Miles Johnson Named National Merit Semifinalist
Jackson Academy senior and Jernberg scholar Miles Johnson, son of Chip and Cindy Johnson of Madison, has been recognized as a semifinalist in the 2020 National Merit® Scholarship Program.
Chapel Services Give Students Space for Spiritual Growth
Chapels have been considered places of sanctuary for millions of people since the Christian faith inspired their construction. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout the school year, our Performing Arts Center and occasionally our gymnasiums become places of sanctuary from the rush of the school year as students gather to learn more about God. Last week, the Upper, Middle, and Lower Schools all held their first chapel meetings of the year.
Ninth Grade Spends a Day at Choctaw Trails
Ninth grade students spent the first full day of school competing in the August heat by taking on a series of challenges set up at Choctaw Trails in Clinton. The outing is new this year and is Jackson Academy’s most recent addition to the Soar program, which offers experiential learning opportunities.
Students Share APEX Leadership Summit Experience
Elizabeth “Lizzy” Childress and Virginia Parry attended the eleventh annual Apex Leadership Summit at the University of Mississippi this summer.
Fourth Quarter Honor Rolls
ACADEMY HONOR ROLL Twelfth Grade Skylar Alexander, Addison Avdoyan, Eeshaan Bajaj, Ashton Berry, Ashley Brown, Ellie Brent Cartwright, Lucy Clement, Camille Couey, Mary Beth Dyess, Camille Felder, Sarah Fisher, Charlie Gautier, Avery Hederman, Erin Hederman, Ansley Hill, Columbia Holeman, Thomas Iupe, Megan Lacey, Sean Lackey, Anne Marie Lundy, Ashley Manning, Kit McCormack, Preston McWilliams, […]
MC’s Inaugural Honors College Includes Two JA Students
Mississippi College has selected Avery and Erin Hederman as members of the college’s first Honors College class beginning this fall.
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.
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.
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.
Bring Books to Donate This Week
Student volunteers will greet families at morning carpool this week to collect books for the 60th Anniversary Book Drive, which kicked off Monday and runs through Friday.