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Raising the Prep flag high on Mt. Alyeska

Prep students answer the call of the wild in Alaska

By Lauren Anne Smith June 28, 2020

COVID-19 canceled many events and plans this year, but the Global Leadership Institute Alaska trip was not one of them. GLI director Colonel William Merrell worked hard to keep the trip afloat and was...

Pet Profile: Miss Hammy

Pet Profile: Miss Hammy

By Sayley Crawford and Sarah Cory May 29, 2020

As the school year is coming to a close, one of our final pet profiles features a different type of pet than previous issues. Junior Hannah Carter, recently invested in a hamster. When asked...

Trudy Powers retires, leaving long legacy behind her

Trudy Powers retires, leaving long legacy behind her

By Tanner Gough, Editor-in-Chief May 29, 2020

It is not often that one finds an educator who has been in the field as long as Jackson Prep’s outgoing Head of the Junior High, Ms. Trudy Powers. At the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year, she...

What’s the pandemic like for Gen Z?

What’s the pandemic like for Gen Z?

By Wayne Hsieh and Thomas Wasson May 19, 2020

Coronavirus has changed the world in numerous ways in the last couple of months. Every generation is being impacted by the pandemic, but for Generation Z, this can really be the event that shapes our view...

Gap years may be more common due to virus

Gap years may be more common due to virus

By Russ Upton and Ainsley O'Quinn May 13, 2020

COVID-19 has affected the lives of students across the globe, especially high school seniors, and it may affect them next year too. No one is sure when the threat of coronavirus will subside which is making...

The medical state of affairs: a scientific update on COVID-19

The medical state of affairs: a scientific update on COVID-19

By Hannah Grace Biggs, Copy Editor May 11, 2020

Before the coronavirus was classified as a pandemic and became widespread in the United States, I interviewed Dr. Nolan, an infectious disease specialist at St. Dominic. That was about two months ago....

Preps director of admission, Ms. Tracie Mallard, at work in her office

For admissions office, next year is already arriving

By Caroline Crumpton, Staff Writer May 8, 2020

Ms. Tracie Mallard is the Director of Admission for Jackson Prep. That means she oversees every aspect of prospective students and families that are interested in Prep. From the first contact to the...

PET PROFILE: Blizzard the Hamster

PET PROFILE: Blizzard the Hamster

By Julia Stradinger, Staff Writer May 8, 2020

This week's pet profile is on a cute and furry friend - Havens Smith’s hamster, named Blizzard. Havens, currently a sophomore at Jackson Prep, got Blizzard this past summer. This wasn't her...

Exercise during coronavirus: Are you keeping fit?

Exercise during coronavirus: Are you keeping fit?

By Julia Stradinger and Dylan Burkhalter May 7, 2020

During this pandemic, many of us find ourselves stuck in quarantine. Knowing people of our age in high school, we often feel that do not have much to do at home. When you are bored, you have a tendency...

WHOS YOUR HERO? For Havens Smith, its her mom

WHO’S YOUR HERO? For Havens Smith, it’s her mom

By Maggie Boswell, Staff Writer April 29, 2020

Havens Smith’s hero is her mom, Cassie Smith.  Havens, a sophomore, said, “She’s been such a great role model for me.”  Whether on the cross country trails or in the classroom, Havens...

PET PROFILE: Roscoe Kellum

PET PROFILE: Roscoe Kellum

By Elizabeth Kellum, Staff Writer April 24, 2020

Roscoe Kellum belongs to the family of Lulu, Burdee, and Purser Kellum. He is not a normal black wiener dog. He has more to love.  Weighing fifty-eight pounds, Roscoe is living his best life. Lulu...

Flower watercolor by Annie Watkins. Photo courtesy of Annie Watkins

Quarantine can’t stifle creativity of Prep students

By Russ Upton, Fun and Games Editor and Records Manager April 20, 2020

Since everyone is being quarantined at home, they have had to occupy themselves during the time that sports, clubs, and other extracurricular activities used to take up. Some people have picked up new...

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