Features – The Sentry

Your Guide to the 2020 Candidates

By Cass Rutledge and Joseph Watts

May 20, 2019

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So, why do students get so many tickets?

By Mason Nichols, Staff Writer

May 15, 2019

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As sixteen-year-old Prep students hit the pavement with their newly acquired driver’s licenses, they quickly begin to learn the rules of the road. Though many have taken part in driver’s education classes, many lessons have to be learned through experience. Unfortunately, this often entails traffic...

Exam stress plagues students

By John Henry Andress, Staff Writer

May 15, 2019

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As the school year comes to an end, we all know that only one thing stands between us and summer: exams. It is arguably one of the worst parts of the year since we have to attempt to remember everything that was went over during the semester. Unless you are a senior in your spring semester and n...

Travel gives students more than just memories

By Embry Hollowell, Staff Writer

May 8, 2019

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Not only can traveling around the globe improve performance in the classroom, it also expands students’ overall life skills. Typically, experiencing different cultures at a fairly young age tends to broaden one’s worldwide view. According to an online article from the WYSE Travel Confederatio...

Pet of the Month: Max Friday

By Sayley Crawford and Sarah Cory

May 7, 2019

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Being recognized as “Pet of the Month” is nothing short of impressive for both the owner and the animal. This title is subtly praising the owner for having such a high taste when it comes to pets, while also rewarding the pet for being worthy of such an extraordinary and impressive title. With that...

Supply cart makes school shopping convenient

By Bennett Carter, Staff Writer

April 17, 2019

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Prep’s junior high students can find their school supply needs on the junior high supply cart operated by members of Chi Alpha Mu, the junior high math honor society. The supply cart was founded in the fall of 2017 by Ms. Trina Sapen and Ms. Tracie Eakes as a way for Chi Alpha Mu students to help ...

Prep ventures around the globe: China trip

By Hannah Grace Biggs, Staff Writer

March 29, 2019

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Over spring break, seven Prep students, accompanied by Mr. Adam Mangana, Ms. Jane Zhu, and Mr. Don Regan, braved the 14-hour flight across the Pacific Ocean to visit China. Jackson Prep has a sister school in Taizhou, China. The students on this trip (Hannah Arnold, Dixon Hughes, Tori Johnst...

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

By Alex Stadinger, Staff Writer

March 26, 2019

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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 of academic success and willingness to represent his fellow students. His strong sense of school...

Précis: what goes on behind the scenes

By Emma Dye and Victoria Nowell

March 25, 2019

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The yearbook staff, also known as Précis, does much more than students probably know. Every person on the Précis staff is assigned numerous pages at the beginning of the school year and are also assigned a partner with every page they are given to complete. These two people work together to la...

Staff Profile: Ryan Sherman, Director of Communications

By John Henry Andress, Staff Writer

March 25, 2019

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Mr. Ryan Sherman is the Director of Communications at Prep, and he has served in this position for the past six years. He grew up in South Jackson, where he attended Hillcrest Christian School. At the University of Alabama, he tried out several majors, but he ultimately decided on a degree in Broadcas...

Staff Profile: Emily McClain, Director of Branding and Marketing

By Embry Hollowell, Staff Writer

March 25, 2019

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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 now. She has an undergrad in art and a Bachelor’s degree of fine art with an emphasis on graphic desi...

Mothers’ group keeps Prep family in their prayers

By Camp Carter, Assistant Entertainment Editor

March 21, 2019

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Moms in Prayer is a support group organized by moms of Prep students in grades six through twelve. The group of moms meets every second and fourth Tuesday of the month to speak and pray at Covenant Presbyterian Church from 1:00 to 2:30. Moms in Prayer is an international group, operating in one hu...