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UPCOMING EVENTS
February 6
*JASI
February 8*National Junior Honor Society Ceremony February 9*National Honor Society Ceremony February 10*Staff Development February 15* Winter Holiday February 17*FAFSA Day February 18*Ninth and tenth grade PSAT meeting
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THE CLARION-LEDGER METRO BOY ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Congratulations to senior Ben McDowell for being named The Clarion-Ledger Best of MS Preps Boy Metro Player of The Week. Ben averaged 17 points, six assists, five steals, and two rebounds in a three-game sweep of Jackson Prep, ACCS, and East Rankin.
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UPPER SCHOOL DISMISSAL
Due to the number of schools coming to the JA Showchoir Invitational (JASI) this weekend, the Upper School will dismiss at noon on February 5.
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Beth Murray-Wilson, Allen Broyles, and Pat Taylor
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ALLEN BROYLES DISCUSSES HOW BRAIN RESEARCH IS INFLUENCING EDUCATION
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Guest speaker Allen Broyles presented a session for faculty and staff February 1 from 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. on Cerebro Diversity and Diversified Learning. He led faculty and staff through exercises that demonstrated how memory is enhanced when touch or movement is incorporated; how it feels to a student to complete a task in an area of weakness; and how people interpret intelligence based on performance. He discussed how views of a person's intelligence often are restricted to those associated with scholarly activity without accounting for other attributes of intelligence, such as spatial or verbal intelligence.
Throughout the day, he also met with small groups of faculty, staff, and administrators sharing current research and experiences regarding the ways individuals and classes learn best. Broyles routinely encourages educators to look for ways to incorporate new models of teaching that help all students learn more effectively. He said that even students who have no trouble with memorizing and giving info back learn better with hands on, multimodal, and multisensory experiences. He also finds that learning strategies that work for students with learning differences work for all students.
Broyles serves on the National Board of Directors of the Learning Disabilities Association of America, and has presented and consulted on the topics of brain research, math, and differentiation for Southern Association of Independent Schools and at regional and international conferences. He has 24 years of experience in independent school education in administration and in the classroom, and is currently assistant head of school at The Howard School in Atlanta.
Using strategies presented by Allen Broyles yesterday, Middle School teacher Lisa Lucas modified a test review for her class today. The students were going to review landforms, islands, and rivers of South America for a test this Thursday. Instead, the students drew and outlined (from memory) South America and then were given labels to write the names of 27 landforms, islands, and rivers (again from memory) and place them in the correct location on their map. Afterwards, they displayed their maps and checked one another's work for mistakes. The students responded at the end they never thought they could do this when the teacher presented the instructions, but once they started, all groups were able to remember almost all 27 items and their locations. The students also shared they really enjoyed doing a hands-on review because it didn't even feel like a review. The teacher enjoyed watching students work together to determine how they would design their map and coming up with all of the names. She also commented that it was particularly rewarding that students who are normally quiet during review time said that they had fun!
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JACKSON ACADEMY NAMES LARRY WEEMS VARSITY HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
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Athletic Director David Sykes announced January 27 that Larry Weems will be JA's varsity head football coach. Weems brings to JA 39 years of coaching experience, with 19 of those years as a high school head coach.
"Coach Weems shares our ideals of inspiring young men to reach their potential and lead lives of purpose. We believe he is a great fit for the job to ensure not only the success of the program but even more importantly, that our mission as a school continues to be fulfilled through the program," said Sykes.
Weems most recently served as head football coach for Meridian High School where he led the team to a 107-31 record. His teams appeared in playoffs each of 10 seasons, earning the state championship in 2008 and runner-up in 2006 and 2010. As head football coach at Pearl High School from 2000-2006, he led teams to five consecutive state play-off appearances. This week, Weems was named as one of five inductees into the Mississippi Association of Coaches' Hall of Fame. Weems holds a master's degree in secondary administration from the University of Southern Mississippi and a master's degree in education from Mississippi State University, where he also earned his bachelor's degree.
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For further information, view the Raider Network interview and latest news coverage of Larry Weems below:
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JA STUDENTS PERFORM AT MACY'S PARADE
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NINTH AND TENTH GRADE PARENTS INVITED
TO PSAT MEETING
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Steve McCartney, Amy Bush, and Paula Pratt invite parents of ninth and tenth grade students to join them for a discussion:
WHAT: Meeting to discuss PSAT results, the ACT vs. PSAT/SAT, how to proceed, and the college planning timeline.
WHEN: Choose either Thursday, February 18: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. or Thursday, February 18: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: The Flex Theatre on the back hall of the Jackson Academy Performing Arts Center.
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EVENT REMEMBERING FORMER JA COACH SHAW FEBRUARY 6
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 Coach Sherard Shaw led the JA Raider football team to the school's first football championship in 1995 and is remembered fondly by the JA community. The Sherard Shaw Foundation's "Gold Ribbon Night of Hope" is scheduled for Saturday, February 6 at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. It will be a fun filled evening with live music, food, and a silent auction! Come join the Sherard Shaw Foundation family and friends as they kick off their mission with this first event! For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.sherardshaw.org.
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