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NON-PROFIT U.S. POSTAGE Paid T H E Jackson, MS Permit #93 VOL. 49, ISSUE 8 MARCH 2019 Prep ventures around the globe cycle tour in the Hutong District of Bei- even more than Pompeii because it is so by ainsley O’Quinn by HannaH Grace biGGs jing. Following lunch, the group visited much better preserved. Staff Writer the Temple of Heaven, which was built Online Managing editOr The journey in Italy continued during the 1400s, a time when emper- in Florence where the students traveled After their long, exhausting day Over spring break, seven Prep stu- ors were still worshipped as gods. to by train. The train ride was accom- of travel, 17 students accompanied by dents, accompanied by Mr. Adam Man- Up next was what most students panied by cappuccinos and croissants Beth Watts and Richard Younce ar- gana, Ms. Jane Zhu, and Mr. Don Re- agreed was their favorite part and the beautiful views of the Italian rived in Rome, Italy on March 7. gan, braved the 14-hour fight across the of the trip, the “fake mall,” countryside. After arriving in Florence, From Rome they took a bus Pacifc Ocean to visit China. a place where counter- the students were amazed by the stun- to the historical site of Jackson Prep has a sister school in feits of nearly any luxury ning Church of Santa Croce as well as Cumae, an ancient Greek Taizhou, China. The students on this brand could be found. the incredible city itself. Some students colony, after having their frst Ital- trip (Hannah Arnold, Dixon Hughes, From Rolex watches to Yeezy shoes, the went to mass at the beautiful Cathedral ian meal at an Italian-American Study Tori Johnston, Matt Gross, Rankin group was bombarded by salespeople of Santa Maria del Fiore which was a Center near the site. Reynolds, Isabella Scalia, and Cade ofering a plethora of fake, yet over- very cool, unique experience. The next For the frst 3 nights of the trip Engels) had the once-in-a-lifetime op- priced items; part of the fun was bar- day was full of excitement beginning the students stayed in Sorrento, a city portunity to visit this school as well as gaining for a lower price. with the climb of the Duomo, the dome on the Amalf Coast. After a night of many other incredible locations and Dixon Hughes was particularly on top of the Cathedral. The views of much needed sleep, the students ex- landmarks. pleased with one purchase, a pair of Florence and the bell tower of the Ca- plored the ancient city of Pompeii. On On the frst day, students made the fake designer shoes purchased for 275 thedral from the top were absolutely the way to the train that would get them long journey from Jackson, MS to Bei- yuan that he bargained down from 800 incredible. The students had the af- to Pompeii the students encountered jing, China. The group frst few from yuan. In her blog, Hannah Arnold said ternoon free to shop in the market as an obstacle. The trains and busses hap- Jackson to Dallas, then from Dallas to that she thought the highlight of the well as the designer stores that line the pened to be on strike, so Ms. Watts had Beijing. After watching several movies, fake mall was Mr. Mangana and Cade streets of Florence. To end the night the to fnd taxis that would take them to the the students and their chaperones ar- Engels unknowingly purchasing fake students and chaperones got to learn city. The students returned from their rived exhausted, but excited, in Beijing. Yeezys. how to make pizza and gelato at a cook- long day at Pompeii and fnally got to The frst stops on their adventure On the third day of the trip, the stu- ing class taught by real Italian chefs. experience their frst cup of authentic were Tiananmen Square, which can dents had the opportunity to visit the The next morning was their last Italian gelato and take in the beautiful hold up to 1 million people, and the Great Wall of China. Despite the beau- in Florence where the students visited city of Sorrento. Forbidden City, so named because ty of the surrounding countryside, the the Academia where they got to see Mi- The next day the students and when it was built to house China’s em- climb was physically challenging. Lat- chelangelo’s David. teachers faced the challenge of climb- peror, commoners were killed if they er that day, the group also visited the attempted to enter the city. ing Mount Vesuvius. Despite the dif- -continued on page 6 The second stop of the day was a bi- -continued on page 6 cult hike, everyone made it to the top where they got to take in the beautiful views of Italy. They also got to explore the ancient city of Herculaneum. Many students liked getting to see this city

Students and chaperones walk the Great Wall of China. The Italy trip made some students and faculty giddy with excitement. Photo courtesy of Hannah Arnold Photo courtesy of Emma Dye News/Features Entertainment Around Town Sports Opinion

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[email protected] jacksonprepsentry @jacksonprepsentry @jpsentry thejpsentry The Sentry News & Features 3 Class of 2019 sets school record for STAR Students According to Ms. Carolyn by Mason nichols Sisk, Prep’s Director of Academ- Staff Writer ics, “This year’s increase is partial- Members of the senior ly due to the class’ large size. But, class continue to build on their we have been doing standardized extensive list of achievements. test practice with the juniors for This time, they are being reward- the last two years, leading to high- ed for their academic excellence. er test scores.” Ten seniors have been chosen This trend occurs across for Mississippi’s Student-Teach- the state, with the number of er Achievement Recognition, or STAR students increasing every STAR, Program. According to the year. Last year saw a total of 330 Mississippi Economic Council, students honored, and 2019’s class the program seeks to emphasize is expected to exceed that num- scholastic excellence in Missis- ber. While increased test practice sippi students while providing certainly contributes to Missis- recognition for the teaching pro- sippi’s recent growth, a student’s Prep’s 2019 STAR Students and their STAR Teachers: (Left to right) Anna Kath- fession. STAR students select a determination and initiative ul- erine Coope withCoach John Haberman, Alex Gibbs and Abigail Pittman with timately decides whether or not teacher who has contributed to Ms. Kimberly Reedy, Catherine Watson with Ms. Marsha Hobbs, Genevieve their success to be honored with they become a STAR student. them. The senior class has shown their Hurst with Coach Cory Caton, Mackenzie Nichols and Edwin Grifs with Ms. In the past, Prep students competitive nature on many stag- Anna Grifn, Eliza Burnham and Andrew Wasson with Ms. Kimberly Van have been well represented in es, and their academic achieve- Uden, and Charlie Ott with Coach Ricky Black. the STAR program. Last year’s se- ments continue to shine. nior class, for example, had four While becoming a STAR year, senior Graham Roberson Economic Council’s Education as ALL-STAR scholars, history students recognized. Although student is impressive enough, was selected as one of the top Celebration at the Jackson Con- predicts that Prep’s students will that number was impressive, the the top 20 honorees are chosen three ALL-STAR students in the vention Complex. shine brightly at this year’s aca- class of 2019 well exceeds that to- as ALL-STAR scholars. These state. He and his chosen teacher, Although it is not deter- demic convention. tal with ten students attaining the students each receive scholar- Ms. Kimberly Van Uden, were mined if any of Prep’s newest prestigious honor. ‘ ship money for their eforts. Last honored during the Mississippi STAR students will be recognized Physiology Fair showcases student research and visual aids to show of at the by Ford lange fair. Social Media editor The fair took place on The Physiology Fair, is a March 25 and 26, which allowed project of the senior kinesiolo- all the classes to spend equal gy classes that takes place every time at the fair. This also allowed spring. Designed by kinesiology teachers to come by during one or teacher Ms. Meredith Lang, the both days. project is a way for the students Many guests of the fair to show what they have learned were ninth graders, who attended this year. The classes are split into the fair during their classes and groups and get to choose a kine- activity period. Most of the stu- siology topic covered in the class. dents said that they enjoyed the This gives students the ability to fair and all of the presentations. choose something that they real- Some of their favorite projects ly like or feel that they are knowl- were the Wii Just Dance project edgeable about. and the E-Stem project. Beginning in late Feb- Another popular topic ruary, students began to think was the project that focused on Seniors Maggie Waller and Haley Wimberley discuss backpacks with juniors Jake Lange and Turner Isonhood. about what they might want to do ftness and memory; this group their projects on. Every student had each student look at a set of got to submit an idea to give the objects and then perform about groups a wide variety of topics two minutes of exercise. After the to choose from. After the groups exercise, the students were asked were formed, they spent weeks to write down every object they researching and fnding useful re- remembered to see if the exer- search for their topic. Using a da- cise contributed to the students’ tabase from Mississippi College, memories. the groups found a minimum of The Physiology Fair was four sources for their projects. no doubt a fun experience for not After researching their only the students partaking in topics, the students followed a the fair, but also for the teachers, system very similar to the well- faculty, and students who got to known “science fair,” making come and see the groups. Several boards and other visual aids to as- topics were relatable to those who sist in the demonstration of their came to see them and provided ideas. The groups spent roughly good advice for overall health. two weeks before and after spring break preparing demonstrations

Seniors John Garrett Walters, James Threadgill, Thad Crawford, and Thomas Thorton post up next to their project. Photo by Ford Lange

