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  • Inside Jackson Academy presented by The JA Booster Club

    Tune in Wednesday Nights from 7-8pm for a closer look Inside Jackson Academy. From Arts, to Academics, and Athletics we cover all the bases on this show. Check out an archived show below:

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    Inside Jackson Academy Archives (Wednesdays – 7-8pm):


    October 6, 2010 – Sara Frances Chisolm (Co-Head Cheerleader – Homecoming Week Festivities), Emily Turbeville (Varsity Soccer Player & Mustard Seed Project), LaSharron Purvis (Steel Magnolias – Oiuzer), Alex Leslie (Steel Magnolias – Asst. Director), Lee Bailey (Performing Arts Center – Artistic & Technical Director – Jeremy Camp Concert)

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    September 29, 2010 – Anna Fiser (Asst. Girls Soccer & Basketball Coach), Betsy Kate Nicholas (Co-Head Cheerleader), Kathleen Davis (Accent Captain), Will Denny (Former Raider Football Player & Current Ole Miss Rebel), David Sykes (Varsity Football Coach)

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    September 22, 2010 – Bronwyn Burford (Services & Learning Coordinator), Eddie Wettach (Director of Technology), JA/Prep Week Comments (Numerous Students, Teachers and Administrators), David Sykes (Varsity Football Coach), Leann Nethery (Booster Club Co-President)

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    September 15, 2010 – Kendall Kirk (JA Chronicle Editor), Stacey Overstreet (Theater & Speech Teacher), Lee Farrar Bailey (Performing Arts Center – Artistic & Technical Director), David Sykes (Varsity Football Coach)

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    September 8, 2010 – Davis Rogers (Students Who Will Change the World), Mary Palmer Durham (Students Who Will Change the World), Andrew Ritter (Former Raider Football Player and Current Ole Miss Rebel), David Sykes (Varsity Football Coach)

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    September 1, 2010 – Sam Ciacco and Lucy Clement (Elementary Reading Legends), Susie Adcock (Elementary Librarian), Ray Higgins (Yearly Trips with Coach Higgins), Will Whitehead (JA Softball Coach), David Sykes (Varsity Football Coach)

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    August 25, 2010 – Chloe Barnett (Equestrian Champion), Stacey Overstreet (Theater & Speech Teacher), Tommy Blair (Run for the Raiders Organizer), David Sykes (Varsity Football Coach)

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    August 18, 2010 – Davis Rogers (Student Body President), Ginny Parham (Service & Learning President), Lee Farrar Bailey (Performing Arts Center – Artistic & Technical Director), David Sykes (Varsity Football Coach)

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    August 11, 2010 – Tommy Blair (Run for the Raiders Organizer), Lee Farrar Bailey (Performing Arts Center – Artistic & Technical Director), David Sykes (Varsity Football Coach)

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    August 4, 2010 – Peter Jernberg (President/CEO of JA), Bobby West and David Sykes (Athletic Director and Asst. Athletic Director – recap of last year in Athletics)

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    June 16, 2010 -  Hope Burford (Summer Programs Director), Jamie Carpenter (Cheerleading Sponsor – Summer Cheer Camps), Kellie King (Head Varsity Cheeledear – Summer Cheer Camps), Bobby West and David Sykes (Athletic Director and Asst. Athletic Director – recap of last year in Athletics)

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    June 9, 2010 – Bobby West and David Sykes (Athletic Director and Asst. Athletic Director – recap of last year  in Athletics),  Jason Williams (JA Track Coach), Bruce Sumrall (Chemistry Teacher – Outdoor Club Sponsor)

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    June 2, 2010 – Marsha Revere (Preschool – Music Teacher), Bronwyn Burford (Service and Learning Coordinator), Lee Farrar Bailey (Director – Performing Arts Center)

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    May 26, 2010 – Marsha Revere (Preschool – Music Teacher), Bronwyn Burford (Service and Learning Coordinator), Bryan Madden (Assitant Varisty Football, Baseball Coach and Strength & Conditioning Coach)

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    May 19, 2010 – Bruce Sumrall (Chemistry Teacher – Outdoor Club Sponsor), Judy McKeigney (Spanish/Latin Teacher), Ronnie Rogers (Assitant Varisty Girls Basketball, Tennis and Golf Coach)

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    May 12, 2010 – Bryan Madden (Assistant Football & Baseball Coach, Weight Training), Jay Powell (JA Head Baseball Coach), Lee Farrar Bailey (Director – Performing Arts Center), JA vs Parklane Baseball Highlights (Look Back at the two games last Thursday)

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    May 5, 2010 – Davis Rogers (Student Body President for 2010-2011), Mary Ellen Harris (First Grade Coordinator – First Grade Play), Becky Moes (2nd Grade Coordinator – Dr. Doolittle Picnic), Jay Powell (JA Baseball Head Coach)

