Middle School News

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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Empathy, Reaching Out Important Lessons of Heifer International Experiences

JA continued two key experiential learning opportunities this year…both related to Heifer International, but designed differently for each age group. Lower School students raised money to help purchase animals to benefit impoverished families around the world. In Middle School, sixth graders visited Heifer Village in Arkansas for an overnight experience that reenacts what life is […]

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2016-17 Jernberg Scholars Announced

Jackson Academy has selected six students as Jernberg Scholars for the 2016-17 school year. The Jernberg Scholarship program, established by the JA Board of Trustees in 2014, celebrates and awards academic excellence and honors President Emeritus James Peter Jernberg Jr. who led Jackson Academy for 26 years. Students were chosen from among a large group […]

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Third Quarter Honor Rolls

Academy Honor Roll Seventh Grade: Drew Antici, Thomas Arnold, Emmy Brown, Emma Collums, Ava Couey, Coleman Dinkins, Sophie Hays, Zharia Hill, Hallie Gray House, Parker Kirby, Zoe Ladner, Emory Ann Laseter, Isabelle Lee, Isabel Lehman, Miles Taylor Leverette, Jonathan Lucas, Priya Ray, Elena Roberts, Emma Roberts, Lila Robertson, Anna Claire Seago, Gibson Smith, Emery Thigpen, […]

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Researchers Unlock Fascinating Secrets of the Gulf for 93 Students

[slideshow_deploy id=’13383′] It’s hard to say what moment of the seventh grade trip was most captivating. For students, many of whom had only passed through the Mississippi Gulf Coast while traveling, the March 8-9 overnight trip was eye-opening. Thanks to staff from the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Lab and the Institute of […]

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Duke TIP Qualifiers

The Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) identifies seventh graders who have scored at the 95th percentile or above on a grade-level achievement test. These students are invited to participate in the Duke TIP seventh Grade Talent Search and take either the SAT or the ACT. This year, 55 Jackson Academy students qualified for the […]

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First Quarter Honor Rolls

Academy Honor Roll Twelfth Grade Nick Beddingfield, Allie Brown, Madison Carroll, Robert Crisler, Matthew Faulkner, Daisy Ford, Reid Fracchia, Sarah French, Georgia Gibson, Dalton Gibson, Ford Gordon, Robyn Hadden, Sydney Hays, Kyle Kantor, Parker Kennedy, Camryn Kestenbaum, Abbey Lindsay, Rose Maxwell, Tyler McClellan, Hannah McCowan, Glennis McWilliams, Hayley Murphy, Bryn Noble, Mary Ousley Owen, Annalee […]

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President Shadows Middle School Student

[slideshow_deploy id=’12295′] After shadowing a junior student last year, President Cliff Kling again became a student for the day at Jackson Academy, this time shadowing seventh grader Reagan Bosarge. They began the day in show choir practice, continued with five academic classes, break, lunch, and football practice. They ended the day back at show choir […]

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Heifer Village Trip Enlightens Sixth Graders

What do a rooster crowing, bartering, lack of sleep, a mouse, and joy in the midst of hardship have in common? All are part of the Heifer Village experience. In March, sixth graders spent a night in this experiential learning setting designed to increase awareness of how hunger and poverty affect people. Student Priya Ray […]

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Fourth Quarter Honor Rolls

Fourth quarter honor rolls are as follows: Academy Honor Roll Twelfth Grade :William Bell, Hunter Berry, Sarah Allen Bowman, Blake Brennan, Caroline Burford, Elizabeth Burford, Kristen Clower, Caroline Duncan, Maris Hardee, Maggie Hubbard, Hannah Jane LeDuff, Jake Manning, Suzie Raines, Tori Roberts, Thad Scott, Mary Brooks Thigpen, Will Tribble, Will Varner, Ann Elizabeth Walker, Matt […]

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