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What is an expectation you have for this year? “I’ll meet new people.” - Hannah Hederman, 11th grade “Reveillon will win grand champions at Nashville.” - Miriam Box, 10th grade “Our baseball team has large shoes to fill, but I don’t doubt that they will do the job impeccably.” - Emily Clark, 11th grade “I’m predicting I won’t finish last for the third year in a row in Hays’s bracket competition.” - Wesley Roberson, 11th grade “More stress, less rest” -Jordyn Jeffcoat, 10th grade “I’m predicting that we will win everything.” - Olivia Patch, 11th grade
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What was your favorite part of this summer? “Capernaum was a really good experience and everyone should do it” - Elizabeth Glaze, 12th grade “Taking summer school so I never have to take a high school history class again :)” - Ashley O’Mara, 12th grade “Making the Sentry Summer Issue!!” - Paul Andress, 11th grade “Going to Alpine for a month” -David Crews, 8th grade “Learning Fusion’s theme and choreography for the upcoming year” -Evie Farrington, 9th grade “Playing with my dog Rufus and growing tomatoes” -Jack Holiman, 11th grade
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New Upgrades Around Campus ELLIS ABDO Since Prep dismissed for summer break, much work has been done to the school. According to Prep’s Chief Operations Officer
Mr.
Denny
Britt,
the
campus saw approximately $1.1 million in new construction and campus improvement. Both the senior high and the junior high buildings have new front facades. This work started right after school was dismissed
and
was
finished
at
the beginning of August. A tech hub was built in the junior high to match the one in the senior high, taking the place of the former supply closet in the foyer. Throughout the school, some classrooms now have IdeaPaint. IdeaPaint allows the students to work as a group and BY
use the walls of the classroom as their workspace. Additionally, new home for the junior high literary magazine was placed in Ms. Kimberly Reedy’s room. The pottery studio also got a big expansion over the break. It now has much space, and another kiln has been added. Several senior high rooms were renovated, and in Ms. Leah
Heath’s
room
in
the
Guyton Science Center, new types of desks were added to create mobility and easier group work for her students. Academic areas were not the only thing upgraded over the
break.
The
football
field
got
new light bulbs and the track was resurfaced.
The new junior high facade Photo by Ellis Abdo
The new junior high tech hub Photo by Ellis Abdo
The new pottery room windows Photo by Ellis Abdo
The new pottery room kiln Photo by Ellis Abdo
The senior high building, midway through renovation.
New Policies Include Tweaks to Directed Study Schedule HAYS DUBBERLY For the 2015-2016 school year, there are not any drastic changes to the school rules of Jackson Prep. However, there are some minor changes that are notable for students to know. For the senior high, directed study will now only be on Mondays instead of having it everyday. Students will still have option to work on homework during free time, but they are not required to go to a certain room unless it is Monday. The faculty will try to BY
August 2015
have forums on Mondays during the directed study time. The other days of the week will be similar to an extended activity period. The students will still have the option to go to a quiet place and do their homework. Students can also hang out in the hallways or cafeteria. Since there are so many senior high students this year, only seniors and juniors will be issued parking spots on
the
first
day
of
school.
Last
year, all sophomores were assigned a parking spot, but that
has changed. Sophomores who can drive will need to go to the office
and
be
given
a
parking
spot. Dr. Nealey said that he and Ms. Bradford are tightening up on the dress code rules for this upcoming school year. They will also make sure students are only bringing water into the building. Other than these slight changes, most of the school rules will remain the same.
New Idea Paint on walls allows students to write on the walls. Photo by Ellis Abdo
New defibrillators are installed around campus to insure student safety. Photo by Ellis Abdo
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N E W FA C U LT Y & S TA F F F O R 2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 6 Lynn Miller (Art) JoJo Herring (Math) Allison Myers (Science) Janyl Igadna (Science) MUW, UGA, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary/ University of Aberdeen
What’s a interesting or unusual fact about you that students might enjoy knowing? I once had tea in the captain’s cabin of a ferry going from Calais (France) to Folkestone (England). Or if you prefer something closer to home...I just had a book published.
Belhaven, JSU
Mississippi College
What did you know about Prep before being hired here? I knew that Prep set the standard for excellence in education.
