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Swingin’ Into Summer See Inside: Earthwinds Coffeehouse End-Of-Year Honors Class of ‘16: Who’s Going Where?

What is your biggest regret in life?

“I have no regrets in life. I have lived a perfect life.”

- Coach Smith

Who is the scariest senior and why?

“William Garrard, because he is intimdatingly handsome” - Jack Davis

“Meeting Haynes Horsley” -Mallory Abraham

“Not Maddie Diket”

“Not doing my physics webassigns first semester” - Robert Good

“Sam Mosley, because his muscles are huge” -Jacob Aron

“The creation of the Views & Voices feature.”

-Mr. Hughes

“Sara Love. She says she wants fight me.”

- Madeline Porter

- Reese Friday

Who is your favorite cartoon character?

Haynes Horsley- Towelie Ellis Abdo- Stewie Griffin Paul Andress- Clifford Holman Buchanan- Bob the Builder Ann Clardy Byrd- Rufus Matthew Clay- Jimmy Neutron Hays Dubberly- Scooby-Doo RJ Green- Frozone John Keeler- Jerry Mouse Chatham Kennedy- Dr. Doofenshmirtz Gracie McCraney- Hello Kitty Tanner McCraney-Caillou

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Brendon McLeod- Crash Bandicoot Lee Meena- Donald Duck Sam Mosley- Mr. Denzel Crocker Patrick Phillips- Patrick Star Russell Roberts- Popeye Blair Stockett- Dora Healy Vise- SpongeBob Elliot Weill- Randy Marsh Brittany Wilkinson- Perry Michael Wilson- Vegeta Mr. Hughes- Space Ghost

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Sentry Staff Editors-in-Chief Haynes Horsely • Paul Andress

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Managing Editor Chatham Kennedy

Opinion Editors Elliot Weill • Sam Moseley

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Sports Editors Brednon McLeod • RJ Green

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Social Media Editors Lee Meena • Holman Buchanan

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Fun & Games Editor Hays Dubberly

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Entertainment Editor Michael Wilson

Assistant Fun & Games Editor Patrick Phillips

Assistant Entertainment Editors Ann Clardy Byrd • Ellis Abdo

Advisor Mr. Lain Hughes

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Contributors Avery Andress • Jacob Aron • Payne Bell • Jackson Phillips Maclain Kennedy • Forrest Smith • Will Russell Ward • Nevin Wells • Jack Young

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News & Features

Prep Says Farewell to Class of ‘16 With Honors Members of the class of 2016 were joined by their families and grades 9-11 on Friday, May 13, for Class Day, held in the Fortenberry Theatre on campus.

Students were lauded for their many achievements, including academics, arts, community service, and a host of other areas.

Graduates-to-be were also recognized publicly for the wide variety of college scholarships they have been awarded.

According to college counselor Ms. Jeanne Marie Peet, the Prep Class of 2016 was ofValedictorian Marina Joel and ferred approximately $7.5 milSalutatorian JC Pride lion in scholarships, and its members have accepted over $4 million.

American Legion Citizenship Award winners Olivia Brown, John Keeler, and Anna Miller Rebich

Danforth Award winners Thomas Kirby, Molly Haire, and Benjamin Wilkinson

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HALL OF FAME: Conner Watson, Haley Litchliter, JC Pride, Matthew Clay

Faculty School Service Award winners Kelsey Harmon, Brooke Womack, and Beth Graeber

Senior Service Award winners Emily Box and Mary Anna Brand

STAR Students/Head of School Award winners Seth Lenoir and Marina Joel

Community Service Gold Medals went to Thomas Kirby, McKenzie Robinson, and Conner Watson.

The DAR Good Citizenship Award went to Ashley O’Mara.

Juniors Emily Claire Herring and Wesley Roberson won the Sarah Elizebeth Shelton Scholarship

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Coffeehouse Celebrates Earthwinds Release CHATHAM KENNEDY Patriot Avenue roared with music as students played (and broke) instruments for Earthwinds’ annual Coffeehouse. Jackson Prep’s award winning literary magazine presented its 45th yearly edition on April 29, 2016.

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Cookies and cream ice cream spilled along the steps of The Hederman Amphitheatre as students attempted to cool down from the wrath of the 84degree sun. A coffee bar with a variety of flavors from Cups Coffee was set up. In addition, Earthwinds sold t-shirts and posters of their literary journals. Staff members set up an instant poetry stand where students and faculty could request a poem with a preferred subject to be written from one of the typewriters.

Eight groups performed with a variety of songs ranging from “Smells like Teen Spirit” to “Big Yellow Taxi.” Kelly McBride, a tenth grader, went off with a bang as he smashed a guitar after his big number,

sending a wave of shock and applause over the audience. Dr. Smith, sponsor of Earthwinds, was pleased with the event saying, “I thought the day was a marvelous release for our magazine… It’s a day to celebrate the hard work and the hard writing that student my students have

done all year.”

Throughout the performances, Earthwinds members read poems from their magazine. Lawson Marchetti, a national Poetry Out Loud contestant, treated the audience with the poem “Ever Single Day” before leaving for the competition in D.C. In summarizing the day’s festivities, Rosemary Ferguson, a current eleventh grader, said, “It’s kinda ironic to have coffee when it’s burning hot, but it was still an amazing time.”

Earthwinds 2016 Coffeehouse was definitely one for the books!

Above: Earthwinds staff members Tommie Jo Barnett and Brianne Powers sport their new shirts.

Center: Kelly McBride and JP Gathings wow the audience with their performance.

Far left: Earthwinds literary journals were on display.

Student Council Ends Year with Crawfish Boil ANN CLARDY BYRD This year the student council sponsored the annual Crawfish Boil at the Jackson Prep baseball fields. It was held during the Prep vs Lamar baseball games on Tuesday, April 26th. Brooke Womack, this year’s student body president was extremely pleased with the turnout of the crawfish boil and said, “The crawfish boil BY

was so much fun because everyone came out for the game and the crawfish was so good”.

There are many tables set up around the field behind the batting cages where people can gather around to hang out and eat. There was a surplus amount of crawfish, corn, and potatoes for everyone to enjoy.

The turnout this year was great, as usual and included many

Matthew Clay, Lee Meena, and Elliot Weill have fun playing with thier crawfish. Photo by Ann Clardy Byrd.

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students from each grade. The weather for that day was in our favor; it was sunny and warm outside.

The baseball team played two games against Lamar at 5 and 7 o’clock. In between the games That night was also senior night where the two baseball seniors were honored, Worth Eskrigge and Cole Swayze. The team came out with two wins both games having the ending score of 10-0. After the first game, the baseball players got to come and join the student body in eating some crawfish before they had to go play their second game. The opposing team, Lamar, was also invited to join the Patriots in the feast.

The crawfish was prepared by Bill Delaney who has been doing this with the Student Council for many years now. He is a Prep dad and has had several kids go through the school. The Student Council puts this on as an end of the year celebration and thanks to all those who have supported

them throughout the year.

This years student council has put on many events throughtout the year including Homecoming, Prom and Cafeteria Appreciation Week. This will be Coach Saxon’s last year at Prep. Mrs. Hepner will take

over his job as being the sponsor of Student Council.

There were 600 pounds of crawfish ordered and by the end of it all of it had gotten eaten. Everyone had such a great time, and all are looking forward to it next year.

A group of students enjoying some crawfish between the games. Pictured (left to right) Lindsey Warwick, Robert Wasson, Mckenzie Davis, Lauren Warwick, and Logan Gage. Photo by Ann Clardy Byrd.

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News & Features Drew Holcomb Performs at Stray Art and Music Festival MATTHEW CLAY Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors Perform for Free in Jackson Drew Holcomb and his band came to perform at Smith Park on May 7th at the Art and Music Festival downtown. The cost for entry was free. Several other bands participated, like Rooster Blues and Vibe Doctors, but Drew Holcomb was the main entertainment; his band was the finale for the event.

Many people do not know who Drew Holcomb is or what his music is like. The band was first formed in 2006 when Drew met his wife, Ellie Holcomb, during college. The two both had a passion for music, and Drew wrote her songs; at the concert in Jackson, Drew exBY

plained that his song, “I Like To Be With Me,” was what started their special relationship. Later that year, Drew asked Nathan Dugger and Rich Brinsfield, two fellow students at the University of Tennessee, to form a band with himself and Ellie.

Ironically, all of their homes were in the same zip code, so they decided to name the band “Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors.”

Over the past decade, the band has created over six albums. His music generally relies heavily on acoustic guitar and carries a classic “Nashville tone.” Drew’s vocals are strong, and, when mixed with Ellie’s harmonies, the two create some spectacular music. They opened for the Avett Brother’s and also

go on their own tours as well.

Some Jackson residents may remember their performance for the local Younglife groups about five years ago.

The concert at Smith Park was surprisingly small—only about 150 attended. There were tents set up around the park that sold anything from homemade soap, to one-off painting, or even delicious food. The atmosphere was welcoming and calm.

The band walked on stage at 5:30 that afternoon; to everyone’s dismay, Ellie Holcomb was not there; Drew explained that she no longer travels on the road because she takes care of their two young children.

The band’s performance was incredible, and Drew’s

“Of Mice and Men” to be Produced by Students AVERY ANDRESS The play “Of Mice and Men” that will be performed this summer at Prep, and will be directed by Gregor Patti and assisted by Lawson Marchetti.

