Jackson Academy (Mississippi)
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4908 Ridgewood Road Jackson, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 32°21′45″N 90°8′28″W / 32.36250°N 90.14111°WCoordinates: 32°21′45″N 90°8′28″W / 32.36250°N 90.14111°W |
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| Type | Primary and Secondary Independent College Preparatory Schooll |
| Motto | Integrity, Achievement, Growth. |
| Established | 1959 |
| Founder | Loyal M Bearss |
| President | Clifton Kling |
| Headmaster | Pat Taylor |
| Grades | K3 through 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,250 |
| Color(s) | Navy, Silver and White |
| Athletics | Baseball, Basketball, Cross-Country, Dance/Cheer, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball |
| Mascot | Raiders |
| Nickname | JA |
| Accreditation | SACS,SAIS |
| Yearbook | Reflections |
| Affiliations | NAIS, SACS, SAIS, and the MAIS |
| Website | Official Website |
Jackson Academy is an independent, co-educational college preparatory school in Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson Academy was founded in 1959 on the basis of teaching children phonetic reading. Today, the campus is thriving with nearly 1250 students in grades K3 through 12. The school is a member of the prestigious Cum Laude Society Academic Honorary, one of only four charter members in Mississippi.
JA is the largest independent school in Mississippi.
Jackson Academy is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Southern Association of Independent Schools. Affiliations include the National Association of Independent Schools, the Cum Laude Society, the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools and the Jackson Area Association of Independent Schools.
The Mississippi State Times announced the opening of a new academy in Jackson, Mississippi, set to debut in early September 1959. The name of the new school was to be Jackson Academy. The idea for the new school developed during the previous year when ten parents of first grade-aged children got together and decided how their children's first grade instructor, Mr. Loyal Bearss, and his curriculum should be extended through all of elementary school.
Jackson Academy, led by founder and headmaster Loyal M Bearss, was to have its foundation on the old educational standards of reading, writing, and arithmetic. The curriculum was both classical and experimental – classical in that the textbooks were taken from the McGuffey Readers and Webster’s Bluebacked Speller; experimental in resurrecting the concept of teaching reading through phonics rather than sight and memorization of words.
In 1959, Jackson Academy began operation in a renovated residence on Northview Drive in Jackson, MS. The school included grades primer through fourth grade. By 1963 Jackson Academy had grown to some 103 students, after which the JA Corporation purchased 5.5 acres on Ridgewood Road where main campus is located today.
Peter Jernberg was Jackson Academy's headmaster from July 1988 until November 2005, when he became the school's president. Jernberg also serves on the Board for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is the past president of the Delta State University Foundation and the Southern Association of Independent Schools. In 2014, Jernberg retired.
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