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Student Council Ends Year With Crawfish Boil

Student Council Ends Year With Crawfish Boil

By Ann Clardy Byrd May 19, 2016

This year the student council sponsored the annual Crawfish Boil at the Jackson Prep baseball fields.  It was held during the Prep vs Lamar baseball games on Tuesday, April 26th. Brooke Womack, this year’s...

International Program to Debut at School

International Program to Debut at School

By Ellis Abdo May 19, 2016

This summer Prep is beginning a new program where students come from foreign countries to visit the school and learn new things. The program will begin on July 18th and will end on August 1. The first...

Mindprints Showcases JH Student Talent

Mindprints Showcases JH Student Talent

By Hannah Grace Biggs May 18, 2016

Prep's junior high literary magazine, Mindprints,  released its newest issue on Friday, May 13th of this year. Several ninth graders were instrumental its editing and publishing.  Editor-In-Chief...

New Hotels Popping up in Jackson

New Hotels Popping up in Jackson

By Holman Buchanan May 18, 2016

The hotel choices in the capital city will soon be expanded. There are at least four new hotels in the works in Jackson. Two new hotels will go up in the Fondren District, one in Downtown Jackson, and...

Class of 2016 Honored at Class Day

Class of 2016 Honored at Class Day

May 13, 2016

The class of 2016 were joined by their families and grades 9-11 on Friday, May 13, for Class Day, held in the Fortenberry Theatre on campus. Students were lauded for their many achievements, including...

Ms. McKibben Honored by Google for Education

Ms. McKibben Honored by Google for Education

By Paul Andress and John Keeler May 2, 2016

Jackson Prep teacher Ms. Lou Ann McKibben was recognized by Google for Education on Monday, May 2 for her economics class. Google is going through Teacher Appreciation Week recognizing teachers and how...

Each year, Students anticipate the release of  the award winning Earthwinds literary and art journal.

Earthwinds Coffeehouse 2016

By Chatham Kennedy April 29, 2016

Patriot Avenue roared with music as students played (and broke) instruments for Earthwinds annual Coffeehouse. Jackson Prep’s award winning literary magazine presented its 45th yearly edition on April...

Jungle Book to Swing into Fortenberry Theatre

Jungle Book to Swing into Fortenberry Theatre

By Blair Stockett April 22, 2016

The spring play at Jackson Prep this year is The Jungle Book. The Jungle Book, originally a book by Rudyard Kipling, is also a Walt Disney movie about a boy named Mowgli who was raised by wolves. After...

Issue 6 Now Available Online

Issue 6 Now Available Online

April 18, 2016

Browse the entirety of Issue 6 (April 2016) in convenient PDF form:  

Jackson Prep Students Compete in MSMS Math Tournament

By Alex Gibbs April 18, 2016

On Tuesday, February 23, several of the Jackson Prep math teachers took 40 students in grades 8-12, 8 from each of the 5 grades, to compete in the Mississippi School for Math and Science Math Tournament...

Prep Students Vote in MS Primary

By Lee Meena April 18, 2016

One week after the wild Super-Tuesday presidential primaries, it was finally Mississippi’s turn to vote for the presidential nominee of the Republican and Democratic parties. Mississippians all over...

Mu Alpha Theta Goes for Gold

Mu Alpha Theta Goes for Gold

By Hays Dubberly April 13, 2016

On April 10th and 11th, the Jackson Prep Mathletes participated in the Mu Alpha Theta Convention. The math teachers selected students to attend the competition. 9th through 12th  graders students participated...

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