WWW.JPSENTRY.NET @jacksonprepsentry jacksonprepsentry @jpsentry 4 News & Features March 2019 Chess team takes 2nd in Starkville History of Rock debuts most of the competing Prep stu- vantage of break time between Invasion is also talked about, by Olivia MOOre dents had to be up by 5:30 in the the matches and rest. Every com- by HannaH Carter with a particular focus on The Managing Editor morning. petitor played fve individual Staff WritEr Beatles and Led Zeppelin and Once they got to Starkville, matches, regardless of previous their massive popularity local- On March 23rd, the chess they started competing in their performance or even perfor- History of Rock is a new ly and gllobally. American Folk team traveled to Starkville and own individual brackets. Fifty mance in the tournament. Each class that became available to music is touched on with the played in the 2019 State Scholas- minutes were allowed for each match won meant one point for students in August of 2018. His- class going over bands like The tic Team Chess Championship chess match. However, most of your team, and every tie was a tory of Rock is taught by Mr. Byrds, The Eagles, and James Tournament. The chess team the matches didn’t take the full half point. Steve Kincaid, who is also the Taylor being talked about. Met- had a lot of standouts in the com- 50 minutes, with most lasting When the tournament band director. The class focuses al is breify touched on with the petition, including Team Captain around ten to ffteen minutes. was over and all the points were on how American music began backstory and music of Black Payne Bell with four wins, Eli This allowed students to take ad- counted, the frst place team was and how music has changed Sabbath being covered in a cou- Vernarski with four wins, Selby Franklin County Middle School. over time. ple of days. Psycadelic bands are Ireland with three wins, Hughes Jackson Prep tied for second, but There are many difer- covered with Janis Joplin and McHenry with three wins, and ended up in third due to a math- ent music types and musicians, Jeferson Airplane and some of Felicity Xie with three wins. ematical tiebreak. Mathematical but History of Rock focuses on their most famous hits are lis- Evan Young, Tyler McMurtery, tiebreaks are used to determine the infuence of today’s music tened to. The class ends with a and Blake Haskins all won two which team performed better, and how it developed. Mr. Kin- tour of Southern Rock with art- matches and ended with a tie in even if they end up with the same caid said, “History of Rock trails ists like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly the third, and Edward Huang and amount of points from winning American music back to the ori- Hatchet, and Charlie Daniels Cade Engels both had two wins. matches. Having a higher tie- gins and identifes the major in- being covered. he class shows The team placed second break than someone else means fuences of it all.” Not only does students how to observe music overall in a tie, and got third place that you had a more difcult this class focus on the basics of properly and understand the art after the mathematical tiebreaks. schedule than they did. A sched- music history, but students in of Rock and Roll. The tournament matches start- Selby Ireland plots the destruction ule is a chess term for a bracket or this class also study music pol- The class is a must take ed at nine on Saturday, meaning of all who would dare oppose him. competitive schedule. itics and how music afects soci- for any music fan, and although ety today. Mr. Kinkaid will also the subject material may be en- have a day when students can joyable, there are still tests that Math + Hallways = Fun Activity (?) bring their own vinyls to class are taken for grades. Student and listen to them on a record work for the class includes writ- by HannaH GraCe biGGs player. ing your own lyrics and making Staff WritEr The class takes a tour of a beat for a project. The biggest several diferent music genres, grade of the class is a presenta- It appears to be a nor- tion where a student gets to talk mal day at Jackson Preparatory and begins by looking at early blues musicians from Mississip- about their favorite band and School; class is in session and the their music. hallways are deserted. But there’s pi and how they afected other something unusual going on. artists in the future. The British The door to Ms. Kimber- ly Van Uden’s math classroom opens, and her students venture away from their natural habitat into the silent halls. But why are these students leaving the class- Juniors Sam Drennan and Alex Stradinger take to the foor to wrestle a room while class is still supposed tricky math problem into submission. to be in session? learning methods and limit time to be in agreement, the phenom- Certain math teachers are spent using computers and cellu- enon of working math problems rather fond of having their stu- lar phones. in the hallway appeals to some dents work math problems in the Van Uden said that once students more than others. hallways. Sheets of printer paper Jackson Prep switched to a 70 in various colors are afxed to the minute block schedule, she real- walls of the senior high building, ized that having a change of pace and students scurry about, at- some time during the class peri- Language E x p a n s i o n tempting to work as many prob- od would be vital to maintaining lems as they can before the end of the students’ attention spans. She languages in seventh grade gives only take half. The frst year of by Olivia MOOre the period. also realized that having twen- students time to decide which every language is going to be Managing Editor What is the purpose be- ty plus students in a relatively language they want to continue split in half for seventh graders, hind this unorthodox method small classroom begins to feel Anyone who has been with, and also reinforces Prep’s so that the class has a chance to of learning? Ms. Van Uden, who cramped, so using the hallway through the seventh grade at goal of giving the seventh grad- go over lessons slowly and is able teaches Honors Trigonometry/ as a “giant classroom”allows stu- Prep knows just how limited the ers options that they can pursue to focus more on culture than Pre-Calculus and AB and BC dents to have a change of pace seventh grade schedule has been later in school. Expanding the the current language program is Calculus, cited a Washington and location, as well as be able to when it’s compared to the other language program also helps the able to do now. The new classes Post article titled “Why students move around, all while still learn- grades. For example, when this seventh grade adapt to the new are similar to the program that shouldn’t be forced to spend so ing. This also forces students to year’s juniors went through the schedule changes the junior Saint Andrews has done in the much time sitting at desks in fgure out the problems for them- seventh grade, there were three high will have next year. past with their languages, but class.” selves rather than just watch a class options: the rotation class- Some concerns have instead of being mandatory, it’s The article primarily fo- teacher work; and students nev- es (one nine weeks each of Lead- been raised about seventh grad- voluntary. cuses on the link between stu- er fall asleep while working the ership, Study Skills, Computer, ers having the option to take a If a student decides that dent activity and focus and cre- hallway. and Art), band, and Patriot Sing- language so early into their ed- they don’t like the language that ativity. Young children are often Other teachers who ers. Now that Patriot Singers has ucation. Anytime a student re- they are doing, they can switch learning in a movement and ac- have their students working in become a rotation class, there ceives a Carnegie unit, it is put the next year, or not take a lan- tivity focused environment; this the hallway include Ms. Laura are only two schedule options. on their transcript. Whenever a guage at all the next year. Most all changes once they enter ele- Hepner and Ms. Kayton Barnes. This is a stark contrast to the rest student takes Spanish 1, Latin 1, students currently start a lan- mentary school and are expected What do students think of of the school in terms of class French 1, or 1 (Greek guage in the ninth grade, but to sit quietly in desks and learn this style of teaching? Answers options. Even when compared 1 is ofered for ninth grade and with the new options, seventh for extended periods of time. It vary. Sophomore Joseph Watts is to the eighth grade, the seventh above), they recieve a Carnegie graders can really do whatever has long been acknowledged that not a fan of the idea. He prefers grade’s options are drastical- unit. Seventh graders receiving they want in regards to taking physical activity improves brain to work problems while sitting in ly limited. Though one of the grades that are put on their col- a language. They can switch activity and is benefcial to learn- a desk where he doesn’t have to main purposes of seventh grade lege transcript isn’t something languages after a year and ing. The article also mentions the worry about holding his calcula- at Prep is to get a taste of all that that Prep does with all students. still be ahead of most of their increasing usage of technology in tor, paper, and pencil, all while the school ofers, this grade has But, eighth graders get Carnegie classmates, they can avoid do- the classroom which might not still working problems, and fnds been hurting for more schedule units whenever a student takes ing a language at all and face be as benefcial as we are lead math in the hallway “inefcient options for a long time. Most a language or an honors math no repercussions, or they can to believe. Schools in South Ko- and annoying.” of the seventh grade chooses to class. mix and match. Because their rea and Finland, who’s students Fellow sophomores Haw- take the rotation classes instead By giving Carnegie units grades don’t show up on their have consistently scored high in thorne Cleveland and Bradley of band, which only intensifes only at the end of eighth grade, college resume, they really have international testing, actually Staford disagree. They both en- the issue. this problem has been solved. the freedom to try whatever lan- promote using less technology joy the change of pace as well as The answer to this prob- Seventh graders won’t take all guage they want without fear in in the classroom. Teachers in the chance to work more with the lem has been found: starting for- of Latin 1, Spanish 1, French 1, or and decide to change it later. these schools prefer hands on other students. eign languages earlier. Starting Mandarin 1 while they are still . While the teachers appear in the seventh grade. They will WWW.JPSENTRY.NET @jacksonprepsentry jacksonprepsentry @jpsentry The Sentry News & Features 5 SH weighs new penalties Quiz Bowl class for multiple referrals puts opponents

