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Jackson Prep<br />
Welcome New Lower School Faculty For 2023-2024<br />
Front L-R: Kay McDonald, Emily Lynch, Caroline Mason, Amanda Slack,<br />
Claire Giachelli, Monica Ratcliffe, Tori Williams<br />
Back L-R: Kasey Shackelford, Caroline Hunter, Renee Chen, Christy Rowland,<br />
Molly Haire, Olivia Kneip, Kathryn Watson, Amanda Bridgers, Lauren James,<br />
Emily Barber, Katy Bryant, Leslie Buckley<br />
Welcome New Middle & Upper School Faculty For 2023-2024<br />
Front L-R: Lisa Patti, Molly Parks, GyElla Hinton,<br />
Jenné Brown, Kami Roberson, Jennifer Gunn<br />
Back L-R: Keith Giordano, Zachary Miller, Austin Laatsch,<br />
Zach Allison, Will Johnson, Lawson Marchetti, Andy Till.<br />
Not Pictured: Lauri Byrd, Rebeca Echisciu<br />
Lower School Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony<br />
“This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.”<br />
August 4 was indeed glorious as we commemorated the completion of the lower<br />
school with our ribbon cutting ceremony. Head of School Lawrence Coco and Head<br />
of Lower School Amanda Slack welcomed community guests, elected officials,<br />
faculty, and the Board of Trustees to celebrate this momentous occasion.<br />
Front L-R: Mary Elizabeth Upton, Board of Trustees, Vice President;<br />
Dr. Mary B. Taylor, Board of Trustees; Lawrence Coco, Head of School;<br />
Amanda Slack, Head of Lower School; Chris Maddux, Board of Trustees,<br />
President; Crisler Boone, Chief External Affairs Officer<br />
Middle L-R: Emily Myers Garner, Director of Branding & Marketing;<br />
Sully Clemmer, Ferguson & Associates; Amanda Puckett, Board of Trustees;<br />
Joe Stradinger, Board of Trustees, Vice President; Mack Mitchell,<br />
Board of Trustees, Treasurer; Denny Britt, Chief Operating Officer,<br />
Jim Coggin, Jr., Board of Trustees; Reta Haire, Head of Middle School.<br />
Back L-R: G.G. Ferguson, Ferguson & Associates; Will Crosby,<br />
Athletic Director; Dr. Luke Nealey, Head of Upper School and Assistant Head of<br />
School; Dana Wilson, Board of Trustees; Will Walker, Board of Trustees, Ex- Officio;<br />
Robert Lampton, Board of Trustees; Jet Hollingsworth, Board of Trustees.<br />
Recent Grad Named Debate Champion At National Competition<br />
Congratulations to recent Jackson Prep graduate Edward Wilson,<br />
Class of 2023, for his impressive second place finish in Overall<br />
Congressional Debate at the National Speech & Debate Association<br />
High School National Championships. In his high school career, Prep’s<br />
two-year, Speech & Debate team captain earned over 3000 National<br />
Speech & Debate points in 14 different events and holds a nationallevel<br />
ranking of “Premier Distinction with 5 Rubies,” the highest rating<br />
available to students. He is consistently ranked as the number one<br />
Speech & Debate student in Mississippi, was nominated for state<br />
Speech & Debate Student of the Year, and is listed in the top 50 of all<br />
Speech & Debate Students in the country.<br />
OUR MISSION<br />
Jackson Preparatory School inspires and<br />
challenges students toward academic,<br />
athletic, and artistic excellence, instills<br />
personal integrity through biblical values,<br />
and equips students to pursue lives<br />
of distinction in service to society.<br />
Hometown RANKIN • 79
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