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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, […]
The fifth grade presented a new program this year – Summer Camp! Here’s a few highlights from some of the musical numbers.
The Development Office appreciates all of the family and friends of Jackson Academy that have supported the 2013-14 Annual Fund. Here’s a short video of some of our community expressing their thanks for your gifts.
David Streight, executive director of the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education, visited JA last week to begin a comprehensive consultation to guide and direct the school’s development of a more formal character education program. He met with Ray Higgins and others who are working on the development of the program.
As this school year comes to a close, the JAA is already planning for August and the start of a great 2014-15 school year. An important part of being ready for the start of a new school year is having the required and necessary school supplies on hand and ready for the first day of […]
JA Receives Awards for Tuesday Raider, Video, Website Writing, and Feature Story This spring, JA was acknowledged by two professional organizations for Office of Marketing and Communications projects. The projects were entered into annual competitions of the Southeast District III Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Public Relations Association of Mississippi […]
Superkids Reading Meets Kids Where They Are and Helps Them Reach Their Potential Superkids characters Oswald, Tac, and Doc did not get picked for the Superkids Suns ball team. After being sad and mad, they chose to cheer for their team anyway, and they helped their team win. Besides the lesson about attitude and good […]
Congratulations to the Varsity Girls Tennis Team for winning the North AAA championship with 10 points over Heritage Academy with 8 1/2. Individual winners: 1 Boys doubles Champions – Robert Cragon/ Gage Morgan 1 Girls singles Champion – Meredith Roberts 2 Girls singles Champion – Tori Roberts 2 Girls doubles Champions – Martha Rose Wright/ […]
JA Band members and some special guests — including Upper School Dean Steve McCartney on trombone, President Elect Cliff Kling on sax, and others — have been preparing for the Gyros & Jazz event on May 6. The event is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For $25 per person, each guest will receive a delicious […]
The Jackson Academy Upper School newspaper and staff members were recognized for excellence in the 2014 Mississippi Scholastic Press Association Competition through the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media. Receiving awards were (from left) Price Waltman – honorable mention in entertainment writing, Caroline Duncan – first place in advertising design, Elizabeth […]