by tripp cory Staff Writer in Jeopardy bowl is one of my favorite class- The 2018-2019 school year by saraH Herring es to teach. I really like that it is has seen a signifcant rise in the Staff Writer competitive but also hold very number of referrals given to stu- low stakes. It is fun to watch my dents in Prep’s senior high. The Two-year sponsor of the student correctly answer a ques- rise in referrals can primarily Quiz Bowl team, Ms. Alix Zach- tion they never thought they be attributed to dress code vio- ow works hard to prepare her knew.” lations and tardies. class of thirteen to compete and Student Isabella Scal- Detention is full almost various competitions through- ia joined the Quiz Bowl team every week, and according to se- out the school year. Recently, the in junior high. She says she nior high principal Dr. Luke Ne- 2019 Quiz Bowl team made it to joined because she enjoyed the aley, this punishment does not the quarterfnals in the science people and Mr. Robicheaux, have an efect on many of the bowl at Mississippi University former sponsor, was super wel- students who fnd themselves in for Women. coming. She plans on fnishing detention every Wednesday. As They work hard during it out in high school because it a result, the senior high ofce This could be your view in the mornings if you’re a member of the class looks good to colleges and “it’s of 2020 or 2021 and can’t keep those referrals down. Photo by Tripp Cory class competing in what they has come up with a new meth- call “general practice,” divid- just really fun,” Isabella says. od to punish repeat ofenders of hedge in the junior high park- and eight referrals being the ing into teams of four with Ms. “The most fun thing is seeing school policy. ing lot. These parking spots will two amounts designated in both Zachow asking questions. Not how much I know now vs. what After spring break, the be for the entire year, so even emails. Most, if not all, sopho- only do they practice in this way, I knew in junior high. I can- juniors received an email from current juniors may fnd them- mores already have to park in they have mock competitions not wait to see how much I will Dr. Nealey informing them of a selves with the worst parking front of the junior high, so an- the week before they compete. know senior year.” new policy. If a student receives spots on campus for their senior other year of doing so is not a During trivial competi- Recently, the Quiz Bowl six referrals in the fourth nine year. welcome idea for them. tions they are divided into teams team decided to start a trivia weeks, he or she will be placed When asked how he felt Prep has cracked down of four with one alternate and night at Prep. The frst one was at the end of the parking assign- about the parking spot punish- on students who don’t follow asked twenty questions. Howev- Thursday, February 28. The team ments that Dr. Nealey makes ments, junior Jake Lange said, school rules harder this year er, they cannot confer with one plans to continue these trivia during the summer. This means “It makes sense, but they could than any in recent memory, and another during rounds, they nights once a month. Every- that repeat ofenders would have given us a warning before the result has been far more may only answer individually. one is divided into teams rang- have to park farther away than the fourth term. There should students in detention. Dr. Ne- During bonus questions, the ing from one individual to six students who do a better job of have been a bridge between the aley hopes that this new “moti- team is allowed to talk amongst teammates. During each round following the rules. normal punishments and this vational consequence” that he each other to determine the an- twelve questions are asked. At For students who receive new idea”. describes in his email will be an swer. This is the frst year quiz the end of each round, answer eight referrals in the fourth nine Dr. Nealey sent a similar incentive for repeat ofenders bowl has become a class. Ms. sheets are taken up and scores weeks, they will be assigned email to the sophomore class. to become better citizens of the Zachow has thirteen students in are calculated. Trivia night was a a parking spot in front of the The policy is the same, with six school community. the class and twelve that practice fun experience allowing friendly every Wednesday after school. competition and geting to know 6th grade: inside the fshbowl Ms. Zachow says, “Quiz fellow students.

kids as other classes at Prep do, some projects, such as Aztec chi- Quiz Bowl at work: Charlie Ott learns new facts (above), while Thomas by Kennady dausman so they get the chance to make nampas, a solar system project, Thornton, Hannah Grace Biggs, Alex Gibbs, and Edwin Grifn await staff Writer friends with almost everyone to and a cell project, that improved the chance to prove their brilliance. Photos by Emory Maxwell & have a lot of friends when they the quality of the classes. by frances Heidelberg enter the junior high. Sixth graders Barron The sixth grade and junior Vance and Bennett Carter love staff Writer high are very diferent from each the sixth grade and have enjoyed other, but they also have some it so far. At frst, they were very The sixth-grade program similarities. Both of them have nervous to come to Prep because is a special program that has been the same schedule, but the sixth they knew it would be diferent at Prep since 2007. If parents are grade is a little more present in from their old school, but they looking for a smaller class space their world than the junior high. also were excited because they for their sixth graders to be ready The sixth graders are all kept to- knew they could meet a lot of new for Jackson Prep, the sixth-grade gether in two classes inside the friends. They decided to come to program is the best option for junior high with two main teach- Prep in the sixth grade so they that. ers. When the sixth-grade classes would know their way around the The sixth graders get to were frst made, they were very school and how everything thing take Language Arts, Mathemat- isolated. However as time has works when they entered the ju- ics, Science, and Social Studies. gone on, they have become less nior high. At their old school, They also get to play some sports, isolated. they didn’t have as much respon- including football, basketball, The sixth grade really sibility as they do now and it’s track, and more. They get the hasn’t been able to do as much as their frst year for them to have choices to take band, drama, visu- the junior high, but now they get lockers. They are so happy they al arts, and computer. The sixth- to go to the pep rallies, and they made move and hope many more grade classes don’t have as many have grown over the years. The people do it too. sixth grade has also conquered WWW.JPSENTRY.NET @jacksonprepsentry jacksonprepsentry @jpsentry 6 News & Features March 2019 China trip, continued from page 1 Summer Palace, built by the frst I interviewed Hannah Arnold to drink hot tea or water. She said it the Shanghai History Museum, $600 US dollars in shoes. At $30 emperor as a vacation home. get her perspective on the experi- was life-changing to be able to located directly underneath the a pair, this is not a bad deal by While there, students met two ence. experience a school and a culture tower. The museum described any means. Many members of the groups of Chinese students, Possibly the greatest dif- so completely diferent from her how Shanghai became an inter- group had to fnd extra luggage to one from Beijing and one from ference between the schools was own. Being able to make friends national melting pot of some of transport their prizes home. Shanghai, who were interested the time Chinese students spent with people halfway across the the major historical fgures asso- Finally, it was time to in coming to Prep’s international in the classroom and on cam- world showed her that we are all ciated with the city. The next day, leave China behind and return to camp this summer. pus. The students live on campus students no matter where we live the students traveled to the more America. After yet another gruel- The students also had the six days out of the week, going or how we learn. relaxed Zhujiajiao Water Town ing fight, the group was home in incredible opportunity to visit home on Saturday, and the of- On the seventh day of where they explored beautiful Jackson, MS. While words alone our sister school, Taizhou School. cial school day lasts from 7 AM to their trip, the students said good- gardens and admired the metic- cannot convey the life changing It was time to leave Beijing, and 7 PM. However, Hannah told me bye to their host families and left ulous landscaping. Mr. Mangana, experience of being immersed in one crowded, seven hour train that since Prep students would Taizhou for Shanghai. After be- Tori, Dixon, and Hannah all even a diferent culture, they can cer- ride later, they arrived in Taizhou. be staying in their host family’s ing reunited with the adults, the paid to have a fsh pedicure. The tainly try. Hannah Arnold said, For this portion of the trip, the homes for several days, they were group took yet another train and small fesh eating fsh supposedly “No words can even begin to de- students were on their own while allowed to leave school at 5 PM to shared stories from the three days eat all of the dead skin of of your scribe how incredible it was to their chaperones went sightsee- go home with the students. An- they had spent at the Taizhou feet, leaving them smooth and spend ten days in China with an ing in the nearby city of Hang- other diference is that Chinese school. While in Shanghai, the clean. amazing group of people. The zhou. students do not move classrooms; students visited the Pearl Ori- Up next was the bar- fact that none of us in the group The students received a the teachers do. There are rough- ental Tower. They also visited gaining black market, yet anoth- really knew each other before warm welcome from the Taizhou ly nine or ten class periods per the tower’s all glass observation er place flled with fake Yeezys the trip strengthened the bonds School and even recognized some day. deck. Though it required some and other illegal knock-of items. we made throughout the trip and of the Chinese students who had Hannah also told me courage to walk out onto the glass When the group emerged from made it an unforgettable experi- visited Jackson earlier this year. that one major culture shock for platform, the observation deck the chaos, they had purchased ence.” In order to fnd out more about her while staying with her host provided beautiful views of the 21 pair of shoes, 15 of which were the diferences between school family was the absence of ice cold Shanghai skyline. Yeezys. They estimated that to- in China and school in America, drinks; most people in China only The group then visited gether they had spent around

Prep students and faculty visit one of the many eye-catching buildings in Beijing. Photo courtesy of Hannah Arnold Italy trip, continued from page 1 for their fight home. This trip After another short train Vatican City where they got to was an incredible experience ride, the students arrived in Rome see beautiful architecture and art. for everyone who went. The for their fnal few days in Italy. In They saw the stunning Sistine students go to grow close after Rome, they got to see the Panthe- Chapel. The students climbed spending so long together and on, the Colosseum, and the Ro- the dome at Saint Peter’s Basili- visiting new and exciting places. man Forum. Somehow, the own- ca and saw the inside which was 11th grader Gayle Grantham said, er of a restaurant they ate at had absolutely stunning and gigantic. “I’ve always wanted to go to Italy, the keys to the Pantheon and let At sunset, they went to the Trevi and this trip gave me the perfect the students and chaperones in Fountain which was very exciting opportunity to see so many new at night. It was a crazy, once in a for many of the students. places and enjoy so many new lifetime experience that none of The students woke things. In Florence, I enjoyed them will ever forget. For the last up bright and early the next climbing to the top of the Duomo day in Italy, the students went to morning to make it to the airport and shopping in the market.”

