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The Patriot
A magazine for the alumni, parents, staff,
and friends of Jackson Preparatory School
Caring for the Community
Prep Senior Megan Randolph in Ecuador
Educating the Heart, page 25
In Memoriam
Graduate
Class
Deceased
Graduate
Class
Deceased
John Hopkins Babb
1971
10/12/01
Jack Erwin Gryder, Jr.
1978
10/18/03
Lucie Lutken Morgan
1971
04/1985
Meredith Scott Curro
1979
05/27/01
Bert F. "Skipper" Atwell
1972
11/05/97
Kevin P. "Pat" Neal
1979
05/04/95
Madlyn Guyton
1972
06/10/78
F. Garner Smith, Jr.
1979
01/06/00
Ann Lacoste Minor
1972
11/02/02
Peyton Pittman
1980
10/01/99
Glenda Owens
1972
08/10/82
Albert Edward Breland III
1981
04/29/83
Rodney L. Reynolds
1972
08/02/02
Brian Harold Collins
1981
11/11/00
Lynn Green Root
1972
03/06/01
Mark E. Cox
1981
02/1990
Joy Waller
1972
03/20/81
Robert Gene Spell
1981
02/26/03
Lee Meriwether Turman Black
1973
07/01/00
Joseph Breck Cabell III
1982
06/13/95
Kenneth "Ken" Graves
1973
04/02/82
William "Will" Robert Cooper
1982
08/08/91
Thomas "Tommy" Marshall
1973
1989
Thomas "Tom" M. Brill, M.D.
1984
02/17/03
Dennis Christopher "Chris" Roberts 1973
02/16/01
Daniel "Dan" Deweese
1984
04/15/99
William "Billy" A. Wallace
1973
07/27/00
John B. Couch
1985
02/02/92
Jeff Adams
1974
10/21/81
Cecil A. Ford
1985
01/11/90
David Harrison Campbell
1974
10/13/02
Emile J. "Jace" Lacoste
1985
08/30/95
Steven "Steve" Allen
1975
12/01/91
Michael M. Mockbee
1985
02/16/98
Angela Williams Lang
1975
09/27/99
Thomas Alan Robinson
1985
06/04/02
William Frederick "Bill" Lynch
1975
05/19/99
Anthony "Tony" Melvin
1986
10/16/96
Bobby W. Pittman, Jr.
1975
10/21/01
David Hudson Bradford
1987
05/19/03
Charles Michael Allen
1976
08/04/02
James Mason Gideon
1987
03/18/99
Bob A. Hutchinson
1976
early 1980s
Allison Coggin Lee
1987
01/08/03
Doug Milner
1976
11/13/95
Jeffrey F. Hudson
1988
10/14/02
Larry Nail
1976
08/17/81
Allison Paige Bruce
1989
02/1995
Melissa "Meg" Graham Patterson 1977
12/17/81
Laura A. McGee
1989
03/1990
Donna Shotts Schutzmann
1977
11/23/01
Robert "Robby" J. Peet
1990
11/16/96
Julian Tayloe Simmons, Jr.
1977
06/20/02
Thomas Lamar Wiley III
1993
09/15/01
Robert John Smithson
1977
11/02/98
Sarah Elizabeth Shelton
1994
11/20/01
John David McGowan
1978
03/01/94
Jake S. Addison
1996
08/30/97
Julie V. McMullin
1978
10/12/78
Houston W. Tohill
1996
07/20/00
William "Bill" Reeves
1978
05/15/82
Lauren A. Clement
1997
08/08/97
Elizabeth "Lisa" Young
1978
06/29/89
Name
As reported through October 31, 2003
Name
The Patriot
A magazine for the alumni, parents, staff,
and friends of Jackson Preparatory School
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Mona Evans, Sherye Green ’77,
Vicki King, Jessica Kinnison, Bill McGee,
Jeanne Marie Peet, Benton York
CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY
Prescription
for Success
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CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
Reed Hogan, Jimmy Hood, Vicki King,
Hubert Worley, Benton York
EDITORS
Diann Arinder, Mona Evans,
Lucia Jones ’73, Vicki King,
Susan Lindsay, Bill McGee,
Luke Nealey, Jane Roper ’71
COVER ARTWORK
13
Honor Roll of Donors
18
Prep Baseball:
State Champs
Sarah Boteler
HEADMASTER’S MESSAGE
Dear Readers:
I am pleased to present the second edition
of The Patriot, a magazine for parents, alumni,
and friends of Jackson Prep. After
distributing the first edition, we heard from
many of our alumni who expressed
appreciation for a magazine that enabled
them to reconnect with the school and with
their former classmates. We have concluded
that there is so much to report about Prep’s
past, present and future that one edition
per year is not enough; therefore, we are
planning to publish a fall-winter edition
and a spring-summer edition.
Our theme for this edition, “Caring for the
Community,” underscores a vital part of
Jackson Prep’s mission statement, which
states, in part, that a “Jackson Prep education
is not an end in itself, but a means to the
individual’s fulfillment as a contributing
member of the world community.” In the
article written by Mona Evans, you will read
about six physicians, all Prep alumni, who
care for the community by attending to the
medical needs of Jackson area residents. You
will also find our Honor Roll of Donors,
which lists the people who care for the Prep
community by supporting our Annual Fund
in its goal of enriching the curriculum and
programs of the school. Finally, in Sherye
Green’s article you will read about Prep’s
commitment to providing opportunities for all
students to be engaged in meaningful
community service.
I hope that reading this issue will show you
a new side of Jackson Prep. My desire is
that you will see that we are trying to be the
kind of school that our first PAT president,
the late Mrs. Arthur Guyton, envisioned
when she so eloquently wrote that Jackson
Prep “strives to be a school…where privilege
accepts responsibility.”
In Memoriam
inside cover
Campus News
2
Student Perspective
Educating the Heart
25
Alumni News
32
Missing Alumni
12
EXECUTIVE STAFF
OFFICE
Headmaster William D. (Bill) McGee
Associate Head for Academic Affairs
Susan R. Lindsay
Principal, Head of Senior High
James D. (Jim) Roberts
Principal, Head of Junior High
James K. (Jim) Hawkins
Assistant Head for Business Affairs
Dr. Luke Nealey
BOARD
inside back cover
OF INSTITUTIONAL
ADVANCEMENT
Assistant Head for Business Affairs
Dr. Luke Nealey
Director of Admissions Lesley Morton
Director of Development Jane Roper ’71
Director of Public Relations Vicki King
Director of Alumni Relations
Lucia Jones ’73
Director of Capital Campaign
Mona Evans
OF
TRUSTEES
Robert Lampton ’79
Sam Lane ’72
Rob Love ’76
Hu Meena
Don Q. Mitchell, M.D.
Don Nicholas
George E. Patton, Jr., M.D.
Mary Lee Steele
Karen Varner
Tricia Walters ’72
Jarvis Ward
President Jim Ingram
Vice President Doug McDaniel ’78
Secretary Joe Uithoven
Treasurer Kelley Williams, Jr. ’84
Pat Ammons ’72
Walter Brand
Sandy Carter
Claude Harbarger
Ted Kendall
Jackson Preparatory School accepts students of any race, color, religion and national or ethnic origin.
