Sports Opinion: NCAA Should Move Basketball Season Back
By RJ Green
November 17, 2015
March Madness is a term that has stuck with basketball fans for a while. The NCAA basketball tournament is always full of shocking upsets and close games. It has always taken place in March, and it has fit really well in late March and early April. The timing of the end of the season is not the prob...
Busywork Takes a Toll on Students
November 12, 2015
Filed under Opinion
Jackson Prep has been known for its academic excellence for decades. However, there seems to be a belief among many teachers that assigning busywork is what makes their class “challenging, rigorous, and worthwhile.” Busywork does not determine how hard a class is, but it shows how forty-five minutes of ho...
Later Start To School Day Would Aid Students
By Mollie Jones
April 13, 2015
Filed under Opinion
Like days in a work week, school days typically start around 8 am. First period comes, and students are yawning even though they have been awake and moving around for at least an hour. Why is that? We’re not awake yet. As kids become teenagers, the sleep-wake cycle moves two hours later. Most undergo...
Why We Love the Madness
By Paul Andress
April 13, 2015
Over the course of March, people have been keeping up with the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. There are many reasons why people love the NCAA Tournament, which is more commonly known as March Madness. March Madness embodies everything we as fans love about sports. It has the upsets, the favorites...
SPORTS OPINION: UAB Football Shutdown Hits Fans, Players
December 15, 2014
College football has had an outstanding year thus far. Including the first year of the College Football Playoff, to incredible plays, and feel good stories on and off the field. But there is one negative aspect that has recently been brought to the attention of the public: football costs money to...
TV REVIEW: The Paul Finebaum Show
December 15, 2014
Since early August, the talk of SEC Sports fans has been about the brand new SEC Network. The SEC Network is a first year TV channel and network fully dedicated, twenty-four hours and seven days a week, to SEC sports. It has been a huge hit not only in the south, but it has also nationwide. One of t...
Recent Poll Results
October 27, 2014
Filed under Opinion
Results from two of The Sentry's recent polls: Primos is the favorite place to eat breakfast with 12 votes. Waffle House and Chick-Fil-A tied for second with 6 votes. McDonalds, IHOP, and Cracker Barrel tied for third with 2 votes. Taco Bell and Huddle House tied for fourth with 1 vote. Krispy...
Quiz Bowl class puts opponents in Jeopardy
April 15, 2019
Two year sponsor of the Quiz Bowl Team, Ms. Zachow...
6th grade: inside the fishbowl
April 15, 2019
The sixth-grade program is a special program that has...
April 12, 2019
The PAT’s Prep Fest includes activities for everyone...
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