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Show Choir Masters takes center stage on campus

Show Choir Masters takes center stage on campus

By Lilly Noble, Staff Writer January 25, 2019

When show choir students return from Christmas break the air is full of anticipation for Jackson Prep’s Show Choir Masters. This will be sixth the year that Prep has hosted this competition,...

Students enjoy their Chick-Fil-A with their small groups

Students lead week of worship with The Pursuit

By Tori Newsome and Henley Johnson January 14, 2019

The Pursuit is a student-led week of worship, in which upperclassmen are advisors to the underclassman. This year, different seniors shared their testimonies to their peers by sharing videos on the projector....

The show ended with a rousing singalong.

Faculty Christmas show kicks off Christmas break

By Mary Patton Murphy, Copy Editor December 22, 2018

To celebrate the end of exams and the start of Christmas break, Prep faculty held “A Prep Christmas Carol,” an original Prep production based on Charles Dickens’ famous work “A Christmas Carol,”...

Bands sought to do battle at Prep Fest

Bands sought to do battle at Prep Fest

By Bennett Carter, Staff Writer December 18, 2018

Student, faculty, and alumni bands, get ready to battle this April! This year’s annual PAT fundraising weekend, Prep Fest, will include an event familiar to some Prep faculty and graduates but new...

Patriot Talks took place in Lindsay Hall.

Students share bright ideas at Patriot Talks

By Sarah Herring, Staff Writer December 18, 2018

“If you had five minutes to tell the world anything that is important to you, what would it be?” This was the prompt given to the students in Ms. Jessica Wilkinson’s public speaking class.  Based...

One Act breaks a leg at Northfest

One Act breaks a leg at Northfest

By Olivia Moore, Managing Editor December 18, 2018

The student cast of Around the World in 80 Days recently traveled to Mississippi State to perform in the North MS Drama Festival after performing on Thursday night for the school.  The competition...

Payne Bell, Edwin Griffis, and Jack Mullen make their pitch to the sharks.

Businesses fight it out to survive in the Shark Tank

By Ford Lange, Social Media Editor December 18, 2018

Shark Tank is more commonly known as the TV show that entrepreneurs appear on to show off their product to wealthy “sharks.” But at Prep, a game derived from the show serves as the project that...

Dancers perform holiday classic The Nutcracker at Thalia Mara Hall.

Prep dancers join the holiday tradition of “The Nutcracker”

By Victoria Chough, Staff Writer December 14, 2018

This holiday season, both Ballet Mississippi and Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet performed their renditions of The Nutcracker. While their artistic interpretations may be different, both studios have...

Next years governor, Alex Stradinger, presiding over a chamber at  Youth Legislature.

Prep students win Governor, Speaker of the House at Youth Legislature

By Anna Stack, Records Manager December 13, 2018

From November 14 to November 17, Prep students attended the Mississippi Youth Legislature Conference at the Marriott in downtown Jackson. Each year, the Mississippi Youth Legislature comes to session as...

Beauties and Beaux, each with a rose.

Précis Pageant highlights class of 2019

By Jane Gray Barbour and Aubrey Scott Moak December 12, 2018

The staff of Jackson Prep’s yearbook, Prècis, is hard at work this time of year planning and coordinating their annual fundraiser. The Prècis Pageant is held in honor of the seniors, and this year’s...

Sounds of Santa soothing students.

Deck the Halls with Christmas Carols

By Avery Overby and Eliza Maxwell December 10, 2018

On Monday December 10,  as students walked to their last class of the day, they were surprised to hear Christmas music come through the speakers. Assistant Head of Senior High, Ms. Sarah Scruggs,...

Prep officials welcomed to Taizhou, China.

School leaders build bridges with China

By Tanner Gough, News Editor December 6, 2018

On the week of October 21-27, Jackson Prep Head of School Mr. Lawrence Coco, along with Chief Operating Officer Mr. Denny Britt and International Program director Ms. Jane Zhu, embarked on a trip to...

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