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JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL NON-PROFIT U.S. POSTAGE Paid T H E Jackson, MS SENTRY Permit #93 VOL. 49, ISSUE 5 DECEMBER 2018 Football claims 7th in a row ballgame undefeated; however, By StewArt MccullouGh the dominance that surrounded EdiTor-in-ChiEf Jackson Prep for the 2018 season was short-lived. M.R.A. put up 42 points, with 28 of those com- One Mississippi: with 17 ing in the second half. This loss seconds left to play and a yard snapped a 26-game win streak to gain, quarterback Alex Gibbs and was the frst time M.R.A. had lined up under center with run- beaten Prep since 2010. (To read ning back Jerrion Ealy, fullback more about the regular season Ross Hopkins, and power-back showdown between Jackson Prep Ethan Lingle directly behind him and M.R.A., visit www.jpsentry. in the power-I formation. net.) Two Mississippi: center Ca- Media pundits from across leb Gay snaps the ball to Alex the state picked Jackson Prep in Gibbs. the regular season showdown, Three Mississippi: Jerri- but after a dominating win for on Ealy takes the handof from M.R.A., every one of these media Gibbs and leaps over the entire members switched their support ofensive front, landing 3 yards to Madison Ridgeland Academy. past the line to gain. This mo- For the frst time in fve years, ment sealed the win for Jackson Jackson Prep was the underdog, Prep, claiming a seventh straight something Coach Ricky Black championship with the 33-27 win and his team tried to embrace. over Madison Ridgeland Acade- During a championship press my. It was a game that lasted 2,880 conference held at the Mississippi Students and players showing school pride. Photos by Stewart McCullough seconds and was flled with seven them earlier? If you asked around Sports Hall of Fame on Monday, turnovers, 721 total yards, a quar- town, the answer was simple: not November 12th, Coach Black said, terback change, 5 missed extra a chance. However, what every- “I’m sure we’re the underdog, and points, an onside kick recovery, one didn’t take into account was that’s something our players have and some late 4th quarter drama, the heart of every Jackson Prep learned to deal with.” While it but at the end of the night, it was player. They weren’t playing for was unfamiliar territory for the defned by 3 seconds and a single the name and number on the Patriots of Lakeland Drive to be yard. back of their jersey, they were considered an underdog, many of Although Jackson Prep has playing out of love for the name the seniors stressed that it needed been the king of the M.A.I.S. for on the front, and the legacy that to be used as fuel instead of fear. the past decade, the 2018 cam- surrounds those four letters--P, R, As the night grew colder, paign seemed as if the tide was E, P. so did the tension and nerves of going to change. To put it simply, the Jackson Prep sideline. Would the regular season matchup was ~ continued on pg. eleven the championship streak reach 7? a wake-up call for Prep. Jackson Could Prep knock of an equal- Prep and M.R.A. both entered the ly talented team who bulldoZed Précis Pageant highlights class of 2019 By AuBrey Scott MoAk Around Town EdiTor Technology Sports & JAne GrAy BArBour Around Town EdiTor The staf of Jackson Prep’s yearbook, Prècis, is hard at work this time of year planning and coordinating their annual fund- raiser. The Prècis Pageant is held Tech showdown- pg. 13 Powderpuff - pg. 11 in honor of the seniors, and this year’s edition came around on December 10. High school stu- Around Town Entertainment dents look forward to this event because they love seeing their friends receive awards and ti- Sara Michael Kennedy(Left) and Maclain Kennedy (Right) perform “Lost tles such as Mr. and Miss Jack- in My Mind” by The Head and the Heart. Photo courtesy of Précis son Prep, wittiest, class favorites, beauties, and beaus. All proceeds Talent auditions were held to see tion with art from Jackson Prep from the pageant fund the top- who would perform for enter- students and those involved in notch yearbook received at the tainment purposes on this night. the Prep community. The staf beginning of each school year. Some crowd favorite pieces were generously decided to give the This year, the theme of the “Someone Like You” sung by Eliz- artists half of the proft and use event was “A Night in New York.” abeth and Katherine Speed, and the other half to fund Prècis XMAS in JXN - pg. 9 Gift guide - pg. 8 For weeks the school was covered “New York, New York” by Mary in posters decorated with skylines Robinson Coco. New this year, ~ continued on pg. three and stars advertising the pageant. the pageant featured a silent auc- News/Features - 3 sports - 7 arouNd towN - 10 eNtertaiNmeNt - 12 opiNioN - 14 What’s the worst V What’s the funniest The Sentry Christmas movie you’ve gift you’ve ever seen