Megan Lacey and Peyton Norwood signed to play college sports on Thursday, April 11. Megan will compete as a part of Bates College’s track and field team, where she will double-major in biology and politics. Peyton will play golf for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College studying on a pre-law track. Peyton and Megan were JA’s eighth and ninth students to sign for college athletics this year. Congratulations, Peyton and Megan!
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Jackson Academy students and faculty competed in the Mississippi Theatre Association State Festival January 16-19 in Meridian. They returned with numerous individual and group awards in multiple categories for both student and adult participants, including a perfect score in Musical Duet. The group’s earlier performance at the December Mississippi Theatre Association’s DramaFest earned the opportunity to advance to this statewide festival.
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