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JA Community to Send Food to Local Families

The Jackson Academy community came together in a big way to support local families during the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. About 200 students campuswide supported this effort by providing food and funds to fill 582 large grocery bags. Over $900 was collected. The bags will be distributed to area families whose children eat two meals […]

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JA Raiders’ Championship T-Shirts

The JA Raiders’ Championship T-shirts are on sale now. The long sleeve white T-shirts are $7 each with the All In … JA graphic featured on the front of the shirt. Supplies are limited, and orders are taken on a first come, first served basis. All forms are due Tuesday, November 19. To get your Championship T-shirt, click […]

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JA Launches Singapore Math Curriculum

[slideshow_deploy id=’5904′] It’s more than 10,000 miles to Singapore from Dean Sarah Love’s Lower School office. Yet, she, Preschool Dean Tara McDaniel, and teachers in kindergarten through fourth grades are working to implement a new math curriculum to edge Jackson Academy students closer to those from the Asian city-state known as a world leader in […]

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JA Faculty Featured in Jackson Art Movement Show

Jackson Academy Lower School art teacher Kateri Tolo and new Middle School art teacher Jacob Rowan will exhibit their work along with other artists in an an art show opening in the Jackson Academy Performing Arts Center. They are part of the Jackson Art Movement, a group that seeks to inspire people in the city […]

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Senior William Crasto Shares West Nile Virus Story

Senior William Crasto with Librarian Suzie Adcock and students in the Lower School Library Senior William Crasto recently donated a copy of the newly released book Nature’s Deadliest: The Mosquito to the JA Lower School Library. The Mosquito is one of a series of eighteen children’s books produced by Bellwether Media out of Minneapolis, Minn. This series was created to […]

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JA Band at BOA Indy Super Regional

JA Band at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Congratulations to the JA Band for third place honors in Class A at the Bands of America Indy Super Regional this past weekend. They competed with many of the best bands in the country at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The JA Band was the smallest group […]

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Thanksgiving Food Drive

(From left): Coleman Edmanson, Harper Scott, and Dylan Tobias receive their food drive donation bags from Clarke Wilkirson. Jackson Academy is doing something new this year for our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive! There are many children in our area who eat two meals provided by their school every day because they don’t receive enough food […]

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Cross Country Recognition

Cross Country held its awards banquet Wednesday, November 6. Students were recognized for individual awards, and the team was recognized for its NAAA placement (Girls, 1st and Boys, 2nd ) and State AAA Meet (Girls, 2nd and Boys, 4th).

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16 WAPT’s Teacher of the Week

Nominate your favorite teacher today! Raider students, parents, alumni, and friends: Here’s an opportunity to nominate one of the teachers who has made an impact in your life or the life of your child for the Outstanding Teacher award. Each Monday, 16 WAPT will choose a new Face and Body Center Outstanding Teacher of the […]

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Junior High Football Team North AAA Champs

Congratulations to the Junior High Football Team for winning the North AAA Championship and also to the students in seventh through ninth who received awards at the football banquet, Monday, November 4. 8th Grade and 9th Grade Football Team 8th Grade Awards   MVP: Toryn Steed Best Offensive Player: Matthew Dinkins Best Defensive Player: Kameron Palmer Best Lineman: John […]

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