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Movie production wraps as new school year begins

2 The Sentry

Sentry Summer Staff

Ellis Abdo

Paul Andress

Hays Dubberly

R.J. Green

Haynes Horsley

John Keeler

Chatham Kennedy

Adviser: Mr. Lain Hughes

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What is an expectation you have

for this year?

“I’ll meet new people.” - Hannah Hederman, 11th grade

“Reveillon will win grand champions at Nashville.” - Miriam Box, 10th grade

“Our baseball team has large shoes to fill, but

I don’t doubt that they will do the job impeccably.” - Emily Clark, 11th grade “I’m predicting I won’t finish last for the

third year in a row in Hays’s bracket competition.” - Wesley Roberson, 11th grade

“More stress, less rest” -Jordyn Jeffcoat, 10th grade

“I’m predicting that we will win everything.” - Olivia Patch, 11th grade

What was your favorite part of

this summer?

“Capernaum was a really good experience and everyone should do it” - Elizabeth Glaze, 12th grade

“Taking summer school so I never have to take a high school history class again :)” - Ashley O’Mara, 12th grade

“Making the Sentry Summer Issue!!” - Paul Andress, 11th grade

“Going to Alpine for a month”

-David Crews, 8th grade

“Learning Fusion’s theme and choreography for the upcoming year”

-Evie Farrington, 9th grade

“Playing with my dog Rufus and growing

tomatoes” -Jack Holiman, 11th grade

VI E W S & V O I C E S

3August 2015

BY HAYS DUBBERLY

For the 2015-2016 school year, there are not any drastic changes to the school rules of Jackson Prep. How-ever, there are some minor changes that are notable for students to know. For the senior high, directed study will now only be on Mondays instead of hav-ing it everyday. Students will still have option to work on homework during free time, but they are not required to go to a certain room unless it is Monday. The faculty will try to

have forums on Mondays dur-ing the directed study time. The other days of the week will be similar to an ex-tended activity period. The students will still have the op-tion to go to a quiet place and do their homework. Students can also hang out in the hall-ways or cafeteria. Since there are so many senior high students this year, only seniors and juniors will be issued parking spots on� the� first� day� of� school.� Last� year, all sophomores were as-signed a parking spot, but that

has changed. Sophomores who can drive will need to go to the office� and� be� given� a� parking� spot. Dr. Nealey said that he and Ms. Bradford are tighten-ing up on the dress code rules for this upcoming school year. They will also make sure stu-dents are only bringing water into the building. Other than these slight changes, most of the school rules will remain the same.

BY ELLIS ABDO

Since Prep dismissed for summer break, much work has been done to the school. Accord-ing to Prep’s Chief Operations Officer� Mr.� Denny� Britt,� the� campus saw approximately $1.1 million in new construction and campus improvement. Both the senior high and the junior high buildings have new front facades. This work started right after school was dismissed� and� was� finished� at� the beginning of August. A tech hub was built in the junior high to match the one in the senior high, taking the place of the former supply closet in the foyer. Throughout the school, some classrooms now have Ide-aPaint. IdeaPaint allows the students to work as a group and

use the walls of the classroom as their workspace. Additionally, new home for the junior high literary magazine was placed in Ms. Kimberly Reedy’s room. The pottery studio also got a big expansion over the break. It now has much space, and an-other kiln has been added. Several senior high rooms were renovated, and in Ms. Leah� Heath’s� room� in� the� Guy-ton Science Center, new types of desks were added to create mobility and easier group work for her students. Academic areas were not the only thing upgraded over the� break.� The� football� field� got� new light bulbs and the track was resurfaced.

New Policies Include Tweaks to Directed Study Schedule

New Upgrades Around Campus

Photo by Ellis Abdo The new junior high tech hub

The new pottery room windows Photo by Ellis AbdoThe new junior high facade

Photo by Ellis Abdo

The new pottery room kilnPhoto by Ellis Abdo

New Idea Paint on walls allows students to write on the walls. Photo by Ellis Abdo

New defibrillators are installed around campus to insure student safety.Photo by Ellis Abdo

The senior high building, midway through renovation.

NEW FACULTY & STAFF FOR 2015-2016

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Lynn Miller (Art)MUW, UGA, Union Presbyterian

Seminary,

Pittsburgh Theological Seminary/

University of Aberdeen

What’s a interesting or unusual fact

about you that students might enjoy

knowing?

I once had tea in the captain’s cabin of a ferry

going from Calais (France) to Folkestone

(England). Or if you prefer something closer to

home...I just had a book published.

JoJo Herring (Math)

Belhaven, JSU

What did you know about Prep before being

hired here?