The cast will start rehearsing at the end of May. This production of this play will totally be led by students.

Greogor Patti played a major role in getting the production to happen. He presented the idea to the school and raised money himself for it.

Gregor says, “I am most excited about testing my acting abilities and challenging myself with something I have not done before: directing.”

Gregor chose “Of Mice and Men” for many reasons: he likes John Steinbeck, the author of the book from which the pla is derived, the relatable characters, and the emotional attachment that is created when you watch this play.

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struggles with his handicap.

This is why Gregor chose to be Lennie in the play.

Keeton Landfair will be playing the part of George Milton. Keeton is most excited to see the play come together and to be with some of his friends!

Keeton’s favorite character is George.

Keeton says, “The amount of support that the community has shown for this is incredible.

We are going to make sure the show is the absolute best it can be. Be sure to come see it!”

The performances will be in Fortenberry Theater on June 17th at 7 pm and June 18th at 2 pm and 7 pm.

voice sounded even better than his records. He loved getting the crowd involved and got everyone to sing along every now and then. Perhaps the coolest aspect of the live performance was Drew’s explanations of the meaning behind some of the songs. For instance, Drew explained that his song, “You’ll Always Be My Girl,” was written to his daughter to show that no matter what happens, the two will still have their special relationship.

The biggest surprise of the concert was Nathan Dugger, the electric guitarist and piano man. Nathan’s electric guitar brought Drew’s live songs to a whole new level compared to his recorded songs. Everyone in the audience was impressed

with this talent and the beautiful music it produced. Drew also told the audience that several of their hit songs, like “Good Time Girl” and others, were written

by Nathan. Many people had no idea that Nathan’s role was that large in the band.

As the sun sank low, and the light began to dim, Drew announced that he was about to play the last song asked the crowd to join him. So together, the audience, and the band finished by singing “Here We Go.”

“Music Man” Set to Hit Jackson Prep’s Box Office

BY CHATHAM KENNEDY The Jackson Prep Fine Arts department is looking forward to the fall production of “The Music Man.” “The Music Man” focuses on Harold Hill, a traveling salesman who peddles band equipment to children with the guarantee that he will teach them how to play. However, once Hill receives the money, he immediately flees, the townspeople left without their promised instruments. When Hill travels to River City, Iowa, his schemes crumble as he falls in love with Marian Paroo, the local librarian. “The Music Man” is full of stomach-aching laughs and of course, lots of music that you do not want to miss.

Lawson Marchetti is looking forward to the production saying, “I’m thrilled to work closely with such a diverse cast, from all different grades and involved in all types of activities, to put together a wonderful

show and excite the Prep community with a classic production that many of the students probably haven’t seen before.

It’s really going to be a refreshing experience and a fabulous musical.”

Auditions for the show were held on May 11th and 12th with the cast list posted the next day. Rehearsals are set to begin towards the end of July. Children in grades 3-8 who attend the Summer Showchoir Stars camp are invited to perform with the cast in different scenes throughout the production.

The opening performance of “The Music Man” will be on October 22nd at 2pm in Fortenberry Theatre. There will be a following performance at 7pm with an additional show on October 24th at 7pm. Don’t miss out on this great musical!

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News & Features Student Profile: Cecil Wegener, a Golfing Man HAYS DUBBERLY Cecil Wegener is a junior at Jackson Prep, who is seen by his classmates as a funny and animated guy. Everyone that has been around Cecil knows that he is very passionate about his beliefs. He is always up for a good laugh with his friends. After he graduates from Prep, he will attend the University of Mississippi to study and play collegiate golf.

Over the years, Cecil was an avid Mississippi State fan, but the times have changed.

Among the junior class at Prep, Cecil was seen as the biggest and most vocal Mississippi State fan in the grade. On April 23, he committed to play golf at Ole Miss and will join fellow classmate Charlie Miller on the team.

Colleges began showing interest in Cecil around

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TANNER MCCRANEY Ms. Suzanne Hasseltine Eskrigge, a Jackson Prep graduate of 1986, is currently the 9th grade honors biology teacher in the science building. Ms. Eskrigge was born and raised in the Jackson area.

She attended First Presbyterian Day School for elementary and middle school. After leaving FPDS in 8h grade, she came to Jackson Prep.

Here, Ms. Eskrigge happily recalls eating lunch in the “ditch” a grassy area where clock tower and outdoor classroom is today, being a Pacer (second lieutenant), and being in the National Honor Society, and the family atmosphere.

After Prep, she choose to continue her education at the University of Mississippi. Here she became a Tri Delt, where she met her future husband.

Her husband, John Eskrigge was the House Boy at the Tri Delt house. They started dating and eventually got married and had two kids, Worth and Grace Ann, who both go to prep. Worth

the middle of 10th grade. He says, “Ole Miss showed the most interest in me, and I am excited to have the opportunity to get to fulfill my dream of playing collegiate golf.”

Cecil was a force to be reckoned with for the Prep golf team. In school tournaments, he had 5 first place finishes and shot a solid 66 in the state tournament. The golf team was able to capture the state title with the strong performances from all six members. The team returns five out of the six members on the state team.

When Cecil is not on the golf course, he enjoys hanging out with friends, playing ping pong, watching TV, hunting, fishing, and listening to music. Cecil’s favorite subject is woodworking.

He loves the color black.

His favorite vacation is Augusta National, which is where the Masters is played every April. Classic Rock is Cecil’s go to playlist on the golf course, but he enjoys all types of music. His favorite food is steak and his favorite movie is Borat.

Cecil’s parents are Mrs. Connie Wegener and Dr. Eric Wegener. Mrs. Wegener attended Ole Miss and is a stay at home mother from Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. Wegener attended Mississippi State and is a plastic surgeon from Clarksdale, Mississippi.

His older sister, Katie, graduated from Prep in 2012 and just graduated from Ole Miss this spring. His older brother, Eric Jr., graduated from Prep in 2014 and just finished his sophomore year at Mississippi State.

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Cecil Wegener moments after he committed to the Ole Miss golf team. Photo courtesy of Cecil Wegener

is a senior and Grace Ann is in 8th grade. When asked about what it is like having kids at the school she teaches, she said, “It’s very exciting being able to share things with them throughout their schooling but sometimes I learn too much.”

Grace Ann is involved in spirit and the equestrian

team and Worth in Football and Baseball. Ms. Eskrigge says her hobby is supporting her kids in these activities.

When she not supporting her kids activities and has some down time, she likes TV shows such as “Madame Secretary” and “Chicago Med.” Throughout her 22 years

teaching at Prep, Ms. Eskrigge has taught college Prep biology, 12th grade advanced biology, 7th grade life science, and her current class, 9th grade honors biology. When asked what her favorite class she ever taught was, she responded “I’ve liked different things about them all, I loved how the 7th graders were like sponges, wanting to soak up all the new information they could. Also, how I could develop a mature relationship with the 12th graders and watch the graduate.”

To sum up her mindset in teaching, she stated that she wants to challenge her students to work hard to learn the material but to also let them know that she loves each and every one of them and will always be there for them.

Around Prep, you will hear nothing but good things about her. Says current student, Charlie Ott, “She’s the nicest lady I have ever met.”

Former student Addison Galloway stated, “I loved her as a teacher she was always so sweet

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enthusiastic everyday.”

A fun fact about Ms. Eskrigge is that after Worth hit a grand slam home run in the recent baseball game, if she had made the same bet that some of the other baseball moms had made when their boys were 13, she would have had to get a tattoo because he hit a grand slam. Luckily she did not make the bet because as she said, “getting a tattoo is not an option for me.” Other fun facts include her favorite color is blue, her favorite vacation destination is San Francisco, and her favorite thing about Prep is the family-based atmosphere.

Ms. Eskrigge’s parting words of wisdom to the students of Jackson Prep, “Cherish every day, because life is fragile. Live fully into your own passion or purpose in life. Also, try to do something for someone else each and every day.”

If you have not met Ms. Eskrigge, you definitely should pay her a visit and get to know her.

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News & Features Young Life: “You Were Made For This” GRACIE MCCRANEY Young Life is a Christian ministry that is encouraged and talked about often at Jackson Prep. It is offered to high school students. “Club” is often advertised all over the school on flyers and by word of mouth. Club takes place at Trinity Presbyterian Church on Old Canton Road on Monday nights at 7:37.

Club is unlike anything you have ever experienced before. It is an energetic hour started out with ice-breaker games, loud singing, followed by worship.

Club often has a theme such as glow in the dark, jerseys, and at the end of the year everyone’s favorite: Color War. Girls and boys from each grade of students from each school are divided into small groups and paired with a Young Life leader that encourages and BY

mentors them throughout their highschool years. Almost every morning you can find a Young Life leader and their group at Primos eating breakfast.

Each summer, Elizabeth Nenon, the Associate Regional Director for the ArkLaMiss Region of Young Life, and Carter Hood, the Associate Area Director for Jackson Private Schools and Capernaum Area, organize camps for Young Life members to attend.

This summer, rising juniors are attending Frontier Ranch in Buena Vista, Colorado and rising seniors are attending Capernaum in Williams, Arizona. Capernaum is a Young Life Camp designed for special needs campers and students from Prep are always excited to be buddies for the week. Frontier Ranch is a week long camp

that juniors anxiously await all year long. Jackson area private schools: Jackson Prep, Jackson Academy, and MRA all travel together to camp. It fills up usually days after the location is announced at Club.

