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ALL FOR ONE…The JA Way
The Jackson Academy community celebrated the launch of a revised mission statement and new language to express JA’s unique strengths and qualities January 15 and 16. JA President Cliff Kling presented...
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Golf Team Wins North AAA Championship
(From left, back): Wilson Furr, Drake Beneke, Conner Beth Ball, Ray Stevens, Daniel Fletcher; (front): Parker Kennedy, Cameron Mobley, Thad Scott, Jack Gnam, and Luke Pitts Congratulations to the JA...
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Softball in Spring Practice Season; Gearing Up for Summer Practice
Lady Raider Softball has been participating in a spring practice season, as the weather has permitted. In conjunction with spring training, the Lady Raiders competed in several games in March and...
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Sydney Hays Named Scholar Athlete
JA senior Sydney Hays was recognized October 30 by BankPlus/Blitz 16 as a scholar athlete for 2015-16. WAPT 16 recognizes metro area athletes each week who are strong scholars and also participate in...
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Conley Chinn Named Gatorade® MS Volleyball Player of the Year
The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Conley Chinn as its 2015-16 Gatorade Mississippi Volleyball Player of the Year. Chinn is the first Gatorade...
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Volleyball Coach Signs on with JA
Jackson area native and captain of the NCAA Division III Lady Barons volleyball team Christina Lawrence will lead the Lady Raiders as head volleyball coach beginning June 1. Lawrence began playing...
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Jackson Academy Names Larry Weems Head Football Coach
Athletic Director David Sykes and Varsity Head Football Coach Larry Weems Jackson Academy Athletic Director David Sykes announced Wednesday, January 27 that Larry Weems will be Jackson Academy’s...
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Lady Raiders Earn Top Spot in MAIS Basketball Championship
Congratulations to the JA Lady Raiders! The team attained its 32nd straight win and the MAIS Overall Championship at Mississippi College Saturday. The Lady Raiders defeated Jackson Prep for the title....
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A Look Back to the Rise of Raider Nation
The Clarion-Ledger named Coach Sherard Shaw and the 1995 Raider football team as one the most significant sports stories in the state that year. The championship catapulted JA into two decades of...
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Volleyball Wins Second Straight Championship
Congratulations to the JV and varsity volleyball teams! JV finished the season 13-3. Varsity finished 35-3 and won the MAIS championship title for the second year. Ranked No. 1 in the state on MS...
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The Clarion-Ledger Athletes of the Week
Week of March 21-28 Metro Boy Ford Adams, Baseball Ford Adams went 3-for-9 at the plate with a double, 4 RBI, and a walk-off 2 run homerun against #2 Jackson Prep in a 13-12 series clinching victory....
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The Clarion-Ledger Athletes of the Week
Week of March 28-April 4 Girls Track Sara Brooks Adams won the long jump, high jump, and the 400 meter dash during the JA Invitational. Boys Track Langston Anderson won the 100 meter dash, the 400...
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Archers Aim for Precision
The Archery Team was formed in the 2014-15 school year and has had an active season this year. They participate in the high school AAAA division in a program called Archery in Mississippi Schools...
View ArticleCoach Sykes Announces Coaching Staff Arrangements for 206-17
Athletic Director David Sykes announced that he has finalized the football staff assignments for the 2016-2017 school year. After seven years as junior high head football coach, Parker Harris will join...
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Golf Team Closes Season Ranked Second in State
Congratulations to the Jackson Academy golf team for finishing second in the state Class AAAA Division 1 Golf Tournament. JA finished second shooting 302 at Deerfield. Jack Gnam shot even par and...
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The Clarion-Ledger Athletes of the Week April 25 – May 1
Congratulations to Lailaa Bashir for being named Metro Girls Athlete of The Week by The Clarion-Ledger. Laila (freshman) won both of her matches last week without dropping a single game. She finished...
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MS Preps Recognizes Students
Jack Gnam Tenth Grade Golf First Team Gage Morgan Tenth Grade Tennis Second Team Lailaa Bashir Ninth Grade Tennis First Team Caroline Hill Eighth Grade Tennis First Team Emma Roberts Seventh Grade...
View ArticleThe Play That Changed Raider Football History
For the class of 1996, there was no greater nemesis than the pioneers of Parklane academy. In the final regular season game of 1994, Parklane inflicted the worse loss the Raiders would suffer during...
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Don’t Miss JA at the Village on August 23
Highland Village and Jackson Academy will kick off a fun, new gathering for the JA community August 23! JA will converge on the courtyard of Highland Village for a live Raider Network broadcast...
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