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Jackson Academy Announces Athletic Roles for Coming Year
Members of the Jackson Academy coaching staff look forward to a 2021-22 athletic season filled with great competition and great opportunities. As incoming Head of School Palmer Kennedy begins his...
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Raider Network Launches New Level of Excellence
Jackson Academy’s Raider Network recently acquired a 36-foot production truck to enhance the school’s live stream and event production capabilities. Raider Network currently streams programming for...
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Lady Raiders Volleyball Invited to Nike Tournament of Champions
The Lady Raiders Volleyball team has a storied history, playing at the top of their sport since the school started the program in the 2011-12 school year. Now the six-time state champion Lady Raiders...
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JA Teams Claim MAIS Spirit Competition Titles
JA cheerleaders and dance teams demonstrated their hard work, skill, and school spirit last Wednesday at the MAIS Spirit Competition held at the Mississippi Coliseum. JA spirit teams brought home two...
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Alumnus Brad Edwards Speaks About Sports Broadcasting Career
Endeavors students pursue in high school and college can lead to opportunities they cannot foresee, said Brad Edwards ’89. That’s how he sees his career trajectory. Edwards visited Jackson Academy’s...
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Lady Raider Volleyball Captures Seventh State Title in School History
Congratulations to the Jackson Academy Lady Raiders volleyball team for winning the MAIS Division 1 Volleyball Championship. It is the team’s seventh state title since the program began at JA in the...
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Four Athletes Sign College Commitments
Jackson Academy had a banner day for the Class of 2022 on Monday as four special seniors signed papers that will allow them to continue their academic and athletic careers next year at Jones College...
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Three Members of Champion Volleyball Team Sign to Play College Ball
For the second week in a row, Jackson Academy’s Class of 2022 had a banner day as three more seniors signed papers committing them to continue their academic and athletic careers at Austin Peay State...
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Fall Sports Celebrate Seasons of Competition and Growth
Jackson Academy’s fall athletes played exciting and rewarding seasons this semester. This week, we recognize the varsity cheer, Accents, cross country, volleyball, and football teams. As more...
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Fall Sports Celebrate Student Athletes: Part II
Jackson Academy’s fall athletes played exciting and rewarding seasons this semester. This week, we recognize the girls soccer teams. As more information is submitted by teams, we will publish the...
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Coach Sojourner’s Influence on the Sport of Basketball Honored
The Lady Raiders’ December 7 win over Richland High School cinched Head Varsity Basketball Coach Jan Sojourner’s 1,000th career win. One of Mississippi’s winningest coaches, Sojourner is in her 37th...
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Dakota Jordan and Chandler Anderson End Second Term with Collegiate Signing
For the third time this year, Jackson Academy had a banner day for the Class of 2022 on December 15 as two more seniors signed papers that will allow them to continue their academic and athletic...
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JA Student Earns Mississippi Volleyball Player of the Year Honors
For the third year in a row, the Jackson Academy Lady Raider volleyball program boasts the top player in the state. Junior Lakin Laurendine was named the 2021-22 Gatorade Mississippi Volleyball Player...
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Basketball Celebrated at Pep Rally Today
Varsity and JV basketball teams develop endurance and perfect plays through dedicated practice each week in the gymnasium. On the same campus, second-graders look up to those athletes, envisioning a...
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Jackson Academy Celebrates Soccer Championship
The Raiders entered the postseason as the No. 2 seed in the Division 1 Soccer Semifinals, advancing to the State Championship Game yesterday. The Raiders won their second straight State Championship...
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Jesse Taylor to Lead Boys Basketball Program
Associate Head of School for Student Life Jimmy Messer has announced that Jesse Taylor has been named head coach for varsity boys basketball at Jackson Academy. For the past three seasons, Taylor has...
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Equestrian Team Completes Outstanding Season
The Jackson Academy equestrian team concluded its competition season this weekend at Nationals in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Since August, the 2021-2022 equestrian team has been prepping for its...
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Aubrey Blackwell Selected As Head Football Coach at JA
Jackson Academy is excited to announce the hiring of Aubrey Blackwell as its new head football coach. Coach Blackwell spent last season at Benjamin Russell High School. Before Benjamin Russell, he...
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Jackson Academy to Name Basketball Court in Honor of Jan Sojourner
Jackson Academy is pleased to announce the basketball gym court that is currently being refurbished will now be named the Jan Sojourner Court. Work is underway and will continue throughout the month....
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Athletic Signees and Gatorade Players of the Year Honored
Monday, May 9, was another very special day on the campus of Jackson Academy for the Class of 2022. Four senior athletes and two Gatorade Players of The Year were honored at a ceremony in the...
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