Often known as “the best week of your life”, attending a Young Life camp is filled with fun activities such as ropes courses to rock climbing, as well as night time activities, worship, a camp version of Club, great food, and new friends.

Many Young Life members apply for work crew during the summer. Work crew is offered to high school students and summer staff is offered to college students. Work crew and summer staff are necessary for the success of camps.

They are responsible for serving, running activities, clean-

ing, and This summer Jackson Prep has two juniors Paul Andress and Tate Fowler, and one senior Brooke Womack who are serving on work crew. Paul and Tate will serve at Sharptop Cove in Jasper, Georgia and Brooke Womack at Castaway Club in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

Young Life is a great way to grow in your faith and friendships and is a excellent activity for Jackson Prep students to get involved in. To keep up with what is going on with Young Life, follow their instagrams: @younglife or @younglifejaprep

Top: Camp that rising juniors are attending in May. Bottom: Camp that rising seniors are attending in July.

International Program to Debut at School ELLIS ABDO This summer Prep is beginning a new program where students come from foreign countries to visit the school and learn new things. The program will begin on July 18th and will end on August 1.

The first students will come from a school in China and are all from ages 11 to 14.

The students will learn many things including how to speak English. The students will get to learn many new activities including chess, tennis, fishing, pottery, watercolors, 3D printing, chemistry labs, and robotics.

These students will also visit many great places around the state. These places include the Natural Science Museum, the Children’s Museum, Wolfe Studio, the Mississippi Art Museum, and an all-day trip to many sites around Natchez.

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The faculty at Prep will play a huge role in the success of the camp. Several members of the faculty will help with the camp including: Ms. Kimberly Van Uden, Ms. KC Williams, Coach Chris Moore, Mr. David Hogue, Ms. Leslie Morton, Dr. Paul Smith, Ms. Addie Louis, Ms. Leah Heath, Dr. Luke Nealey, Ms. Marsha Hobbs, Ms. Christina Jackson, and Col. William Merrill.

If you would like to help contact Ms. Van Uden.

Email: kvanuden@jacksonprep.net Phone: 601-624-1390

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Quiz Bowl Heading to Nationals

BY LEE MEENA

The Jackson Prep quiz bowl team is once again concluding another great year of competition. The team, sponsored by 12th grade English teacher Nathan Devine, will be traveling to New Orleans at the end of May to compete in the national competition.

The team consists of Juniors Wesley Roberson and Robert Wasson, and Sophomores Andrew Lott and Alex Reichle. They have achieved many accomplishments on the way to nationals. They came in first in the Madison Central and Mississippi College Competitions, and were second overall in the MAIS. The team is able to compete in the national com-

petition as a result of their victory at Mississippi College.

Prep quiz bowl has competed in many different locations throughout the year including Murrah, Ole Miss, Hinds Community College, and in Memphis. They feel that their primary rivals this year has been Saint Andrews and Madison Central.

Quiz bowl competitions work by bringing in 30 or 40 teams to a location where two teams of four will face off at a time. For most of the rounds, anyone can answer the questions by using the buzzer. But on the bonus rounds, teams will work together to solve a more difficult question.

Each year, the quiz bowl

team names a captain of the team based on the amount of questions correctly answered by a student. Wesley Roberson is this year’s captain, which means that he moderates for Prep whenever a bonus question is asked.

Students that participate in quiz bowl have a great time competing in these events.

Sophomore Andrew Lott says that he enjoys how quiz bowl is learning about facts that he is interested in while at the same time competing with other schools. He says that students ought to try out quiz bowl if they have a good general knowledge of academics and are able to piece things together.

Andrew Lott, Wesley Roberson, Mr. Nathan Devine, Robert Wasson, and Alex Reichle after their victory.

What’s Happening at Prep this Summer

BY BRITTANY WILKINSON The school year has reached a close and summer is here. Jackson Prep is offering some great camps this summer that are guaranteed to keep kids busy. While there are the usual camps that Prep has hosted for a while, there has also been some additions. Prep offers all types of camps for all different interests that your kid may have, including academic, athletic, and artistic.

If your child wants to work their brain this summer, they may enjoy the chess clinic where they will learn valuable problem-solving skills. Players of all levels and abilities can attend this camp. Your child may also enjoy the robotics camp, where they will work with Lego Robots and learn different methods of control such as time, rotations, light, motion, and touch. If your student needs practice in preparing for the PSAT, Prep offers a workshop that will help them with critical thinking an standardized test-taking skills.

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to improve their athletic abilities, and if so, Prep has some amazing athletic camps. From baseball to basketball to football and softball, kids will learn fundamentals and team concepts. A cheerleading camp is offered for girls where they will work with the Jackson Prep cheerleaders and learn cheers, chants, and dances. The Pacers will give a camp this summer where they will learn a dance and the basics of being a Pacer.

They will be able to perform

at halftime at one of the home football games this fall.

Prep also offers some camps for those who are interested in the arts. An art camp is given by the Prep art teachers and kids will get to make lots of fun projects. Another fun camp is for girls wanting to learn how to make jewelry. This jewelry camp will teach skills including beading, knotting, chain making and leatherworking.

There is also a summer showchoir masters camp where kids

will be able to strengthen their performance and vocal skills.

There are some brand new camps to Prep this year.

The woodfire pottery workshop is a camp for eleventh graders to adults, where they will learn how to handbuild, throw, and glaze wood-fired pottery.

Dr. Nealey, the expert, will be teaching this class. Another new camp is Movie Madness.

This camp will cover all aspects of production from such as acting, directing, screenwriting, camera work, prop and set design, make-up, costuming, and special FX. Campers will produce a finished short filmfor submission to the All American High School Film Festival. Another new camp is the Softball Pitching Camp led by Prep’s head coach Corey Caton and Meredith Owen. Girls will do lots of drills so that they can improve in their softball game.

The Jackson Prep campus will be busy this summer with all of these fun camps. Don’t forget to sign your children up before they are filled up.

Prep Offers Psychology Elective for Next Year PATRICK PHILLIPS For the 2016-2017 school year Prep will have a year long Psychology class.

Psychology is the study of the human mind and the thought processes it makes.

This class will be taught

by Mr. Romano. The class has already had 28 people apply for it if you are interested then talk to your guidance counselor to see if you can get a spot.

In the class students will learn how to use their psychology studies in their everyday life.

The Psychology class will be structured to meet the American Psychology Association (APA) standard of what students in an introductory high school psychology course should learn.

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News & Features New Hotels Coming to the Capital BY

HOLMAN BUCHANAN

The hotel choices in the capital city will soon be expanded. There are at least four new hotels in the works in Jackson. Two new hotels will go up in the Fondren District, one in Downtown Jackson, and one in the new Eastover District. In the Fondren district a

9-story boutique Hotel named “The Fondren” will soon occupy the space where Kolb’s Cleaners currently resides. Another hotel further North next to the Pig n’ Pint will go up named “The Whitney.” This hotel will be owned and run by Hampton Inn. The Eastover District will

have a new Residence Inn by Marriott going up on the property. With new businesses and shopping going up in the district, visitors will be glad to have a new place to stay. The newest hotel coming to downtown Jackson is a 9-story Westin, a higher-end hotel. This will be by far the newest and most upscale hotel in Jackson, which will be attractive for business conventions and other events.

With over 400 new hotel rooms coming to the Capital City, conferences and events, as well as visitors will be encouraged to stay in Jackson, instead of surrounding suburbs.

Above: Construction of the Residence Inn at the Eastover District

Right: Construction of the new Westin in Downtown Jackson.

Above: The site of Kolb’s cleaners where “The Fondren” will soon be built.

Ms. McKibben Honored by Google for Education

PAUL ANDRESS Jackson Prep teacher Ms. Lou Ann McKibben was recognized by Google for Education on Monday, May 2 for her economics class. Google is going through Teacher Appreciation Week recognizing teachers and how they are using new innovations in the classroom.

McKibben utilized Google Classroom for the students to have a way to turn in assignments for the project and keep them all in one, organized place. The students were able to upload files, including word documents, spreadsheets, and video links, in order to help McKibben eliminate the paperwork and keeping up with the binders. The binders had been a hassle in the past to keep up with and take home. Now, she has all the projects on her computer and in one place because of Google Classroom.

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thanks to Google Classroom (and the diligent work of Ms. McKibben).

McKibben also had her students participate in a “Shark Tank” simulation.

“Shark Tank” is a TV show in which small companies or people with invention ideas go to big time investors, or the “Sharks”, to present their ideas in hopes of having one of the “Sharks” invest in them. McKibben brought in former students and local businessmen to pose as

the “Sharks”.

It was a great experience for students to be creative and innovative. It also provided the students with the opportunity to practice a professional presentation. The day of the presentations, the students came to school dressed in professional attire for their presentations.

Worth Eskrigge really enjoyed doing the project. “It was very fun to come up with an invention, and I think it will help us out down the road.”

Summer Upgrades to Improve Student Lives SAM MOSLEY Jackson Prep has changed a lot over the past few years but this summer there are some really interesting upgrades.

This includes the implacement of mini speakers attached to the rain guards outside. This will be like the Renaissance in Ridgeland giving the students an even better experience at school.

