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The Class of 2023 enjoyed a highly-anticipated senior week. Seniors had a theme each day with various treats, creating new memories to share with their classmates. Monday, seniors gathered on the red carpet at the Met Gala in the PAC.
Jackson Academy has awarded this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award to Ashley Edmonson Willson ’87. The award is presented annually to an alumna or alumnus leading a life of purpose and significance through professional achievement, service to the community, or loyalty to JA. Eligible nominees are JA graduates who have been an alumna or alumnus for at least 10 years before being nominated for the Distinguished Alumni Award.
Congratulations to the many Upper School students honored at Senior Awards Night on Monday and at Upper School Awards Day for ninth through eleventh grades Tuesday morning. At both ceremonies, parents and family members in the audience cheered on those students who earned top grades, character and service awards, scholarships, and honors awarded by their peers.
This year’s Alpha and Omega Spring Picnic was loads of fun for everyone. Buddies reminisced about their memories from this school year. Kindergarten buddies have gone to senior graduation
activities, been given rides to school, and so much more.
Last week, an Academic Signing Day took place for the seniors who are attending colleges and universities throughout the United States. Of the 22 students who participated in this signing day, six students also signed athletic scholarships.
This year’s Lower School Field Day was a great success. The event was hosted on Friday, April 14. Kindergarten through fourth grade students met on the football field for activities that challenged their strength, speed, balance, mind, and endurance.
A group of Jackson Academy Raiders assisted friends in need in Rolling Fork last week. JA parent Austin Barbour worked with the city to connect the JA group with the families who had requested assistance. These particular families had reached out and needed work they could not do themselves.
The Archery Team has had an active season this year, recently winning the 6A North State Tournament in Oxford. The win qualifies the JA team to head to the AIMS State Championship on April 20 at the Kirk Fordice Center at the State Fairgrounds in Jackson.
First grade’s Easter Hat Parade is a tradition dating back more than 20 years. It’s always a fun, creative way for students to begin celebrating Easter, said Head of Lower School Sarah Love. This sweet tradition was virtual for the spring of 2020, but students and teachers kept the tradition alive.
On Wednesday, April 5, many friends and family met in the Performing Arts Center to celebrate the retirement of Head of Lower School Sarah Love. Love’s three children traveled to the event to show their support for the dedication their mother demonstrated through her 21 years at Jackson Academy.