and why? recieved? Volume 49 • Issue 5 • December 2018 “Jack and Jill is the worst Christmas movie I Editor-in-Chief ever made because it features Adam “A glow-in-the-dark Frisbee” Stewart McCullough -Thomas Cross, 7th Sandler wearing a dress.” Managing Editor Fun & Games Editor - Hunter Yelverton, 10th E Olivia Moore Sayley CrAwford “A giant empty box” “Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the worst - Walker JAy PAtterson, 11th Copy Editors News Editor movie released at Christmas because the W Mary PAtton Murphy Tanner Gough entire First Order can’t destroy a single, “A stufed unicorn and a pillow- Alex Gibbs damaged rebel transport for over 24 case of Dylan O’Brien” Opinion Editors hours.” S - Julia Zouboukos, 11th Graphics Editor Eloise Moore PAyne Bell Maclain Kennedy - Eli Venarske, 10th “A calendar of all the boys I love”- Caroline McIntyre Photo Editors -Anna Grace Morgan, 11th “47 Christmas Wishes because it was so Kennedy Marble Sports Editors bad and so boring” Genevieve Hurst Steven WyAtt -Thomas Cross, 7th “A brick from my grandmother” Henley Johnson Will Fletcher & - Cassidy ZumMallen, 11th “Elf because it’s overplayed” Lead Sports Photographer Assistant Sports Editors -Amanda Roberts, 12th “Obama toilet paper” Madeline Claire Hughes Charles Stephenson - Elizabeth Herring, 12th Sarah Cory Around Town Editors “Any Hallmark movie because they’re “I got a Mr. Potato head at a Christ- Aubrey Scott Moak Records Manager about love” Jane GrAy Barbour Anna Stack -Dr. Luke Nealey V mas party playing dirty Santa” - Kimberly Blount, 10th Entertainment Editors Social Media Editors “Polar Express because it doesn’t put me Tori Newsome Emory MAxwell in the Christmas spirit” O “A bookmark made out of panda Preston Dubberly Ford Lange - Sara Michael Kennedy, 12th poop” - Olivia Clapp, 11th grade Asst. Entertainment Editor Video Editor Camp Carter Mara Liston “Home Alone: The Holiday Heist because I there were just too many and the kid is “The funniest gift I’ve ever gotten a horrible actor. It’s just really bad. It’s was a miniature basketball goal FOR ISSUE FIVE: horrible. I hate it.” C that you attach to the bathroom Assistant Opinion Editors - GAyle Grantham, 11th grade wall and shoot at while you’re Assistant Around Town Editors going to the bathroom.” John Henry Andress Liddy Hurst Eliza MAxwell - Hunter Yelverton, 10th Embry Hollowell “The Jack Frost movies because they are E Avery Overby creepy” Assistant News Editors - Mary Noble Howard, 11th grade Cass Rutledge Assistant Photo Editor S Joseph WAtts Emma Dye Sentry PICKS In-Class Staf Sentry Staff: What’s your favorite holiday movie? Anna Leigh Allen • Ann Parker Baldwin • Bennett Carter The Santa Clause Home Alone Hannah Carter • Victoria Chough • Tripp Cory Joseph WAtts Lily Flowers Kennady DAusman• Lily Flowers • Francie Heidelberg Sarah Herring • Ramsay Jefreys• Kate Kellum The Santa Clause 2 Home Alone 3 Barron Liston • Abbey Mangum • Eliza Mazzaferro Henley Johnson Camp Carter Mason Nichols • Lilly Noble • Victoria Nowell Walker Poole • Rosy Rufn • John Tyson The Nightmare Before Christmas The Polar Express Victoria Chough Tripp Cory Contributing Staf Eloise Moore Ainsley O’Quinn • Alex Stradinger Elf Avery Overby Russ Upton • Allie Wise Ford Lange Mara Liston Advisor: Mr. Lain Hughes Ainsley O’Quinn It’s A Wonderful Life Emory MAxwell Mary PAtton Murphy MEMBER MEMBER Eloise at Christmastime MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN Sayley CrAwford Christmas Vacation Emma Dye SCHOLASTIC INTERSCHOLASTIC Bennett Carter Genevieve Hurst PRESS ASSOCIATION PRESS ASSOCIATION Alex Gibbs Liddy Hurst Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Embry Hollowell Lilly Noble Eliza Mazzaferro mississippischolasticpress.com sipa.scu.edu Caroline McIntyre Olivia Moore Charles Stephenson Thomas the Tank Engine & MEMBER MEMBER A Christmas Story Friends Christmas Special NATIONAL COLUMBIA Sarah Cory Will Fletcher SCHOLASTIC SCHOLASTIC How The Grinch Stole Christmas The Nutshack Christmas Special (live-action) Barron Liston PRESS ASSOCIATION PRESS ASSOCIATION Russ Upton studentpress.org cspa.columbia.edu The Sentry is a student publication updated throughout the year. As stu- EDITORIAL POLICY author only, with the exception of staff editorials, which dent writers, we try to refect the thoughts of our most important readers-- The Sentry accepts outside editorial pieces under the are unsigned and and refect the consensus view of the the students of Jackson Prep. Because of this, we attempt to approach many following guidelines: students in the Sentry class. Staff editorials are the only issues, some more controversial than others. Nevertheless, the Sentry staff •Letters to the Editor are a great way to make your columns in the paper that express the unifed view of the serves the school--her students, her faculty, her family, and her community.