These will provide universal announcements outside and also some pleasant tunes to the students while they are walking back and forth to the cafeteria and classrooms.

These speakers will greatly improve the overall mood of the whole school.

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year will be in the cafeteria.

This upgrade will include a smoothie bar so students can casually get a smoothie after working out or just getting a smoothie to have a casual conversation with fellow students.

Smoothies and music this is match made in heaven that will make the students lives just that more enjoyable. Another upgrade mentioned in one of the papers earlier will be the final implementation of the new web filter that will replace IBOSS allowing students to take advantage of the schools great wifi.

With these many great changes Prep is headed towards a great deal of change which will help the school for years to come.

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Ninth Grade Class Day Honorees

Danforth Award winners Spence Graves and Mary Parker Plunkett

Ninth graders Andrew Wasson, Catherine Watson, Mackenzie Nichols, and Eliza Burnham had at least a 95 average since the beginning of 7th grade.

What is Reader’s Theater?

PAYNE BELL As students progress through grade levels, the material that they study becomes increasingly difficult to comprehend. Ninth grade English teacher Ms. Reedy realizes this. To alleviate this and to allow her students to more easily engage in and understand difficult literature, she introduced to her students a way for them to theatrically act out the books they are reading as a class.

Dubbed “Reader's’ Theater,” this engaging activity allows for honors ninth graders to act out scenes and chapters from the literature they are studying within the classroom.

After reading a chapter from a book, or a short story, students in Ms. Reedy’s class are randomly placed into groups.

The students then analyze the mood, tone, and other elements of the chapter or literature thereof. From this, each group devises a skit that must accurately capture these literary elements. Most recently, the students were even able to perform final versions of their skits on the stage of Lindsay Hall to add to the theatrical BY

atmosphere of the activity and to increase performance enthusiasm among students.

Each group observes the other’s performance and fills out a sheet of many different criteria, including Interpretation, Knowledge, Presentation, Voice, Projection, and Overall Performance. Each category is broken down into tiers: Excellent, Above Average, Average, and Below Average. Each student fills out a group analysis sheet after each performance.

This gives each and every student a chance to state the level of participation and effort from each member of their group.

Ninth grader Jack Mullen said,“I believe that Reader’s Theater allows students to deepen their knowledge of the text that they are assigned to re-create. It also allows the readers to add commentary on what the text meant to them.”

Not only does Reader’s Theater increase student understanding of difficult literature, it also promotes interaction and cooperation among group members, a skill that is essential for students to learn and use later.

American Legion award winners Reece Davis and Nora Beth Hetzel

Ninth Grader Wins Silver Key for “Junk” Art

MACLAIN KENNEDY Art teachers are buzzing about Brianna Dang, a ninth grader in Art I. Every year, Mrs. Louis’s art class collects “junk”and makes it into art. Students clean out their junk drawer and bringing whatever they can find to glue onto the project. Previous classes have made a Christmas tree, sunglasses, a heart, and a jack-o-lantern.

This year, Dang made her own piece of work and entered it into the scholastic art contest.

The Scholastic Art and Writing contests have been going since 1923 and recognize and celebrate the gifted youth.

Dang competed in the Ceramics and Glass category and won a National Silver Key award.

Dang said it took 4 days to complete the project. When Dang was asked where she got her inspiration from, she said, “I just did it”. Her work was hung in the Mississippi Museum of Art, and is now on display in the Prep library for anyone who wants to stop by and see it.

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Entertainment Sam’s Last Chapter of his Cooking Sojourn

BY SAM MOSLEY Every great story needs a great ending, and for this final chapter I thought deep and hard about how to make the perfect ending. Then the idea hit me about having a sentry cook off where I would be the judge and whoever won could take my place as the Sentry cook.

This competition consisted of five teams which were: Holman and Ellis, Brittany and Blair, Ann Clardy and Gracie, Elliot and Meena, and, finally team Paul whose teammate Hays could not show up. Each team was allowed to choose whatever recipe they wanted but they would have to incorporate the secret ingredient that I would reveal to them the day of the cook off.

When everyone had arrived to my house for the com-

petition I then revealed the secret ingredient which was a bannana, one of the hardest ingredients to incorporate in any dish because its flavor is so strong. Team Meena and Elliot were quite elated to incorporate the banana into their Rice Crispy Fruity Pebble dish.

Other teams such as Paul Andress became quite dismayed because he would have to put a banana in his pizza dish.

Then the competition began, giving the chefs exactly one hour to finish their dishes.

For some like Ann Clardy this was an ordeal that she was not quite ready for in that she was constantly panicking about what to do. Luckily for Ann Clardy, Gracie was a lot more confident and carried the bulk of the weight for the team.

After the hour passed the candidates presented their dishes. First came Brittany and Blair’s dish which was a double chocolate marshmallow brownie with the banana. This was a strong dish. Next came Clardy and Gracie’s dish which

was some tortilla thing with bananas and cream cheese inside. I could tell that this dish needed some work but the flavor was there, but just dreadful presentation.

Then Paul came with his fruit flavored pizza that consisted of bananas, apples, and sprinkles. Unfortunately for Paul this was one of the weirdest tastes I have ever put in my

mouth. Next came team Elliot and Meena who brought their Fruity Pebble dish which was so sweet that it became unbearable to the point that I almost sent them home right then and there. Then Holman and Ellis brought their grilled cheese and a peanut butter sandwich with bananas on the side. This was a good dish.

After some thinking it

became obvious who had won which was Brittany and Blair for their extraordinary teamwork, presentation, and the taste of their dish.

Finally I would like to say that it has been my pleasure to be your culinary expert for the past two years, I have appreciated all the support from my true friends, so I say adieu and farewell.

Sakura Bana is a Staple in the Prep Community PAUL ANDRESS Sakura Bana is a Japanese restaurant located off of I-55 in Jackson next to Piccadilly. Sakura is a popular destination for all types of Japanese cuisine. From sushi to teriyaki chicken to great Japanese appetizers, there is something for everyone on their extensive menu.

Sakura Bana is very similar to another Japanese restaurant in Ridgeland called Little Tokyo. However, Sakura does not have hibachi. Sakura is more of a traditional Japanese restaurant offering steamed rice instead of fried rice.

The restaurant has a fun environment with a waterfall fountain right as you walk in.

For sushi connoisseurs, they offer a sushi bar. The sushi bar

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is really cool as you can watch them prepare the sushi right in front of you. All of the sushi is made freshly after you order it.

Senior Ashley O’Mara enjoys the real cool lighting Sakura has as it contributes to the overall atmosphere. She likes to get the kodiak shrimp sushi roll there.

Sakura is a very popular place around Jackson. There are few instances I have been without seeing someone I know from school or from around Jackson. They are always busy which is a testament to the quality of Japanese food they prepare.

My personal favorite dish they make is the chicken teriyaki. I have branched out before to try the sushi and have not been disappointed. How-

ever, I find it hard to leave the ole reliable chicken teriyaki.

The chicken teriyaki is a staple at Sakura Bana. It, like all dinners, come with soup and salad as an appetizer. The chicken teriyaki itself comes with steamed rice and vegetables on the side. Some people like to eat the chicken and the rice separated, but I have found the best way to eat it is to combine the chicken and the rice together.

It gives the rice much more flavor as the teriyaki combined with the rice can not be beat.

Prep junior Robert Good also loves the chicken teriyaki and describes it as “unreal”. He said the chicken teriyaki is something that you can not describe, you must simply experience it for yourself.

Many people around Prep

really enjoy going to Sakura Bana. Prep junior Charlie Miller loves Sakura and visits it regularly. He is a fan of the sushi and claims, “there are not many things I’d rather eat than a crunchy shrimp sushi roll from Sakura”. Prep senior Anna Miller Rebich also enjoys getting the BBQ salmon roll at Sakura. “It is very good because it is warm and it has awesome eel sauce on top with crunch.”

Ally Walker, who is a junior, really enjoys getting the kodiak shrimp roll and the crab isobe age.

Junior Jordan Davis says that Sakura is her favorite place to go eat with her friends.

“It is my favorite restaurant because it is really good and very convenient. I get the crab isobe age and the BBQ salmon roll.”

The only downside to Sakura is it is closed on Monday’s. This is a common theme in restaurants that are superior to others. A prime example of this is Chick-Fil-A. A lot of people would think you would lose business by not serving seven days a week. However, this is not the case for these restaurants as the desire for their food only increases with a day people have to go without it.

If you have not been to Sakura, you are seriously missing out on great Japanese food.

It is a popular destination that many Prep students love to support.

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Hangout Fest 2K16 Preview

HEALY VISE The Hangout Music Festival is an annual music festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama during the thrid weekend in May. The dates for this years music festival is Friday May 20-22. The festival always has a kickoff event on the Thursday before the festival officially begins to jumpstart the festive activities.

Since the music festivals first year in 2010, the festival has had many major artists perform: The Avett Brothers, Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Killers, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and many more famous artists.

The Hangout Music Festival is known around the Prep student body as “the Hangout.” To most of these students they see the weekend long event as a great opportunity for a senior trip to celebrate their achievement of graduating with all of their best friends. As far

a senior trips go, its one of the cheaper ways to do it. The tickets for general admission go for around $250. Early bird tickets can be bought for less, but these tickets come on sale before the lineup comes out. Condo sales cost between $150-$300 depending on how many people ones willing to squeeze into a room. Travel to Gulf Shores cost roughly around two tanks of gas for a car. Besides these three main cost, the other costs come from food and drinks for the weekend.

