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How to make $$$ this summer

How to make $$$ this summer

By Aubrey Scott Moak May 17, 2018

Each year, students are given a three month break from school to enjoy sunshine and warm weather. Summer is a time for long days on the beach and, for some, a time to be carefree and at ease. Unfortunately,...

Tori singing Tomorrow in the talent part of the pageant

Freshman Tori Johnston on her experience in the Miss Mississippi Outstanding Teen Pageant 2018

By Tori Johnston, Guest Writer May 17, 2018

Five months ago, I embarked on a journey that changed the trajectory of my life. On November 5, 2017, I competed in my first pageant and, to my surprise, I won the crown and title of Miss Brandon's...

La Brioche: another one of Fondren’s perks

La Brioche: another one of Fondren’s perks

By Maclain Kennedy May 2, 2018

If you walk inside Fondren Corner, you’ll find La Brioche. Known for their pastries, they also serve impeccable coffee. This cute, friendly shop is definitely a place you’ll want to stop. Upon...

Allie and Ainsleys Appetite: Trust the crust in a pizza showdown

Allie and Ainsley’s Appetite: Trust the crust in a pizza showdown

By Allie Wise and Ainlsey O'Quinn May 1, 2018

For this issue we will review two local pizza joints. We went to Sal and Mookie’s and Pizza Shack and realized we like pizza too much to decide which one we like best. Sal and Mookie’s was our first...

Ms. Reedy impacts young minds through literature

Ms. Reedy impacts young minds through literature

After falling in love with literature and the concepts of grammar, Kimberly Reedy made it her goal to teach students and have them understand as well. Here at Prep, Ms. Reedy teaches ninth grade Honors...

Athlete Profile: Greyton Ray

Athlete Profile: Greyton Ray

By Havens Smith, Junior High Writers' Club February 20, 2018

Greyton Ray has stuck with a sport that many students play for about three years then quit... soccer. He has been playing since he was three years old and is now a junior. All of that hard work has paid...

When allowances just don’t cut it

When allowances just don’t cut it

By Mary Patton Murphy February 16, 2018

“Work work work work work…” Many high schoolers are familiar with it. In addition to juggling  family matters, school work, church activities, and other events, a large percentage of high schoolers...

Lead singer Griffin Dean. Photo by Madeline Claire Hughes

Stoop Kids bring a taste of New Orleans to Jackson

By Madeline Claire Hughes February 2, 2018

Stoop Kids, a New Orleans based band, played at Duling Hall on January 26. Opening for them was Little Strange, a two-man duo, who originated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Isabelle McLeod and...

Sub Deb participants take on Winter Wonderland

Sub Deb participants take on Winter Wonderland

By Mary Virginia Baldwin, Henley Johnson, and Tori Newsome January 24, 2018

On January 20th, girls from the Jackson metro area in grades 10th, 11th, and 12th attended the Jackson Symphony League Sub Deb Ball. Students from schools like Madison Central, Jackson Academy, MRA,...

Vocabulary teaching at Prep goes online

Vocabulary teaching at Prep goes online

By Carter Stockett January 10, 2018

This year, Prep English teachers have found a new system for the way that they teach vocabulary. Instead of learning their vocab from the traditional Vocabulary Workshop book, Prep students are now learning...

History teacher Kevin Robichaux is adored by many students

History teacher Kevin Robichaux is adored by many students

By Aubrey Scott Moak and Sayley Crawford January 9, 2018

For four years now, Prep has been home to the entertaining Mr. Kevin Robichaux. Using projects and many other interactive teaching styles, Robichaux engages eighth graders in all different aspects of...

Vocalist Taylor Goldsmith (left). Bassist Wylie Gelber  (right). Photo by Madeline Claire Hughes

An Evening with Dawes

By Madeline Claire Hughes November 2, 2017

Dawes, an American folk rock band from Los Angeles, California, made their Jackson debut at Duling Hall on Tuesday, October 24th. Dawes has been touring with Kings of Leon on their fall North American...

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