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Literary Haunted House Spooks Prep

By Lee Meena October 30, 2015

On October 30, The 11th grade college prep English classes held a school-wide Literary Haunted House exhibit organized by Mr. Scott Rogers, an English teacher in his first year at Prep. The exhibit...

Fall Fest 2015

October 29, 2015

Life is much bigger than your cell phone.

“Life is much bigger than your cell phone.”

By Gracie McCraney October 22, 2015

On Thursday, October 22, Jacob Eckeberger spoke to the Jackson Prep student body about the power and pitfalls of technology, particularly social media. Earlier in the year, students took a survey asking...

Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Nenon

Acclaimed Journalist Tells Students His Story

By Paul Andress and Matthew Clay October 13, 2015

On October 13, 2015, prizewinning reporter Jerry Mitchell addressed the student body as part of the annual visiting writers series. Jerry Mitchell is an investigative journalist for The Clarion-Ledger....

Illustration by Tripp Perkins

Prep Hunters Weigh in on Baiting Controversy

By Forrest Smith September 29, 2015

On October 1st, the beginning of deer season will be upon us, but the implementation of a new policy on the baiting of deer leaves many Prep hunters divided. The Mississippi department of Wildlife,...

Students at the Oak Grove tournament (left to right): Stewart McCullough, Jack Zhu, Jacob Beard, David Banks, Reed Peets, Mitch Boulanger, George B Fike, Seth Lenoir, Lily Garretson, Chloe Fortner, Lauren Williams, Marina Joel. Not Pictured: Hunter Bryson and Anna Kat Ireland. Photo courtesy of Richard Younce.

Debate Team Takes to the Road

By Holman Buchanan September 28, 2015

The 2015-16 Prep Speech and Debate Team is deep into their competition season. The debate team has one period of their schedule a day for practicing debate and related events, and team members also...

In Case You Were Wondering: What Goes Into Preparing for a Pep Rally?

In Case You Were Wondering: What Goes Into Preparing for a Pep Rally?

By Nevin Wells September 25, 2015

Preparing for Friday pep rallies may look simple, but it’s very complex. Cheerleaders, Pacers, band members, and parents put in work every day each week preparing for the pep rally.  It all starts...

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