Mission Statement
Jackson Prep’s primary goal is to provide a college preparatory curriculum designed to challenge the average to above-average student.The school’s
commitment to academic excellence is enhanced by strong co-curricular and extra-curricular activities and events.The school believes in developing in
its students spiritual values, honesty, a sense of fair play and the qualities of responsible citizenship. Jackson Preparatory School creates an environment
where teachers and students are valued as individuals, where differences are respected and talents are developed. At Jackson Prep education is not an
end in itself but a means to the individual’s fulfillment as a contributing member of the world community.
Campus
News
Jackson Preparatory School again leads the state in the number of National Merit Semifinalists with 22 students achieving
this status for 2003. Prep now has a total 431 semifinalists, more than any other school, public or private, in the state. This
year, the state of Mississippi had 165 National Merit Semifinalists. Prep’s 22 represent 13.3% of the state’s total. Seated
(l to r): Eric Tramel, Tom Abell, Jordan McKibben, Rhymes Walton, Lindsey Baronich, Beth Ann Baker, Lucy Mason, Elisabeth
Wahl, and Eric Leung. Standing (l to r): David Davis, Brad Ward, Swayze Bowman, Andrew Weeks, Benton York, Douglas
Stranghoener, Daniel Johnston, Patrick Dogan, Joshua Kipp, Hunter Owen, Adam Oliver, Adams Yerger, and Douglas Ray.
PREP ADDS 22 TO NATIONAL MERIT NUMBERS
Jackson Prep Headmaster Bill McGee commented, “Again, we are very pleased to report the highest
number of National Merit Semifinalists in the state of Mississippi. This recognition validates the educational
process that we offer at Jackson Prep and underscores the fact that all of our students, whether or not
they are honored with the National Merit distinction, receive an education that prepares them to excel in
college and beyond.” The nationwide pool of semifinalists, which represents less than one percent of
U.S. high school seniors, is made up of the highest scoring entrants in each state.
Jackson Prep Senior,
Vijay Brihmadesam,
was the only
Mississippian in 2003
to reach the semifinals in the prestigious
Intel talent search
which recognizes high
school students
nationwide. Vijay
achieved this distinction for his research
on the development
of wind turbines. He
entered Duke
University in August.
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Catherine Carter,‘03, was
one of 116 U.S. students
named Presidential
Scholars by the U.S.
Department of Education.
Carter, right, was honored
along with her Prep
physics teacher Marsha
Hobbs, left, at a reception
hosted by the Department
of Education and First
Lady Laura Bush in
Washington, D.C. Hobbs
was honored as a part of
the program’s Teacher
Recognition Awards.
THE PATRIOT
championship in his seventh year as coach at his
alma mater. The boys’ track team, coached by Brian
Jones and Rod Delaney, won the South AAA meet
and finished third in State AAA competition.
Basketball Teams
Advance to Overall
PREP BOYS’ SOCCER TEAM 2002-03
The Jackson Prep varsity boys’ soccer team members for 200203 are, front row (l to r): Derick Flinn, Lee Tatum, David Ross,
Drew Lewis, Kip Wilson, Mark McVey, and Kevin Thomas. Middle
row: Michael Madakasira,William Van Devender, Daniel Ulmer,
Ben Buckner,Andrew Houston, Grant Ridgway,Taylor Bowling,
and Andrew Polk. Back row: Coach Jon Marcus Duncan,Andrew
Gowdey, Phillip Buffington, Christopher Pinkston, Luke Addison,
Hunter Owen, Jack McLarty, Sam Love, Harrison Nance,Warren
Bowling, and Wes McManus. Not pictured: William Robbins.
Boys’ Soccer Team Takes Title
It was a red-hot season for Prep boys’ and girls’
basketball. Both teams advanced to the overall
tournament at Mississippi College. The Lady
Pats amassed a record of 32-6, losing to eventual champion Riverdale (La.). The Prep boys
advanced to the final for the first time since
1998, enduring a tough loss to Hillcrest
Christian. The girls and boys are coached by
Jerry Browning and Rod Delaney, respectively.
For the second year in a row, the Patriots won
the AAA state soccer championship – their first
time to win two straight since Coach Jon Marcus
Duncan played as a student in 1990-1992.
PREP GOLF TEAM 2003
Jackson Prep students on the 2003 Varsity Golf team are first
row (l to r): Robert Blackmon, Nick Keeling,William Van
Devender, Jonathan Randolph, and Matt Burrow. Second row
(l to r): Becker Sams, Blake Allen, Robert Aiken, Stewart Young,
Chase Saunders, and Walker Manning.
The Jackson Prep Girls’ Tennis Team won the South AAA
Championship title. Pictured are the match winners (l to
r): Keri Wong, # 1 singles;Tan Graham, # 2 doubles; Missy
Russell, #1 doubles; Laura Harbarger, # 2 singles;
Assistant Coach Jan Barnett; Blake Allen, mixed doubles;
Ann Elizabeth Fly, mixed doubles; Coach Carol Hazard;
Ana Lampton, # 1 doubles; Jordan Zachary, # 2 doubles;
and Manager Kourtney Wong.
Golf Team Finishes Strong
The varsity golf team completed another winning
season, finishing second in the state and second in
overall competition. Head Coach Nell Bradford was
assisted by Rod Delaney and Joey Hydrick.
Girls’ Tennis Aces Competition
All Sports Trophy
The Lady Patriots swept the MPSA Tennis
Championships at Bridges Tennis Center. The
team was fortunate to have the leadership of
Coach Carol Hazard, who is retiring to West
Point, Mississippi, after four seasons.
Patriot athletic teams again combined to win the
annual MPSA All Sports Trophy, which they
have claimed each year since the inception of
the award in 1995. In the 2002-2003 season,
Prep teams won nine of 16 state titles and placed no
lower than third in any sport. First-place trophies
were claimed in softball, swimming, football,
girls’ and boys’ cross country, boys’ soccer, girls’
tennis and baseball (page 30). The Pats earned
points toward the award in every sports category
and took the overall trophy with a record-breaking
54 points over the closest competitor.
Girls’ Track Team Wins Crown
The Lady Patriots dominated the MPSA Track
Championships, this year outdistancing Washington
by more than forty points. Coach Will Crosby has
led the girls’ team to its seventh consecutive
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Campus News
From the College Placement Office
College Choices – Class of 2003
The Jackson Prep College Counseling Office provides
support for students and families to help them make
informed college choices by providing resource
materials, offering counsel, and assisting in the
submission of applications. Vital services are offered
to help students find the institutions of higher
education that best match their interests, needs, and
abilities. Although computer-based resources are
now used extensively by students and college
admissions offices in research, recruitment, and
admission, traditional college search strategies
(meeting with the college counselor, providing
publications, arranging campus visits, hosting college
fairs) still remain the most important components of
college counseling at Jackson Prep.
Directed preparation for college admission
begins in the ninth grade and continues through the
senior year. Students learn that their four-year
academic, personal, and co-curricular records will
influence their future college options. Parents are
invited to special grade level meetings concerning
college counseling, financial planning, scholarships,
and the applications process. In the junior year,
parents and students are invited to meet with the
college counselor to individualize each student’s
college search.
The goal of the college counseling office is to
work with each student to find suitable schools that
offer strong opportunities for success. Parents are
urged to be supportive of their children in making
appropriate choices and to be practical in terms of
location, selectivity, and affordability.
