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PREP HOLDS 2007 - 08 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTION
The National Honor Society at Jackson Prep held its annual induction ceremony on February 11, 2008. Twenty-nine students were admitted as new members. Pictured are the inductees. Row 1 (l to r): Mary Mikell Lampton, Shannon Kynerd, Alexandra Franklin, Mary Ball Markow, Lucia Murff, Hannah Killebrew, Rachel Wehr, Anna Russell, Megha Singh and Lorraine York. Row 2 (l to r): Michael Hankins, Patton Henley, Taylor Henry, Ross Peets, Elliott Browning, Samuel Davidson, Connor King, Jonathan Ray, Landen Tharp and Walker Dowell. Row 3 (l to r): Jack Strahan, Clint Pride, Rachel Crim, Marco Aru, Katherine Vinson, Lawrence Martin, Laura Walton Fenelon, Anna Blair Brown and Brannon Morris.
February 11, 2008
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PREP CHESS TEAM WINS THIRD CONSECUTIVE MS HS CHAMPIONSHIP
Congratulations to the Jackson Prep Chess Team for winning
the Mississippi High School Chess Championship three years in a row.
Prep junior David Zhang placed first in the tournament with a record
of five wins and no losses. Prep senior Jason Faulkner, also undefeated,
placed second with four wins and a draw. Seniors Drew Lewis and Alex
Kynerd placed third and fifth, respectively. Pictured (l to r) are the
team members and coach: Alex Kynerd, Drew Lewis, David Zhang, Dr. Paul
Smith, Dillon King, Jason Faulkner, Nathan Barclay and Chris Russell.
Not pictured: Alex Wilson.
January 28, 2008
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PREP ALUMNI/STUDENT COMMUNITY SERVICE
On the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Jackson Prep
alumni and students volunteered at Mission First, a ministry that offers
after-school youth programs, sports ministry, a medical and dental clinic
and a legal aid office in the West Park community. Pictured landscaping
are, row 2 (l to r): Elisabeth Black Culbertson, '82; Jack Culbertson;
Max Moran; Eleanor Taylor Anthony, '83; Lucia Jones Jones, '73; Bethany
Grantham Powers, '94; Jason Horne, '93; and Megha Singh. Row 1 (l to
r): Avery Burns, Kate Culbertson and Maggie Leech.
January 28, 2008
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PREP SENIORS ELECTED "MR. AND MISS" SENIOR CLASS"
The Jackson Prep senior class selected Veazey Tramel,
right, and Turner Brown, left, as Mr. and Miss Senior Class for 2008.
Complete list
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January 22, 2008
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PREP PAGEANT WINNERS
A panel of judges at Jackson Prep interviewed the eight
senior beauties and beaux chosen by their fellow students. The beauties
and beaux were then presented at the Prep Precis Pageant. Chosen as
Most Beautiful was Marita Walton. Most Handsome was Will Freeman.
Complete list
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