Italy trip participants after climbing Mount Vesuvius. Photo courtesy of Mr. Richard Younce

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Sitting in the senior high foyer is a stand displaying four striking photos that Sentry’s sister publication, Earthwinds, deemed winners of their photo contest this year. Members of the Earthwinds staf an- nounced these winnersEarthwinds in mid February after spending several class days judgingPhoto the clarity, color, perspective, Contest and artistic impression of a numberWinners of photo submissions. Senior high students began sub- mitting photos to the staf after Christmas break, and Earthwinds received submissions until the end of January. These students received certifcates and cash prizes for their work, which will be displayed in the senior high foyer for the next few weeks.

“Pelican” by Georgia Perkins 2nd Place: “Parakeets” by Olivia Clapp 1st Place

3rd Place: “A Brisk Bath” by Ben Johnson

Honorable Mention: “Chevy” by Anna Reagan Mask

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buster when she arrives on Earth. The flmmakers, through makeup The movie begins on the and digital editing, were able to planet Hala, where a soldier essentially de-age Jackson, mak- known only as Vers has recur- ing him look the age that Fury ring nightmares involving an old would have been in the 1990s. Un- woman whom she cannot identi- like other MCU flms, Fury has fy. She has been with the Kree for both of his eyes in Captain Marvel. six years and cannot remember In my opinion, the coolest anything about her life before part of the flm was the way it set then. Yon-Rogg, Vers’ up and explained events of previ- A Madea Family Funeral kills it and commander, trains her to ous MCU flms, particularly the by Alex Gibbs frst movie. Several nug- “It made me laugh so Copy Editor gets and easter eggs were planted throughout the flm to appease hard I cried. I even the most avid Marvel fans. Ad- got told to be quiet at The Marvel Cinemat- ditionally, the movie provides one point…”, ic Universe has become per- several details that will almost haps Hollywood’s most popular certainly be relevant to upcom- married. In the movie, Anthony’s flm franchise over the last 11 ing megamovie Avengers: End- older son A.J. fnds him cheating years. Each new movie in the game, which will culminate the with another woman in a hotel MCU is met with ardent an- 22 movie story arc of the MCU. room and not long after, Anthony ticipation, as fans are eager to One special feature the by embry hollowell is pronounced dead from a chok- learn the latest update in the movie has is in its opening when Staff WritEr ing incident. This death causes overarching large narrative control her abilities while the Su- it plays tribute to , the chaos and drama among the fam- that connects all of the flms. preme Intelligence, the artifcial legendary Marvel comic book & ily, along with the two unexpected Captain Marvel, released intelligence that rules the Kree, writer who recently passed away. lily Flowers afairs revealed at the end. on March 8, is the 21st flm in urges her to keep her emotions Instead of playing clips of the dif- Staff WritEr Overall, A Madea Family the Marvel Cinematic Universe. in check. During a mission to ferent heroes, diferent clips of From the very beginning, Funeral balances comedy and Following the end of last year’s rescue an undercover operative Stan Lee in his cameos are played. the audience was engulfed in life lessons. Sophomore Kayleigh Avengers: Infnity War, in which infltrating a group of , Overall, Captain Marvel, laughter while viewing Tyler Canoy said, “It made me laugh so , as he and half of alien shapeshifters with whom while certainly not the best MCU Perry’s A Madea Family Funer- hard I cried. I even got told to be all life were killed by ’ the Kree are at war, Vers is cap- flm released to date, will satisfy al. During the preview night, the quiet at one point…”, thus prov- snap, frantically presses a pager tured by commander Marvel fans for its importance movie brought in a whopping $1.1 ing the true hilarity of the movie. with Captain Marvel’s logo on Talos, taken aboard their Earth- to the MCU and is an entertain- million making it the top-gross- Even though the movie brought it during the post-credits scene, bound vessel, and subjected to ing movie that everyone can en- ing flm out of all of Perry’s flms. much laughter, it also had its seri- many were curious to see how a memory probe. Vers escapes joy. Larson and Jackson provide Perry, who is well known for play- ous side. It displayed the common Captain Marvel was going to ft and crashlands in Los Angeles. strong lead performances, and ing main character Madea, said theme of “women being equal to into this year’s Avengers: End- On Earth, Vers begins the movie has several surprises that this is the fnal Madea movie. men” and taught all audiences game. Additionally, many others to have memories rush back to that make for an exciting time. Even though Perry will be retiring the importance of gender roles in were excited about Captain Mar- her. She comes to realize she The movie is funny while at the the hilarious character Madea, today’s society. vel due to it being the frst MCU once had a life on Earth. The same time providing the superhe- we are looking forward to seeing In our opinion, other than flm focusing on a female hero. remainder of the movie follows ro action sequences that people what he directs in the future. being lengthy, there were few Captain Marvel is set in 1995, Vers as she learns her true iden- have to come to expect and love Notorious for protago- faws in the movie A Madea Fam- making it the second flm chrono- tity and what caused her to be- with Marvel movies. Additionally, nist Madea and her three main ily Funeral. After a while, we be- logically of the MCU, after Cap- come a member of the Kree. the movie portrays an important “sidekicks” intruding on their came a little antsy and anticipat- tain America: The First Avenger, Vers (aka / message: don’t let anyone tell you family’s gatherings, the Madea ed the ending. However, it took which takes place during World Captain Marvel) is played by what you are capable of and place movies bring great amusement to some time before that arrived, War II. The flm pays homage to Academy Award-winning actress restraints on who you can be. all audiences. The movie opens leaving us with an anticlimactic its 90’s setting, playing 90’s music Brie Larson. Also starring is Sam- up with Madea’s extended fam- feeling. Despite the semi-boring throughout the flm and having uel L. Jackson, revising his role as ily and friends having a civilized and lengthy ending, we - Captain Marvel fall into a Block- Nick Fury from other MCU flms. conversation, only to hear the oughly enjoyed Madea and rec- news that Madea and her com- ommend it to anyone who loves a panions are coming to town quite hilarious show. Showcasing some soon, setting the stage for much of Hollywood’s biggest stars, Ma- Electronic Arts’ new game is legendary laughter and chaos to come. An- dea contains valuable life lessons of other squads. Players are con- game can be complicated for thony, Madea’s distant relative, and is a funny movie. stantly being forced into a small- those who do not often play the is known for having afairs with er circle known as the safe zone, game. The game includes great many women even though he is forcing squads to come into clos- weapons and characters, but you er contact with other squads. If can only play squads of three in- a teammate has been knocked, stead of just playing with one or there is a limited amount of time two players. Benjamin Bays said, to reach your teammate and re- “The game is very difcult and vive that teammate. If someone confusing.” While Will Burn- on a squad has been completely ham believed the game was fun killed, they can still be revived; to begin with, he thought it got however, it will require a banner old very quickly. Apex was met by John Tyson from the place the player was with almost immediate success Staff WritEr killed, and you’ll have to take the logging about ffty million users banner to a respawn beacon. in the frst month. As a whole, the Apex Legends was created Apex is a very good game game is a good game, but there is by Respawn Entertainment and in my opinion, but it could be room for improvement. published by Electronic Arts on great with a few changes. The February 4, 2019. The game is a free to play frst-person shooter battle royale available on Play- Station 4, Xbox 1, and Windows 10. The goal of Apex is to be the last squad of three standing from an initial twenty squads. Apex includes diferent characters to choose, and each character of- fers diferent advantages to aid its team. At the beginning of each match, your squad jumps out of a foating bus onto an island with other players and gathers guns and other materials to fght