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    April 28, 2010 - Joe Maxwell (Raider Park Rules), Bruce Carter (JA Band Director), Jason Williams (JA Track Coach), Earl & Hallie Keyes and Roy Caves (Founding Members of JA Booster Club)

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    April 21, 2010 - Natalie Pace (JA Track Athlete), Lee Farrar Bailey (Director of the Performing Arts Center) Joe Maxwell and DeLeslie Porch (Raider Park Rules), Bruce Carter (University Jazz Series)

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    April 14, 2010 – Bruce Carter (Band Director), David Sykes (JA Football Head Coach) Jay Powell (JA Head Baseball Coach), Peter Jernberg(JA President/CEO)

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    April 7, 2010 – Dee Ball (History Teacher – Senior Trip to New Orleans), Lou Ann Durfey (Pull for the Raiders) Collette McIntyre (JA Pull Down Party – Last Raider Standing), Tara McDaniel (Preschool Dean)

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    March 31, 2010 – Lee Farrar Bailey (Director – Performing Arts Center), Lou Ann Durfey (Pull for the Raiders) Collette McIntyre (JA Pull Down Party – Last Raider Standing), Tara McDaniel (Preschool Dean)

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    March 10, 2010 – Elliott Thomas (Salvation Army Shoe Drive), Kayla Thompson (Jackson Youth Council) David Lewis (Student Body President), Peter Jernberg (President/CEO of JA)

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    March 3, 2010 - Maribeth Gibson (Grandparents Day), Sarah Frances Chisolm (Junior Cheerleader and Mock Trial Team Member), Michelle Mills (Director of Public Relations), Peter Jernberg (President/CEO of JA)

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    February 17, 2010 - Sim Delaney (Film Class), Stacey Overstreet (Mock Trial), Jan Sojourner (JA Girls Varsity Basketball Coach),  Nic Henderson (JA Boys Head Soccer Coach), Soccer Highlights from Championship Game

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    February 10, 2010 - Susie Adcock (Elementary Librarian), Lee Farrar Bailey (Artistic and Technical Director of the new Performing Arts Center), Jay Powell (JA Head Baseball Coach), Jan Sojourner (JA Girls Varsity Basketball Coach), Bill Ball (JA Boys Varsity Basketball Coach)

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    February 3, 2010 - Amy Chesney (Jr. High National Honor Society), Laura Kuchar (National Honor Society), Wally Kennedy (Choral Music Director), David Sykes (National Signing Day – Will Denny-UM and Travis Williams-DSU),

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    January 27, 2010 - Harriet Epps (4th Grade Coordinator of MS Program), Bruce Carter (Choral Music Director), Lynn Green (Summer Programs), Lee Farrar Bailey (Artistic and Technical Director of the new Performing Arts Center), Jan Sojourner (JA Girls Varsity Basketball Coach), Bill Ball (JA Boys Varsity Basketball Coach)

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    January 20, 2010 – Lynn Green (Institutional Advancement), Lee Farrar Bailey (Artistic and Technical Director of the new Performing Arts Center), Wally Kennedy (Choral Music Director), Bill Ball (JA Boys Varsity Basketball Coach), Jan Sojourner (JA Girls Varsity Basketball Coach), Bill Ball (JA Boys Varsity Basketball Coach)

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    January 6, 2010 – Tim McWilliams (Director of Development), Lee Farrar Bailey (Artistic and Technical Director of the new Performing Arts Center), Stacey Overstreet (Speech and Theater Teacher)

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    December 16, 2009 – YEAR IN REVIEW – Madison Coburn (Senior Class President and Head Cheerleader), Austin Fortenberry (Jr. High Student Council President), Earl & Hattie Keyes and Roy Caves (Founding Members of JA Booster Club), David Sykes (JA Varsity Football Coach)

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    December 9, 2009 – Lee Farrar Bailey (Artistic and Technical Director of the new Performing Arts Center), Chris Tucker (Quiz Bowl Sponsor), Bill Ball (JA Boys Varsity Basketball Coach), Jan Sojourner (JA Girls Varsity Basketball Coach)

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    November 25, 2009 - THANKSGIVING EDITION: REPLAY OF Paige Rogers (8th Grader – Thanksgiving Food Drive), Katie Alexander (12th Grader – Thanksgiving Food Drive), Parker Kennedy (6th Grader – Thanksgiving Food Drive), Dalton Gibson (6th Grader – Thanksgiving Food Drive), Mallory McCubbins (6th Grader – Thanksgiving Food Drive), NEW INTERVIEWS WITH: Bill Ball (JA Boys Varsity Basketball Coach), Jan Sojourner (JA Girls Varsity Basketball Coach), JA vs Prep Championship Game Highlight Package

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    November 18, 2009 - Paige Rogers (8th Grader – Thanksgiving Food Drive), Katie Alexander (12th Grader – Thanksgiving Food Drive), Parker Kennedy (6th Grader – Thanksgiving Food Drive), Dalton Gibson (6th Grader – Thanksgiving Food Drive), Mallory McCubbins (6th Grader – Thanksgiving Food Drive), Bill Ball (JA Boys Varsity Basketball Coach), Jan Sojourner (JA Girls Varsity Basketball Coach), David Sykes (JA Head Football Coach)

