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Captain Marvel: an appetizer for Endgame

Captain Marvel: an appetizer for Endgame

By Alex Gibbs, Copy Editor April 4, 2019

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has become perhaps Hollywood’s most popular film franchise over the last 11 years. Each new movie in the MCU is met with ardent anticipation, as fans are eager to learn...

Prep’s 2019 STAR Students  and their STAR Teachers: (Left to right) Anna Katherine Coope withCoach John Haberman,  Alex Gibbs and Abigail Pittman with Ms. Kimberly Reedy, Catherine Watson with Ms. Marsha Hobbs, Genevieve Hurst with Coach Cory Caton, Mackenzie Nichols and Edwin Griffis with Ms. Anna Griffin, Eliza Burnham and Andrew Wasson with Ms. Kimberly Van Uden, and Charlie Ott with Coach Ricky Black.

Class of 2019 sets school record for STAR Students

By Mason Nichols, Staff Writer April 4, 2019

Members of the senior class continue to build on their extensive list of achievements. This time, they are being rewarded for their academic excellence. Ten seniors have been chosen for Mississippi’s...

Senior Bryson Weeks  mid-pitch during a game. Photo courtesy of Beverly Oden.

Baseball looks to continue winning ways

By Mason Nichols, Staff Writer April 4, 2019

Prep’s baseball season is in full swing with spring’s warmer weather. With a record of 14 wins and 5 losses, the Patriots have rolled through their tough non-conference schedule. The team has played...

Selby Ireland plots the destruction of all who would dare oppose him.

Chess team takes 3rd in Starkville

By Olivia Moore, Managing Editor April 4, 2019

On March 23rd, the chess team traveled to Starkville and played in the 2019 State Scholastic Team Chess Championship Tournament.  The chess team had a lot of standouts in the competition, including Team...

Ben Johnson, the Patriot Man, unicicles down the track to support the football team.

Student Profile: Ben Johnson-the Patriot man, the Patriot myth, the Patriot legend

By Alex Stadinger, Staff Writer March 26, 2019

Most students at Jackson Prep have heard of Ben Johnson. Some know him as the Patriot Man, our very own school mascot. Ben applied for the job at the start of his 10th grade year and was accepted because...

Staff Profile: Emily McClain, Director of Branding and Marketing

Staff Profile: Emily McClain, Director of Branding and Marketing

By Embry Hollowell, Staff Writer March 25, 2019

From designing the new visual in the library to creating Prep’s annual Christmas cards, Emily McClain does it all. Ms. McClain has been the Director of Branding and Marketing at Prep for four years...

New Teacher Profile: Stacy Underwood

New Teacher Profile: Stacy Underwood

By Russ Upton, Online Managing Editor March 20, 2019

One of the many new courses offered at Prep this school year is Drawing. Ms. Stacy Underwood, a professional artist, comes to Prep every day and teaches Drawing during the fixed carrier at the end of the...

MOVIE REVIEW: Happy Death Day 2U doesn’t live up to expectations

By Caroline McIntyre, Opinion Editor March 20, 2019

**WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS A SPOILER ** Happy Death Day 2U is a sequel to the movie Happy Death Day that came out in 2017. Tree Gelbman wakes up the same day every day at the same time in a parallel...

Hotworx heats up Jackson

Hotworx heats up Jackson

By Emma Dye, Staff Writer March 20, 2019

Hotworx, a virtually taught exercise center, is becoming the next new thing in the Jackson area. Jackson Prep senior, Nora Beth Hetzel says, “I like hotworx because it’s open 24 hours a day and has...

Camp Carter asks the big questions.

What is It? Primitive technology

By Camp Carter, Assistant Entertainment Editor March 20, 2019

Primitive technology is a term for a wide variety of videos dedicated to outdoor construction and wilderness survival. Using as little modern tools as possible, videos center around producing shelter,...

OPINION: Border immigration isnt a crisis

OPINION: Border immigration isn’t a crisis

By Tripp Cory, Staff Writer March 7, 2019

On February 15, 2019, President Trump declared a national emergency to address what he called the immigration crisis at the U.S. border with Mexico. He did so in order to appropriate funds to construct...

Students in Mrs. Mckibben’s 3rd period class participating in a town hall meeting where other students were allowed to ask questions. Photo by Stewart McCullough

AP Government students participate in mock elections

By Ford Lange, Social Media Editor March 7, 2019

Starting in the middle of December, the senior AP Government classes began a mock election to go along with the course study. Students in both classes got assigned a specific role and everyone had one...

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