The Memory Project is a unique initiative in which art students create portraits for children and teens around the world who have been neglected, orphaned, or disadvantaged. Assuming that children in such situations tend to have few personal keepsakes, one purpose of the portraits is to provide them with special mementos that capture a piece of their childhood. To do this, art students receive photos of children on the Memory Project’s waiting list and then work in any medium to create the portraits (drawing, painting, digital art, collage, etc). Next, Memory Project team members deliver the portraits to the children as gifts, and take photos of the children holding the portraits so the art students can see the delivery in action.

The second annual Jackson Academy Showchoir Invitational (JASI) will take place on the JA campus February 7-8, 2014. Showchoirs from across the state will be performing at this competition, along with JA’s own award-winning groups, Encore and Showtime.

While the JASI is a showcase of talent, the competition also serves as the Choral Department’s primary fund raiser for the school year. This spring, Encore, will travel to Orlando, FL, to participate in the renowned FAME competition, a nationally-recognized competition that draws choirs from across America. In addition, both groups are slated to compete this year at Jackson Prep, Purvis, Petal, and South Jones.

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Curt Knight, JA junior

Jackson Academy STANDOUT NAMED GATORADE Mississippi BOYS CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE YEAR

CHICAGO (January 16, 2014) — In its 29^th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Curt Knight of Jackson Academy as its 2013-14 Gatorade Mississippi Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.  Knight is the first Gatorade Mississippi Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year to be chosen from Jackson Academy.

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