Jackson Academy
The Faculty Award for service, leadership and scholarship is an honor given to four seniors who have demonstrated concern for the welfare of the students and staff of Jackson Academy. Shown are the 2013 recipients (from left, back...
The Jackson Academy Spirit Award is presented to the boy and girl in each class who show the most enthusiasm for school and its activities as determined by faculty members. Shown are seventh and eighth-grade recipients (from...
Jackson Academy varsity girls basketball team members recognized for their contribution to the 2012-13 team were (from left, back) Ashley Gnam - Academic Award; Sarah Wade - MAIS All-Conference, Best Rebounder Award; ...
The first-grade girls in Daisy Girl Scout Troop 6190 at Jackson Academy recently spent the afternoon in the Wisdom Garden at Spann Elementary School. The girls painted garden boxes, freshened up the garden, and planted summer...
Seniors named as Most School Spirited at Jackson Academy's Features Pageant were (from left) Caroline Walker and Forrest Davidson.
Jackson Academy's high school showchoir, Encore, recently completed a successful competition season. A few of their awards included winning their division in the Deep South Classic at Madison Central and being named Grand...
Jackson Academy's seventh and eighth-grade showchoir, Showtime, recently finished their competition season. They placed first in the small middle school division at the South Jones Invitational and at the Purvis...
Jackson Academy students recently participated in the Math and Science Competition at Mississippi College that included 44 schools and 500 students. The team came in second in the morning competition that...
Established to recognize scholastic achievement in secondary schools, the Cum Laude Society has granted charters to only four schools in Mississippi. The Jackson Academy chapter recently selected these new...
Students and teachers at Jackson Academy dressed in red, white and blue for the annual Patriotic Day celebration that included patriotic songs, readings and poems for their guests. Family members who had...
Members of Jackson Academy Raiders girls junior high basketball team for 2012-13 are (from left, back) Caroline Nall, Taylor Tucker, Symone Davis, Mary Chosen Caples, Hannah Wootton, Conley Chinn,...
Officers for Jackson Academy's junior class for 2012-13 include (from left, back) Carter Holmes, Eliza Neely, Sarah Martin Tucker, Madi McNair; (front) Ashley Gnam, Grace Golden, Mary Morgan Coburn, and Alison...
By ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
Eight years after it was implemented, Jackson Academy’s (JA) master plan is coming to fruition, one piece at a time.
In 2006, JA added a new entrance on Ridgewood Road, making...
Fifth and sixth-grade students at Jackson Academy that cheer for the white team include (from left, back) Camille Coey, Lily Waltman, Leah Richardson, Nayan Malhotra, Ansley Hill, Hartwell Furr; (middle row) Celeste Knighton...
By ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
The Northside is represented well in the state football playoffs.
Jackson Academy (JA) is looking for its fourth state title, but they’ll have to get through Jackson...
The Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) identifies seventh-graders in 16 states in the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest who have scored at the 95th percentile or above on a grade-level achievement test. These...
Seventh-grade girls at Jackson Academy have the opportunity to participate in the JA Jazz, a dance team that performs at junior high football games and pep rallies. Members of the 2012 team are (from left, back) Sarah Grea Walker,...
The Jackson Academy choral music department will present “Bye, Bye Birdie” November 3 and 5 at 7 p.m and a matinee on November 4 at 2 p.m. in the JA Performing Arts Center. General admission tickets are $10 and...
Fourteen members of the Jackson Academy faculty and staff attended the iSummit Conference in Atlanta. iSummit is an organization of 1:1 Apple schools. The annual conference features teachers and administrators from across the...
The 2012-13 Jackson Academy junior high cheerleaders attended a home camp where they were trained by Universal Cheerleaders Association instructors. The squad earned a superior trophy. Selected as All-American...
Students in the after school program at Jackson Academy have opportunities for extracurricular activities after school. One of the options is stay and play tennis where small groups are trained by USPTA certified instructors in...
Avery Caldwell, an 18-year-old Jackson Academy graduate, is the latest to be named a Hederman Scholar at Mississippi College’s School of Business. School of Business Dean Marcelo Eduardo announced the award going to an outstanding MC freshman who...
Members of the 2012-2013 Jackson Academy band are (from left, back) Will Tribble, Grady Fisher, Christian Burford, Tyler McClellan; (fourth row) Carson Hornsby, Aaron Dallaire, Michael Payne, Chase Oswalt, Zack...
The Jackson Academy Accents dance team attended a home camp led by UDA instructors this summer. The team was awarded the superior trophy and began service projects for area mission groups during camp. Seniors Ansley Brennan,...
Jackson Academy recently recognized (from left) Anne Elizabeth Walker and Blake Brennan with the Spirit Award, given to the ninth-grade boy and girl whom teachers feel have shown the most enthusiasm for school and its activities....