WWW.JPSENTRY.NET @jacksonprepsentry jacksonprepsentry @jpsentry The Sentry Entertainment 9 Free Bird’s last fight Jo Bros making a comeback performing with them. by tori Newsome During their perfor- their ensemble. Nick told report- music! They also gave their fans mance in Biloxi, Johnny sang by JaNe Gray barbour EntErtAinmEnt Editor ers, “In a nutshell, I said, ‘Look, an additional surprise by releas- all of their songs besides the Around town Editor I feel like we’ve had some com- ing a music video featuring each fnal one. The band closed the & plications within the group for Jonas Brother and their respective concert, but then they came aubrey sCott moak a long time without addressing wife or fance. and his wife, This past year Lynyrd back out for their fnal song, Around town Editor them. I think this train will fall of Danielle Jonas have two children Skynyrd announced they were Free Bird. During the begin- the tracks without really getting together and have happily been going on their farewell tour. ning of the song, candles ap- The iconic trio: Kevin, Joe, real about some of the concerns married since 2009. Joe got en- The original tour was supposed peared on the backdrop screen and Nick Jonas have once again and some of the limitations that gaged to Sophiei Turner in 2011 to end on December 8, 2018, in with each of their former formed their pop rock band, the we may feel as individuals in the and they are still going strong. Biloxi, MS. During this concert, bandmates names underneath Jonas Brothers. Their band start- group.’” Nick and Joe were the Nick recently had multiple wed- it was noticeably difcult for them. About halfway through ed in 2005. They gained their only two to continue in the music dings with his new wife, Priyanka the band to say goodbye. On the song, a video of Ronnie popularity from their appear- business after the split. Chopra Jonas. All three of the Jo- February 4, Lynyrd Skynyrd an- singing appeared on the screen. ances on Disney Channel, and While Nick and Joe contin- nas Brothers agreed unamiously nounced the extension of their Johnny placed Ronnie’s hat on released over six albums in the ued making music, Kevin began to include their signifcant oth- tour. his microphone stand, pointed early 2000s. acting in a few shows. Arguably, ers in the music video to connect Throughout the years, at his brother, and then left the Kevin played the guitar in Nick was the most successful, re- their past and present chapters of the band has sufered from stage. Johnny’s selfessness left the band and providing backup leasing two albums while Joe re- their lives. many losses. In 1977, the band the crowd in awe as Ronnie fn- vocals, Joe was a lead singer in leased only one solo album with The Jonas Brothers prom- was on their way to Louisiana ished the concert. the band and the front man for his band DNCE. ised their fans that they will def- when the plane ran out of fuel The last concert on the their live shows, and as the other They recently came out nitely be releasing more music in and crashed near Gillsburg, original tour took place in Bi- leader singer, Nick played piano, with a new single, Sucker, which the near future, so everyone who Mississippi. The band lost lead loxi, MS. They chose this lo- guitar, and drums in the band. was their frst single together in is a loyal fan can have something singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitar- cation as their last place to In 2013, “there was a big six years. Fans are ecstatic for the to look forward to. ist/vocalist Steve Gaines, and perform as a tribute to three of disagreement over their music reunion of the Jonas Brothers and back up vocalist Cassie Gaines. their original band members direction” and the brothers split cannot wait to hear more of their The crash had such an efect whose lives were taken during on the surviving members that the plane crash in Mississippi. they decided to call quits. Ten Although they have ex- years after their break up, the tended the tour, the band still band reassembles with John- plans to play their fnal concert ny Van Zant, younger brother in Mississippi. Lynyrd Skynyrd of Ronnie Van Zant, as their will be performing for one last lead singer. The band has been time on September 27, 2019, at through many members, and the Brandon Amphitheater. Rickey Medlocke is the only original member who is still

Rickey Medlocke and Johnny Van Zant are rocking! What is it? Episode 6: Micronations

tion with a small population and fctional languages ever created. millionaire Michael Oliver. The attempt to retake the island three land area. There are several in- The ofcial motto of the country, community consisted of a sand years later, but it was stopped af- dependent micronations existing “Miehen huone on hänen val- ring surrounding a steel tower ter three weeks of occupations. today and they were founded for takuntansa” is Finnish however, and was founded in January of The island has now been re- a variety of reasons. and translates to “one’s room is a 1972. The island nation of Tonga claimed by the sea and is aban- The most famous micro- man’s kingdom.” laid claim to the island and sent doned. The reef is large enough nation is arguably the Kingdom of The Principality of Seal- a force to reclaim the island by to be seen from space, and with Talossa, which is located in Mil- and is another famous micro- raising their fag on the steel tow- some searching on Google Earth waukee and was founded in 1979 nation founded by radio host er in June 1972. There was a failed you can fnd it. by teenager Ben Madison. The Paddy Roy Bates and was built Kingdom is considered to be one upon a World War II fort. The of the most well-developed mi- principality has been famous for cronations, and Madison claims its use of force to defend itself. to have originated the term “mi- Sealand is unofcially described by Camp Carter cronation.” Talossa’s claim to ter- as the world’s smallest country, AssistAnt EntErtAinmEnt Editor ritory (5 sq miles) is unfortunately with .0015 sq. miles of territory, not recognized by the United Na- or around 42,000 sq. feet. Sealand tions, and as of 2016, there are less was attacked in 1978 by German Micronations are small than 500 registered citizens. and Dutch mercenaries who used self founded nations or model The Kingdom of Talossa helicopters, Jet Skis and speed- countries that claim indepen- has its own website, talossa.com, boats to capture the platform and dence but are not recognized by which showcases a large variety take Bate’s son hostage. The mer- any recognized state or supra- of information about the king- cenaries were defeated using on- national organization. Founded dom, varying from coins to their board weapons, and their leader based on legal loophole or inde- national government. Talossan, was held hostage until a German pendent claims, micronations the ofcial language of the king- ambassador from London negoti- are often testing grounds for new dom, is based on French and ated for his release. forms of government. They are has thousands of root words and The Republic of Miner- not to be confused with a micro- derivatives. Talossan is consid- va was a libertarian community state, an ofcially recognized na- ered one of the most elaborate founded on the Minerva Reefs by

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Zaxby’s versus Cane’s Rolling out a new ice cream trend Todd Graves. Zaxby’s was by Victoria NoweLL founded by two people. Tey the store is very open and bright. had a line of 15 people and anoth- Staff Writer It’s not very inviting. It feels emp- er 15 or 20 sitting at the tables. It are McLeroy and Tony Town- Allie & ty and a little like a doctor’s ofce was $5.99 for your ice cream and ley. Across the United States, Ainsley’s with all the white walls and plain toppings. Te main diference be- Many people would say that Zaxby’s has over 800 locations. furniture. We thought the way you tween Te Freezing Cow and ICE’s Zaxby’s and Canes are the same Canes has more than 360 loca- order was kind of cool. You fll out is that, at the Freezing Cow, there thing, but that is not the case. tions across the United States. a sheet with the ice cream favor are mix-ins already included. So, Zaxby’s is so much better than Canes and Zaxby’s has very you want, mix-ins, and toppings. instead of saying you would like Canes and here is why. Canes’s similar signature sauces, and it You get to watch them make your chocolate ice cream, you would fries are thin and have zero sea- is very easy to confuse the two. ice cream which is pretty cool, but choose a favor that they had al- soning, where Zaxby’s has thick we weren’t completely satisfed. ready created such as Peanut sized fries and has the best sea- Te guy making ours only mixed Chocolate Pie with oreo and pea- in about 4 M&Ms and a little bite nut butter. Tere is 17 of these soning. I would agree that the Appetite of a brownie into our ice cream. premade favors or you can make chicken at the two locations are by aLLie wise We were actually pretty surprised your own. Tere are sticky notes very similar in the looks cate- Staff Writer at how much we liked it though. all over the walls that any custom- gory and taste. Te one thing & We were expecting the ice cream to er can write whatever they would that Canes has that most would be icy and not creamy but we were like. Te ice cream was really good, aiNsLey o’QuiNN say is better than Zaxby’s is the pleasantly surprised to be wrong. and they put more toppings in the Online Managing editOr lemonade; Cane’s lemonade is Te mix-ins were completely lost. ice cream than ICE’s Corner. Te spectacular. Now, it all comes For this issue we are re- We could not taste them at all, but building is very bright and the hot down to the Texas toast, and viewing a recent trend in the ice they gave a nice amount of top- pink everywhere can make your Zaxby’s most defnitely has the cream world. Rolled ice cream be- pings. We chose cofee as our ice head hurt. came a social media sensation and cream favor and it was very tasty. Afer reviewing these better toast. Te two fast food now the Jackson area has at least Te cofee favor was nice and two ice cream shops, we will have restaurants are both good, but three of these ice cream shops. strong. Te price was the biggest to choose ICE’s Corner. Honestly, Zaxby’s is for sure better. We are going to be reviewing Te problem we had. It was $6 just for these were so similar, that if you Zaxby’s has difer- Freezing Cow and ICE’s Corner to one ice cream which is outrageous wanted rolled ice cream you could ent locations across MS, but determine the best ice cream and if for what you get. While it looks not go wrong either way. Tey are the ones we know are across this new trend is worth the money. cool, it defnitely isn’t worth the both overpriced and we are not Jackson, Clinton, Flowood, First we went to ICE’s price. exactly sure why this trend has and Madison. Cane’s has one Corner in Dogwood next to Cup’s. Te Freezing Cow was become such a big phenomen. location right across from Te frst impression we got was the next stop and it was more of Prep. So Canes has locations not a good one. When you walk in, the same. It was very crowded and across Madison, Jackson, and Flowood. Canes is owned by