Appalachian State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Auburn University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Belhaven College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Cal Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
College of Charleston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Delta State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Duke University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Furman University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
George Washington University . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Georgia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Hampden-Sydney College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Louisiana State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Marymount College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Milligan College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Millsaps College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Mississippi College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Mississippi State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
New York University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Northwestern State University . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Purdue University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rhodes College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rockhurst University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Samford University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Southern Methodist University . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Texas A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Union University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
University of Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Univ. of Alabama/Birmingham . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
University of Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
University of Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
University of Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
University of Richmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
University of Southern Mississippi . . . . . . . . . 3
Washington University/St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Highlights – Class of 2003
• Number of graduates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
• Number attending in-state schools . . . 108 (70%)
• Number attending out-of-state schools
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 (30%)
• Students receiving merit scholarships . . . . 94 (61%)
• Students in honors courses receiving
merit scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82%
• Students in college prep (non-honors)
courses receiving merit scholarships . . . . .45%
• Total of scholarships accepted (not including
MTAG and MESG) . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,990,330
• Total of scholarships offered
(including MTAG & MESG) . . . . . . .$5,893,188
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THE PATRIOT
MATH COUNTS
He parks his green Ford Taurus with the right side view
school related competitions in which he is involved and
mirror duct-taped on in an empty Jackson Prep parking
advises the same for his students. At the end of each
lot at 6:00 A.M. every morning. Many mornings he
school year, he posts a list of the students that mainarrives at school after having paid the golf course a
tained perfect attendance for his class, missing only for
visit. He posts the Final Jeopardy of the day before,
school related obligations. He has coached both tennis
from the game show on which he was a contestant
and basketball. During the three years he was assistant
years ago, along with numerous other brain-teasing
basketball coach for the girls, the team accumulated 72
questions and problems on his own
wins and 3 losses. He has coached the
bulletin board in the school halls
quiz bowl/academic tournament team
every morning. Framed on his wall
all but three years and has coached the
are autographed pictures of a few of
Mathcounts team for the past five years.
his students who have succeeded in
Mathcounts is a team comprised of
professional sports along with a copy
seventh and eighth graders who excel
of The Wall Street Journal autographed by
in math. The team competes with
his hero, the Oracle of Omaha, Warren
other schools in different mathematical
Buffet. He loves to hate the Cleveland
categories. The 2002-2003 Jackson
Prep mathematics instructor Dave
Browns for the agony they put him
Prep Mathcounts team won the state
Ollar with senior Maribeth Willoughby title. The top four competitors from
through yearly. When he is not reading, his glasses are pushed up on his
each state, with one alternate and a
forehead. He loves math.
coach, are asked to compete in the national Mathcounts
When you think math, you think Dave Ollar. The
tournament. Prep had two students represent the state in
two are completely and utterly inseparable. For the past
the tournament in Chicago, then eighth graders Sam Beck
seventeen years Ollar has dedicated his time and effort to
and Joseph Dale. Ollar was asked to represent the state
teaching math to high school students, the last sixteen at
of Mississippi as the team’s coach.
Jackson Prep. Reclining in his seemingly archaic leather
The team spent roughly four days in Chicago with all
chair behind his classroom desk, Ollar relates, “I keep
expenses paid. Fifty-seven teams from all around the
teaching because it keeps being fun. I would get bored if
United States and its territories competed in the event.
I stopped.” However, it was a long road that brought
The competition drew the attention of the media,
Dave Ollar to Jackson, Mississippi. The Ohio native
including coverage by ESPN. The team, under Ollar’s
played basketball in college at Case Institute of
guidance, achieved the state’s best showing ever, placing
Technology and began his work at General Motors in
twenty-first, ahead of teams from states as large as
Warren, Ohio, after graduation. Ollar always enjoyed
Florida. Current freshman Beck placed fifty-fifth out of
math, speaking about it with friends and colleagues and
228 competitors. Beck and Dale are too old to participate
even finding the time to tutor.
in Mathcounts anymore, but Ollar is not too concerned,
In 1977, business brought Ollar to Picayune,
expressing his “high hopes” for this year.
Mississippi, where he operated a wiring harness plant.
“I love seeing kids do well. I love hearing what their
He moved to Georgia in 1980, where he owned a tennis
parents say when they do well,” Ollar adds. Though
club until 1983, when he moved to Florida. In 1986
Ollar has fun teaching, he understands and takes pleasure
Reuben Anderson, a colleague of Ollar’s, called to find
in the success of students and for that reason dedicates so
out if he would be interested in running a Dairy Queen
much of his time not only to teaching and coaching, but
franchise in Mississippi. Ollar took him up on the offer
also sharing his passion with the young men and women
and moved back to Mississippi, where his Dairy Queen
who will be the future leaders of our world. Dave Ollar
franchise failed miserably. However, his move was no
is truly a treasure to his students and all of those who
mistake, for it was during this time that he met and
work around him. His dedication to the pursuit of
married his wife Martha. He became certified to teach in
knowledge and understanding is a testament to his own
Mississippi and interviewed at Northwest Rankin High
accomplishments and work ethic, and an inspiration to
School. In June of 1988, he saw Jackson Prep while
the people whom he encounters every day.
driving down Lakeland Drive and decided to stop by just
to see if there were any jobs open. He spoke with Dr.
Benton York is a senior and a 2003
James Roberts, the senior high principal, and got a conNational Merit Semifinalist. He is presitract a week later.
dent of the senior class. Benton is a memDuring his first five years at Prep, he taught only
ber of the Quiz Bowl team that is sponcollege prep courses and later took on some honors and
sored by Mr. Ollar.
resource classes as well. Ollar only misses class for
Benton York
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PRESCRIPTION FOR SUCCESS
For more than thirty years, excellence has been
the focus at Jackson Prep…in and out of the
classroom, on the playing fields and off, onstage
as well as in the wings. To a person, faculty
members, administrators, coaches and staff
agree that students have the chance to discover
their best selves and, ultimately, become the
most well-rounded people they can be when
they are challenged.
From its earliest days, Prep has been committed
to the education of the whole person. By offering
a wide variety of opportunities, the school
encourages students to develop diverse interests
— and encourages a healthy respect for individual
differences. This mutual respect helps instill in
students the concept of concern and compassion
for others...an attitude that eventually evolves
into a broader view of the world. The qualities
of concern and compassion evince themselves in
students while they are at Prep, but they are
also evident in graduates who have long since
left the campus.
Six Jackson physicians – all Prep alumni, all with
different specialties – are examples of such
graduates, choosing to give back, not only by
being active in their community, but also by
exploring opportunities for both caregiving and
caring in their practices. Prep alumni doctors
Kyle Ball, John Davis, Kathy Travis Gregg, Clay
Hays, Will McCraney and Greg Wood all cite the
benefits of being spurred to high achievement at
a young age. They agree that the stimulating
atmosphere at Prep was contagious and motivating
– and not necessarily in the classroom alone.
The Ball Family
John, Kyle, Sara Martin, George and Maury
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Kyle Ball and John Davis are among those who
were highly committed to academics while at
Prep. “I knew then that this would be the (type)
peer group I would be competing with for the
rest of my life, either here in Jackson or in some
similar setting somewhere else,” says Kyle Ball.
