Twenty Former Trustees Visit JA

April 14th, 2015

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(Pictured front, from left): John Lundy (current), John England (current), Jane Hederman, Lamar Chustz, Karen Bush, Joy Batte, Randy James (current), Alan Futvoye; (Back, from left): Dr. Ed Kennedy (current), Richard Edmonson, Ashley Willson (current), Chuck Miner, Stephen Kruger, Hunter Cade, Dr. Don Seago, Denny Zimmerman, Art Doty, Hamp Dye, John Batte, Becky Waterer, Logan Phillips, Walter Weems (current), Mark McDowell (current), and Don Clark

(Not pictured, but attended): Dr. Chris Ethridge, Greg Johnson (current), Dr. George Smith, Ed Sentell, and Dr. Marty Tucker

Twenty Jackson Academy former Trustees recently joined current Trustees in the Performing Arts Center gallery for a special lunch in their honor. Those in attendance heard a state-of-the-school and strategic direction presentation from JA President Cliff Kling. The former Trustees’ dates of service to Jackson Academy ranged between 1986 and 2013. Jackson Academy is truly grateful for the vision and commitment of these remarkable men and women who helped shape JA.

3 on 3 Basketball Tournament

April 9th, 2015

The annual 3 on 3 Tournament held each year on Good Friday was April 3, beginning at 9:00 a.m. This is the fifth year for the tournament. JA students from fourth to twelfth grade came together during the holiday to play games of three on three as a way to have fun and improve their basketball skills. Champion T-shirts were awarded for the six divisions that included boys and girls teams representing grades fourth through sixth, seventh through ninth, and tenth through twelfth.

Lower School STEM Students Explore Forensic Science

April 8th, 2015

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This week our fourth graders will begin a Crime Lab mission in STEM. During the next few weeks, students will rotate through five unique crime scenes which the crews will have to investigate and solve. These include “The Field Trip Forgery” (handwriting analysis), “The Vandalized Van” (footprint and tire impressions), “The Locker Room Larceny” (fingerprinting), “The Bookstore Burglary” (DNA profiling), and “The Missing Math Teacher” (facial identification and reconstruction). With each crime, the students will learn about a specific area of forensic science, perform a skills-building activity, conduct an investigation based on evidence and a list of suspects, and maintain an investigator’s notebook to find out “whodunit.” This is going to be an exciting unit for our young CSI agents!

JA Performing Arts Department Presents Our Town

April 2nd, 2015

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Thornton Wilder’s Our Town follows the small town of Grover’s Corners through three acts: “Daily Life”, Love and Marriage”, and “Death and Eternity”. Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, audiences follow the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually—in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre—die.

Our Town, presented by the Jackson Academy Performing Arts Department, begins in April. Four different performances of the production are scheduled for April 16, 17, and 18, at 7:00 p.m. and on April 19, at 2:00 p.m.

Ticket Pricing

Premium Seating: $18
Regular Seating: $12
JA Students and Faculty: $6

Purchase Tickets

To purchase tickets to Our Town, visit japac.tixato.com/buy/our-town–3 or click one of the links below. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Thursday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 19 at 2:00 p.m.