NOVEMBER 10 ISSUE
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 10
*Basketball season opener against Bowling Green at JA. Girls game starts at 5:00 p.m. Boys game follows at 6:15 p.m.

November 11
*Staff Development

November 23-27
*Thanksgiving Holidays

December 4
*Finale Performance
*Christmas in the PAC

December 8
*Christmas Choral Concert

December 10

*Band Christmas Concert at
St. Andrews Cathedral from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
THANKSGIVING MEALS!

Let the JA Cafe prepare your Thanksgiving meal. Choose from a variety of dishes such as cornbread dressing, banana bread, and even pumpkin pie---- all available to order.

Click here for the order form.
JA TO PROVIDE COMPLETE THANKSGIVING MEALS TO FAMILIES IN NEED

JA students have the opportunity to participate in an annual school-wide Thanksgiving Dinner Drive.  City Church has identified over 100 families that need assistance, and we are collecting food to provide them with a complete Thanksgiving dinner.  Food will be collected in the hallways of each building November 10-17.  Students and classes will help collect, sort, and fill meal boxes.  To ensure we have the variety to make complete meals, please use the following guidelines when purchasing food to donate:
  • Preschool: boxes of Jello or pudding mix
  • First, Seventh: rice, stuffing, mashed potatoes
  • Second, Eighth: mac and cheese or other pasta
  • Third, Ninth: canned vegetables (green beans, peas, corn, etc.)
  • Fourth, Tenth: canned fruit-peaches, pears, pineapples, fruit cocktail, applesauce, cranberry sauce
  • Fifth, Eleventh: cake mix, brownie mix, cornbread mix
  • Sixth, Twelfth: cans or jars of gravy, chicken broth, brown sugar
Donations will be accepted to purchase gift cards for perishables, fresh fruits, vegetables, and turkeys. 

THIRD THURSDAY TO BE RESCHEDULED


Third Thursday for November 19 featuring behavior modification will be rescheduled at a later date. The next Third Thursday currently scheduled is January 21 and focuses on dyslexia.

To learn more about the upcoming Third Thursday at JA, click here.

MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSICAL AUDITIONS



Auditions packets are available outside the Choral Music Office in the Performing Arts Center for the upcoming Middle School Musical Honk. The audition is open to all fifth through eighth graders. Auditions will include a song and a monologue. The song should be no longer than a minute and a half, and monologues should be no longer than one minute.

Auditions
Monday, Nov 16 and 17
3:30 p.m. until
Call-backs
Wednesday, November 18
3:30 until
First Rehearsal
Wednesday, December 2
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
POWDER PUFF GAME NOVEMBER 12



The 2015 Powder Puff game will be held on Raider Field at 6:00 p.m. this Thursday, November 12. This annual event is a fundraiser for the prom and is great fun for both the participants and the crowd. Girls square off in football games, while boys provide the halftime entertainment. Tickets will be sold at the gate for $5. There will also be Powder Puff T-shirts available for $10.

CROSS COUNTRY AWARDS



The 2015 Cross Country team had a great year under the helm of Head Coach Hunter Murray and Assistant Coach Caleb Canterbury. Both the boys and girls teams had successful seasons with an abundance of new athletes joining the team. The addition of new runners includes athletes such as Nikki Lawrence, Reed Travelstead, Andrew Burks, Karla Brown, Cannon Bosarge, Mackenzie Coburn, Mary Grace Downs, John Moak Scarbrough, Lauren Anne Smith, Chris Mondie, and Ford McDaniel. These young athletes and others stepped up and filled some of the top spots for the team. They show a lot of promise for the years to come. These younger athletes were led by veterans Allan Thomas Pickle, Phillip Talley, Ford Williams, Emery Thigpen, Win Varner, and Ramey Hogue. These veterans provided strong leadership to our growing team by their example of hard work and dedication to each other. Our team included many new additions from the Upper School as well including Mason Glaze, our No. 4 runner of the team and a strong upcoming leader, Trussell Jones, Elliot Butler, and more. Despite being the youngest of the teams racing, JA was consistently competitive against the top schools in the Cross Country arena. With a strong base and many years to come, there is no doubt that JA Cross Country success will only continue to grow.

Top Seven Girls Award
  • Mackenzie Coburn
  • Georgia Gibson
  • Mary Grace Downs
  • Karla Brown
  • Meagan Gautier
  • Lauren Anne Smith
  • Ramey Hogue
Top Seven Boys Award
  • Reed Travelstead
  • Andrew Burks
  • Win Varner
  • Mason Glaze
  • Emery Thigpen
  • Phillip Talley
  • Ford Williams
Most Improved
  • Chris Mondie
  • Nikki Lawrence
Raider Award
  • Mackenzie Coburn
  • Michael Lowe
  • Win Varner
  • Hayden Allen
Senior Captain Award
  • Ford Williams
  • Allan Thomas Pickle
  • Dalton Gibson
  • Georgia Gibson
Ray Higgins Award
  • Trussell Jones
JA Challenge
  • Phillip Talley
Most Valuable Runner
  • Phillip Talley
  • Ramey Hogue
 
HOMECOMING COURT



Jackson Academy's 2015 Homecoming Court included (from left) Jeffery Richburg, Brehan Whitehead, Gage Morgan, Sara Brooks Adams, Zach Brister, Meg Rice, Blaine Tierney, Makenna Adams, Gipson Clark, Sam Rhodes, Ford Williams, Rose Maxwell, Nick Beddingfield, Hayley Murphy, Wilder Greenlee, Jessi Cooper, Parker Cole, Joyia Petty, Baley Reed, and Lindsey Nosef.  Serving as Crown Bearer and Flower Girl are (front) Pruet Pattison James and Lily Kathryn Zettler.
ORDERS FOR CORKY'S BAR-B-QUE FOR THE HOLIDAYS DUE NOVEMBER 16



Corky's Real Southern Style Memphis Bar-b-que will be available to order for both Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons this year. Support the JA Band and make holiday cooking easier! Companies or offices that place several orders can arrange for delivery.

Thanksgiving orders and money for Corky's are due to Lisa Thomas on November 16 by 9:00 a.m. Pick up in the Band Hall is scheduled for November 20.

Christmas orders and money for Corky's are due to Lisa Thomas on December 7 by 9:00 a.m. Pick up in the Band Hall is scheduled for December 11.

Lisa can be reached at 601-613-3533 cell; 601-856-9567 fax; or [email protected] email.

To view pricing and place an order, click here. For additional information, see the band's blog at jaband.blogspot.com

NOTIFY COORDINATOR IF APPLYING FOR
JERNBERG SCHOLARSHIP


Jackson Academy is accepting applications for 2016-17 Jernberg Scholars from now until December 5. Please notify Cathy Strauss at [email protected] if you plan to apply for the Jernberg Scholarship. Visit the Jernberg Scholars section of the website to learn more about becoming a Jernberg Scholar at jacksonacademy.org/jernbergscholars.

The Jernberg Scholarship, created in honor of former Headmaster and President Peter Jernberg, is a competitive scholarship that provides full tuition and fees (includes select fees in school sponsored clubs, activities, and sports) to exceptionally gifted students who have some demonstrated financial need. The scholarship will help students entering fifth through eleventh grade, who demonstrate outstanding academic success and motivation to excel in a challenging, innovative environment, obtain a Jackson Academy education.