Having such a strong peer group taught him that
“…you must strive to do your best every day,”
no matter the field of endeavor. John Davis
echoes those sentiments: “Observing the success
that so many Prep alums enjoyed at the next
academic levels encouraged me to work hard to
meet my own goals.”
Many students, while still at Jackson Prep, realize
that they must apply themselves to reap the full
benefits of the opportunities the school offers.
Will McCraney notes that his favorite subjects at
Prep were sciences and history, while his
favorite classroom was Mrs. Rosemary Richardson’s
because he had more fun in Spanish class –
when allowed to remain for the entire period!
“My favorite activities were baseball and football.
I regret that I did not begin really pushing myself
until my senior year of high school,” he says.
“Thankfully, Prep provided me enough background
to be prepared for college and medical school.”
Greg Wood summarizes his own experience.
“The environment at Prep, in which I was
surrounded by people who were more accomplished
students, was a tremendous benefit to me. At
the time, I was extremely interested in sports,
and schoolwork was a second priority,” he says.
“My priorities fortunately did change and when
they did, there were significant high school
Name: D. Kyle Ball
Jackson Prep ’76
College: Mississippi State University
Medical School: University of Mississippi
Medical School
Residency: Tulane University, New Orleans
Practice and Specialty: Clinic for Women of
Central Mississippi, P.A.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Spouse: Maury McRoberts Ball, Class of ’76
Children: Sara Martin Ball, Class of ’02
George Ball, Class of ’05
John Ball, Class of ’07
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Name: E. Greg Wood III
Jackson Prep ’76
College: Baylor University, Waco, TX;
Mississippi College
Residency: University of Mississippi
Medical Center
Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: Carolinas Medical Center
Practice and Specialty: Jackson Spine
Specialists – Spine Surgery
Spouse: Kelly Davidson Wood
Children: Carolyne, Class of ’01
Marion, Class of ’05
Gene, age 7
influences I drew from with regard to academic
performance. These qualities I saw daily in
fellow students.”
Not only did academics and sports inspire these
alumni; extracurricular activities also reinforced the
school’s work ethic, particularly for Clay Hays. “I
loved the choir, Prep drama performances and
intramural sports; each one taught me how to
perform in front of people,” he says. “They also
taught me that practice does make perfect. I’ve
always thought that Prep breeds leaders.”
Kyle Ball’s experience working on The Sentry has
evolved into a lifelong hobby. “I still love to
write,” he says. “I keep journals of my various
hunting trips and have been fortunate to have
been published in several international safari
magazines.” Kathy Gregg had one of her earliest
caregiving experiences as manager and statistician for
the girls’ basketball team.
While certainly influenced by traditional pursuits at
Prep, all retain vivid memories of the non-traditional
as well. Kyle Ball remembers retaliating for a friendly
slap on the head from Scott McMullan with a
high-speed chase down the hall of the senior high
building, culminating in his unplanned crash
through the glass back door. “Blood was pouring
everywhere and people were freaking,” he says. “I
was taken to the hospital for sutures, and upon my
return, Miss Cecelia Thomas personally thanked me
for providing all of the blood her biology classes
needed that day for their lab work in how to type
blood as O, A, B and AB.”
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The Wood Family
Marion, Kelly, Carolyne, Greg and Gene
Greg Wood recalls an episode during ninth grade.
When an activity was completed by early afternoon,
the temptation to avoid spring football practice
was too much to resist. “We decided we were
entitled to skip practice since our school function
was over early,” he says. “We kidnapped the lone
dissenter, Henry Mounger, and went to Eastover
Lake for an afternoon of fun. Needless to say,
there was a price to pay the next day at practice.
The story still provides laughs, especially after
years of embellishment.”
Will McCraney’s vivid memories include Lawrence
Coco’s sack dances and Coach Mike Kinnison’s
singing “Too Legit to Quit.” Clearly, McCraney still
has a deep respect for Coach Kinnison and his
legendary high standards. Another baseball story
involves an unexpected loss to Porter’s Chapel in
Vicksburg. “After the game we followed Coach
Kinnison through the parking lots of every
convenience store in town. He was so mad we
lost that he didn’t want anyone even stopping for
Gatorade!”
While Jackson Prep’s standards were and are
demanding, faculty members – then as now –
have a reputation for fostering a climate of caring
that helps students meet their goals. In this
instance, the result has been the emergence of
six personalities who learned to care and nurture
by example, prompting a flood of fond memories
about teachers and coaches as mentors in high
school at Prep. Kathy Travis Gregg remembers
that many of her teachers were not only masters of
their subject matter, but encouragers as well. “Mrs.
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Name: Clay Hays
Jackson Prep ’83
College: University of Mississippi
Medical School: University of Mississippi
Medical Center
Residency: Internal Medicine,
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Cardiology, UMMC
Practice and Specialty: Jackson Heart
Clinic, P.A. – Cardiology
Spouse: Elizabeth May Hays
Children: Tyler, 9; Wilson, 8
The Hays Family
Clay, Tyler, Elizabeth and Wilson
(Diann) Arinder and Mrs. (Jan) Horne both believed
in me and always inspired me to do more,” she says.
Clay Hays recalls the uncompromising standards of
Dick Brown, former choirmaster. “He would settle
for nothing less than excellence!” exclaims Hays.
Brown notoriously demanded that football players
who doubled as choir members sing the national
anthem with other choir members on the field
before kickoffs.
John Davis recalls the influence of several teachers
while at Prep. “I still draw on the geography that
Mrs. (Ruth) Allen taught us in seventh grade, and
on the rules of grammar that Mrs. (Evelyn)
The Doctor’s Advice
Q. What’s your advice for Prep’s current
students?
Ball: “Realize what great parents you have and
acknowledge the sacrifices they’ve made to provide you with a top flight education. Take full
advantage of the opportunities presented to you,
realizing that many will never have your advantages. Never forget to do honor to Jesus Christ.”
Davis: “Hang in there! Prep is very challenging
academically, but you will have a tremendous
advantage in college. Remember that all of the
academic and professional achievements in the
world pale in importance compared to your faith
and having healthy relationships with your family
and friends.”
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Kennington pounded into us in eighth grade,” he
says. “Mrs. (Rowland) Martin…made advanced
algebra and trigonometry make sense…as a
foundation for the seemingly endless years of
calculus at Prep and at State.” Davis also still
appreciates Mrs. (Susanna) Orr’s personal warmth
and contagious passion for American government
and politics, and credits Mrs. (Jan) Horne for
teaching him writing skills in Advanced Placement
English.
Kyle Ball salutes Dr. Jim Roberts, then a recent
college graduate, for his compassion during a
serious illness of Ball’s father. “I’ll be forever
Gregg: “Enjoy where you are and work hard.”
Hays: “Begin with the end in mind. I would
get summer jobs in fields that interest you.
You can’t know what to do with your life without experience.”
McCraney: “As clichéd as it sounds, study as
hard as you can. The people whom I respect
the most are those who can balance studying
with having fun. I wish that I had learned earlier that applying yourself and enjoying yourself
are far from mutually exclusive.”
Wood: “One bad decision can impact you, your
family and community forever. Risk-taking such
as driving recklessly, drinking and driving, or
diving into shallow water can produce devastating injuries or death. Also, realize that you will
be bombarded by relativism and there are
absolute truths to guide your life.”
