FEBRUARY 9 ISSUE
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 10
*Staff Development

February 15
*Winter Holiday

February 17
*FAFSA Day

February 18
*Ninth and tenth grade PSAT meeting
JA'S GOT TALENT

Parents: JA's wonderful showcase of student talent, JA's Got Talent, is being postponed until the 2016-17 school year. Look for more information about JA's Got Talent when a new date is determined.
JA GARNERS RANKING AT MATH AND SCIENCE COMPETITION

Out of 47 schools represented by 550 students, JA placed fourth in the written competition and fourth in the team competition at the Math and Science Competition held at Mississippi College. Every JA student placed on at least one test. Congratulations to JA's team!

MATH
Top 3 PERCENT 
Dalton Gibson

Top 10 PERCENT 
Kyle Kantor
Hannah McCowan

Top 20 PERCENT
Georgia Gibson
Nancy Usey
Lizzie Bowman
Dolph Maxwell

BIOLOGY
Top 2 PERCENT
Dolph Maxwell

Top 3 PERCENT
Hannah McCowan

Top 10 PERCENT
Sahil Patel
Lacey Irby
Avery Anderson

Top 20 PERCENT
Georgia Gibson
CHEMISTRY
Top 10 PERCENT
Nancy Usey

Top 20 PERCENT
Sydney Hays
Lizzie Bowman
Sahil Patel

PHYSICS
Top 10 PERCENT
Dalton Gibson

Top 20 PERCENT
Alexander Schott

COMPUTER SCIENCE
Top 1 PERCENT
Alexander Schott 
 
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTIONS


National Honor Society


National Junior Honor Society

Congratulations to all the students inducted into the Jackson Academy Chapter of the National Honor Society of Secondary Schools and the National Junior Honor Society of Secondary Schools. They join members inducted last year to form the JA chapters of these honoraries. Inductions were held Monday and Tuesday of this week.

For a list of inductees, click on the appropriate link below:

National Honor Society National Junior Honor Society 
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: THEATRE DEPARTMENT PLANS COMEDY FOR APRIL
 

Ten two-person scenes define the format for the spring play planned for April 23-25. Mutually Assured Destruction: Ten Plays About Brothers and Sisters by Don Zolidis takes a look at family dynamics.

"The play looks at how family structures transcend time," said director and JA theatre teacher Lauren Ray. "Each scene represents decades beginning in 2015 and working backwards to 1922." The play offers a comedic look at 100 years of family challenges. It gives students the opportunity to perform work representing different periods of time, Ray said.

Shows are set to run April 23 at 6:30 p.m., April 24 at 2:00 p.m., and April 25 with a school-day matinee and a show at 6:30 p.m.
EQUESTRIAN TEAM COMPLETES SEASON; MEMBERS QUALIFY FOR REGIONALS



The Equestrian Team has completed regular competition of its first season at JA and is moving into regional competition. The team competed in three events this year in Birmingham.

"We are so proud of this talented group of students," said Patti Shoemaker, trainer. "This is our first year, and they have exceeded all expectations. Thank you parents for your commitment. We could not compete on this level without parental support."

The JA team as well as four individual team members earned enough points over the season to qualify for regional competition, which will be held in Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, Georgia on February 21. Whoever does well can qualify for Zone Finals in Clemson, South Carolina. Nationals will be held in Lexington, Kentucky.

 
EQUESTRIAN TEAM MEMBERS 
 
Members Individual Qualifiers 
Hannah McCowan
Sydney Simmons
Kellan Clower
Lauren Sutton
Ana Kelly Hontzas
Lily Rhoden
Anna Claire Sheffield
Annalee Willson
Alden McNamara
Addison Armstrong
Molly McClure
Ashley Manning
Hannah McCowan (twelfth grade)
Lauren Sutton (ninth grade)
Ana Kelly Hontzas (eighth grade)
Lily Rhoden (seventh grade)
 

Ashley Manning competed individually at the Lucinda Green Cross Country Clinic in Ocala, Florida on January 27-28 and then competed in the Rocking Horse Winter Trials which was a rated event for Area Three. She is in the Young Rider Program, and she and Astro placed fourth in their first rated event at the Beginner Novice level.

UPCOMING SCIENCE FAIRS



JA will be holding its local science fair Tuesday, March 1 in the Performing Art Center lobby. The local fair involves JA Biology 2 and A&P students. Judging begins at 10:30 a.m. and should be completed by noon. Projects will be available for viewing from noon until 3:00 p.m. on March 1.  

Those students who place first or second in the local fair will advance to the district science fair that JA is hosting in the Activities Building Wednesday, March 23. Several schools in our district will have students presenting projects in that fair. First and second place winners in the district science fair will advance to the state science fair that is held on the Rankin Campus of Hinds Community College in April. MAIS sponsors the science fair. 
AAAA-1 STATE TOURNAMENT BASKETBALL BEGINS
THIS WEEKEND

Come support our basketball teams as they play this Friday and Saturday in the AAAA-1 State Tournament in Hattiesburg.

The No. 1 Lady Raiders (24-1) carry a 24-game winning streak into the State AAAA-Division 1 Tournament this weekend at PCS. Due to their successful regular season, they have already qualified for next week's State AAAA Tournament. They begin play on Friday at 5:15 p.m. and will play on Saturday at either 2:00 p.m. or 3:15 p.m. depending on Friday's outcome.

The No. 2 Raiders (21-5) enter the postseason in Hattiesburg this weekend with only two MAIS losses on the entire season. The Raiders have also qualified for next week's State AAAA Tournament at Jackson Prep. They begin play this Friday at 7:45 p.m. and will play on Saturday at either 5:00 p.m. or 6:15 p.m. depending on Friday's outcome.

Follow the teams on Twitter at #JARaiderSports, on Facebook at facebook.com/JARaiderSports, and on Instagram.

THIRD THURSDAY: JANUARY 21



MATH TECHNIQUES
February 18, at noon in the Upper School Library

Learn the tricks of the trade in the math world! Ways to conquer multiplication, subtraction, and addition facts will be covered during the session, as well as techniques to support your child's math studies. Leave this Third Thursday with a greater understanding of the applied math principles your child is learning.

Presenter: Jackson Academy ARC Team
Focus: PK-sixth grade
Registration deadline: February 16

To sign up for the Math Techniques Third Thursday, contact Beth Murray-Wilson at bmurray@jacksonacademy.org.
THE CLARION-LEDGER TOP PERFORMERS

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2-8 

Congratulations to Michael Barber for being named one of The Clarion-Ledger top performers. Michael scored 17 points, grabbed 17 rebounds, and made six blocks in the 60-47 win over Leake Academy. 

Congratulations to Lauran Sheriff for being named one of The Clarion-Ledger top performers. Lauran scored 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and made three blocks in the 59-43 win over Leake Academy.




FAFSA DAY AT JA



Wednesday, February 17 from 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Get one-on-one assistance completing your federal and state financial forms. To sign up for FAFSA day, contact Amy Bush, college admissions counselor, at abush@jacksonacademy.org.
ALUMNI: SUBMIT YOUR CLASS NOTES FOR THE JA MAGAZINE



The JA magazine, True Blue, will be published in July. We are now collecting information for the Class Notes section, which features the milestones of our many alumni. Please send information about your accomplishments, employment, and family news to Haleigh Ritter at hritter@jacksonacademy.org. For samples from past issues, check out the JA magazines at jacksonacademy.org/alumni/jaam-magazine.

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