I knew that Prep set the standard for excellence in edu-

cation.

Allison Myers (Science)

Mississippi College

What’s an interesting or unusual fact about you?

I’m allergic to toothpaste...yes, I still brush and floss my teeth!

Janyl Igadna (Science)

Mississippi College

Laura Hepner (Math)

MSU, Mississippi College

What’s a interesting or unusual fact about you

that students might enjoy knowing?

I once spent a summer living and working in the

Grand Canyon, and at the end of the summer my

friends and I hiked to the bottom of the Canyon -

very exhausting but so rewarding!

Tara Kirkland (English)

Mississippi College

Emily McClain

(Special Assistant to

Dr. Walton)

UM, University of Arkansas

What’s a piece of advice you

think students need?

“Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in

all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who

belong to Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

John Haberman

(Social Studies,

Athletics)

St. Olaf College, UM

What was your high school experience like?

Very challenging. I took almost all AP classes (we had

almost 3,000 students in our high school so there were

a lot more opportunities to take different classes) and

played three sports so I was always busy with something

but it was a good experience.

Kelly Headley

(Community Service)

MSU, Mississippi College

Liz Walker

(Community Service)

UM, Florida State Univ.

Tara Hunter

(Admissions)

Georgia State University

What do you think your biggest challenge

this year will be?

Remembering everybody’s names is always dif-

ficult� for� me.

Scott Rogers (English)

USM, Florida State Univ.

What’s a interesting or unusual fact about you that students

might enjoy knowing?

I am a super nerd. I am a devoted PS4 and Nintendo gamer. I long to travel through time and space with Doctor Who, and if I could have dinner with anyone, Aslan would be my choice. The trailer for the new Star Wars trailer made me jump up and holler.

Loran Smith

(Office,� Athletics)�

Mississippi College

John Holmes Hilburn

(Woodworking)

MSU

Nancy Flowers (6th)

Millsaps

What are you looking forward to most this

year?

My classroom teaching experience is in the lower

elementary grades, so I’m looking forward to get-

ting to know sixth grade students and teaching at a

different skill level.

•NOT� PICTURED•

Hallie Heiter (Student Services)

Western New Mexico University, MSU

Brett Shufelt (Social Studies)

Western New Mexico University, MSU

What did you know about Prep before being hired here?

High expectations and the energy to reach goals. Best example is

coach Ricky Black--my mentor and friend.

6 The Sentry

Basketball Team Serves in GuatemalaBY PAUL ANDRESS

This summer the seniors

and juniors on the basketball

team went on the annual bas-

ketball mission trip to Guate-

mala. The trip was led by Coach

Chris Moore, Coach Andrew

Mitchell, Coach Paul Fryant,

and Allen Banks.

The main goals of this trip

were to share the Gospel, to

serve the people there, to grow

closer as a team, and to take

steps towards becoming a bet-

ter basketball team.

The trip started off with

the team in Guatemala City

for two days. During these two

days, the guys got to play the

under seventeen year old Guate-

mala National Basketball Team

and a few other local basketball

teams. At halftime or at the end

of each game, one of the players

was able to share his testimony

to the people there. The people

there loved hearing what the

guys had to say about their per-

sonal walks with Christ. They

also ran a basketball clinic for

kids at a local school.

The team next went to

Eagle’s Nest, which is an or-

phanage in Solola, Guatemala.

The guys were able to help out

the� orphanage� by� filling� holes� in the road to Eagle’s Nest.

They also enjoyed playing with

the little kids in the orphanage.

Robert Good, who is a junior,

said, “I really enjoyed playing

with the kids at Eagle’s Nest. It

was awesome to see how happy

they were even though they did

not have a family.”

Another fun aspect of the

trip was the market in Antigua.

The guys were able to bargain

with the local market people to

buy items such as soccer jerseys,

hoodies, wallets, and belts. The

team also enjoyed riding the zip

lines through the mountains in

Guatemala.

Mitch Redding, who is a

senior, had this to say about the

trip, “I enjoy going to Guatema-

la for two reasons. I really enjoy

spreading God’s word through-

out the country and caring for

the people there. I also enjoy

spending time with the other

guys and watching us become a

stronger team.”

The trip was an overall

success with the team accom-

plishing their goals for the trip

while having a great time. It

should remain an integral part

of the Prep basketball team for

years to come.