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indebted to him for his kindness, concern and
abilities. The only downside to his present position
as senior high principal is the loss to our student
body of one of the finest (English) teachers I
have ever known.”
Many Prep graduates salute the mentoring
relationship between coaches and athletes over
the years. Will McCraney remembers his baseball
coach: “Without a doubt, the person at Prep
who had the biggest impact on me was Mike
Kinnison. He demanded a strict work ethic and
expected us to act in all ways with character,
teaching us never to expect from anyone more
than we are willing to give of ourselves.”
Others also benefited from coaching leadership.
“Coach Jack Carlisle taught me a great deal
about life and its realities as he tried to kill me
on the football field,” says Kyle Ball. “Old
throwback sayings like ‘If it was easy, anybody
could do it’ and ‘There ain’t no I’s in team’ are
as applicable today as they were then. He is a
great friend and still a mentor.”
Fast-forwarding to today’s circumstances, the six
physicians find themselves challenged at higher
levels than in high school. They have varying
styles of workdays, and all possess the discipline
to balance the unpredictability of private practice
with the rewards of family life. Kathy Gregg
enjoys her role in academic medicine as an
Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University
of Mississippi Medical Center as well as her
practice in geriatrics. Four of the physicians
practice surgery, while Will McCraney is completing
his residency in orthopedic surgery. Workdays
are divided between office hours for patients
and blocks of time designated for teaching and
surgeries. All six enjoy their work enormously
and particularly embrace the fact that no two
days are ever the same.
These physicians exemplify the practitioners all
patients love – those with an attitude of concern
not only for overall health, but also for continued
well-being. The most rewarding part of all of
their practices seems to be offering comfort and
improving quality of life. “The most gratifying
thing I do is simply listening to patients or family
members and then addressing their concerns
and problems,” says Kathy Gregg – a statement
much appreciated by anyone who has dealt with
an aging friend or family member.
John Davis works hard to allay his patients’ fears
before surgery. “I spend a lot of time with patients
who need surgery, helping them to understand
anatomically what is wrong and how we are going
to fix it,” he explains. Davis also notes how
gratifying it is to see patients’ relief and return to
their lives after surgery. Kyle Ball takes great
pleasure in “…being a part of the miracle of bringing
life into the world. It is a humbling experience as
I see God’s hand in all that goes on.”
For Greg Wood, the most gratifying surgeries are
“…the ones in patients with herniated discs in
the neck or low back,” he says. “They typically
have substantial relief from pain and a quick
Name: John Davis
Jackson Prep ’84
College: Mississippi State University
Medical School: The Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Residency: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Practice and Specialty: Mississippi Neurosurgery
and Spine Center–Neurosurgery
Spouse: Lesley Andress Davis
Children: Jack, age 4; Charlie, age 2;
Will, age 6 months
The Davis Family
Charlie, Jack, Leslie, John and Will
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The Gregg Family
Sarah, Kathy, and Bo
return to normal activities.” Clay Hays loves
“late-breaking innovations in cardiology” that
improve surgeries and recovery time. These
physicians also concur that commitment to the
concept of lifelong learning continues to bring
great pleasure.
At Jackson Prep, the available school experience
can be dramatically different for every student.
The academic offerings, extracurricular programming,
and opportunities to pursue a wide range of interests
make for a diverse, vibrant, and interesting student
body. An alumni base of over 4,000 is composed
Name: Kathy Travis Gregg
Jackson Prep ’86
College: University of the South, Sewanee, TN
Medical School: University of Mississippi
Medical Center
Residency: UMMC, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University,
Geriatric Medicine
Practice and Specialty: UMMC, Geriatrics
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Department of Medicine,
Division of Geriatrics
Spouse: Bo Gregg
Children: Sarah, age 1
of individuals living in countries around the world,
working in every conceivable occupation and
enjoying different lifestyles.
For all of these individuals, there is one
commonality: each has had the chance at a
young age to explore myriad ideas, concepts and
interests and draw conclusions, encouraged and
stretched by a caring group of mentors along the
way. The attitude of caring and concern is being
regularly transferred to subsequent generations,
and the final result is clear: the Jackson Prep
experience is an obvious prescription for success.
Name: Will McCraney
Jackson Prep ’92
College: University of Mississippi
Medical School: University of Mississippi
Medical Center
Residency: UMMC, Fourth Year
Orthopedic Surgery
Spouse: Kathryn Martin McCraney, Class of ’92
Children: Alice, 4; Anabel, 17 months
The McCraney Family
Alice, Will, Kathryn and Anabel
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Student Perspective
Evolution:
A Bulletin Board View of Prep
From my green desk on the second row, I
watch as Mrs. Laura Lindell catches up with
her former Prep classmate. These two women
were among the first best friends to gossip in
the corner and race the bells at Prep. Mrs.
Lindell walked around the room, pointing out
the students whose parents were their former
classmates. How strange it must be to walk
the halls thirty years later!
Prep’s halls are full of insights into
campus life. The newly assembled community
service bulletin board holds fresh pictures of
students covered in dirt but enjoying every
minute of it, a little boy holding his favorite
book and Prep students standing in front of
the Habitat for Humanity site they just helped
Jessica Kinnison
construct. The red lockers are bursting with
black backpack straps protruding from
beneath their doors and page after page of club notices
tucked inside their slots. A crowd of people encircles
Mr. Ollar’s renowned problem of the day answer board
outside his room, talking and arguing about answers.
On the wall across from the teacher’s lounge, the
letters “SGA” are tacked across the top of a blue bulletin board. In the sea of blue are signup sheets for
Dance Fever and Family Feud. These are part of
Prep’s whirlwind trip to TV Land during Homecoming
Week. Along the side of the scratched-out and addedto lists of names is a schedule of the advisory meetings
for the year. All students have advisory groups where
they can voice opinions about what is happening in
the SGA. Contrary to what some have said in the past,
our school is for the most part a democracy.
Continuing around the corner, the locker is decorated with a sign that says “Reason #3: Why we love
Hunter Mitchell!” Looking farther down the hall, this is
one of many signs supporting our band members for
Band Week. Band Week…I’m sure your business was
shut down by it, you spent months preparing for it and
then it passed too quickly. Right? Well, you might not
know about Band Week. To an alumnus, Band Week
means little. To a student, Band Week means supporting the students who give countless hours to produce a
band we are proud of and recognizing the students
behind the drums who make us sway or scream or fall
utterly silent with one stroke of the drum.
On the door opening to the courtyard there are
two flyers. One announces a surprise speaker at the
meeting for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and
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the other boldly invites students to a dance after Friday
night’s football game.
There are no people in the courtyard. However,
evidence of the students is still there. The benches are
covered in drying artwork containing a girl’s shadowed
face, a boy’s fingers beneath a flowing faucet, and
various other canvases dripping with talent. Directly
ahead, a stage is assembled. The music still lingers
around the black cords lining the sidewalk, the air is
still filtered with laughter and the dreams and thoughts
of the students still seem possible.
In the library, a series of announcements rests on
the table. Under the sports heading, they congratulate
the girls’ soccer team for its amazing series of wins.