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ing stopwatches and notepads to ule. The team opens up district by Mason nichols evaluate the star center felder. play by facing of against rival Staff Writer When asked if he feels pressure Jackson Academy. from being in the spotlight, Ealy Coach Heavener, when Prep’s baseball season replied, “No, I just try to have fun asked about the start of district is beginning to heat up with out there. For me, it’s as simple play, says, “I feel good about it. spring’s warmer weather. With a as hitting the ball hard and get- We have hit and pitched well, and record of 12 wins and 3 losses, the ting down the line fast.” The two- if we can improve our felding, Patriots have rolled through their sport star has beneftted from his we will be in a good position.” He tough non-conference schedule. simplifed approach and is being added, “Carrying our momentum The team has played high-quality recognized by evaluators on the from the non-conference games competition, facing four schools highest level as a result. A small into the district games will be from the 6A public school classif- taste of the major leagues can be important to our success.” The cation. Although they lost by slim found on game days in Flowood. Patriots’ record in their district margins to Tupelo and George At the beginning of spring determines their seeding in the County, the team conquered the break, the team took a trip to the state tournament at the end of the Warren Central Vikings 3-2 and Mississippi Gulf Coast to play in season. As long as the team can the Clinton Arrows 5-4. the Battle at the Beach tourna- keep their current momentum, The Patriots’ success is ment. They defeated Lake Cor- they will be in a good position to not the only thing generating at- morant High School and Mem- win the baseball program’s 19th tention. Prep home games have phis University School, better state championship. attracted both fans and profes- known as MUS, in the coastal sional scouts who wish to see tournament. After the Battle at ***At press time (March 26) Tues- Jerrion Ealy, a very highly touted the Beach, the Patriots returned day’s JA game had not been played high school prospect. It is not un- back home to play two more common to see dozens of incon- non-conference games before the Senior Bryson Weeks mid-pitch during a game. Photo courtesy of Beverly spicuously dressed scouts hold- beginning of their district sched- Oden. Pacer Offcers and Cheer Captains say their fnal goodbyes to Prep community too. Seniors took in our last Pac- 1st Lieutenant: Jordan Headley year was also extra special serv- er beach, 6 A.M. practice in June, Pacer has been one of ing as 1st Lieutenant. Taking on and JA week together, knowing the major highlights of my 6 a leadership role for such an most of us won’t be going to the years at Jackson Prep! I have amazing program has been such same colleges next year. Wearing loved everything about it - the an honor and an experience I not the uniform for the last time was friendships, Friday night games, only learned so much from but one of the hardest goodbyes. Re- Thursday night dinners, pep will never forget. Pacer is a very alizing I was never going to wear rallies, Pacer beach, and even special part of Jackson Prep. I’m stars, boots, or gloves again was summer early morning practices. so thankful for the years I had be- crazy to think about. What I will There is something special about ing a part of something so magi- miss the most, though, will be Pacer that really can’t be put into cal and I am thrilled for the new marching out to back in black words, but you feel it when you 36 famingos that will be kicking with all the other girls. Being a are supporting and representing high for our school next year. I Pacer throughout high school your football team, basketball will always remember this won- has meant so much to me. I’m team, and school as a group in derful experience and all of the forever grateful for the friends, those famous white boots! This fun memories! #PFL Pacer Captain: Alexis Simon good times, and experiences I’ve gained from it. ing them from others, took hard over plans and dances for the work and dedication, but I was week. That little closet is where After being a Pacer for often reminded of those who led the magic happens! I’m also going three years, it’s hard to believe me when I was younger and the to miss our practices, even sum- that it has fnally come to an end. Thank you efort they put into making our mer practices! Despite waking up Each year brought special mem- team look good on Friday nights, at 5:30 AM, I was always so happy ories that I’ll never forget. I was Captains and which encouraged me. There are to see the team. Oh how I’m going fortunate enough to be Captain Lieutenants for so many things that I am going to miss seeing my friends every this year, and I wouldn’t have to miss about being a Pacer and day in June this summer! Even traded that for the world. I got to a Pacer ofcer. I’m so thankful for though it’s hard to say goodbye, I lead the fock with Mrs. Jackson, your hard work 2nd Lieutenant: Mary Patton Murphy Alexis and Jordan and the way know that after tryouts, Prep has Jordan Headley, and Mary Patton and dedication to that they stayed on top of things 36 outstanding Pacers this year, Murphy. Some of my favorite mo- Being a Pacer ofcer was such a rewarding experience for and worked so diligently. One of and three incredible ofcers to ments from this past season were Jackson Prep for the ways that we did this was by lead them. mixing the music and making up me, not because of the attention I received from it, but because it having “closet lunches” in the the dances with the other ofcers. the 2018-19 year! “Pacer closet”, where we went Nothing compares to planning a gave me an opportunity to serve dance out on paper and seeing the team that I had been a part of the 33 other girls do what you had BY: MACLAIN for two years already. To be on the other side of things, creating and envisioned. As senior year came KENNEDY along, many “lasts” for Pacer did teaching dances versus learn- to organize and demonstrate a ty and all that it taught me about good work ethic and showcase a leadership. I truly will miss being new outlook on cheer with dif- a cheerleader; it is defnitely my ferent dancing, stunting, and mu- favorite thing to be involved with sic styles. I think my senior year at Prep. However, if you aren’t se- cheerleading season was the best rious about being one of the cap- by far due to the fact that we were tains, I wouldn’t even try out for it Cheer Captain: Mary Parker from this year is cheering in the the oldest and all of the girls on because it sure it is a ton of hard Plunkett championship football game. the team got along so well. This work, devotion, and time. Making It has been That victory was the sweetest was a great group of diferent per- up so many dances isn’t as easy as such an honor to be a cheerlead- one ever! I could not have asked sonalities making for a really fun it seems, but for me personally it er at Prep since the 8th grade, for a better way to go out. Basket- season. I have never been more sure was worth it. but being captain was a special ball games were also so much fun proud of an accomplishment experience. I will always cherish this year. I want to give a special Co-Captain: Henley John- thus far than how well this team the relationships and memories thanks to the student section for son turned out. My leadership with “This was a great that I have made over the past making each game so much fun This past season, our Mary Parker also worked out per- fve years. Each person on the and always being ready to cheer cheerleading squad worked hard- fectly, which I think contributed group of diferent per- squad this year had a special re- on our teams with us. I could not er and longer than ever to try to to the team’s greatness because sonalities making for lationship, and we truly became have asked for a better squad- I fully reach our potential and be we were so united. I wouldn’t have a really fun season” a group who loved being around love you girls so much. Thank as good as we could. Mary Parker wanted to do it with anyone else. I each other. Everyone was always you Jackson Prep for these expe- and I worked as hard as we could am so grateful for the opportuni- - Henley Johnson willing to work hard and go the riences and memories that I will extra mile. My favorite memory remember forever. Go Pats!