(From Left to Right) Mitch Redding, Grant Robinson, Healy Vise, John

Jeffreys, Jared Dodd, Robert Good, RJ Green, Paul Andress, Brendon McLeod, Jackson Phillips, and William Purvis take a picture after playing

a local Guatemala City team. Photo by Paul Andress

Prep’s junior high quiz bowl

team blazed through the prelimi-

nary rounds of this summer’s Junior

National Academic Championship

with 5 wins and 1 loss for a third

place seed in the single elimination

rounds.

They won three matches to

advance to the finals against Sutton. After the first round it was Sutton 80 - Prep 40. Prep started their come-

back for a score of Sutton 150-Prep 125 after the second round. Sutton had the lead 260-205 after the third round but during the 4th round we

saw that Patriot spirit with Prep

leading going into the last question

405-400. It seemed like slow motion

as Prep’s Alex Reiche and Sutton’s Ishan both pressed thumbs to the

buzzer with the right mythological

character answer of Pan. Ishan was

a split second faster and Prep took

second place in the nation.

According to tournament di-

rectors, it was most exciting match

in competition history; the only

match where both teams scored

400+ points.

GLI Travels

to Europe

The Italy/Switzer-

land Experience culminating

at the Global Student Lead-

ers Summit in Davos, Swit-

zerland was indeed an incred-

ible memory of a lifetime for

all of the participants – both

students and adults. Prep’s

Global Leadership Institute

provided an opportunity for

students to receive a global

perspective.

The theme of the

Summit was Opening the

World through Education.

Out of over 100 innovative

entries, two of our students

distinguished themselves as

overall winners in the Inno-

vation Educational Village.

Prep student Julie

Payne and her team were

first� place� in� the� creative� competition. Also, Prep stu-

dent Logan Clark’s team was

honored as one of the top

three winners.

Global Student Leaders SummitIceland – March 2016

Hosted by GLI Prep Trip Coordinator Norma Cox

Informational Meeting :

Tuesday, September 8, 7:30 a.m., upstairs of the library

Junior High Quiz Bowl Achieves

National Recognition

Watch out! You can guess on the new

PSAT this year.

The math section has lots

of graphs.

All sophomores and

juniors will take the new

test October 14, 2015.

Courtesy of JP Counseling

August 2015 7

Prep Searching for “4 peat”BY HAYNES HORSLEY

This year’s football season

is special for many different

reasons. First off, the Jackson

Prep football team is trying to

achieve� the� first� ever� four-­peat� in Prep history.

The team will have to re-­place a very talented 2015 class

in order to achieve this goal.

Prep lost eight starters on of-­fense� including� quarterback� Gene� Wood,� running� back� Ian� McGraw, and wide receiver

Parker� Caracci.� Luckily� for� the� Patriots� they� will� be� returning� nearly all of the starters on de-­fense.

The Prep football team

has� worked� diligently� all� sum-­mer with weights every Mon-­day,� Tuesday,� Thursday,� and� Friday as well as skill work

on� tuesdays� all� throughout� the� summer.� The team also competed

in� a� 7� on� 7� tournament� in� late� June.� They� won� five� of� their� nine games, beating 6A pow-­erhouse� Madison� Central,� and� coming� up� just� shy� of� beating�

Brandon� public� school.� Prep� put� on one of its best performances

ever� in� the� annual� tournament� and showed that they were able

to hang with anyone there.

� This� year’s� team� had� four� preseason� al-­state� players� in-­cluding� Healy� Vice,� J.C.� Pride,� Taylor Wallace, and Graham

Eklund.� Two� players,� Graham� Eklund� and� Kaleb� Lovertich,� were also added to the pres-­tigious� “Fab� 15”� team� which� picks� the� best� 15� returning� MAIS� players� in� the� state.� � The team starts the sea-­son with a road trip to Oak For-­est, then travels to Washington

school for their second game of

the season.

� It� is� not� until� the� third� week of the year that the Pa-­triots will play on Patriot Field

against 1A Cathedral. This is

one of the few years that the

Jackson Prep team will not be

competing against any 4 or 5A

public� schools.� Prep� has� 11� reg-­ular� season� games� and� possibly� two playoff games and a cham-­pionship game.

Prep will have six home

games� and� five� away� games,� not� including� the� playoff� and� championship game.

As many know, Walker

Wilbanks,� lost� his� life� during� last years football season. The

team rallied together and won

a state championship in honor

of Walker.

� This� year� would� have� been� his senior season, and the team

has the same mindset as they

did last year: To win in honor of

Walker.

BY RJ GREEN

� This� summer� brought� many exciting events and mo-­ments in the world of sports.

Many athletes and teams

shocked the world in both posi-­tive and negative ways.

