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Coach Charles gives pointers to Prep swimmers.

New Teacher Profile: Taylor Charles

By Lucy Tyra and Evans Reynolds September 17, 2021

This school year, Jackson Prep has added a new program, competitive swimming, to its athletic roster as well as a new head coach, Coach Taylor Charles.  Coach Charles, a Nashville native, has been...

Ms. Emily Waterloo in her office.

New Teacher Profile: Emily Waterloo

By Ava Moak and Sailor Hart Simpson September 16, 2021

Ms. Emily Waterloo, Director of Theatrical Productions, recently joined Prep’s administration for the 2021-2022 school year.  Ms. Waterloo is a former managing artistic director of Brookhaven Little...

Mr. Chris Diethelm assists students.

New Teacher Profile: Chris Diethelm

By Baty Newman and Kate Rula September 16, 2021

Mr. Chris Diethelm, a.k.a. “Mr. D,” is one of the newest additions to the school’s science department. This year he is teaching seventh grade science. Mr. Diethelm has no prior history with Prep,...

Service animals relieve first-week anxiety

Service animals relieve first-week anxiety

By Evans Reynolds, Staff Writer August 18, 2021

Upon Jackson Prep’s first week of school, numerous clubs throughout the school started to ramp up ideas for the year ahead. One in particular is the Jackson Prep Service Club. The Service Club is a high...

Junior high renovation completed in time for Day 1

Junior high renovation completed in time for Day 1

By Olivia Patricia Smith August 16, 2021

As the last school year started to wind down, the renovations of the junior high were just starting. A week before exams started, junior high faculty, staff, and students moved to the senior high, so the...

Fear Street Trilogy

Fear Street Trilogy

By Megan Tomlinson, Staff Writer August 10, 2021

Popular among teenage readers and horror connoisseurs alike, was Fear Street: R.L. Stine’s classic horror series of the late twentieth century. First launched in 1989, the Fear Street series comprised...

A special-effects explosion, courtesy (in part) of Rimes Rutledge

Prep alum Rimes Rutledge helps make movie magic

By Julia Stradinger August 10, 2021

Recently, Prep alum Rimes Rutledge (Class of 2020) got the opportunity to work with the Special Effects Crew for the movie A Day to Die. At just the age of 19, and only in his second semester of college...

Fans are ‘Happier Than Ever’ now that Billie Eilish’s new album is out

By Mary Kathryn Mason August 10, 2021

Songwriter/singer Billie Eilish released a new album, Happier Than Ever, on July 30, 2021. It consists of 16 songs, with 5 of them already being published prior to the album. Eilish posted many teasers...

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