What’s an interesting or unusual fact about you? I’m allergic to toothpaste...yes, I still brush and floss my teeth!
Mississippi College
Nancy Flowers (6th)
Laura Hepner (Math)
What are you looking forward to most this year? My classroom teaching experience is in the lower elementary grades, so I’m looking forward to getting to know sixth grade students and teaching at a different skill level.
What’s a interesting or unusual fact about you that students might enjoy knowing? I once spent a summer living and working in the Grand Canyon, and at the end of the summer my friends and I hiked to the bottom of the Canyon very exhausting but so rewarding!
Millsaps
MSU, Mississippi College
Tara Kirkland (English) Mississippi College
John Haberman (Social Studies, Athletics)
Emily McClain (Special Assistant to Dr. Walton)
St. Olaf College, UM What was your high school experience like? Very challenging. I took almost all AP classes (we had almost 3,000 students in our high school so there were a lot more opportunities to take different classes) and played three sports so I was always busy with something but it was a good experience.
UM, University of Arkansas What’s a piece of advice you think students need? “Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)
Kelly Headley (Community Service)
MSU, Mississippi College
Liz Walker (Community Service)
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PICTURED•
UM, Florida State Univ.
Hallie Heiter (Student Services)
Western New Mexico University, MSU
Tara Hunter (Admissions)
Georgia State University What do you think your biggest challenge this year will be? Remembering everybody’s names is always difficult
for
me.
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Scott Rogers (English)
Loran Smith (Office,
Athletics)
USM, Florida State Univ.
What’s a interesting or unusual fact about you that students might enjoy knowing? I am a super nerd. I am a devoted PS4 and Nintendo gamer. I long to travel through time and space with Doctor Who, and if I could have dinner with anyone, Aslan would be my choice. The trailer for the new Star Wars trailer made me jump up and holler.
Mississippi College
John Holmes Hilburn (Woodworking) MSU
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Brett Shufelt (Social Studies)
Western New Mexico University, MSU What did you know about Prep before being hired here? High expectations and the energy to reach goals. Best example is coach Ricky Black--my mentor and friend.
Basketball Team Serves in Guatemala
PAUL ANDRESS This summer the seniors and juniors on the basketball team went on the annual basketball mission trip to Guatemala. The trip was led by Coach Chris Moore, Coach Andrew Mitchell, Coach Paul Fryant, and Allen Banks. The main goals of this trip were to share the Gospel, to serve the people there, to grow closer as a team, and to take steps towards becoming a better basketball team. The trip started off with the team in Guatemala City for two days. During these two days, the guys got to play the under seventeen year old Guatemala National Basketball Team and a few other local basketball teams. At halftime or at the end of each game, one of the players BY
was able to share his testimony to the people there. The people there loved hearing what the guys had to say about their personal walks with Christ. They also ran a basketball clinic for kids at a local school. The team next went to Eagle’s Nest, which is an orphanage in Solola, Guatemala. The guys were able to help out the
orphanage
by
filling
holes
in the road to Eagle’s Nest. They also enjoyed playing with the little kids in the orphanage. Robert Good, who is a junior, said, “I really enjoyed playing with the kids at Eagle’s Nest. It was awesome to see how happy they were even though they did not have a family.” Another fun aspect of the trip was the market in Antigua. The guys were able to bargain
Junior High Quiz Bowl Achieves National Recognition
Prep’s junior high quiz bowl team blazed through the preliminary rounds of this summer’s Junior National Academic Championship with 5 wins and 1 loss for a third place seed in the single elimination rounds. They won three matches to advance to the finals against Sutton. After the first round it was Sutton 80 - Prep 40. Prep started their comeback for a score of Sutton 150-Prep 125 after the second round. Sutton had the lead 260-205 after the third round but during the 4th round we
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saw that Patriot spirit with Prep leading going into the last question 405-400. It seemed like slow motion as Prep’s Alex Reiche and Sutton’s Ishan both pressed thumbs to the buzzer with the right mythological character answer of Pan. Ishan was a split second faster and Prep took second place in the nation. According to tournament directors, it was most exciting match in competition history; the only match where both teams scored 400+ points.
with the local market people to buy items such as soccer jerseys, hoodies, wallets, and belts. The team also enjoyed riding the zip lines through the mountains in Guatemala. Mitch Redding, who is a senior, had this to say about the trip, “I enjoy going to Guatemala for two reasons. I really enjoy spreading God’s word throughout the country and caring for the people there. I also enjoy spending time with the other guys and watching us become a stronger team.” The trip was an overall success with the team accomplishing their goals for the trip while having a great time. It should remain an integral part of the Prep basketball team for years to come.