If one plans to book a condo for the Hangout, then they should do it as soon as they can. Doing this will allow someone to get a cheaper room in the location they want. Some notable places that Prep students have stayed in the past are Phoenix All Suites (in the grounds of the festival), San Carlos Condominiums, Best Western on the Beach, Seawind Beachfront Condos, and the Lighthouse Resorts. Every-

one of these condominiums are within walking distance of the festival which gives the condos high demand among the 40,000 people who are attending the Hangout.

The music fest constists of seven stages. Out of the seven stages there are three main stages: Hangout Stage, Surf Stage and Boom Boom Tent.

These stages host the festivals headliner performances. The Boom Boom Tent plays most techno/electronic dance music.

While the other two stages have a mix of every type of music.

The main headliners for this years Hangout Fest is

JACOB ARON A major part of summer throughout our nation is music festivals. It is a great way for music fans to pay one price in order to see many of their favorite bands play at one venue.

Music festivals have also been known to be a launching point for some bands that are not well known. Typically in a music festival line up, there are some major headliners. Headliners are well known bands that people really want to see like Red Hot Chili Peppers. The lineup also contains many lesser known bands that can get popular by playing around the well known bands or artists.

Here is a rundown of some of the best known music festivals this summer with the best line ups out there: Austin City Limits: The Austin City Limits

is a one of the few large music festivals held during the summer every year. They attract all kinds of music aficionados even though many have different tastes in music, they all have one thing in common their love for music. ACL ( Austin City Limits) music festival accommodates to the the many of wide and ranging musical tastes such as Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar, Mumford and sons. Some of the other artists performing are Willie Nelson, Chris Stapleton, LCD Soundsystem, and the Chainsmokers.

The Festival is on Sept 30 & Oct 2 and Oct 7-9. It is held in Zilker Park in the Austin City Limits.

a Jackson Prep tradition for many of the seniors to go to the Hangout Fest after their graduation and the end of their Senior Year. The Hangout Fest sells out very early and list many large names in the most popular music of today such as Calvin Harris, The Weekend, and the Chainsmokers.

Lollapalooza: Lollapalooza is a music festival that happens every year at Grant Park in Chicago illinois. Lollapalooza is headlining many big names in popular music like J-Cole, Lana Del Rey, Radio head. They are also headlining big stars such as Future, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane’s addiction and LCD Soundsystem. The event last from July 28 through July 31 and has alot more to offer than music too. There is also many festivals going on during the

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If someone is feeling fancy for a weekend of music, then they can purchase a VIP ticket or a Super VIP ticket.

The VIP tickets sells for around $1100 and the Super VIP tickets for $1600. The two types of VIP tickets come with benefits such as Thursday night kickoff tickets for free which usually cost $50, access to pools, VIP entrance gate, free drinks and food, Free WiFi, nice bathrooms, and special viewing areas. With the Super VIP tickets

all of the VIP benefits are included plus access to hot tubs, golf cart transportation, even nicer free food and more.

The festival brings millions of dollars in revenue for the people are city of Gulf Shores. It made the name of Gulf Shores known across the US. As you read this article The Hangout will be in full swing as the seniors celebrate their senior year or the festival will be over already depending on when you recieve this article. Either way if you are not in attendance of this event, you will have missed out.

Summer Music Festivals to Attend

Hangout Fest: The Hangout Fest is well known music festival nationwide and in our school.It is

festival with many great places to eat too !

Summerfest: Summerfest is a music festival that happens every year in Milwaukee and it has been going on since 1968. This

year it will be held on June 29 through July 10 and headlines many great artists such as Paul Mccartney, Def leppard, and Pit bull. Some of the other features are Selena Gomez, Luke Bryan and Chris Stapleton.

The scene from Lollapalooza as the Chicago skyline creates an awesome backdrop to this great music festival.

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Album Review: Drake’s Views

BY LEE MEENA Ladies and gentlemen, October’s Very Own has done it again!

Everyone’s favorite Canadian rapper, Drake, has once again dropped another one of his chart busting, critically acclaimed albums, this time tagging it with the title Views. The album, colloquially known as Views from the 6, was named as a reference to his hometown of Toronto, Canada.

Views is different than most of Drake’s other albums.

Most of the tracks are slower and deal with more inner emotions than what is usually produced by Drake. Many of the songs deal with his feelings of his past relationships and where they’ve gone wrong.

Before listening to Views, keep in mind that Drake did not focus on making it with his typical banger rap tracks. This

has led many critics to come out as disappointed in the artistic styles that he chose in making Views. Like most artists, Drake wanted to try something new in order to give us a taste in what he is capable of. If there’s one thing that can be learned from listening to Views, it’s that Drake has the ability to to appeal to multiple audience, the quality of a truly great artist.

Views features 17 brand new songs by Drake, and is supported by 3 previously released singles: “Hotline Bling”, “One Dance”, and “Pop Style”. Making appearances in the album are Rihanna (“Too Good”), Future (“Grammys”), and Wizkid & Kyla (One Dance).

Looking through Views, one can see the time and dedication that Drake put into making this work of art.

Drake begins the album with “Keep the Family Close”

where he brings us onto a journey of his artistic conception by introducing us to a cold environment. The first sounds given to the listener are the complaints from a freezing woman, followed by the sounds of swirling wind. A common element throughout Views is the sound of rain and the wind. This is present throughout most of the album.

So far, the biggest hit from the album is “One Dance”, which has been played just under 200 million times on Spotify.

Personally, Views appeals to me because I enjoy the tempo of the tracks as opposed to what Drake generally puts out. This album really all comes down to your tastes. If you only like his upbeat rap songs like “6 Man” and “Big Rings”, then you probably won’t be the biggest fan of Views. But if you want a set of

tunes that you can sit back and enjoy while sipping on a cup of warm coffee, Views is a great

album to do so.

Ole Miss brings NEEDTOBREATHE to The Grove

HOLMAN BUCHANAN On April 24th, the Ole Miss Student Activities Association brought the popular rock band NEEDTOBREATHE with Mat Kearney to the Grove on the Ole Miss Campus. This was the spring concert that the Ole Miss SAA sponsors every year. The concert was on the Sunday following the popular Double Decker arts festivalweekend in Oxford.

SAA executive director Christian Schlogel said the executive council chose NEEDTO-

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NEEDTOBREATHE is a christian-rock band from Seneca, South Carolina. They currently have five albums, with a highly anticipated sixth album “Hard Love” to be released on July 15th. They will start the “Tour de Compadres” on August 17th, returning to Mississippi for a concert in Southaven on September 18th.

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Above: (left to right) NEEDTOBREATHE lead guitarist Bo Rhinehart, lead singer Bear Rhinehart, and bass player Josh Lovelace.

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Entertainment Movies to Hit the Box Office This Summer

BY CHATHAM KENNEDY Now You See Me 2

Freeman). The directorial role has shifted from Louis Lettier (Now You See Me) to Jon M. Chu (Now You See Me 2). This movie is definitely more than what meets the eye.

The Conjuring 2

The all-star cast (Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo, Isla Fisher, and Jesse Eisenberg) of Now You See Me (2013) will be making their way back to the screens on June 10th. Critics did not expect the 2013 movie to have such a high gross income, even with its stellar cast.

Nevertheless, the Four Horsemen will be returning for another round of magic acts while combating cynical tricks from Thaddeus Bradley (Morgan

rid her home of evil spirits. Returning cast members are Vera Farminga (Investigator Lorraine Warren) Patrick Wilson (Investigator Ed Warren), and Sterling Jerins (Judy Warren).

The movie will be sure to have you on the edge of your seat!

Finding Dory

forgetful fish is accompanied by Nemo and Marlin on this epic journey. This movie is chocked full of world famous returning cast members including: Mr. Ray, Crush, and Bob the seahorse. Finding Dory is written and directed by Andrew Stanton, the original screenplay author and director of Finding Nemo. Don’t let this movie float by you this summer!

The BFG

If you are looking for a reason to not fall asleep at night, look no further. The Conjuring 2, directed by James Wan, will be haunting theatres on June 10th. In this movie, investigators of the paranormal world help a British single mother

Everyone’s favorite blue tang fish will be swimming back into theatres on June 17th. The sequel to Finding Nemo (2003), Finding Dory focuses on Dory’s quest to find her parents. The

the Chocolate Factory and Matilda, masterpiece to life on July 1st. The BFG, directed

by Steven Spielberg, focuses on ten-year-old Sophie who is snatched from her orphanage by none other than the peculiar Big Friendly Giant. The twosome encounter numerous adventures in Giant Country as they attempt to avoid the terror of the flesh eating giants.

Together, they go on a quest to save the other children from these abominable creatures.

Mark Rylance will be starring as The BFG. Ruby Barnhill will be playing Sophie in her debut film. This movie is a must see for all families!

Disney will be bringing Roald Dahl’s, author of Charlie and

Initial Reaction to Captain America: Civil War

BY MICHAEL WILSON As is often the case, it’s hard to write down a full review about a film this early on while remaining totally spoiler-free, so for starters, I’ll just go ahead and ask my main question from about five minutes into Civil War: I want to know how it is

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that two guys who have a filmography rooted in sitcoms of all things, manage to direct this movie this well?

