. They experienced Friday night under the lights alongside their cheer and Accent role models.
The Jackson Academy Association (JAA) is the parent organization of the school that raises funds to support classroom and extracurricular activities. One of the JAA’s fundraising events, A Blue & White Night, will be held Saturday, August 12, 2023, at the Country Club of Jackson.
The admissions team celebrated and honored Jackson Academy’s Senior Student Ambassadors as they bid them farewell and thanked them for a wonderful time of serving.
Recently, first graders learned a vast amount of knowledge about potential careers. On Friday morning, parents and students gathered in the Performing Arts Center to see how hard these first-grade Raiders had been working.
This year, Jackson Academy’s Lower School raised $10,859.72 and purchased 85 animals ranging from water buffalo to honeybees. This is the Lower School’s sixteenth year to raise money to benefit Heifer International.
This year’s Lower School Field Day was a great success. The event was hosted on Friday, April 14. Kindergarten through fourth grade students met on the football field for activities that challenged their strength, speed, balance, mind, and endurance.