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Homecoming Festivities Start on Patriot Avenue

Homecoming Festivities Start on Patriot Avenue

By John Keeler October 8, 2015

On Thursday, October 8th, the Jackson Prep Student Council put on an opening Homecoming event on Patriot Avenue for the Senior High.  Ice Cream, Popcorn, and Sweet Tea were all served by Student Council...

Prep Uses 3-D Printing to Make Prosthetic Hand

September 30, 2015

Since the beginning of the school year physics teacher Ms. Marsha Hobbs and Prep senior Matthew Clay have been diligently working to design and produce a prosthetic hand - and not just a toy one. The...

Students at the Oak Grove tournament (left to right): Stewart McCullough, Jack Zhu, Jacob Beard, David Banks, Reed Peets, Mitch Boulanger, George B Fike, Seth Lenoir, Lily Garretson, Chloe Fortner, Lauren Williams, Marina Joel. Not Pictured: Hunter Bryson and Anna Kat Ireland. Photo courtesy of Richard Younce.

Debate Team Takes to the Road

By Holman Buchanan September 28, 2015

The 2015-16 Prep Speech and Debate Team is deep into their competition season. The debate team has one period of their schedule a day for practicing debate and related events, and team members also...

Meet the Arts: 2015

Meet the Arts: 2015

By Chatham Kennedy and Michael Wilson September 23, 2015

The 6th Annual Jackson Prep Meet the Arts took place on September 23rd, 2015. Hundreds of students, faculty, parents, and alums gathered together in Fortenberry Theatre to see the many talents of Prep’s...

Photo by Blair Stockett.

Young Women in Science Symposium Held

By Blair Stockett September 23, 2015

Ms. Karen Tyrone, the former ExxonMobil vice president, was the lead speaker at the 9-12 girls science symposium today.  She could not make it all the way to Jackson Prep so she Skyped the students...

Photo by Holman Buchanan

Juniors Witness “Crimes of the Heart” at New Stage

By Jack Young September 16, 2015

In a dark theatre in Jackson’s Belhaven neighborhood, Jackson Prep’s junior class intently watched as the New Stage Theatre’s cast performed “Crimes of the Heart.” On Wednesday, September...

School Kicks Off New Strategic Plan

By Matthew Clay September 8, 2015

On September 8, Dr. Walton and members of the Board of Directors introduced the student body to Prep's latest strategic plan, known as #PrepJourney. A special guest speaker, Grant Lichtman, author of the...

A group of students in the library talk to author and former Ole Miss Chancellor Dr. Robert Khayat.

One School, Many Books Returns for Second Successful Year

By Paul Andress September 1, 2015

One School, Many Books 2016 took place on September 1st. Now in its second year at Jackson Prep, One School Many Books was created by English teachers, including department chair Dr. Lisa Whitney. Whitney...

(From Left to Right) Mitch Redding, Grant Robinson, Healy Vise, John Jeffreys, Jared Dodd, Robert Good, RJ Green, Paul Andress, Brendon McLeod, Jackson Phillips, and William Purvis take a picture after playing a local Guatemala City team. Photo by Paul Andress

Basketball Team Serves in Guatemala

By Paul Andress August 21, 2015

This summer the seniors and juniors on the basketball team went on the annual basketball mission trip to Guatemala. The trip was led by Coach Chris Moore, Coach Andrew Mitchell, Coach Paul Fryant,...

Campus Upgrades For 2015-2016 School Year

Campus Upgrades For 2015-2016 School Year

By Ellis Abdo August 6, 2015

Since Prep dismissed for summer break, much work has been done to the school. Both the senior high and the junior high buildings have new front facades. This work started right after school was...

Speech & Debate Film Shoots on Prep Campus

“Speech & Debate” Film Shoots on Prep Campus

By John Keeler July 30, 2015

New and exciting things have been happening throughout the summer on the Jackson Prep campus. From construction to practices, it seemed that something was always going on around the school. Probably...

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