Winter Soldier is one of the strongest Marvel films in my opinion, and just like that felt mostly like a follow up to both the prior Captain Ameri-

ca film and the prior Avengers film, Civil War feels the same, but for the sequels to said films (Winter Soldier and Age of Ultron). That said, it might lean a little too far on to the side of Avengers-sequel, and a little too light on the Captain America sequel. If you had to pick a lead here, it would be Steve Rogers, no mistake, but this does feel like a film painted with a very broad brush of characterisation to be solely a Captain America movie.

Considering the sheer scope of the piece, it’s impressive that the Russo brothers managed to do so well on Civil War as well as they did. Even so, there are a couple of roles I felt could have been cut altogether without really impacting the story, and that time could perhaps have been used

to serve some underrepresented parts.

I will say, that for all of Civil War’s ups and downs (mostly ups), it is both a worthy entrant into Marvel’s franchise, and perhaps even more impor-

tantly, it actually even cleans up some of the problems left in Age of Ultron. Of course the acting is all pretty great, and the evolution of the overall Marvel story meshes with the universe at large.

Civil War may not be my favorite superhero movie, or even my favorite Marvel movie but it might just be the best comic book adaptation movie.

By that, I don’t mean it accurately portrayed the events of the Marvel “Civil War” event from back 2006, because that’s not even close to true. What I mean is, there are so many instances that manage capture the spirit of what the comics are. And you almost feel like you are watching one unfold before you on the screen.

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Sports

Tennis Team Takes Another Title

BLAIR STOCKETT This season, the Jackson Prep Boys and Girls tennis teams dominated the MAIS and brought home a Boys State Championship title and a Girls runner up title. The team competed in fifteen regular season tournaments as well as the State Championship. Both the BY

girls and boys were led by Head Coach Rachel Causey and Assistant Coach Amber Stack. The team played nine of its fifteen matches at home and the other six on the road in Hattiesburg, Pelahatchie, Meridian, and Memphis. This year the boys’ team had nineteen members in grades 7th through 12th. Jacob

Ellis Abdo celebrates after winning his match

Whitaker, the only senior boy for the year, led the way for the boys and finished the year with a State Championship.

Junior Ellis Abdo said, “It was a great season and I am happy we could finish it off with a 3-peat.” The girls team also consisted of nineteen members including six seniors. The girls had a strong season all spring and came very close to winning a State Championship this year. Junior Kendall Causey had an outstanding season and said, “it was a tough battle for us girls, but we competed well and fought hard till the end.”

The tennis team finished off the year with a great record of 11-4 for the regular season and went into the Championship with a lot of momentum.

The State Championship was a two day tournament played at Ridgeland Tennis Center. Both the girls and the

boys had worked hard all season to get the the Championship and were ready to win.

The girls team played well at the tournament but came up second to Jackson Academy.

The boys were able to pull of a win and earned their third straight State Championship title. Coach Causey was very proud of the team for a great

season and said, “we had a great season, the boys got a three-peat. The girls were neck and neck for the championship but came in second. It was a great battle and I am so proud of my players with all their hard work!”

The Boys and Girls Teams bring home the hardware from the State tournament Photos by Ms. Amanda Roberson.

Golf Team Completes Historic Season with a State Championship ELLIS ABDO The Jackson Prep golf team capped off the best season in school history with a dominant performance in the State Tournament at Deerfield Country Club on April 26th. Led by Ole Miss commits Cecil Wegener and Charlie Miller, the Patriots rolled to a 20-shot victory over MRA, JA, and several other MAIS schools. Wegener shot a 66 to win medalist while Miller shot a 69 to get 2nd medalist. Recent Alabama commit Simms Abney fired a 71 and finished in 4th place.

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ing so close last year and losing to JA in a playoff at state, it was our priority that we did not let that happen again.”

The six man team of Haynes Horsley, Charlie Miller, Cecil Wegener, Blair Stockett, Parker Daly, and Simms Abney were very consistent through out the season to help lead the team to victory in all eight tournament they participated in. Overall the team went 80-0 against all other schools this season.

This team has a bright future ahead of them with only 1 senior on the team this year the Patriots could build a dynasty in the near future.

The team after they dominated in the state championship.

Photo Courtesty of Charlie Miller

The squad poses with their medals.

Photo by Blair Stockett

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Prep Baseball Chases Four in a Row BRENDON MCLEOD The Jackson Prep Baseball team has come a very long way since the beginning of the season. With a record of 25-11 going into the The team only has 2 seniors in Left Fielder Worth Eskrigge and designated hitter/ pitcher Cole Swayze. Will Warren, junior starting pitcher and Ace, has been the anchor for the team no doubt. With an earned run average of 1.89, Will has gained interest from several colleges because of his stellar performance this year. Among these colleges are Southeastern Louisiana, Southern Miss, and others.

Will shattered former Jackson Prep baseball player and current Mississippi State pitcher Noah Hughes record for most innings pitched in a season with 77 2/3. Ole Miss commit and first baseman Matthew BY

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proven to be among the most important players in the lineup.

Another big theme this season has been injuries. Perhaps the most notable injury has been Ole Miss commit Knox Loposer.

Knox was one of the team’s best players last year as a freshman.

Other players that have battled with injuries are Cameron Daniels, Hunter Patterson, and Sam Mills. The team has fought through these tough injuries and used a “next man up” mentality.

Recently, longtime Prep baseball coach Chuck Box announced he was stepping down as the Head baseball Coach.

Box is 640-284 in his 21 year tenure at Jackson Prep. Next year, Coach Box will be the Director of the Mississippi Baseball Academy.

On Tuesday, May 17,

and Thursday. Prep is looking to win the fourth straight State Championship.

“This years team has come together and started playing well when it matters. I’m looking forward to getting out on the field and competing for 4 in a state championships.

Coach Box is leaving after this season, and It’s important to us to get him one more championship on his way out,” said Will Warren. As the championship game draws near, the Patriots are pushing for 4 in a row and one last Championship for legendary Coach Chuck Box. Prep ace Will Warren delivers a strike. Photo courtesy Will Warren.

Game 1 of the MAIS AAA State Championship will be played at Prep. Games 2 and 3 will be played at MRA on Wednesday

Track Brings Home State Title RUSSELL ROBERTS This year’s track team was one to remember. The boys and the girls won overall in the MAIS 4A Division State Track Meet. The State Meet was held Friday, May 6th, 2016 at Jackson Academy. Then, the next day, the running events took place at Jackson Prep. The boys were led by Coach Marcus Thompson and the girls were led by Coach Brandt Walker.

The seniors this year were Jacob McNeely, Biggs Henry, Mitch Redding, Graham Eklund, Taylor Wallace, Stuart Grady, John Keeler, Clayton Noblin, Olivia Brown, Haley Litchliter, Sydney Mann, and Maddie Harris. Sydney Mann will be attending Millsaps ColBY

Myers has been crushing the baseball as of late. With a lack of depth behind Will, shortstop Chance Lovertich has taken the role of the team’s number 2 pitcher.

Greg Oden, Cole Swayze, and Sam Mills are the relief pitchers. All around the diamond the team is full of underclassmen. Freshman center fielder and leadoff batter Jerrion Ealy has had a fantastic year and leads the team in almost every batting category.

Ealy was recently offered a scholarship by the University of Mississippi for football.

Another key underclassman has been Reed Kellum.

Reed is only in the 8th grade, and has done more than hold his own. Jerrion and Reed have shown levels of consistency that are unusual for such young players. Both players have

lege for track next year. She plans on pole-vaulting for the Majors. The juniors consisted of R.J. Green, John Nix Arledge, Tate Fowler, Hunter Patterson, Easton Sheffield, Joseph Upton, Jake Newsome, Jay Rucker, Ann Leighton Malouf, Kennedi Pass and Shelby Wilson. The Sophomores consisted of Wilson Mink, Andrew Beard, Katie Walker and Sarah Avery Huffman. A few Freshman also were key contributors.

Those were Jerrion Ealy, Peyton Greenwood, and Shekinah Lumpkin. Three 8th graders participated as well, and they were J.C. Polk, Kathleen Myers, and Price Loposer.

The Track banquet was held on Wednesday, May 18th.

The toughest opponents for the Lady Patriots were Jackson Academy, Presbyterian Christian School, and Madison-Ridgeland Academy. They boys had there moments with MRA and PCS. The Boys Team won the meet with 181 overall points. The closest school to Prep was PCS with 143 points.

Coach Walker said, “For them to start the way they did and not having a complete team and the way we finished the year we did, was amazing.”

Coach Thompson said, “ I was very appreciative of the way we competed in the last 2 weeks of the season.” Congratulations to the boys and girls on the track team for their victories.

The varsity boys’ track team smiles after their victory. Photo courtesy of Marcus Thompson

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Summer’s Not All Rest for Prep Student Athletes NEVIN WELLS Although the 2015-16 school year is coming to an end, Prep activities do not terminate, but, in some cases actually intensify.

May 17th to June 6th, sports begin to pick up. Football the players are to report every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings at 6:30 for workouts. These workouts consist of lifting weights and conditioning. Also, the football team has additional practices every Tuesday Afternoon getting ready for the MediComp 7v7 tournament competing against schools across the state.