� The� Golden� State� War-­riors defeated the Cleveland

Cavaliers in 6 games to win the

franchise’s� first� NBA� title� in� 40� years. The Warriors were led

by� league� MVP� Stephen� Curry,� but� also� received� impressive� and� surprising� performances� by� Andre� Igoudala� who� took� home� the� NBA� Finals� MVP.� The Warriors had to play

their best basketball to beat the

Cavs. Lebron James was play-­ing some of the best basketball

of his career. James was forced

to� single-­handedly� carry� the�

team� after� major� injuries� to� Cavs’� stars� Kyrie� Irving� and� Kevin� Love.� James� put� forth� his� best to give the Cavs a chance,

and he made history doing so.

He� became� the� first� player� in� NBA� Finals� history� to� lead� both� teams in points, assists, and re-­bounds� for� the� entire� series.� � The� NBA� also� had� many� major� offseason� headlines� as� free� agency� brought� a� lot� of� change� to� the� league.� Former� Trail Blazers forward LaMar-­cus� Aldridge� decided� to� return� to his home state of Texas when

he� signed� with� the� San� Antonio� Spurs.� Clippers� center� DeAn-­dre Jordan decided to remain

a Clipper after committing to

leaving the franchise for the

Mavericks.� Twenty-­two� year� old� New� Orleans� Pelicans� for-­

ward� Anthony� Davis� also� made� headlines when he signed a 5

year, $145 million contract ex-­tension which was the richest

deal� ever� in� NBA� history.� � Moving� to� the� NFL,� New� England Patriots star Tom Bra-­dy� is� under� a� lot� of� scrutiny� for� his� part� in� “Deflategate”.� The� New� England� Patriots� were� caught� in� the� AFC� Champion-­ship for having their footballs

under� inflated� by� NFL� rules.� Brady was/is believed to be be-­hind� the� deflation� of� the� foot-­balls.� The� NFL� handed� down� a� 4� game� suspension� to� Tom� Bra-­dy,� and� also� took� away� a� future� first� round� pick� from� the� Patri-­ots. Brady adamantly insisted

he� knew� nothing� of� the� defla-­tion of the footballs, and he has

fought� hard� to� defend� himself�

by� taking� the� matter� to� court.� The battle is still ongoing, as

Brady� is� appealing� the� NFL’s� suspension,� but� things� do� not� look good for Brady.

The MLB season has

brought� many� surprising� fran-­chises to the forefront of the

league.� The� St.� Louis� Cardinals� have maintained their image of

a� baseball� powerhouse� by� hold-­ing the best overall record at

71-­40.� Many� franchises� have� shot� to� the� front� of� the� league� like� the� Kansas� City� Royals,� Chicago� Cubs,� New� York� Mets,� and� the� Houston� Astros.� Those� teams� have� been� through� long� rebuilding� periods,� but� now� hold� a� lot� of� young� talent� that� are leading each franchise.

� The� United� States� Men’s� National� Soccer� team� looked�

to improve their world ranking

this� summer� by� winning� the� Gold� Cup.� That� goal� was� unsuc-­cessful� as� the� US� was� upset� by� Jamaica� in� the� Semifinals.� The� US� took� home� a� 4th� place� fin-­ish� at� the� cup,� which� was� very� disappointing for the team, the

coaching� staff,� and� the� coun-­try’s� fans.� It� was� unfortunate� the� US� could� not� keep� their� good� luck� going� from� some� pre-­vious� friendlies� in� the� summer.� � The� United� States� knocked� off� soccer� powerhouses� Germany� and� Netherlands� in� friendlies,� which� were� huge� up-­sets� for� the� team.� These� upsets� still are a sign of the potential

the� country� has� for� the� years� to� come� as� the� US� has� a� lot� of� young� talent� in� the� system.

United States Sports Summer Report

Jackson Prep Cheerleader and Football seniors from left to right. Top row: Spencer Sasser, Zachary Gay, Tyler

Tyree, Healy Vice, Noah Sasser, and Taylor Wallace.

Second row: Ross Edwards, Sam Mosely, J.C. Pride, Xavier Keys, and Griffin Calender.Third row: Lee Meana, William Garrard, Kara Cook, Hannah Higginbotham, Leigh Ashley Courtney, Tate Miller,

Elizabeth Glaze, Anna Rachel Roberts, Sydney Mann, John Keeler, and Graham Eklund.

Fourth row: Haynes Horsley, Biggs Henry, Adam Crawford, Vann Crawford, Creed Franklin, Kaleb Lovertich,

Davis Clayton, Worth Eskrigge, and John Wooley.