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    November 11, 2009 - Dr. Pat Taylor (Headmaster), Dr. Ed Kennedy (JA Board Member), David Sykes (JA Head Football Coach)

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    November 4, 2009 - Austin Fortenberry (Raider Night Representative), Morgan Welsh (Raider Night Representative), Kayla Thompson (Raider Night Representative), Lynn Green (Advancement Services, Raider Night Coordinator), Jan Sojourner (JA Lady Raider Head Basketball Coach), David Sykes (JA Head Football Coach), Mary Palmer Durham (Outdoors Club), Sydney Dehmer (JA Homecoming Queen, Varsity Cheerleader)

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    October 28, 2009 - Mary Palmer Durham (Prod Asst. JA Christmas Spectacular), Morgan Welsh (Lyrical Mary – Christmas Spectacular), Natalie Ethridge (Rockette, O Holy Night - Christmas Spectacular), David Lewis (Singer – Christmas Spectacular), Wally Kennedy (Choral Music Director), Stacey Overstreet (Theater/Speech Teacher)

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    October 21, 2009 - Davis Rogers (Powder Puff Game), John Humphreys & Will Comorato (Band Members), Bill Ball (Head Boys Basketball Coach), David Sykes (Head Football Coach)

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    October 14, 2009 – Hayley Lundy (Carinval Co-Chairman), Susan Ingram (High School Art Teacher), Nic Henderson (Head Girls Soccer Coach), David Sykes (Head Football Coach)

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    October 7, 2009 – Earl & Hallie Keyes and Roy Caves (Founding Members of JA Booster Club), Nic Henderson (Varsity Girls Soccer Coach), David Sykes (Head Football Coach)

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    September 30, 2009 - Davis Rogers (Junior Class President), Austin Fortenberry (Jr. High President), Yonnie Waller (Co-Leader of Parents in Prayer), Tim McWilliams (Director of Development) David Sykes (Head Football Coach)

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    September 23, 2009 - Riley Busching (Senior Accent Officer), Keith Branning (Sr. High Dean), Stacey Overstreet (Speech/Theater Teacher), David Sykes (Head Football Coach)

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    September 16, 2009 - Becky Greer (Alumni Relations), Michelle Mills (WebMaster), Amy Bush (College Admissions Counselor), Cecila Busching (Accent Sponsor), David Sykes (Head Football Coach), Bruce Carter (Band Director)

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    September 9, 2009 - Rita Martin (U.S. History Teacher; Sr. High Student Council Faculty Representative), Anne Keenan (Pre-Algebra Teacher; Jr. High Student Council Faculty Representative), Amy Bush (College Admissions Counselor), Jane Lee (Jr. High/Middle School Counselor), Brandon Kennedy (K-3 Teacher; Jr. High Cheerleading Sponsor), David Sykes (Head Football Coach)

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    September 2, 2009 - Wally Kennedy (Choral Music Director), Kristen Blair (Senior Accent – Run for the Raiders), Bruce Sumrall (Chemistry Teacher, Outdoor Club Sponsor), Ray Higgins (Cross Country Coach, Hope Burford (Asst. Director of After School Care), David Sykes (Head Football Coach)

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    August 26, 2009 - Bronwyn Burford (Service & Learning Coordinator), Ginny Parham (Vice President of Service & Learning), Madison Coburn (Senior Class President & Head Cheerleader), Bronwyn Burford (High School Librarian); David Sykes (Head Football Coach)

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    August 19, 2009 - Bill Bunch (JA Dean of Students and Communication), Sarah Love (Elementary Dean), Sharon Clark (Physical Education – Elementary, Little Dribblers), Susie Adcock (Elementary Librarian), David Sykes (Head Football Coach)

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    August 12, 2009 – Tara McDaniel (JA Preschool Dean), Hope Burford (Asst. Director of After School Care), Billie Skipper (Administrative Asst. to Tara McDaniel), Brandon Kennedy (Jr. High Cheerleading Sponsor, K-3 Teacher), David Lewis (Student Body President), David Sykes (Head Football Coach)

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    August 05, 2009 - Cecilia Busching (Accent Sponsor) Nic Henderson (Boys & Girls Soccer Coach), Jamie Carpenter (Varsity Cheerleading Sponsor), Brent Southern (Fast Pitch/Slow Pitch Softball Coach)

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    July 29, 2009 – Dr. Ed Kennedy (JA Board Member), Brent Southern (Girls Softball Coach), Peter Jernberg (President of JA)

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    July 22, 2009 – Bruce Carter (Band Director), Eddie Wettach (Technology Director), Dr. Pat Taylor (Headmaster), Coach David Sykes (Head Football Coach)

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