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New Staff Profile: Ashleigh Bowen

New Staff Profile: Ashleigh Bowen

By Emma Dye and Victoria Chough October 5, 2018

Ashleigh Bowen began working at Prep in June of 2018 as the administrative assistant for the senior high counseling and college counseling offices. She helps with many things at Prep including records,...

New Teacher Profile: Clay Wooley

New Teacher Profile: Clay Wooley

By Liddy Hurst and Eliza Mazzaferro October 4, 2018

A former Prep student, Mr. Clay Wooley, has returned to the school to teach woodworking five years after graduating in 2013. Mr. Wooley attended Ole Miss, where he majored in mechanical engineering...

New Teacher Profile: Coach Les Triplett

New Teacher Profile: Coach Les Triplett

By Francie Heidelberg and Avery Overby October 3, 2018

Jackson Prep’s very own Junior High football coach Les Triplett joins the academic staff as a history teacher for the 9th grade, after being a substitute teacher in recent years. Coach Triplett...

Ms. Scruggs keeps the peace in the hallway.

There’s a new sheriff in town

By Tanner Gough, News Editor September 24, 2018

As the saying goes, it’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it. For many of the things that make the senior high run, that person is the new Assistant Head of Senior High, Ms. Sarah Scruggs. She takes...

New Teacher Profile: Meagan Vinson

New Teacher Profile: Meagan Vinson

By Embry Hollowell and Lily Flowers September 21, 2018

Ms. Meagan Vinson is a new eleventh grade college prep physics teacher. Before teaching at Prep, Ms. Vinson lived in Knoxville, Tennessee, and then moved to Mississippi for her husband’s job....

Michael Causey celebrates his first place victory at Sunny South Academy. Photo courtesy of Michael Causey.

Catching up with Michael Causey

By Sayley Crawford and Sarah Cory September 20, 2018

Jackson Prep sophomore Michael Causey has been racing for many years now. Causey took up car racing at the age of 9. Ever since his dad took him to a NASCAR race, he knew what he wanted to do. Causey considers...

New Teacher Profile: Mariclaire Nix

New Teacher Profile: Mariclaire Nix

By John Henry Andress and Mason Nichols September 17, 2018

The Jackson Prep staff has added another Coach Nix. Coach Mariclaire Nix is the new assistant basketball coach for the girls’ grades 6-12. Coach Nix is a graduate of Mississippi State University...

Keep hydrated during the summer swelter

Keep hydrated during the summer swelter

By Charles Stephenson June 26, 2018

With summer here, vacations and sports training are starting to heat up. Many students will go to the beach and participate in athletic training throughout the summer. Temperatures in the Mississippi...

High school dating categories

High school dating categories

By Alex Gibbs June 21, 2018

Young Love. Books have been written about it. Movies have been made about it. It’s a fascination of our society and is people’s first experiment with romance.  While some people will claim...

Coach Bradford says goodbye after 33 years of service

Coach Bradford says goodbye after 33 years of service

By William Fletcher June 8, 2018

Of all the significant changes that Prep has had in the past decade, one thing has remained constant:  the presence of Coach Nell Bradford on campus. For the past 33 years, Coach Bradford has served...

Prep students really can go anywhere

Prep students really can go anywhere

By Sarah Avery Huffman May 24, 2018

Jackson Prep’s outstanding academics, arts, and athletics allow many students to explore their passions, as well as develop dreams for their futures. The Class of 2018 has been an exceptional class,...

Catching up with the royals

Catching up with the royals

By Mary Patton Murphy May 22, 2018

HEAR YE, HEAR YE. The British royal family has received a lot of attention lately, and it’s time for you to know why: 1. The royal wedding: Prince Harry and American actress Ms. Meghan Markle...

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