Duke TIP Qualifiers

November 4th, 2015

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The Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) identifies seventh graders who have scored at the 95th percentile or above on a grade-level achievement test. These students are invited to participate in the Duke TIP seventh Grade Talent Search and take either the SAT or the ACT.

This year, 55 Jackson Academy students qualified for the program including Ty Usey, Parker Bracken, Ridgely McIntyre, Drew Antici, Jesse Montgomery, Phoebe Guinn, Avery Hendrick, Jonathan Lucas, John Henson, Simms Baker, Demi Williamson, Gracie Coe, Lachlan McLendon, Wes Thomas, Nikki Lawrence, Isabelle Lee, Zharia Hill, Kaylee Ashford, Zoe Ladner, Rosemary Caldwell, Thomas Arnold, Will Edwards, Jack Varner, Parker Kirby, James Smith, Elizabeth Pedigo, Jude Reeves, Emery Thigpen, Samia Wilson, Katie Youngblood, Graham Laseter, McNeill Dinkins, Michael Hogue, Locke Danley, Parker Ryan, Coleman Dinkins, William Meck, Ben Sigler, Sophie Hays, Caroline Graven, Anna Claire Seago, Ava Couey, Lila Robertson, Madeleine Pettus, Isabel Lehman, Miles Taylor Leverette, Emory Laseter, Meagan Gautier, Emma Collums, Lily Rhoden, Priya Ray, Natalie DeRusso, Andrew Holmes, Rett Stanley, and Alex Summerford.

First Quarter Honor Rolls

October 28th, 2015

Academy Honor Roll

Twelfth Grade
Nick Beddingfield, Allie Brown, Madison Carroll, Robert Crisler, Matthew Faulkner, Daisy Ford, Reid Fracchia, Sarah French, Georgia Gibson, Dalton Gibson, Ford Gordon, Robyn Hadden, Sydney Hays, Kyle Kantor, Parker Kennedy, Camryn Kestenbaum, Abbey Lindsay, Rose Maxwell, Tyler McClellan, Hannah McCowan, Glennis McWilliams, Hayley Murphy, Bryn Noble, Mary Ousley Owen, Annalee Purdie, Amanda Ray, Sam Rhodes, Alexis Ridgeway, Davis Rippee, Abigail Tyner, Jack Virden, Lucy Waller, Clarke Wilkirson, Ford Williams

Eleventh Grade
Anna Douglas Almand, Alexandra Barlow, Hope Berry, Lizzie Bowman, Mary Kathryn Brogan, Grace Cartwright, Conley Chinn, Chelsea Francois, Callie Hall, Grace Herfurth, Mary Hunter Johnston, Claire McClure, Chloe Owens, Sahil Patel, Michael Payne, Travis Rogers, Olivia Rule, Alexander Schott, Elizabeth Scott, Malon Stratton, Livvie Strickland, Nancy Usey, Dray Willson, Kayla Young

Tenth Grade
Avery Anderson, Blaine Bowman, Hadley Brennan, Sam Ciaccio, Hannah Collums, Lacey Irby, Will Laird, Braden Lewis, Dolph Maxwell, Allie Perkins, Jeffery Richburg, Emma Ward, Anna Claire Williams

Ninth Grade
Ashlyn Adair,  Skylar Alexander,  Addison Avdoyan,  Eeshaan Bajaj,  Ashton Berry,  Elliott Butler,  Lucy Clement,  Camille Couey,  Mary Beth Dyess,  Camille Felder,  Charlie Gautier,  Avery Hederman,  Erin Hederman,  Columbia Holeman,  Megan Lacey,  Francie LeDuff,  Lexi Lomax,  Anne Marie Lundy,  Kit McCormack,  Preston McWilliams,  Brandon Miller,  Gabrielle Morris,  Burkette Moulder,  Reese Overstreet,  Kaylan Sanders,  Will Spence,  Webb Strickland,  Mary Lindley Tharp,  Logan Thomas,  Pier Thompson,  Mary Parker Williams,

Eighth Grade
Reese Anderson, Steven Chustz, Carter Elliott, Courtney Francois, Logan Hatten, Russell Hawkins, Caroline Hill, Henry Lee, Sydney Morris, Virginia Parry, Anna Katherine Ray, Anna Roberson, Kayla Shepherd, Lily Grace Thigpen, Nelson Thomas, Jane Anna Vickery, Mary Gray White

Seventh Grade
Drew Antici, Thomas Arnold, Kaylee Ashford, Gracie Coe, Emma Collums, Ava Couey, Coleman Dinkins, Zharia Hill, Parker Kirby, Zoe Ladner, Emory Ann Laseter, Isabelle Lee, Isabel Lehman, Miles Taylor Leverette, Jonathan Lucas, Priya Ray, Elena Roberts, Emma Roberts, Lila Robertson, Gibson Smith, Emery Thigpen, Wes Thomas, Ty Usey

Honor Roll

Twelfth Grade
Makenna Adams, Mary Chosen Caples, Kendall Cockayne, David Crystal, Aaron Dallaire, Candice Fielder, Kathleen Giddens, Beaty Hill, Hannah Hudson, Laurin Lacoste, Mallory McCubbins, Mike Morgan, Caroline Nall, Avenell Newman, Rebecca Nosef, Chase Oswalt, Carter Richardson, Hays Rogers, Ashley Sanders, Davis Simmons, Amanda Skipper, Avery Smith, Brady Stringer, Blaine Tierney, Cory Tirman, Delaney Wallace , Corbin Walter, Hannah Wootton, William Youngblood