After the tournament the team begins to prepare for the first game of the season with two a days starting in late July.

The Jackson Prep girls’ soccer team has already started practicing; the season starts during the summer. With practices ranging from two times a week to everyday during the summer in preparation for the 2016 soccer season. The ladies also have occasional workouts along with practices during the summer.

The Jackson Prep volleyball team begins practice June 6 and practices are every morning Monday through Friday the entire summer. Two a days start for volleyball in July in preparation for the 2016 season which tips off in August.

Jackson Prep boys’ and girls’ basketball start preparation to the season in the summer also with lifting weights

Controversy in Rio De Janeiro

coming to the area.

Construction is moving very slowly since the start of planning. Some stadiums are even still lacking seats. This has made it tough for potential ticket buyers to want ot purchase tickets. But, Olympic officials are still encouraging fans to be enthusiastic and show more participation and support for the event. Only fortyseven percent of tickets have been sold. This low number is very depressing and low for the officials this close to the start of the games. Ticket sales are very important to keeping the country out of debt.

When Brazil bid on the hosting spot for the 2016 games, their economy was booming.

The early 2000s were a great time for the Brazilian economy and they were expecting a bright future. But, in recent month, the economy has taken a turn for the worse, terrible timing for hosting the Summer

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JOHN KEELER There has been a lot of controversy headed into the Summer Olympics hosted by Brazil in Rio De Janeiro. Disease, delayed construction, and a downed economy have ruined the preparations for the rapidly approaching Olympics games.

This has discouraged many potential travelers from buying tickets and booking trips down to South America.

The games will be held around the Rio area and start on August 5 and run through Sunday, August 21.

Timing has been horrible for the Olympics. The Zika virus has taken a hold on South America. The virus is spread through mosquitos and spreads through pregnant women. This deadly virus has discouraged many potential travelors from BY

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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. They will also have occasional practices during the afternoons. The Boys team is joining a summer league and will be playing games throughout the summer. The basketball team will also attend two basketball camps during the summer one being at Copiah Lincoln Junior College and one at Belhaven College. Members from the ladies and men’s team will have the option to attend a team mission trip to Memphis.

As for Jackson Prep baseball, they will attend a summer league and compete in multiple games a week throughout the entire summer and will have occasional workouts throughout the summer.

Long Range Rifle Arrives at Prep

Participants in the state championship representing Jackson Prep: (from left) Coach Dudley Lester, Will Osborne, Ford Lange, Holt Hederman, Mat Mills, Ethan Lingle, Wesley Williams, William Bronzi, Coach Jimmy Grant Georgia Perkins, Seth Bailey, Tripp Perkins, Christian Weber, Will Russell Ward, Grant Hughes, Jack Turnage, and Coach Skylar Burke.

WILL RUSSELL WARD The Jackson Prep Long Range Rifle team was introduced to Prep this year. The team currently does not have too many members on the team, but the team will continue to grow over the years.

The Rifle team is held in Clinton/Jackson area at Providence Hill Farms. Providence Hill is a wonderful place to practice this wonderful sport and the sights you can see at the farm while practice are BY

breathtaking. The team practices at 8:00AM on Saturday mornings.

A practice consists of first learning the tactics and techniques of how to hold and support the rifle.

Next would be the position to sit/ stand to shoot and last would be actually shooting the rifle and practicing the techniques.

The team members are also practicing their accuracy from different ranges on the Long Range rifle course.

2016 Summer Olympics Olympics.

Not only these threw problems, but Brazil is also having a political scandal. The government is trying to deal with an oil company that is full of corruption and crime. This muddies the trust that people are having for Brazil and their government.

Finally, water will be a major issue in Brazil. They are having a tough time getting clean water. Most of their water sources are contaminated with human waste. Not only that, they contain many disease causing organisms. The Olympic officials are working on keeping the athlete’s and fan’s water clean and purified for the entire games. Also, they are working on a permanant solution to this on-going problem.

Rio will be fun though with many exciting games and events. Despite the controversy, people are still looking for an incredible few weeks.

Rio de Janeiro will be the host for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Sports SEC Football Preview ELLIS ABDO HAYS DUBBERLY Last season the SEC once again proved that it was the supreme conference in the NCAA. During the regular season the SEC went 35-9 against all other Division 1 conferences during the regular season. The SEC finished the 2015 season with a bang sending an NCAA record 10 teams to bowls. The Alabama Crimson Tide capped off the historic season for the SEC when they won the College Football Playoff, defeating the Clemson Tigers 45-40 in the championship game. After every season, teams will have question marks at positions that need to be replaced.

This season Alabama once again looks like the team to beat in the SEC with the return of defensive stars Jonathan Allen, Eddie Jackson, and Tim Williams. On offense, the Crimson Tide will be relying on new players to step up with the loss of Heisman Trophy Winner Derrick Henry along with several other key players. However, Alabama has never failed to replace a running back, and Bo Scarbrough is the next man up.

Calvin Ridley and OJ Howard will be great assets for whoever wins the quarterback competition for the Crimson Tide.

Auburn is looking to rebound after last season’s complete disaster. The Tigers were ranked 5th overall and projected to win the SEC West in preseason polls. The team underachieved with a 7-6 record. Gus Malzahn was quoted as saying, “Jeremy Johnson can make all the throws,” but he struggled with accuracy throughout the season and was benched for a period of time. Auburn has an extremely tough schedule by starting off the season against Clemson and eventually has to travel to Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama, and Ole Miss. Another 6-6 season could be looming for the Tigers.

Arkansas is one of the hardest teams to blow out

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in the SEC because of their toughness on both sides of the football. They lost quarterback Brandon Allen to the draft, but his little brother Austin Allen looks to take over under center.

Arkansas starts every season slow but are one of the most dangerous teams by the end of the season. With many inexperienced offensive players, the Razorbacks will most likely repeat the slow start trend of the last three seasons under Coach Bret Bielema.

Florida looks to repeat its first half of the last year’s season. Former Alabama quarterback Luke Del Rio will most likely be the starter for the Gators. On offense, the Gators will be relying on sophomore wide receiver Antonio Callaway and sophomore running back Jordan Scarlett to make plays this season. The strength of this team will come from defense where the Gators will need linebacker Jarrad Davis and defensive linemen CeCe Jefferson and Caleb Brantley to step into leadership roles.

LSU had a relatively down season last year in which the they finished the season 9-3 after starting the season 8-0. During this slide, there were multiple reports that LSU would fire their head coach Les Miles. As this season approaches, Les Miles is sitting on the hot seat and will need a good season to save his job.

LSU will have one of the best players in the country in Leonard Fournette at running back, but the Tigers will need to fix their achilles heel and find a good quarterback to throw the ball down the field to wide receivers Malachi Dupre and Travin Dural. On defense, the Tigers bring back as much talent as any team in the country.

Linebacker Kendell Beckwith and Cornerback Tre’Davious White both passed on the NFL Draft to return for their senior seniors to lead the defense.

Ole Miss is coming off of one of the best seasons in

school history but lost several key players to graduation and to the NFL Draft. The Rebels will be in good hands at the quarterback position with Heisman Trophy candidate Chad Kelly. Ole Miss will need the younger players to step up and replace Laquon Treadwell who broke many school records during his time as a Rebel. The Rebels will rely on their strong defensive line to anchor the defense. The linebackers and secondary will be a major question mark as the season approaches.

Ole Miss will need star safety Tony Connor to return from his torn meniscus to help ease the doubters.

Mississippi State will have many questions to answer with the loss of quarterback Dak Prescott who is one of the best players in SEC history.

The Bulldogs will need to find a replacement for Prescott to throw the ball to Fred Ross. On defense, the Bulldogs lost a lot of talent including Chris Jones and Beniquez Brown who both declared for the NFL draft. Dan Mullen will have a couple of games to try and answer these questions before a daunting trip to Death Valley to play the LSU Tigers.

Tennessee is seen by many to be the favorites to win the SEC East after winning their last six games. The Volunteers lost four games to Alabama, Oklahoma, Florida, and Arkansas by a combined 17 points. Returning Joshua Dobbs gives the team veteran leadership at the quarterback position. Their schedule is relatively mild in comparison to other SEC teams since they have Alabama and Florida at home this year.

Georgia will have many new players making key impacts with the loss of talent to the NFL draft. After last season, the Bulldogs parted ways with long time head coach Mark Richt and hired Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart. Freshman Jacob Eason

will most likely be smart pick for the starting quarterback.

Running back Nick Chubb was a Heisman candidate for a good part of last season before a devastating knee injury cut his season short. Chubb and fellow Junior running back Sony Michel should provide stability for Georgia while Eason gets accustomed to his role. On defense, the Bulldogs will hear a lot of new names with the loss of stud linebackers Leonard Floyd and Jordan Jenkins. Lorenzo Carter is the leader of the Georgia defense and will look to stop some of the SEC’s best running backs.

Texas A&M lost two five star quarterbacks during the offseason. Head coach Kevin Sumlin’s job is in jeopardy after consecutive 8-5 seasons.

Oklahoma transfer Trevor Knight was named the starting quarterback and will lead the Aggies this season. The major problem for Texas A&M the last two seasons has been their dismal defense. The Aggies will need another big season out of defensive end Myles Garrett who many think will compete to be the first pick at the 2017 NFL Draft.