The football team practices every day, and is doing
well in its season. Tryouts and meetings are being held
for golf, tennis, baseball and boys’ soccer. Spring
sports have the potential to be great. I hear some
young boys behind me discussing their anxieties about
trying out for the baseball team. They want to be a
part of the legendary Prep athletic program. They
want to wear the blue and red that people like Drew
Maddox and Warren Bowling have marked with their
sweat. Sports are exhilarating, challenging and stressful. Students must love their sports to juggle schoolwork and hours of practice and games.
Scanning the library, I see a group of seventh
grade girls studying for a science test. They look like
small children dressed in their mothers’ business
clothes and holding their lengthy spreadsheets. In
reality, five years ago my classmates and I were in
their odd-fitting shoes, studying the same materials they
are. Thirty years ago, Mrs. Lindell and her friends were
huddled around a chemistry diagram trying to distinguish a plant cell from an animal cell.
Reporting the news around campus is an everchanging prospect. Each week has a new theme and a
new challenge. There are new flyers upon the doors
and a different club meeting or athletic game. In thirty
years, what will Prep be like? What will my classmates
become? They’ll be famous as artists, songwriters,
doctors, parents, and in other vocations too. The real
news from Prep, the monumental message to be
grasped by alumni, is simply that its athletic fields, sidewalks, parking spaces and classrooms are filled with
amazing people whose lives are changing. All of their
ideas, actions and triumphs change Prep day after day.
Prep constantly evolves for the better.
Jessica Kinnison, 17, is a senior and is the editor of The
Sentry, the high school newspaper. She has written for various publications throughout the past year, and is currently writing a
monthly column about Prep for the Madison County Herald.
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EDUCATING THE HEART
By Sherye Simmons Green
Jackson Prep’s most fundamental goal is to prepare students for college. The process requires earning four
credits in each of the major disciplines – math, science, English, and social studies – and at least
two years of a foreign language and various
electives to culminate in twenty-two
credits required for graduation. But
that’s just the academic requirement, fulfilled in the hours
between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00
p.m., nine months of the year.
The remainder of a student’s
time – the hours between
the final bell of the day
and counting sheep, the
week-ends, holidays and
summers – is just as
crowded with athletic
practices, ballet lessons, orthodontic
appointments, jobs,
and countless other
activities.
It is in these hours
and days that Prep strives
to achieve something not
easily quantified by a
parchment diploma; Prep
seeks to educate the hearts of
its students. Imprinting young
lives with character and compassion can be just as daunting as
Prep teacher Carrie Spencer with friend on her mission trip to Honduras
teaching an algebraic equation or
translating the Iliad into English from
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learned. Many of the parents who send their children to Prep are themselves committed to partnering with various civic, community, and religious
organizations to improve their own neighborhoods and the greater Jackson area. A parent’s
choosing a certain path does not always assure
that the child will also, but statistics prove that students of such families usually volunteer as well.
Within Prep’s administration, a congruous
Laura Harbarger, Prep junior, and friends in Cajamarca, Peru
philosophy is pervasive from the headmaster’s
the Greek. Lessons to develop these traits in stu-
office to those of both principals. Bill McGee,
dents are best learned through modeling, by
Prep’s headmaster, believes that volunteering, in
observing energetic individuals totally committed to
any form, provides students with “an opportuni-
selfless causes, and through participating personally
ty to give back to the community.” Volunteering
in hands-on activities.
“exposes students to the needs of the communi-
Prep’s first P.A.T. President, the late Mrs.
Arthur Guyton, defined Prep’s role in educating
the hearts of its students. “Prep is a school
ty and acquaints them with individuals that they
would not have otherwise known.”
In junior high Prep students first start develop-
where privilege assumes obligation and position
ing a sense of community. Their initial lesson is the
accepts responsibility . . . where education is
awareness that they, as individuals, along with their
not an end in itself, but a means to an individ-
families and the administration, faculty, and staff
ual’s fulfillment as a contributing member of the
comprise the Jackson Prep family. Just as members
world community.”
of individual families reach out to others in need, so
How does Prep heighten a student’s awareness
do the members of the Jackson Prep family.
of the world that lies beyond Lakeland Drive? The
Through activities such as food and clothing drives
most basic way is by designing a framework to
and on-campus community service projects, junior
guide Jackson Prep in this charge.
high teens see how the ripple effect of volunteering
Prep’s Board of Trustees, over the last three
works. Jim Hawkins, Junior High Principal, is a firm
years, has been developing and implementing a
believer in the concept of servant leadership and
long-range plan for the school. Its Student Life goal
seeks to encourage that quality in his students.
states in part, “Jackson Prep students will . . . respect
The senior high years are focused on fine-
and appreciate the differences and talents of others
tuning the skills that will be used in the world of
and value the richness of racial and cultural diversi-
college and beyond. Senior High Principal Dr.
ty. Through service to the school and community,
Jim Roberts affirms that involvement in communi-
Prep graduates will demonstrate a high degree of
ty service provides several lessons for students.
civility, compassion, character, and commitment.”
“First, kids take so much for granted. Community
Prep could not open its doors without the
service brings them, in an appropriate way, into
patronage of its students’ families. Home is where a
other environments. Second, community service
student’s heart is first molded, where lessons are first
introduces the concept of helping. Finally, and
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perhaps most importantly, the real beneficiary in
“I try to do something that will help others. It
community service is the giver.”
reminds me of how fortunate I am.” Ann Lowry, a
Prep encourages its faculty and staff to share
senior high geometry teacher and the mother of two
their gifts and talents beyond the front doors of the
Prep grads, Wiley, ’98, and Ruffin, ’01, feels she can
school. Teachers have a tremendous impact on stu-
“have a positive impact in the lives of the children
dents in terms of shaping thoughts and patterning
who participate . . . Hopefully, I can be an encour-
behavior. The words of ancient Chinese philosopher
agement to those who want to be different from the
Lao Tzu articulate the motive for modeling and
crowd.” Christopher Weeks, ’02, tutors at the
promoting volunteerism: “Give a man a fish and
Neighborhood Christian Center “because I have
you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and
been given one of the greatest gifts ever, an educa-
you feed him for a lifetime.”
tion,” and feels this is a way to put it to good use.
The Neighborhood Christian Center Summer
For teacher Carrie Spencer, involvement in a
Superstars Program involves many Prep teachers.
year-round, church-sponsored urban ministry in
This program seeks to enrich the lives of inner-city
Jackson is a way to “serve others and to love others
youth by exposing them to academic and athletic
as God loves us.” Part of a bus ministry, she and
enrichment programs. It allows faculty the opportu-
others provide transportation in the Jackson area on
nity to practice the wisdom of the Gospel of Luke:
Saturdays for those who have none of their own.
“To whom much is given, much is required.”
Laurie McClintock, junior high English teacher,
Donna Dobbs, Director of Christian
Education at First Presbyterian Church and
believes that Prep’s responsibility to the greater
friend to many Prep families, applauds volun-
Jackson community is met partially through projects
teer work. “Volunteering is contrary to the spirit
such as the Superstars Program. “It teaches our kids,
of the age,” the mantra of which is to serve
some of whom may never volunteer outside school,
oneself, she says. Dobbs also serves as a board
that there is a joy in helping others.” Foreign lan-
member of the Neighborhood Christian Center
guage instructor Valerie Jones also gladly gives up
and has seen firsthand what an impact Prep stu-
some of her summer to teach the Superstars classes.
dents are making in the lives of others. “What a
difference it makes
in your life when you
are not the center!”
