National and international cooperation spread desperately needed aid (COVID-19 update 04/12/20)
By Hannah Grace Biggs, Copy Editor
April 13, 2020
The CDC page on COVID-19 cases in the United States is updated every Monday through Friday at noon, and preliminary statistics are posted at the same time on Saturdays and Sundays. CDC statistics were taken from the 04/09/20 update and the preliminary 04/12/20 update. By the numbers As ...
As COVID-19 pandemic continues, United States hopes for light at the end of a dark tunnel (COVID-19 weekly national/international update)
By Hannah Grace Biggs, Copy Editor
April 6, 2020
The CDC page on COVID-19 cases in the United States is updated every Monday through Friday at noon. CDC statistics taken from 4/03/20 update and the preliminary 4/05/20 update. At the beginning of this past week, United States unemployment continued to rise, with a record 6.6 million Americans filing for ...
A brief defense of the Star Wars prequels
By Hannah Grace Biggs, Copy Editor
March 31, 2020
It’s 8:30 at night, and you’re on an airplane hurtling through the air at hundreds of miles per hour thousands of feet above the American midwest. How do you distract yourself from the crippling anxiety, boredom, and inability to sleep (or some combination thereof) that will inevitably plague you...
United States now the epicenter of coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19 update 3/28/20)
By Hannah Grace Biggs, Copy Editor
March 28, 2020
The CDC page on COVID-19 cases in the United States is updated daily at noon, Monday through Friday. CDC statistics taken from 3/27/20 update. The United States of America has surpassed both Italy and China as the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching over 85,300 confirmed cases of the virus acc...
COVID-19 crisis continues nationally and internationally (COVID-19 update 3/20/2020)
By Hannah Grace Biggs, Copy Editor
March 20, 2020
The CDC page on COVID-19 cases in the United States is updated daily at noon, Monday through Friday. As of March 20, 2020, all states in the United States of America have reported confirmed cases of coronavirus COVID-19. The total number of reported confirmed cases is 15,219, and the death toll in...
The Rise of Skywalker or the fall of Disney’s Star Wars?
By Hannah Grace Biggs, Copy Editor
February 20, 2020
*Review contains spoilers* Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the highly anticipated conclusion to Disney's Star Wars trilogy, premiered on December 20, 2019, receiving mixed reviews from audiences around the world. I suppose I should start with the positives, of which, unfortunately, there were ...
Cats: An utter “Cat”astrophe
By Hannah Grace Biggs, Copy Editor
February 5, 2020
This past Christmas break, my best friend and I took it upon ourselves to watch the horror movie Cats, which premiered on December 20, 2019. Now, Cats is not branded, marketed, written, or labeled as a horror movie. BUT IT SHOULD BE! Seriously, this movie is centrally located in the pit of the uncann...
Boys’ basketball begins conference play
By Olivia Moore, Editor-In-Chief
February 5, 2020
Up to date as of 1/28/2020. With the start of the new year, the Jackson Prep boys’ basketball team has moved from its usual games into a new season of conference play. This game transition started on Friday January 10th in their game against Presbyterian Christian, and the switch have raised...
Girls’ basketball starts winning season
By Mason Nichols, Sports Editor
February 5, 2020
The Jackson Prep girls’ Basketball steam has set an impressive winning standard this season. Coach Michael McAnally’s squad is stringing together one of the most impressive regular season resumes in recent memory. As of Tuesday, January 28, the Patriots had amassed a record of 18-7, including thr...
OUTSIDE THE PREP BUBBLE: Tensions flare between US, Iran, and Iraq
By Hannah Grace Biggs, Copy Editor
February 4, 2020
“Outside the Prep Bubble” is a recurring column discussing an important current event each month that affects not only Jackson, Mississippi but the rest of the United States and the world. The purpose of this column is to expose students to events occurring outside of Jackson Prep and explain the i...
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New broadcasting class puts Prep in the news
October 23, 2020
As of this year, Jackson Prep has its own news channel...
3 seniors named “25 students who will change the world”
October 23, 2020
Every year, Portico magazine showcases “25 seniors...
Homecoming Court presentation delayed to Oct. 23
October 7, 2020
The presentation of this year’s Homecoming Court...