GLI Travels to Europe The Italy/Switzerland Experience culminating at the Global Student Leaders Summit in Davos, Switzerland was indeed an incredible memory of a lifetime for all of the participants – both students and adults. Prep’s Global Leadership Institute provided an opportunity for students to receive a global perspective. The theme of the Summit was Opening the World through Education. Out of over 100 innovative entries, two of our students distinguished themselves as overall winners in the Innovation Educational Village. Prep student Julie Payne and her team were first
place
in
the
creative
competition. Also, Prep student Logan Clark’s team was honored as one of the top three winners.
(From Left to Right) Mitch Redding, Grant Robinson, Healy Vise, John Jeffreys, Jared Dodd, Robert Good, RJ Green, Paul Andress, Brendon McLeod, Jackson Phillips, and William Purvis take a picture after playing a local Guatemala City team. Photo by Paul Andress
Watch out!
You can guess on the new PSAT this year. The math section has lots of graphs. All sophomores and juniors will take the new test October 14, 2015. Courtesy of JP Counseling
Global Student Leaders Summit Iceland – March 2016 Hosted by GLI Prep Trip Coordinator Norma Cox
Informational Meeting : Tuesday, September 8, 7:30 a.m., upstairs of the library The Sentry
Prep Searching for “4 peat” HAYNES HORSLEY This year’s football season is special for many different reasons. First off, the Jackson Prep football team is trying to achieve
the
first
ever
four-peat
in Prep history. The team will have to re- place a very talented 2015 class in order to achieve this goal. Prep lost eight starters on of- fense
including
quarterback
Gene
Wood,
running
back
Ian
McGraw, and wide receiver Parker
Caracci.
Luckily
for
the
Patriots
they
will
be
returning
nearly all of the starters on de- fense. The Prep football team has
worked
diligently
all
sum- mer with weights every Mon- day,
Tuesday,
Thursday,
and
Friday as well as skill work on
tuesdays
all
throughout
the
summer.
The team also competed in
a
7
on
7
tournament
in
late
June.
They
won
five
of
their
nine games, beating 6A pow- erhouse
Madison
Central,
and
coming
up
just
shy
of
beating
BY
Brandon
public
school.
Prep
put
on one of its best performances ever
in
the
annual
tournament
and showed that they were able to hang with anyone there.
This
year’s
team
had
four
preseason
al-state
players
in- cluding
Healy
Vice,
J.C.
Pride,
Taylor Wallace, and Graham Eklund.
Two
players,
Graham
Eklund
and
Kaleb
Lovertich,
were also added to the pres- tigious
“Fab
15”
team
which
picks
the
best
15
returning
MAIS
players
in
the
state.
The team starts the sea- son with a road trip to Oak For- est, then travels to Washington school for their second game of the season.
It
is
not
until
the
third
week of the year that the Pa- triots will play on Patriot Field against 1A Cathedral. This is one of the few years that the Jackson Prep team will not be competing against any 4 or 5A public
schools.
Prep
has
11
reg- ular
season
games
and
possibly
two playoff games and a cham- pionship game.
Jackson Prep Cheerleader and Football seniors from left to right. Top row: Spencer Sasser, Zachary Gay, Tyler Tyree, Healy Vice, Noah Sasser, and Taylor Wallace. Second row: Ross Edwards, Sam Mosely, J.C. Pride, Xavier Keys, and Griffin Calender. Third row: Lee Meana, William Garrard, Kara Cook, Hannah Higginbotham, Leigh Ashley Courtney, Tate Miller, Elizabeth Glaze, Anna Rachel Roberts, Sydney Mann, John Keeler, and Graham Eklund. Fourth row: Haynes Horsley, Biggs Henry, Adam Crawford, Vann Crawford, Creed Franklin, Kaleb Lovertich, Davis Clayton, Worth Eskrigge, and John Wooley. Photo Courtesy of Hubert Worley
Prep will have six home games
and
five
away
games,
not
including
the
playoff
and
championship game. As many know, Walker
Wilbanks,
lost
his
life
during
last years football season. The team rallied together and won a state championship in honor of Walker.
