JA Senior One of Portico’s “25 Students Who Will Change the World”
Portico Magazine recently named JA senior Thomas Arnold to their “25 Students Who Will Change the World,” featured in their fall issue.
Distance Learners Stay Connected Through Dedicated Teachers
JA has entered its first full semester with distance learning as an option. Faculty members and students reflected this week on how they have adapted to distance learning.
Three JA Ninth Graders Attend Trent Lott Leadership Institute
Each year, the Trent Lott Leadership Institute for Rising Ninth Graders accepts 50 students from the state of Mississippi. In 2020, three of those students were from JA. Blair Wilson, Red Deaton, and Benjamin Watson were nominated in December of 2019 and earned their place in the program through a two-part application process that focused on their leadership backgrounds and aspirations.
Class of 2020 Celebrates Commencement
The Class of 2020 gathered one last time beneath a stunning sunset to celebrate their long-awaited graduation at the Brickyard July 30.
Seniors Drive Campus and Celebrate Online
Last Friday, the class of 2020 enjoyed a drive-through parade of the school’s campus and were honored in a Senior Celebration video commemorating their time at JA.
The Show is Going on, Online
“The show must go on” may be the theatre’s best-known maxim. Jackson Academy Theatre has taken the saying to a new level, adapting their spring plans to fit the times by taking projects and productions online. In Director of Theatre Arts Kerri Sanders’ theatre tech class, the spring syllabus includes learning costume construction using hand-sewing techniques in the classroom. Instead, students are putting those same skills to use as they sew surgical masks at home.
2019-2020 Academic Honor Society Inductions – Science and Spanish
JA Upper School Chair of the Science Department Sarah Shaw and Spanish Honorary Sponsor Leah Busby announce the 2019-20 Upper School inductees into the National Science Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society. Each Thursday look for other JA academic honor society inductions presented by our faculty. Congratulations to these students for their academic accomplishments!
JA Students Recognized as Young Authors
Senior Wisdom Ware and sophomore Natalie Turner gained recentrecognition for their writing. Both students previously received Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for creative writing and have served as editor of JA’s creative writing magazine, Images.
2019-2020 Academic Honor Society Inductions – Math, Latin, and Social Studies
JA Upper School Chair of the Mathematics Department Roxie Hood, Latin teacher and Latin Honorary sponsor Rebecca Fowler, and Chair of the History Department Dee Ball announce the 2019-20 Upper School inductees into Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society, National Junior Classical League for Latin, and Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society. Each Thursday, look for other JA academic honor society inductions presented by our faculty. Congratulations to these students for their academic accomplishments!
2019-2020 Academic Honor Society Inductions – English and French
JA Upper School Chair of the English Department Sandra McKay and Chair of the Foreign Language Department Catherine Arnold announce the 2019-20 Upper School inductees into the National English Honor Society and the National French Honor Society. Each Thursday, look for other JA academic honor society inductions presented by our faculty. Congratulations to these students for their academic accomplishments!