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Jackson Preparatory School (Mississippi)
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Jackson Preparatory School (Jackson Prep), is an independent, coeducation
al, college preparatory day school
enrolling 820 students in grades six through twelve. Located in Flowood, Mississippi
, a suburb of Jackson
, Prep sits on a 74-acre (299,467.38 m2) campus east of Jackson. Prep currently offers one of only two Classical Heritage Programs in the state. Prep offers a wide variety of courses, including East Asian Studies, and is one of four schools to be selected locally for a Cum Laude Society
chapter.
degrees.
’s Critique of Student Literary Magazines as of the 2007-2008 school year. Earthwinds has also earned an All-Southern Rating, the highest commendation awarded by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association
, judged by the journalism and communications faculty at the University of South Carolina
this year.
The Patriots became the first Mississippi Association of Independent Schools(MAIS) team ever to defeat a team from the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA)http://www.misshsaa.com/, when the Patriots defeated Newton County High School
by a score of 24-0. Newton County finished the season with an 11-2 record, their only other loss coming from 2006 MHSAA Class 3A Champion/2007 Class 3A Runner-up Franklin County High School
in the Quarterfinal Round of the 2007 MHSAA Class 3A Playoffs. Prep's victory over Newton County put to rest speculation that the smaller schools of the MAIS could not compete with their larger MHSAA counterparts. One week after beating Newton County, the Patriots cruised to a 50-0 victory over MHSAA Class 4A member Pearl High School
, who finished 2007 with a 3-7 record. Prep's 2-0 mark against MHSAA teams in 2007 gave the MPSA a 3-1 record all-time against the MHSAA. The MAIS's only loss came in 2000, when Prep was defeated by George County High School
, then an MHSAA Class 4A team, by a score of 27-14. The Patriots beat the Raiders in the '07 MAIS Class 3-A title game.
Among the most notable players to come through Prep's program are former All-SEC, Ole Miss
, and NFL New England Patriots
wide receiver Ken Toler; former All-SEC
Mississippi State
and Canadian Football League
standout linebacker Paul V. Lacoste
; former Tennessee Vols
standout and NFL player Will Overstreet
; former Ole Miss and NFL offensive lineman Todd Wade
and his younger brother, Justin Wade, a former standout linebacker for the Ole Miss Rebels
.
The Fortenberry Auditorium and Gymnasium, along with the J.O. Manning Patriot Center, provide athletic venues, a performing arts complex, dressing rooms, weight rooms, coaches’ offices, and laundry facilities. Prep's outdoor athletic complex includes a lighted baseball field, a lighted football stadium with 400-meter track, a soccer field, a girls' fast-pitch softball field, eight wheelchair-accessible tennis courts, a cross-country course, and multiple practice fields.
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
al, college preparatory day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
enrolling 820 students in grades six through twelve. Located in Flowood, Mississippi
Flowood, Mississippi
Flowood is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 4,750 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Flowood is located at ....
, a suburb of Jackson
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
, Prep sits on a 74-acre (299,467.38 m2) campus east of Jackson. Prep currently offers one of only two Classical Heritage Programs in the state. Prep offers a wide variety of courses, including East Asian Studies, and is one of four schools to be selected locally for a Cum Laude Society
Cum Laude Society
The Cum Laude Society is an organization that honors scholastic achievement at secondary institutions, similar to the Phi Beta Kappa Society, which honors scholastic achievements at the university level. It was founded in 1906 as the Alpha Delta Tau fraternity and changed its name in the 1950s...
chapter.
Faculty
The Jackson Preparatory School faculty/staff comprises 85 people, including 43 (50.58823529411764%) who have earned post-graduate degrees. 15 faculty members hold Ph.D.Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
degrees.
Student life
The school has a student council, debate team, quiz bowl team, intramural quidditch teams, student publications, service clubs, academic honorary societies, band, showchoir, drill team, cheerleading, visual arts classes and exhibits, drama and musical theater productions, and special interest clubs.Literary magazine
Jackson Preparatory School's High School literary magazine is named Earthwinds. Earthwinds is ranked as one of the best student literary magazines in the nation, earning a fourth consecutive Gold Medal in the Columbia Scholastic Press AssociationColumbia Scholastic Press Association
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association is an international student press association, founded in 1925, whose goal is to unite student journalists and faculty advisers at schools and colleges through educational conferences, idea exchanges, textbooks, critiques and award programs...
’s Critique of Student Literary Magazines as of the 2007-2008 school year. Earthwinds has also earned an All-Southern Rating, the highest commendation awarded by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association
Southern Interscholastic Press Association
The Southern Interscholastic Press Association is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote journalistic professionalism by public schools in the Southeast of the United States of America. The association was originally founded in 1926 at Washington and Lee University and moved to the...
, judged by the journalism and communications faculty at the University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
this year.