Another way that
Prep seeks to foster
a giving spirit in students is through
hosting Community
Service Fairs. The
fairs are coordinated
by Trudy Powers,
Director of Student
Prep faculty member Jan Barnett, second from right, with Prep students, alumni and friends in Peru
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and are held early in the school year to introduce
children and providing labor to renovate a
students to representatives of many metropolitan
downtown church. Juniors Taylor Burns and Lauren
area organizations that seek student volunteers. Prep
Green were in New York. Green says that being
students in grades nine through twelve are
involved in Christian missions “makes me not take
encouraged to serve in the community a mini-
for granted having heard the name of God.” Burns
mum of ten hours per year. In addition, all Prep
and Green also traveled with the senior high youth
students participate in a school-sponsored
group in July to Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. For a
Community Service Day each year.
week, they provided assistance in a variety of ways
One obvious gateway to service is through
for a recently planted church. Burns enjoyed both
area churches. Many students have found that need
trips because “God calls us to help other people.”
exists right in their own back yards. Katie Sorey is
First Presbyterian Church of Jackson sponsored
a member of Galloway Memorial United Methodist
a mission team which provided aid to the Principe
Church, which annually hosts Mission Fest.
de Paz Mission in Mexico City this past July. The
Volunteers participate in a variety of community
group conducted a retreat for youth and teenagers,
service opportunities such as Habitat for Humanity,
sharing the gospel through sports and Bible school.
Mustard Seed, and Stewpot. Katie, a ninth grader at
For Mary Jane Davis, a Prep senior, “being on that
Prep, believes that “the only way to fix the eco-
trip really made me thankful for what I have. I also
nomic problems Mississippi faces is to roll up our
learned that even though there is a language barrier,
sleeves and get out in our communities.”
one can still minister through actions.”
A number of Prep students participated in two
First Presbyterian also sponsored a dental
mission trips sponsored by First Baptist Church of
mission trip to Cajamarca, Peru. The purpose was
Jackson. The Cornerstone Senior High Choir
to provide support to Peru Mission, which is run
traveled to New York City last March. In addition
in part by Bill Bradford, ’86. Begun in 1999, the
to performing, the choir members helped in
mission maintains several objectives, among them
several mini-projects such as working with inner-city
supplying immediate aid in the form of food, shelter,
or medical attention. Three Prep siblings, along
with Prep teacher and coach, Jan Barnett,
experienced firsthand the joy of serving others.
Claude, ’01, David, ’03, and Laura Harbarger, a
current Prep eleventh grader, traveled to
Cajamarca. Claude felt that the “language
instruction received at Prep” put him far
ahead of the curve as he was able to readily
communicate with those he served. “The trip,”
stated Claude, “showed me that the world is a lot
bigger than you think it is.”
Prep senior Megan Randolph traveled with
a group of over five hundred youth from
Mary Jane Davis, Prep junior, and ’03 grads Emily Stone and Sam Love
with friends at the Principe de Paz Mission in Mexico City
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around the country to Quito, Ecuador. Their
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Tom Abell, Joshua Kipp, and Douglas
Stranghoener, were part of a group that completed
a community service project during their three-week
stay in Columbus, Mississippi, helping restore
Friendship Cemetery, a National Historic Site.
Volunteering, Kipp notes, is a venue that allows
students to “use your abilities to make others’ lives
happier.” Stranghoener believes Prep taught him
that community service is “not something extra,
but something that needs to be done and is a
part of life.”
Joel Fyke, ’01, is spending a six-month
semester abroad working in Guatemala City for
a non-governmental organization called COVERCO (Commission for the Verification of Codes of
Conduct). Fyke serves as a webmaster, database
Prep Senior Megan Randolph with friends in Quito, Ecuador.
administrator, and translator. “Prep prepared me
team, sponsored by Focus on the Family, per-
for this opportunity by giving me a strong liberal
formed evangelistic mime skits and provided prac-
arts background” and by providing the “basics
tical assistance such as painting and laying cement
of the Spanish language. I’m a volunteer
foundations. Megan says of her trip: “My eyes
because there is a need, and I found a niche
were opened to the poverty in other countries.”
that needed my particular skills.”
Involvement in community service is another
Countless Prep faculty, students, and
means of exhibiting care and consideration for one’s
graduates have reaped the benefits of helping
fellow man. Michael Lindsay, a 1990 Prep graduate
others. In the words of Lauren Wade, ’03,
who is the National Science Foundation Graduate
“Giving of yourself to others is something that
Fellow at Princeton University, says that the tradition
everyone needs to experience.” Winston
of imparting leaders “with a sense of civic responsi-
Churchill said that “we make a living by what
bility and concern for others as a part of their educa-
we get; we make a life by what we give.” If
tion . . . continues today at Jackson Prep.” In its
these stories are any indication of lessons
commitment to educating the heart, “Prep instills a
learned, the education of the hearts of Prep’s
measure of character and cultivates a culture of
students has truly been a success.
responsibility within its academic community.”
Ninth grader Akshay Gupta worked this past
Sherye Simmons Green, ’77,
summer at the Manship House Museum in
is a junior high history teacher
Jackson, acting as a greeter at the main reception
at Prep. She and her husband,
desk. Gupta said, “Prep gave me the courage to
Mark, ’75, have two children:
talk to strangers and to make them feel welcome.”
Mark, ’02, and Lauren,
Mississippi Governor’s School participants, seniors
current junior.
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JACKSON PREP BASEBALL
“RE-ESTABLISHED”2003
Improbable. Unbelievable. Amazing. These are the words uttered
by many who witnessed the Prep baseball team’s incredible run
to the Class 3A championship. With only one returning
starter and three seniors on the team, this was supposed to be a rebuilding year, one in which sophomores and juniors gained valuable experience
for the future. The most Pollyannaish optimist would not have predicted such an
outcome.
Consider these facts about the 2003
Baseball Team and season:
• Eight of the nine starters were
gone from the 2002 team that
finished the year with 13
wins and 15 losses.
• After winning seven state
titles from 1971 to 1991,
the baseball program
had not advanced to
the finals nor won a
state championship in
twelve years.
• On April 15, the team
had a mediocre
11-11 record.
• Going into the playoffs,
perennial power
Hillcrest Christian had
only one loss, was ranked
17th in the nation by
Baseball Weekly, and was the
overwhelming favorite to win
the title. In most people’s
minds, Hillcrest had the title
wrapped up and the only question
was, “Can any team even be
competitive with this juggernaut?”
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PREP 2003-04 BASEBALL TEAM
Jackson Prep members of the 2003-04 baseball team were,
first row (l to r): Head Coach Trey Bayliss,Warren Bowling,
Scott McGee, and Luke Uithoven. Second row (l to r): Carrie
Spencer, Breland Applewhite, Joseph Queen, Drew Maddox,
JoJo Tann, Daniel Luter, Ryan Peets,Tait Hendrix, Harrison
Hood, and Coach Jason Cook.Third row (l to r): Coach Luis
Campos, Swayze Waters, Brett Benson, Abe Kidder,Will
Watts, Kyle Moore, and Ben Bryan. Fourth row (l to r): David
Steele, Hunter Owen, Christian Barnes, and Coach Bill Mann.
