Middle School News

Quarter One Honor Rolls

Upper School Academy Honor Roll Ninth Grade Avery Anderson, Janise Bennett, Blaine Bowman, Hadley Brennan, Sam Ciaccio, Kellan Clower, Hannah Collums, Sara Thomas Easley, Lacey Irby, Will Laird, Braden Lewis, Emma Lucas, Dolph Maxwell, Meredith McClellan, Elizabeth McCubbins, James McLemore, Gracie Meck, Kennedy Neal, Jeffery Richburg, Olivia Stringer, Lillie Walker, Emma Ward, Anna Claire Williams […]

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Character Education on the Mississippi River

[slideshow_deploy id=’8901′] The first fifth grade overnight trip on the Mississippi River was an exciting, character-shaping adventure for 21 fifth graders and seven chaperones. Perfect weather contributed to a wonderul outing that helped students escape their comfort zones and build confidence in unfamiliar surroundings. Participants canoed, swam, explored sandbars and gravelbars, took nature hikes, and […]

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Quarter Four Honor Roll

Seventh Grade Honors: Ashlyn Adair, Shields Armstrong, Addison Avdoyan, Ashley Brown, Samantha Brown, Rebecca McRee Costas, Daniel Courtney, Jack Crisler, Sarah Fisher, Owen Fracchia, Jarvon Gaines, Charlie Gautier, Ansley Hill, Celeste Knighton, Francie LeDuff, Nayan Malhotra, Ashley Manning, McKinna Powell, Emory Rhodes, Walker Rippee, Mary Lindley Tharp, Will Thomas Academy Honors: Skylar Alexander, Eeshaan Bajaj, […]

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Quarter Three Honor Roll

Academy Honor Rolls Seventh Grade Skylar Alexander, Ashton Berry, Elliott Butler, Jasmyne Cleaver, Lucy Clement, Camille Couey, Mary Beth Dyess, Camille Felder, Avery Hederman, Erin Hederman, Ramey Hogue, Katherine Kelly, Megan Lacey, Sean Lackey, Lexi Lomax, Anne Marie Lundy, Ashley Manning, Kit McCormack, Preston McWilliams, Brandon Miller, Gabrielle Morris, Reese Overstreet, Charlotte Palmer, Will Spence, […]

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Gifted Explorations…Saturday’s Session Explores Flight

The last Simulation Saturday planned for the 2014-15 school year at Jackson Academy is April 11. Students with gifted aptitudes from JA and other schools have the opportunity to delve into the world of creation and explore new ways of thinking, maximizing the application of knowledge. Place: Jackson Academy Cafeteria Time: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Cost: $75 per Saturday […]

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Fiesta Day

[slideshow_deploy id=’6801′] Sixth grade students enjoyed a Mexican Fiesta Day where they experienced a taste of Mexican culture. The students made colorful paper flowers, ate chips and salsa, and did the Mexican hat dance.  This was a fun way to reinforce some of the things they are studying in Social Studies.

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Quarter Two Honor Roll

Honor Roll Seventh Grade  Ashlyn Adair, Addison Avdoyan, Eeshaan Bajaj, Samantha Brown, Ellie Brent, Cartwright, Rebecca McRee Costas, Daniel Courtney, Peyton DePriest, Camille Felder, Sarah Fisher, Owen Fracchia, Jarvon Gaines, Charlie Gautier, Jack Gideon, Ansley Hill, Ramey Hogue, Celeste Knighton, Francie LeDuff, Nayan Malhotra, Ashley Manning, Latham Nance, Reese Overstreet, John Porch, Emory Rhodes, Walker […]

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Inuit Soap Carvings

[slideshow_deploy id=’6629′] JA sixth graders are studying Canada and recently finished a section on Inuit Indians.   These Native Canadians survived their harsh environment by hunting seal, whales, and walruses.  This part of their culture is captured in sculptures they carve of these animals from soapstone.  Our students tried their hands at carving the animals using […]

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National Geographic Society Bee Competition

(Back, from left):  Mary Gray White, Will Whitfield, Gabrielle Morris, James McLemore, Reese Anderson   (Front): Ethan Hill, Ty Usey, Regan Felder, Jon Burns, Garner Cheney Ty Usey, a JA fifth grader, won the school level National Geographic Society Geography Bee on January 10 at the PAC. Runners up were sixth grader Reese Anderson, first […]

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