Newspaper
The Sentry is Jackson Prep's periodically released high school news publication. It is a forum for students in grades ten through twelve to both to express their opinions and learn about the process of journalism. The Revolution is The Sentry's junior high counterpart.Football
Jackson Preparatory School's football team has been one of the state's most elite programs since the school's founding in 1970. The school's teams are known as the Patriots. The team has enjoyed a winning record in all but one season in its history. Prep is a member of the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools(MAIS), and currently competes in that league's AAA-I division. The team has won 12 Mississippi Association of Independent Schools(MAIS) football titles since 1970 (1972, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1990 and 1991 in Class AAA, 1998 and 2000 in Class AAAA and 2002, 2006, 2007, and 2008 AAA-I).The Patriots became the first Mississippi Association of Independent Schools(MAIS) team ever to defeat a team from the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA)http://www.misshsaa.com/, when the Patriots defeated Newton County High School
Newton County, Mississippi
-History:Newton County was formed in 1836. All sources say it was named in honor of Sir Isaac Newton, including the 1896 history of Newton County.Newton County is adjacent to Jasper County, which was named for Sgt. William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero of the Siege of Savannah in 1779. Sgt. John...
by a score of 24-0. Newton County finished the season with an 11-2 record, their only other loss coming from 2006 MHSAA Class 3A Champion/2007 Class 3A Runner-up Franklin County High School
Franklin County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 8,448 people, 3,211 households, and 2,337 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile . There were 4,119 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile...
in the Quarterfinal Round of the 2007 MHSAA Class 3A Playoffs. Prep's victory over Newton County put to rest speculation that the smaller schools of the MAIS could not compete with their larger MHSAA counterparts. One week after beating Newton County, the Patriots cruised to a 50-0 victory over MHSAA Class 4A member Pearl High School
Pearl, Mississippi
Pearl is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 21,961 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, who finished 2007 with a 3-7 record. Prep's 2-0 mark against MHSAA teams in 2007 gave the MPSA a 3-1 record all-time against the MHSAA. The MAIS's only loss came in 2000, when Prep was defeated by George County High School
George County School District
The George County School District is a public school district based in Lucedale, Mississippi . The district's boundaries parallel that of George County.-Elementary/Intermediate Schools:**Grades K-6*****Lucedale Intermediate School...
, then an MHSAA Class 4A team, by a score of 27-14. The Patriots beat the Raiders in the '07 MAIS Class 3-A title game.
Among the most notable players to come through Prep's program are former All-SEC, Ole Miss
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...
, and NFL New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
wide receiver Ken Toler; former All-SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
Mississippi State
Mississippi State University
The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area...
and Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
standout linebacker Paul V. Lacoste
Paul Lacoste (football player)
Paul Victor Lacoste was a linebacker in the Southeastern Conference at Mississippi State University and in the Canadian Football League.-Early years:...
; former Tennessee Vols
Tennessee Volunteers football
The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference ....
standout and NFL player Will Overstreet
Will Overstreet
William Sparkman Overstreet is a former American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Falcons in the 3rd round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of Tennessee where he was a captain on the 2001 Tennessee team. He was a member...
; former Ole Miss and NFL offensive lineman Todd Wade
Todd Wade
Todd McLaurin Wade is a retired American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Mississippi....
and his younger brother, Justin Wade, a former standout linebacker for the Ole Miss Rebels
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...
.
Cross country
Jackson Prep's most-participated-in and best sport is cross country. A race is held on campus every season known as the "Jackson Prep Invitational." Head Coach Malcolm Saxon (Bre) leads Prep's cross country team.Facilities
Jackson Preparatory School is housed on a 74-acre (299,467.38 m2) campus. The Junior High and Senior High buildings each include academic classrooms and science labs. Each has a computer center with high-speed internet connections. Division administrators and counselors are located in both buildings, and the Senior High building houses a student publications center. At the heart of the campus is the 42000 square feet (3,901.9 m²) McRae Fine Arts and Media Center, which houses three art studios, a ceramics studio, band hall, choral music room, and art gallery. The McRae Center is also home to the Jesse Howell Library, with holdings that include nearly 20,000 volumes, 60 periodical subscriptions, 24 desktop and 48 laptop computers, databases, and other services. The Guyton Science Center houses six state-of-the-art science classrooms with laboratories and the Lyceum, a two-hundred-seat lecture/meeting facility. A new Dining Commons was constructed in 2008.The Fortenberry Auditorium and Gymnasium, along with the J.O. Manning Patriot Center, provide athletic venues, a performing arts complex, dressing rooms, weight rooms, coaches’ offices, and laundry facilities. Prep's outdoor athletic complex includes a lighted baseball field, a lighted football stadium with 400-meter track, a soccer field, a girls' fast-pitch softball field, eight wheelchair-accessible tennis courts, a cross-country course, and multiple practice fields.