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cluding Division 1 commits. With art McCullough, both of whom bers end up missing many days names like Cecil Wegner, Charlie have been on the golf team for at school towards the end of the Miller, and Jonathan Randolph, their entire Prep careers. Simms year, meaning they have a lot of the golf team is routinely compet- is a highly recruited player who makeup work. itive at the highest level. signed with the University of Al- This year, the A-Team has The golf team is led by their two abama, and he has shown his competed in two tournaments seniors, Simms Abney and Stew- dominance early on in the sea- and has placed second in both. The team following their run- son. Stewart is a sneaky good golf The B-Team has competed in one ner-up fnish at the Oak Hill player who is always at the top of tournament, and the C-Team has Invitational. the scorecard for Jackson Prep. also competed in a tournament. Besides Simms and Stewart this The A-Team has competed in the year, the team is very young, fea- St.Joe Invitational at Lake Car- by alex GibbS turing multiple ninth graders, in- oline and Oak Hill Invitational Copy Editor cluding Patton Kincaid and Will held at Mossy Oak Golf Course & Burnham. and Old Waverly Golf Club which The coach of the golf team Simms following his fnish at the was a two day tournament. Ford lanGe this year is Coach Kevin Robi- Southeastern Conference of Inde- The team has had promis- SoCial MEdia Editor chaux. Robichaux replaces Coach pendent Schools Championship ing results thus far in the season, where he shot a 63. Nell Bradford, the longtime golf nine holes or working on short and they look to build upon that Here at Jackson Prep, one coach who helped the team win game drills. to take home another state cham- of the under the radar sports is multiple state championships. The schedule for the golf pionship later this year. golf. Jackson Prep has historical- The golf team typically team can become demanding. ly been good at golf and has had practices once a week on Mon- The team this season will par- *Both photos courtesy of @Jack- success in many diferent tourna- days. A routine practice is held at ticipate in ten events, many of sonPrepGolf on Twitter. ments. In the past, Prep has had Castlewoods or the Country Club which take place on school days. numerous talented golfers, in- of Jackson and consists of playing Because of this, the team mem- Track season sprints ahead Young Athletes to Watch ful race for JV was the girls 800, in shot put with 32-03. JV runner by lauren anne Smith with Julia Stradinger getting 1st Olivia Smith ran a 14.35 in the 100 by ruSS upton Staff WritEr by dropping a time of 2:32. and 30.15 for the 200-meter dash onlinE Managing Editor March 20th marked the to win both races. The JV girls Track is back! The season frst ofcial meet of the season, were thrilled to win the 4x800 started up with an ice breaker as the Patriots traveled across the relay by running an astounding meet hosted by MRA on March Pearl River to Jackson Academy. 10:56 time. Some other wins for 6th. Since it was an ice breaker Jerrion Ealy took home 1st place the JV girls were Andie Flatgard meet, the school focused on get- in the varsity 100-meter dash with dropping a 2:40 to get 1st in the ting runners warmed up for the 11.03, a 22.84 in 200-meter dash, 800, and D’Ambrah Watts win- season. and 21-01 in the long jump. Rob- ning the 300-meter hurdles with Prep dominated the sprints ert Grifs secured 1st place in the a 53.35. Cooper Moore was on fre, and distance events at MRA, and varsity 800, and Preston Speed as he won the 400 with a 56.39, got They are better than ever for the got a personal best of 5:00 in the a time of 44.80 in the 300-meter Kelsey making a defensive move 2019 track season. In the varsi- 1600 race. For the varsity 300 me- hurdles, and 9-00 for pole - at an opposing player during a ty 100 meter dash, Jerrion Ealy Prep soccer game. Photo courtesy ter hurdles, Jacob Perkins landed ing. Long jump was a success for took frst with a time of 11.17, Matt of Kelsey 1st place with 43.55. The varsity Walker Box, as he scored 18-02 to Jones took second with a time of Maddox taking a swing at a pitch boys were victorious in the relays, land frst place and Garner Wat- 11.76. Robert Grifs got frst in the during one of his Prep baseball as they won the 4x100, 4x200, kins landed second with 17-08. games. Photo courtesy of Maddox Kelsey Clay: varsity 800 and put down a time 4x400, and 4x800. Callie McKin- The highlight of the meet Kelsey Clay is also a of 2:08, with Alex Stradinger at ney took home frst for the varsity by far was the varsity girls taking Maddox Noe: multi-sport athlete. She plays soc- his heels at 2:10. The 4x800 relay 400 with a time of 1:01, and Kelsey 1st place overall. Even though JA Maddox Noe plays not cer, basketball, cheer, swimming, was a huge win for Prep, as both Clay won the 100-meter hurdles ran out of 1st place ribbons, the one, but four sports: football, archery, and track. She is mainly varsity girls and boys won. Eliza with a 17.18. Varsity girls were girls were able to take home a tro- basketball, baseball, and track. It known for her soccer prowess. Burnham blew the competition successful in the relays as well; phy, which shows what the 2019 is extremely rare to fnd an ath- Kelsey played on both the varsity away with a 25-second gap in the they won the 4x100, 4x200, and track season will hold. lete that plays all these major, and junior varsity teams in sev- varsity 1600, wit a time of 5:35. Ju- 4x800. For feld events, Avery Make sure to follow @ time-consuming sports, much enth grade and played solely on nior varsity runners ran amazing, Lee got 1st in the triple jump by a jpreptrack to keep up with all the less one who succeeds in them. varsity as an eighth-grader. Not as Sam Graves won the 3200 with score of 35.11 and 5-02 for the high latest news for the track season! He plays catcher in baseball, post surprisingly, her favorite sport is a time of 11.01. Another success- jump, and Olivia Sasser was 1st in basketball, line in football, and soccer. It is special to her since he runs the 4 by 8 relay and the she has been playing it since she 800 in track. He has played all of was three. Kelsey also has en- Archery team shoots its way to state these sports for more than 1 year joyed hearing diferent coaches’ the senior high team practices on ment in Hattiesburg. With both at Prep except for baseball since views on the game and learning by Will Fletcher Tuesdays and Thursdays. the junior high and senior high it is only ofered to 8th grade to work with others. She com- SportS Editor Luckily, Coach Nix does teams competing, the team took and up. Maddox’s favorite sport peted at a national level in Rush not mind if you shoot poorly; two buses down and made a day is baseball for many reasons. He select soccer for two years and he just wants to see some im- out of it, leaving Prep at 6:30 that has been playing it the longest hopes to go again this year. While Jackson Prep’s very own provement from the team. Carter morning. Teams such as Sumrall, outside of school, he likes the playing Prep soccer, Kelsey main- archery team has seen a dramat- Stockett, senior and team captain, St. Joe, St. Andrews, and others challenges of the game, and he ly plays right back but sometimes ic rise in popularity and involve- said, “We hope to bring home the competed as well. Overall, the loves how it is not a single person plays holding mid or even striker. ment this spring. A record setting gold for the frst time at our next team shot decently well. sport but takes several players to Kelsey, like many athletes, feels number of over seventy students meet.” One great thing about this These tournaments and have a successful game. the struggle of trying to excel in are members of the archery team, dedicated team is that they are al- practices are all in preparation for Many athletes struggle both school and athletics, but ranging all the way from sixth ways willing to help out a fellow the big show: the State Tourna- with juggling school and home- she thinks that it has taught her graders to seniors. To prepare teammate, whether that means ment on Thursday, April 4th. The work at a school so academi- better time management. One of for meets, the team practices all helping someone score their tournament will take place at the cally challenging as Prep, but Kelsey’s favorite quotes is “Hard week and most weekends. Prac- target or just giving a couple of Coliseum in downtown Jackson, as long as Maddox utilizes his work beats talent when talent tice began after Christmas when pointers to better themselves. and it will include teams from all open time during the day to get doesn’t work hard.” students came back to school for Since archery season is relatively around the state. Prep plans to schoolwork done, he is not over- Maddox Noe and Kelsey second semester. They are held short, there are only a few tourna- bring the whole team and avenge whelmed. Clay are two of the most versatile in the Manning Center during ac- ments that Prep is able to compete their second place fnish from last young athletes I have ever seen, tivity period, before school, and in. Along with multiple practice year with a dub this year. With and I know Prep will see great on most Sunday afternoons. The tournaments at MRA and other just over a week to prepare, it’s things from them in the future. junior high team practices on locations, the team recently com- time to grind. Mondays and Wednesdays, and peted in the South State Tourna-