Kentucky, Missouri, Vanderbilt, and South Carolina will all be at the bottom of the SEC as usual. Kentucky will be the only team that might become bowl eligible solely on the

fact that they play these other awful SEC teams. If everything goes Kentucky’s way, they will go 6-6. Vanderbilt is improving and their defense is underrated, but they are not good on offense. South Carolina will most likely have another 4-8 season without many skilled players.

Missouri’s quarterback Drew Lock was a highly rated high school prospect but has yet to show that. In his defense, he does not have any great weapons on offense.

Projected Standings West: 1 Alabama 2 Ole Miss 3 LSU 4 Arkansas 5 Texas A&M 6 Mississippi State 7 Auburn East: 1 Tennessee 2 Florida 3 Georgia 4 Kentucky 5 Vanderbilt 6 South Carolina 7 Missouri Heisman Watch for SEC: Leonard Fournette (LSU) Chad Kelly (Ole Miss) Nick Chubb (Georgia) Sleepers Bo Scarbrough (Alabama) Jacob Eason (Georgia)

Alabama’s Calvin Ridley torches Michigan State’s secondary in the 2016 Cotton Bowl.

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Sports Points in a Game: 81 (2nd all-time) Points: 3rd All Time (33,463) Field Goals Made: 5th All Time (11,719) Points Per Game: 12th All Time (24.99) Minutes Played: 6th All Time (48, 637) Playoff Points: 3rd All Time (5,640) Field Goals in Playoffs: 4th All Time (2,014) Free Throws Made: 3rd All Time (8,378)

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Mamba Out

Career Achievements:

Career Awards: 5-time NBA Champion

RJ GREEN All the great sports players in any sport know their time must come to an end. They all dream and hope that their last time playing their respective sport is as special as Kobe Bryant’s was. Kobe went out with the mamba like mentality that he entered the league with.

Kobe has always been known for his aggressiveness, and it showed in his final game versus the Jazz. He dropped 60 points in dramatic fashion with 23 coming in the 4th quarter. It was a performance for the ages, and he showed his greatness in front of millions. The game was loaded with celebrities who wanted to be apart of the celebration. Some of those there were Jack Nicholson, Kanye West, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar, George Lopez, David Beckham, and a former teammate of Kobe’s, Shaq. It was more of a gi-

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ant ceremony for Kobe than a basketball game. The Lakers had videos to tribute him as well as crowd chants, and Kobe even gave a speech after the game. That game and night will go down as not only one of the best nights of NBA history but also sports history. Kobe sometimes does not get the respect he deserves whether because of his personality, his style of play, or even some things that happened off the court early in his career. He has embraced the villain role with open arms. He thrives off being the bad guy.

Kobe will forever be the most famous of celebrities in Los Angeles. He has been an icon for the city and its people, and he will continue to be even though he is done playing basketball.

Kobe often does not get enough respect when discussing the top NBA players of all time. Lebron is always compared to Michael Jordan,

but the closest player to Michael Jordan is Kobe. Lebron is closer to Magic Johnson. Kobe and MJ are the same type of players with a similar skill set.

Kobe is one of the most skilled players to ever play the game.

Magic Johnson has even said he is the best Laker of all time.

He often gets criticized for not playing defense, but that could not be further from the truth.

Of course as he has gotten older his defense has gotten worse, but he has made First Team All NBA-Defensive Team 9 times.

He has also made second team 3 times. He is a 5-time NBA champion as well, and that proves that he is an ultimate competitor and winner. Kobe deserves to be included in the discussion for best NBA players of all time. He has changed the game forever, and the NBA will no doubt miss him.

1-time MVP 2-time NBA Finals MVP 4-time NBA All Star Game MVP 9-time 1st team All-NBA Defensive Team 15-time All NBA Team 1997 Dunk Contest Champion 2-time scoring champion 2-time ESPY Best NBA Player 17-time Player of the Month

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Opinion A Farewell to Prep Opinion: Haynes Horsley Over the past six years, Jackson Prep has been my home away from home. Most days I would get here around 7 A.M. and leave around 6 P.M. Being here for so long, I got to know a lot of different teachers, students, and coaches. I was around these people as much as my own family, so these were the people that made me who I am today.

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Mrs. Tatum’s science class in 7th grade to Miss Hepner’s math class as a senior. Every class and teacher I ever had, has had an influence on me in some way. For all of the years that I have been here, I can honestly say that I have never had a teacher that didn’t want what was best for me.

Jackson Prep has done a great job at getting the best people possible to be their teachers. Without all of these

influential teachers I had, my high school experience would have been much harder and honestly, miserable.

The coaches at Jackson Prep are second to none. Between golf, football, and basketball, I had well over twenty different coaches. These men and woman did so much more than just coach sports. They were influences in my life and people that I looked up to.

The most influential coach that I ever had was Coach Crosby. He was my football coach in the 10th and 11th grade and I have never had a person that could be so nice at one point and so scary a few moments

later. Coach Crosby made me and my fellow teammates want to give our best and put forward everything they had. He was a good role model for us and always showed us how we should act.

As for the students at Jackson Prep, I don’t think I could ever have imagined our senior class being as close as they are now. After the death of our fellow classmate Walker Wilbanks, the entire school and especially my grade came closer and really helped each other get through that hard time. No one could have seen it coming and when it did, the “Prep Family” really showed what it was

about. Whether it be school activities, sporting events, or just hanging out on the weekends, the senior class has influenced each other and made each other’s high school experience one to remember. I have made friends that I will remember for the rest of my life and that I hope stay with me for years to come.

Reflecting on my years at Prep has made me realize how impactful this school has been.

Coming here in 7th grade, I never could have imagined that I would have learned so much here. I greatly appreciate the time that I spent here and I will never forget it.

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Opinion Should Seniors Get out of School Earlier?

The end of the school year is approaching and summer is looming before our eyes. One thing stands in the way of summer, Exams. For seniors, exams start three days earlier than other classes. The last two weeks of senior year is taking AP exams and reviewing for exams that start in two weeks. There is a period of time, about a week, between the start of reviewing and the exams. As seniors we know how to review. If the exams would be moved earlier to when the AP exams are, then seniors could get the luxury of getting out earlier. Many other schools allow for the seniors to finish much earlier than Prep does. Most classes finish with new material with one to two weeks left.

Moving exams forward is not just to give seniors a longer summer, but it also helps boost grades. During the last week

or two of school many students

Staff Editorial are ready for summer to begin and start to slack off. This is especially true for seniors. If exams were held earlier then the students would not have this period of slacking off.

One method of allowing seniors to get out earlier is lowering the grade for exemption.

The current grade for exemption is having a 92.5 grade averaged in third and fourth term. The current average could be easily lowered to a 90 grade average.

There is no difference between a 92.5 and a 90 is the same in a 4.0 grade point system, which is the system most schools use to determine GPA. Also the exemptions allows for more incentive to get an A in the class Students who have the opportunity to get an A for the semester, but

are unable to get the 92.5 to get exempt lose their ambition to keep trying for the A. Senior Vann Crawford says “Having an A in the class and having to take the exam just really puts a bummer on my summer. Like, I am going to my exam knowing that it will only hurt me.�

Students that have an A but are unable to get exempt from the exam do not have anything to gain from taking it. At this point the exam will only hurt the student, If the student gets an A on the exam, then he or she would be in the same boat before she took the exam.

If the student received a B or lower on the exam then that would risk dropping them from a 4.0 Staff to a 3.0.editorials Yes, the exams try to represent the keep students trying until the consensus very end of theview year, of butthe they can hurt more than they help.

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Senoir Haynes Horsely not knowing what to do with so much free time. Photo by Elliot Weill

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Fun & Games

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The game is Find the Fib. It’s extremely simple; each person has given three facts about themselves, but one of the facts is a lie. Find the fib!

Answers at the bottom upsidedown. NO PEEKING!!!

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Christopher Russell 1. “I was on the terrorist watch list when I was four years old.”

2. “I have two sisters and a brother.”

3. “I’ve broken 8 of my bones.”

Olivia Brown 1. “I take biotin.”

2. “I’ve broken my ankle and had to have surgery.”

3. “I’m so gorgeous.”

Logan Gage 1. “I can clap with one hand.”

2. “I can play six different instruments.”

3. “Gregory Oden stole my dog.”

Daniel Berry 1. “I can bench press 200 pounds.”

2. “I can play the guitar.”

3. “I work as a mechanic.”

Farewell to the Gnomes.... Unitl next year: Well, members of the Jackson Prep community Find the Gnomes has concluded for the 2015-2016 school year. However, the game will resume for the 2016-2017 school year with new and better rewards. It has been a pleasure being the second Fun and Games Editor in the history of the Sentry. Thank you to Ross Carter, who was the first Fun and Games Editor, for teaching me the art on bringing pure joy to people. I am grateful to everyone that has participated in all my games throughout the year.

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Shoutout to Ms. Bradford for finding Brodie in the Senior High Foyer!!! Also, nice photobomb by Lee Meena.

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Grab a pencil or pen and escape the maze!

Cut the Candidates The best game has been saved for the last one.

Cut out the candidates and make finger puppets with them!!!

Answers to Find the Fib Christopher Russell: 2 Logan Gage: 3 Olivia Brown: 1 Daniel Berry: 1

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