This
year
would
have
been
his senior season, and the team has the same mindset as they did last year: To win in honor of Walker.
United States Sports Summer Report RJ GREEN
This
summer
brought
many exciting events and mo- ments in the world of sports. Many athletes and teams shocked the world in both posi- tive and negative ways.
The
Golden
State
War- riors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in 6 games to win the franchise’s
first
NBA
title
in
40
years. The Warriors were led by
league
MVP
Stephen
Curry,
but
also
received
impressive
and
surprising
performances
by
Andre
Igoudala
who
took
home
the
NBA
Finals
MVP.
The Warriors had to play their best basketball to beat the Cavs. Lebron James was play- ing some of the best basketball of his career. James was forced to
single-handedly
carry
the
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team
after
major
injuries
to
Cavs’
stars
Kyrie
Irving
and
Kevin
Love.
James
put
forth
his
best to give the Cavs a chance, and he made history doing so. He
became
the
first
player
in
NBA
Finals
history
to
lead
both
teams in points, assists, and re- bounds
for
the
entire
series.
The
NBA
also
had
many
major
offseason
headlines
as
free
agency
brought
a
lot
of
change
to
the
league.
Former
Trail Blazers forward LaMar- cus
Aldridge
decided
to
return
to his home state of Texas when he
signed
with
the
San
Antonio
Spurs.
Clippers
center
DeAn- dre Jordan decided to remain a Clipper after committing to leaving the franchise for the Mavericks.
Twenty-two
year
old
New
Orleans
Pelicans
for-
ward
Anthony
Davis
also
made
headlines when he signed a 5 year, $145 million contract ex- tension which was the richest deal
ever
in
NBA
history.
Moving
to
the
NFL,
New
England Patriots star Tom Bra- dy
is
under
a
lot
of
scrutiny
for
his
part
in
“Deflategate”.
The
New
England
Patriots
were
caught
in
the
AFC
Champion- ship for having their footballs under
inflated
by
NFL
rules.
Brady was/is believed to be be- hind
the
deflation
of
the
foot- balls.
The
NFL
handed
down
a
4
game
suspension
to
Tom
Bra- dy,
and
also
took
away
a
future
first
round
pick
from
the
Patri- ots. Brady adamantly insisted he
knew
nothing
of
the
defla- tion of the footballs, and he has fought
hard
to
defend
himself
by
taking
the
matter
to
court.
The battle is still ongoing, as Brady
is
appealing
the
NFL’s
suspension,
but
things
do
not
look good for Brady. The MLB season has brought
many
surprising
fran- chises to the forefront of the league.
The
St.
Louis
Cardinals
have maintained their image of a
baseball
powerhouse
by
hold- ing the best overall record at 71-40.
Many
franchises
have
shot
to
the
front
of
the
league
like
the
Kansas
City
Royals,
Chicago
Cubs,
New
York
Mets,
and
the
Houston
Astros.
Those
teams
have
been
through
long
rebuilding
periods,
but
now
hold
a
lot
of
young
talent
that
are leading each franchise.
The
United
States
Men’s
National
Soccer
team
looked
to improve their world ranking this
summer
by
winning
the
Gold
Cup.
That
goal
was
unsuc- cessful
as
the
US
was
upset
by
Jamaica
in
the
Semifinals.
The
US
took
home
a
4th
place
fin- ish
at
the
cup,
which
was
very
disappointing for the team, the coaching
staff,
and
the
coun- try’s
fans.
It
was
unfortunate
the
US
could
not
keep
their
good
luck
going
from
some
pre- vious
friendlies
in
the
summer.
The
United
States
knocked
off
soccer
powerhouses
Germany
and
Netherlands
in
friendlies,
which
were
huge
up- sets
for
the
team.
These
upsets
still are a sign of the potential the
country
has
for
the
years
to
come
as
the
US
has
a
lot
of
young
talent
in
the
system.
