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The Prep/JA Stereotype

The Prep/JA Stereotype

To the people of Jackson, there’s a distinct difference between Jackson Academy and Jackson Prep. While people from each school may go to church together and hang out on the weekends, each...

A week of knights as students take on chivalry project

A week of knights as students take on chivalry project

By Barron Liston February 28, 2019

If you were walking through the Senior High last week, you probably saw some guys walking around with signs on them. These signs, decorated with various feathers and sparkles, proudly display the wearer’s...

Math + Hallways = Fun (?)

Math + Hallways = Fun (?)

By Hannah Grace Biggs, Staff Writer February 26, 2019

It appears to be a normal day at Jackson Preparatory School; class is in session, and the hallways are deserted. But there’s something unusual going on. The door to Ms. Kimberly Van Uden’s math...

Seniors exercise their right to vote

Seniors exercise their right to vote

By Mary Patton Murphy, Copy Editor November 26, 2018

In the recent midterm elections, several Prep seniors who turned eighteen before voting day hit the polls and voted for the first time. These students who were eligible to vote registered thirty days before...

New Teacher Profile: Mary Catherine Foxhall

New Teacher Profile: Mary Catherine Foxhall

By Kate Kellum and Anna Leigh Allen October 23, 2018

Mary Catherine Foxhall is the newest geometry teacher at Prep. She recently moved to Jackson, MS, this summer due to a residency job offer her husband, Trey, received at UMMC. Ms. Foxhall grew up in Michigan...

Card access helps secure buildings.

Keeping the school’s campus safe in an uncertain age

By Ford Lange, Social Media Editor October 21, 2018

  Graphic by Payne Bell Any person who has access to news or social media has been made aware of what has happened with school shootings in recent years. These tragedies are occurring...

New Teacher Profile: Chance Theriot

New Teacher Profile: Chance Theriot

By Victoria Nowell and Abbey Mangum October 19, 2018

Mr. Chance Theriot is the new eleventh grade science teacher at Prep. Originally from Poplarville, MS, which is south of Hattiesburg and north of Gulfport, Mr. Theriot attended Poplarville high school....

Photo courtesy of Marcus Canoy

New Teacher Profile: Marcus Canoy

By Kennady Dausman, Staff Writer October 19, 2018

Marcus Canoy is a new football and baseball coach here at Jackson Prep. When Coach Canoy received a phone call one day asking him to coach at Prep, and he felt like God was leading him here. ...

New Staff Profile: Kesha Mabry

New Staff Profile: Kesha Mabry

By Lilly Noble and Hannah Carter October 18, 2018

This year, Ms. Kesha Mabry joined the Prep Family by beginning her work in the admissions office at Jackson Prep, where she serves as the assistant director of admissions. Director of Admissions Ms. Tracie...

Student Profile: From Germany to Jackson

Student Profile: From Germany to Jackson

By Camp Carter, Assistant Entertainment Editor October 17, 2018

Till Frederic Bernhardt is a sophomore international student from Germany who is visiting Jackson Prep.  Till, who is fluent in German and English, is staying with the family of Jack and Louie...

New Teacher Profile: Mary Kelly Branning

New Teacher Profile: Mary Kelly Branning

By Rosy Ruffin and Sarah Herring October 17, 2018

After having been a Prep student, teacher, and parent, Mary Kelly Branning is back and she says it is better than ever. Ms. Branning graduated from Prep in 1994. From there, she attended the University...

New Teacher Profile: Donald Regan

New Teacher Profile: Donald Regan

By Bennett Carter, Sentry Staff October 12, 2018

Donald Regan is a new teacher at Prep this year, but he brings years of educational experience. Mr. Regan teaches engineering for 8th grade, marketing for 10-12th grades, and has a 9th grade advisory....

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