Photo Courtesy of Hubert Worley

BY JOHN KEELER

New and exciting things

have been happening through-

out the summer on the Jackson

Prep campus. From construc-

tion to practices, it seemed that

something was always going on

around the school.

Probably the most un-

usual project, though, was the

filming� of� the� feature� motion� picture Speech & Debate. Fa-

mous actors, set workers, and

the production team were on

campus� at� all� hours� of� the� day� working� to� transform� our� cam-

pus� from� Jackson� Prep� to� the� fictional� Oregon� school� North� Salem High.

Many hallways were

stripped� of� Patriot� signs,� and� North Salem had taken over.

The McRae building became a

hospital, the senior high build-

ing was North Salem High, and

Fortenberry Theater served as

North Salem’s auditorium and

public meeting area.

Jackson Prep alum-

nus� Tom� Rice� (Class� of� 1992),� serves� as� the� film’s� producer.� This is Rice’s second time in

two� years� to� bring� a� film� to� his� hometown. Last year, a number

of� members� of� the� Prep� commu-

nity were involved with Rice’s

production� of� The Hollars.

This time, with the the

high-­school� setting� of� Speech &

Debate, he was able to bring it

to a place very dear to his heart,

Jackson Prep.

Rice’s Sycamore Pictures

is producing the movie, which

is directed by Dan Harris. Har-

ris� is� known� for� his� work� in� co-­writing� installments� of� the� X-Men movie series, as well as

Superman Returns.

When Harris came onto

the campus, he was amazed by

the� hospitality� of� Jackson� and� the� school� staff� as� well� as� the�

facilities.� � � Most� of� the� filming� took� place on Prep’s campus because

of� all� the� variations� in� archi-tecture. Harris said that they

were� able� to� treat� the� different�

areas� of� campus� as� completely� different� locations.� � � The� differences� in� the� McRae building, Senior High,

and the Guyton Center helped

him� create� three� different� set-ting all within a small area.

This helped make production

easy� for� the� crew,� saving� time� and energy.

Rice was very excited

about the movie’s cast. It stars

Liam James, perhaps best

known� from� the� TV� series� Psych,� Sarah� Steele� from� nu-

merous Broadway productions

as well as movies like Spang-

lish,� and� Austin� McKenzie� from� Broadway.

Just like Harris, James

was amazed by the hospital-

ity� of� the� Jackson� community,� and said he could not get over

how� amazing� the� food� is.� When� James saw the Fortenberry

Theater� for� the� first� time� he� said, “I was blown away by it!

It’s so nice.”

Based on an award-win-

ning� play� of� the� same� name,� Speech & Debate� features� James, Steele, and McKenzie

as three outcast students who

have nothing in common except

that their parents being on the

school board, and each wanting

their voice to be heard. They

have to learn how to work to-

gether and understand each

others� differences� to� become� friends.� � Kids� will� be� able� to� relate with the characters

through their struggles or char-

acteristics that will allow them

to enjoy the movie.

� Other� Prep� students� and� recent alumni were able to play

a� role� on� the� film.� Numerous� students were able to be extras.

Ashley� O’Mara,� Martha� Rayner,� and Anna Wise played dancers

from� North� Salem� High� School.� Others� portrayed� students� in� the hallways and classrooms.

Rising junior Lawson Marchetti

attained a speaking role which

was a huge honor.

Prep alumni Nathan

Brown worked on set as a pro-

duction� assistant� for� the� entire� month� of� shooting.� � This� task� kept Brown and the crew up

until� all� hours� of� the� morning� to make the movie happen.

Filming wrapped up Au-

gust� 16th,� and� as� Prep� prepared� for� a� new� school� year,� Speech

& Debate heads into post-pro-

duction. For the many Prep

students and Jackson-area

residents who served as assis-

tants and extras in the movie,

excitement as sure to build as

they wait to see themselves on

the silver screen.

Prep Gets Its Close-Up

Working on Speech & Debate greatly

increased my respect for the

film� industry.� I� was� able� to� see� first� hand� how� much�

time and attention to detail goes into a� motion� picture.”� -­Rebecca� Sistrunk,� � � Production� Intern�

Tom Rice and Dan Harris discussing the film in the Guyton Building.

Photo by Haley Ringo.

8 The Sentry

Roger Bart (center) rehearses the lines before the next scene, while direc-tor Dan Harris (right) looks on. Photo by Haley Ringo.

This photo was provided to The Sentryby Sycamore Pictures for the print edition only.

Actors Janeane Garofalo and Kal Penn listen to director Dan Harris.

Photo by Haley Ringo.

This photo was provided to The Sentryby Sycamore Pictures for the print edition only.