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WWW.JPSENTRY.NET @jacksonprepsentry jacksonprepsentry @jpsentry 14 Opinion March 2019 Unfunny commercials on the radio need to end Insta needs to listen to its users mercial airing on the radio is a this joke so its punchline doesn’t Another of our problems Charmin Ultra Soft toilet paper make any sense. with the social media network is commercial that features a talk These advertising cam- how a few years ago, they stopped show host making quips in an paigns do not mean that the presenting their feed in chrono- incredibly bland voice. The pod- products they represent are bad; logical order. It is really hard for cast host makes a joke stating that it’s just that their marketing ap- us to keep up with social media you can’t fnd his podcast on your proach does not resonate with anyway being in high school, house phone, and that you need a me. and the fact that we do not know smartphone for that. Thankfully, an easy solu- when to stop is absolutely infuri- Anyone who knows what tion exists to combat these ads: an ating. a landline or a podcast is would aux cord. An aux cord allows you Instagram has been notori- know that those things are not to play music or podcasts right of ous, as has Snapchat, for adding directly connected, and thus your phone and thus avoid radio by barron Liston features the majority of users do by Camp CartEr wouldn’t fnd the joke funny. Di- commercials, and even though Staff Writer not like and taking away some of aSSiStant entertainMent editor rectly following that joke is one you may have advertisements & their most beloved features. The telling audience members who still, at least they won’t be a man Emory maxwELL worst part about the issues peo- don’t know what a smartphone screaming about Ichiban food. ple have with it, though, is the fact Let’s say you’re driving Social Media editor down the road, and some nice is to ask people at a hotel what that it’s not going to stop anyone music is playing on the radio, and they are. There isn’t a setup for Instagram is among the from using the app. According you’re having a good time. Out most popular social media apps to Forbes.com, Instagram is the of nowhere you’re snapped out among high schoolers in Ameri- second most popular social me- of yourgood mood because com- ca, and it is praised for its wide va- dia platform in the U.S., and the mercials start playing. Regular riety of content that can be shared hated new features never caused commercials are bad enough, but on the app. However, Instagram’s any decreases among their audi- there is one advertising campaign actions over the past few years to ence. This is hardly the frst arti- I have come to loathe over the divert themselves from what they cle written talking about how bad past few weeks. were originally has peeved a lot of some of their added features are, Ichiban Chinese Bufet their core audience. but I wish that someday their ex- has started a marketing character The frst of our gripes with ecutives would listen to their au- called “Mr. Panda Pants,” a man Instagram is all of the advertise- dience. with a deep country accent that ments that started of in Novem- practically shouts slogans about ber 2013. We understand that the restaurant. All commercials Instagram has to make money featuring him go something like through ads, and we respect their this: “I’M MR. PANDA PANTS hustle, but we do not want to see AND I LOVE ICHIBAN CHI- the same stupid advertisements NESE BUFFET,” followed by a 10x while scrolling through my tacky chorus of “ICHIBAN HI- feed. They do have an option to BACHI AND SUSHI” in a high get rid of a certain ad if you have pitched harmony. seen it multiple times, but it hap- Due to the restaurant’s pens so often that the option to do clean and calm presentation of that is not helpful until you have the food and building, I feel that already seen the ad enough times another announcer or a diferent to be annoyed. campaign would work better at representing them and their at- mosphere. Another unfunny com- Any comments or Electoral College is here for a reason suggestions for us? election, and then the midterms outcome. Changing each individ- to campaign for Senator Hyde- ual state’s electoral vote is much Smith. The electoral college en- more difcult than hijacking one Want your voice to courages national campaigning, big city’s votes. Our founding fa- not just big states like California thers realized this when forming and New York. This gives people our Constitution. be heard? We want all over the country a chance to Thankfully, to abolish have their votes matter. the electoral college, a Constitu- Along with national tional Amendment would have to you to write a campaigning, the electoral col- be passed, which is very difcult lege forces a presidential candi- to make happen. With a Repub- date to get a diverse group of peo- lican Senate, multiple Repub- ple to win the presidency. One lican State Governments, and a by Cass rutLEdgE must have people of all diferent Republican president, Elizabeth Staff Writer jobs, races, and backgrounds to Warren’s dreams of stopping win. Taking away the electoral candidates from campaigning in Presidential candidate college will also put the national Mississippi and putting Califor- and Massachusetts Senator Eliz- government in charge of certify- nia and New York in charge of abeth Warren came to Jackson ing each election, making it eas- our federal government forever is State recently and held a town ier to hack votes and change the extremely unlikely. hall hosted by CNN and Jake Tap- per. She suggested many things, including beginning reparations, giving people scholastic advan- tages because of their racial mi- nority status, and taxing people because of their wealth, but to me, the most atrocious thing she said was advocating to abolish the electoral college. Abolishing the elector- al college alienates rural voters and leaves them out of national politics. President Trump, who recently tweeted about the bene- Send it to: fts of the electoral college, cam- paigned in Mississippi in the Re- publican primaries, the general [email protected] WWW.JPSENTRY.NET @jacksonprepsentry jacksonprepsentry @jpsentry The Sentry Opinion 15 Staff Editorials Sentry I Sentry II Email leaves students upset Traffc light mayhem on Lakeland Dr. Dr. Nealey sent an email to fortable to the point of causing the sophomore and junior classes distractions in class. saying that referrals and deten- As stated earlier, Ms. tions “have reached historic lev- Scruggs does not make excep- els.” He then went on to say that if tions for students, including ex- someone were to get six referrals ceptions to the uniform policy. during this term, they would park Violators are punished heavily in front of the junior high next for not wearing the dreaded uni- year. forms. We are not as concerned We can understand Dr. about the punishment, but we Nealey’s frustration, but we be- want the chance to defend our- lieve it is unfair to blame us for selves. No, we have not gotten the record-breaking levels of de- worse in behavior. Instead, the tentions. There are many causes school has changed key factors that do not have anything to do that have all added up to bring with the students, but rather, the mass detentions. First, the level administration’s changes to rules of enforcement in the senior high and faculty. Students obviously The trafc light on Lake- much more than two minutes to A possible solution would has become stricter, with almost bear some responsibility for their land has been a record-breaking complete a turning rotation. This be calling Flowood and explain- no excuses allowed to students. detentions, but defnitely not as problem this year. People are causes many people to be late ing to them the situation and Second, the movement of much as Dr. Nealey thinks they late to school because the green for school, even if they left their ask them to reset the timer. The the school start time from 8:15 do. light only lasts 10 seconds, letting house on time. most practical solution, however, AM to 8:10 AM has arguably been roughly four cars from each lane Students should not be seems to be changing the school the biggest cause of referrals. onto campus. It also backs up given referrals if the light is what starting time to 8:15. Teachers Though fve minutes does not Lakeland, causing other people is holding people back. This light hold out starting class until about seem like a big change, the stop- on their way to work late because not only creates problems for 8:15 anyway due to waiting on tar- light outside of Prep makes every cars are stopped in lanes. Prep students and parents, but it dy students. minute count. The school policy As everyone knows by also creates more trafc on Lake- The fve minutes between is that for every tardy, a referral now, the time change for school land. 8:10 and 8:15 are never produc- is given. This policy is not only starting at 8:10 instead of 8:15 has The ofce needs to know tive, and it would avoid a lot of unlike the junior high’s, but it caused many people trouble. Five that the light is keeping a lot of problems with students being makes it difcult for even the best minutes doesn’t seem signifcant, kids from being able to be here late if the time was changed behaved students to avoid deten- but it really is when it makes or on time, and it doesn’t mean they back. tion. Some students cannot drive breaks your tardy record. aren’t leaving their houses in If you are not in your class and therefore, cannot control the As a staf, we agree that enough time. but are at least in the building, time of their arrival to school. students should not be punished The Lakeland light that you should not get a tardy. With Third, the uniforms this for being late to school due to the turns into Prep typically has a line the combination of an earlier year have become substantially infamous Lakeland light. There of cars in both lanes. The light has school starting time and an aggra- worse. Dennis shorts and pants are times when a driver can be been known to cause a backup of vating trafc light, changes must are useless against the freezing waiting to turn into Prep for more up to as many as eighty cars. The be made or else students will con- cold, and the skirts are so uncom- than fve minutes. That is absurd line of cars even stretches back tinue to be late. because most lights do not take from the light to the median. Pretzels make you smarter The Sentry veins harder than a bufalo that powers. I believe that INTERPOL, Emory’s day, and I have been eating pret- the international police organiza- zels before every big test and quiz tion, has been working very hard Editorial Policy since then. to make bar owners put pretzels My research into this mat- out for people to eat so people ter has also shown that one of would doubt their ability to make All opinion pieces are the views of the the greatest scientists of all time, you smarter, and make people Mr. Albert Einstein, hails from think of pretzels just as a food to author(s), and the author(s) only, with Germany, as do pretzels. It can be eat while you drink alcohol. They the exception of staf editorials, which reasonably inferred that ole Al- do not want everyone to know bert took down many pretzels in about pretzels and their power, are unsigned and refect the consensus Conspiracy Corner his time in Germany, and he went but I am advising all of you to on to become one of the smartest start munching on some Snyders view of the students in the Sentry people of all time. of Hanover or some Rold Golds classes. Staf editorials are the only by Emory maxwEll The only dark side to this before a big test and reap the re- Social Media editor theory is how the world govern- sults. columns in the paper that express the ment is trying to conceal their unifed view of the Sentry staf. This Pretzels were invented in staf editorial process is comprised of the year 610 A.D. They were cre- ated by an Italian monk to re- two main steps. First, the staf talks ward children for learning their prayers, and he called them “pre- amongst themselves about a topic and tiola,” which means little rewards. organizes a position on the issue on Pretzels are technically from Italy, but they are most popular in and which all class members can agree. from Germany. The editorial is then written and run Everyone knows pretzels by their salty and savory taste, but past the staf members for approval. I think that they have ana intelli- gence-heightening efect as well. On March 19th, I decided to test this theory. I went into my Quiz- Questions? Contact us at: bowl class munchin’ on a bag [email protected] of Rold Golds, and I proceed to have my best practice round ever. I credit that success not to my knowledge of 90’s hip hop (which was the topic) but to the pretzels I ate before. I felt the power of knowledge running through my Photo by Maclain Kennedy WWW.JPSENTRY.NET @jacksonprepsentry jacksonprepsentry @jpsentry CANDID AND RANDOM

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