Eleventh Grade
Parker Alexander, Mary Kate Brown, Kathryn Butler, Emily Earle, Natalie Ford, Abigail Giddens, Jackson Golden, Alexander Kellett, Abbie Knighton, Milla McCormack, William Mitchell, Kassidy Neal, Grace Parry, Austin Ramey, Phillip Talley, Mitchell Tyner, Win Varner

Tenth Grade
Sara Brooks Adams, Janise Bennett, De’ja Bradford, Caroline Childress, Kennedy Collins, Sophie Creath, Frances Anne Fortner, Jack Gnam, Cailynn Gregory, Katherine Hudson, Katie Johnson, Emma Lucas, Meredith McClellan, Elizabeth McCubbins, James McLemore, Gracie Meck, Blake Mills, Mary Mitchell, Kennedy Neal, Liv Noble, Lindsey Nosef, Walker Pedigo, Baley Reed, Maggie Smith, Olivia Stringer, Drake Warman, Brehan Whitehead

Ninth Grade
Lailaa Bashir, Cianna Brewer, Samantha Brown, Johnny Carpenter, Ellie Brent Cartwright, Jack Crisler, Peyton DePriest, Sarah Fisher, Owen Fracchia, Ariel Hayes, Ansley Hill, Ramey Hogue, Thomas Iupe, Katherine Kelly, Celeste Knighton, Sean Lackey, Kaylee Lewis, Nayan Malhotra, Ashley Manning, Caroline McIntyre, Latham Nance, Charlotte Palmer, Tyler Pitts, Tafarri Pleas, McKinna Powell, Carneilus Powers, Emory Rhodes, Walker Rippee, Will Thomas, Will Whitfield, Charles Williams, Venice Williams

Eighth Grade
Blakely Amis, Walker Barnes, Nicholas Brown, Emily Burks, Brent Butler, Elizabeth Childress, Kellum Clark, Gracie Eubank, Hannah Hardee, Zipporah Hawkins, Ashlie Henderson, Trey Herrington, Ana Kelly Hontzas, Alayla Jackson, William Janous, Bennett Johnston, Case Kempthorne, Christian Luckett, P.J. Martin, Harris McLemore, Chris Mondie, Kennedy Nations, Douglas Noble, Nora Pickering, Ellie Rogers, Will Travelstead, Reed White, Camden Yates

Seventh Grade
Simms Baker, Parker Bracken, Hudson Bridges, Emmy Brown, Nicholas Bryan, Mackenzie Coburn, Julianna Copeland, Ava Crawford, Jenna Daly, McNeill Dinkins, Mary Grace Downs, Julia Eidt, Isabelle Eiland, Lucie Farese, Meredith Fielder, Stuart Fullwood, Gus Gordon, Caroline Graven, Sophie Hays, Avery Hendrick, John Henson, Caleb Hernandez, Garner Hixon, Michael Hogue, Andrew Holmes, Hallie Gray House, Ari Jackson, Nicole Lawrence, Michael Lowe, Lachlan McLendon, William Meck, Pryor Mehrle, Jesse Montgomery, Thomas Nance, Elizabeth Pedigo, Madeleine Pettus, Anna Blake Reed, Jude Reeves, Elise Robinson, Anna Claire Seago, Bryant Seago, James Smith, Rett Stanley, Emily Thompson, Jack Varner, Alice Williams, Samia Wilson

1995 Team Commemorates First Championship

October 28th, 2015

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In the fall of 1995, a group of JA students put their hearts on the line to win their first state football championship. What is remarkable about their story is that their coach, Sherard Shaw, had lost his battle with cancer shortly before the championship game.

This truly special group of men were back on campus Friday, October 23, to remember this first ever Jackson Academy football championship, their years together, and their beloved Coach Shaw. They gathered in the Upper School Library with their families, parents, and members of the Shaw family and were recognized at halftime.The Office of Alumni Relations began planning the reunion event several months ago with members of the Shaw family in anticipation of the 20th anniversary of the championship game. The family brought a football signed by the team in 1995 for the event. The football will become part of the memorabilia in Raider Hall.

Performing Arts Announces Great Lineup

October 23rd, 2015

Into-the-WoodsInto the Woods Cast

Fall Choral Concert
• Tuesday, October 27, at 7:00 p.m. – PAC
FREE – Features Select Choir and Middle School Concert Choir

 

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Into the Woods
Tickets on sale now!
• Saturday, November 7, at 6:30 p.m. – PAC (Doors open at 6:00)
• Sunday, November 8, at 2:00 p.m. – PAC (Doors open at 1:00)
• Monday, November 9, at 6:30 p.m. – PAC (Doors open at 6:00)
Tickets: japac.tixato.com/buy

 

 

 

 

 

Dude, You Hear What I Hear?
• Friday, December 4, at 8:30 a.m. – PAC
FREE – Features Finale

Christmas Choral Concert
• Tuesday, December 8, at 7:00 p.m. – PAC
FREE – Features Select Choir, Middle School Concert Choir, Encore, and Showtime

Band Earns Class A Honors in St. Louis

October 23rd, 2015

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Congratulations to the JA Band for receiving second place honors in Class A in the Bands of America Regional Competition in St. Louis! This event showcased some of the finest band programs in the country, with 64 groups competing at the Edward Jones Dome.

The MAIS State Marching Band Festival is this Saturday, October 24, at JA’s Raider Field. The JA Band performs at 4:15 p.m.

More volunteers are needed to make the event run smoothly and to provide a positive experience to the visiting groups and fans. Please contact Jamie Niemeyer (JNiemeyer@sfbcic.com) to volunteer for a few hours Saturday afternoon. For the schedule of events, visit the band blog at jaband.blogspot.com.