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Prep Gets Its Close-Up
JOHN KEELER New and exciting things have been happening throughout the summer on the Jackson Prep campus. From construction to practices, it seemed that something was always going on around the school. Probably the most unusual project, though, was the filming
of
the
feature
motion
picture Speech & Debate. Famous actors, set workers, and the production team were on campus
at
all
hours
of
the
day
working
to
transform
our
campus
from
Jackson
Prep
to
the
fictional
Oregon
school
North
Salem High. Many hallways were stripped
of
Patriot
signs,
and
North Salem had taken over. The McRae building became a hospital, the senior high building was North Salem High, and Fortenberry Theater served as North Salem’s auditorium and public meeting area. Jackson Prep alumnus
Tom
Rice
(Class
of
1992),
serves
as
the
film’s
producer.
This is Rice’s second time in two
years
to
bring
a
film
to
his
hometown. Last year, a number of
members
of
the
Prep
community were involved with Rice’s production
of
The Hollars. This time, with the the high-school
setting
of
Speech & Debate, he was able to bring it
areas
of
campus
as
completely
different
locations.
The
differences
in
the
McRae building, Senior High, and the Guyton Center helped him
create
three
different
setting all within a small area. This helped make production easy
for
the
crew,
saving
time
and energy. Rice was very excited about the movie’s cast. It stars Liam James, perhaps best known
from
the
TV
series
Psych,
Sarah
Steele
from
numerous Broadway productions Working on Speech as well as movies like Spanglish,
and
Austin
McKenzie
from
& Debate greatly Broadway. increased my Just like Harris, James was amazed by the hospitalrespect for the ity
of
the
Jackson
community,
film
industry.
I
was
and said he could not get over able
to
see
first
how
amazing
the
food
is.
When
James saw the Fortenberry hand
how
much
Theater
for
the
first
time
he
time and attention said, “I was blown away by it! to detail goes into It’s so nice.” Based on an award-wina
motion
picture.” ning
play
of
the
same
name,
-Rebecca
Sistrunk,
Speech & Debate
features
Production
Intern
James, Steele, and McKenzie as three outcast students who have nothing in common except facilities.
that their parents being on the
Most
of
the
filming
took
school board, and each wanting place on Prep’s campus because their voice to be heard. They of
all
the
variations
in
archi- have to learn how to work totecture. Harris said that they gether and understand each were
able
to
treat
the
different
others
differences
to
become
friends.
Kids
will
be
able
to
relate with the characters through their struggles or characteristics that will allow them to enjoy the movie.
Other
Prep
students
and
recent alumni were able to play a
role
on
the
film.
Numerous
This photo was provided to The Sentry students were able to be extras. by Sycamore Pictures for the print edition only. Ashley
O’Mara,
Martha
Rayner,
and Anna Wise played dancers from
North
Salem
High
School.
Others
portrayed
students
in
the hallways and classrooms. Rising junior Lawson Marchetti attained a speaking role which was a huge honor. Prep alumni Nathan Actors Janeane Garofalo and Kal Penn listen to director Dan Harris. Brown worked on set as a proPhoto by Haley Ringo. BY
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to a place very dear to his heart, Jackson Prep. Rice’s Sycamore Pictures is producing the movie, which is directed by Dan Harris. Harris
is
known
for
his
work
in
co-writing
installments
of
the
X-Men movie series, as well as Superman Returns. When Harris came onto the campus, he was amazed by the
hospitality
of
Jackson
and
the
school
staff
as
well
as
the
This photo was provided to The Sentry by Sycamore Pictures for the print edition only.
Roger Bart (center) rehearses the lines before the next scene, while director Dan Harris (right) looks on. Photo by Haley Ringo.
duction
assistant
for
the
entire
month
of
shooting.
This
task
kept Brown and the crew up until
all
hours
of
the
morning
to make the movie happen. Filming wrapped up August
16th,
and
as
Prep
prepared
for
a
new
school
year,
Speech & Debate heads into post-production. For the many Prep
students and Jackson-area residents who served as assistants and extras in the movie, excitement as sure to build as they wait to see themselves on the silver screen.
Tom Rice and Dan Harris discussing the film in the Guyton Building. Photo by Haley Ringo.
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