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But someone forgot to tell
formance by sophomore
the Prep players that they
Kyle Moore, Prep explod-
weren’t supposed to win.
ed for eleven runs on
Halfway through district
fourteen hits, running
play, the Patriots got hot,
away from Hillcrest 11-4
winning 11 of the next 12
and winning the Class 3A
ball games, including six
championship in a two-
in a row during the play-
game sweep. A first
offs. After sweeps of
inning home run by Jo Jo
Indianola Academy and Madison-Ridgeland
Tann, and clutch hits by Scott McGee, Warren
Academy in the quarter and semifinals respective-
Bowling, and Swayze Waters put the game away
ly, Prep faced its biggest challenge — beating
early. At the final out, players, coaches, and fans
Hillcrest in a best two-out-of-three championship
poured onto the field in a display of joy that can
series. At this point Hillcrest was 33-1 and hun-
only come from an improbable upset.
gry to avenge its only blemish on a perfect sea“The best ath-
son, an 11 to 6 loss to Prep.
letes don’t
The Patriots hosted the first game of the series,
always win,
holding on to a breathtaking 5-4 victory with smart
but the best
pitching by
team always
Harrison Hood;
does,” said
timely hitting by
third-year
Warren Bowling,
coach Trey Bayliss in an exuberant post-game
Hunter Owen,
interview. “This team never had a doubt in its
and Jo Jo Tann;
mind. They knew that they could compete. If it
and outstanding
was not one of them, it was another. If it wasn’t
defensive per-
him, then it was two others. It was always some-
formances by
body picking somebody up.”
Swazye Waters
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and Joseph
The 2003 baseball season may be remembered as
Queen. In the
the most improbable championship won by a Prep
final game,
athletic team in the school’s thirty-three year history.
behind a master-
Certainly, it will be remembered as the year that
ful pitching per-
Prep baseball was re-established.
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Alumni
News
We want to hear from you! Send your alumni updates to: Office of Institutional Advancement, Jackson
Preparatory School, P.O. Box 4940, Jackson, MS 39296; Fax: 601-936-4068; E-mail: develop@jacksonprep.net.
Please include your name, address, phone numbers, E-mail address, graduation year, and any news you
want to share. Send photographs, too!
1970s
Lee Simmons Hoffheimer, ’72,
has recently completed a Master’s
Degree from Xavier University in
counseling. She has also been
elected an elder of Knox
Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati.
Lee is Senior Vice President,
Client Services, of Lee Hecht
Harrison, Inc., an international
career management and leadership development firm.
Cyndee Bardwell,
’75, is now enjoying
the ease of country
living on 30 acres of
land near Crescent,
Oklahoma.
Catherine “Cathy”
Hamilton Stroud,
’76, along with four
other women, has
written The Book of
Druthers. Published
by Quail Ridge
Class of 1983 members Lynn Hobbs Myers, John
Johnston, Hope Foster Reeves, and Teresa Stanfield.
Press, it is a book
of thought-provoking questions with multiple
Jane Clover Alexander, ’82,
choice answers meant to amuse,
and her husband, Brent, have
entertain, and enlighten.
launched a new magazine,
South. The bi-monthly
publication helps define pop
culture in the South.
Nicole Clark Orr, ’80, and
Scott Newton, ’83, was a
her husband, Stephen, started
candidate for Attorney
a non-profit organization
General for the State of
called Globalvest five years
Mississippi in the November
ago. Its purpose is to create
2003 general election.
businesses based on ethical
Judeo-Christian principles in
Sandra Speckels McCearley,
developing countries. They
’89, an internal medicine
have returned to Jordan after
resident at the University of
moving the family to Cyprus
Mississippi Medical Center, has
during the war.
received the Carl Gustav Evers
award. This award is given to
Barry Walsh, ’81, has served
a senior medical student who
as a basketball referee for
has demonstrated qualities of
NCAA Division I conferences
scholarship, peer to peer supfor the past 13 years.
port, and exceptional leadership in student activities of the
Stewart Swayze, ’81, has startAmerican Medical Association
ed his own business, Swayze
and the Mississippi State
Consultants. He is a commerMedical Association.
cial construction consultant.
1980s
Class of 1973 members Peri Bell Akin, Marilyn
McClendon,Wyeth Peets Luter, Elizabeth Brewer
Schaffenburg, and Nancy Evans Murff.
Jerry Gilbert, ’73, is a
Department Head and Professor
in the Department of Agricultural
and Biological Engineering at
Mississippi State University.
EFP, Inc., a Mississippi based
wealth management firm, is
home to a number of Prep graduates. Bill Stone, ’74, Doug
McDaniel, ’78, Neal Clement,
’80, Ed Simmons, ’82, and
Scott Thigpen, ’83, are five of
the seven principals of EFP.
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THE PATRIOT
1990s
Josh Huff, ’92,
and his wife,
Cameron, are the
proud parents of
triplets, Caroline,
Logan and Abby.
Kimberlin Dalehite, ’92, has
been working in Los Angeles
since graduating from Southern
Methodist University. She is a talent manager representing feature
film and television actors and
screenwriters, guiding their
choices to elevate their careers.
Tom Rice, ’92, spent the summer
writing for the TV show
“American Juniors” on FOX. He is
currently prepping for “American
Idol” season three which will start
again in January. His “The Rising
Place” hits video stores on
October 28th.
D. Allan “Chip” Mitchell, ’93,
is the host of Radio Stations of
the Mississippi Broadcasting
Network’s Highway 61 Blues
Show. The radio program can
be heard anywhere in the world
at www.prm.fm.
Aislynn Thomas, ’96, completed her Bachelor of Arts from
American University of Paris
and returned to the South after
three years in France. She is
now pursuing her Master’s in
Liberal Arts at Tulane University
in New Orleans.
David Wiley, ’96, has received
the Rotary Club Ambassadorial
Scholarship to the University of
Edinburgh in Scotland. He will
be there for one year working
towards a master’s degree in
church history.
Michael Butler, ’98, is in his
second year of medical school
at the University of Mississippi
Medical Center. He spent one
month this summer in southern California at the Medical
Evangelism Training Strategic
Conference and summer
project. This program trains
medical, dental and nursing
students to address the physical,
emotional and spiritual needs
of patients.
Meredith Cain, ’98, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from
Rhodes College in 2002. She
spent six months with
Christie’s of London as part of
a competitive internship.
Beth Rothe, ’98, graduated
summa cum laude from
Auburn University. In
addition, she was awarded
The Wall Street Journal Student
Achievement Award as the
most outstanding senior in the
College of Business. After
graduation, she accepted a
position with Regions Bank as
a credit analyst in Texas.
Jay Evans, ’99, a graduate of
Southern Methodist University,
received the school’s “M”
Award, given annually to ten
students and five faculty members for their outstanding
contributions and service to
the university above and
beyond the call of duty. Jay is
associated with Tracy Locke
Partnership, an advertising
agency in Dallas.
Rebecca Myers, ’99, is the
promotions director for clear
channel radio, which includes
stations WMSI,
WDBT, and WJDX
in Jackson.
Class of 1993 members Kristin Richardson, held by her
mom, Jennifer Garrett Richardson, Laura Koon Barbour,
Carley Montgomery Jackson, Sara Whelan Randall
Morgan, Leanna Stricklin, and Bethany Tompkins.
Elizabeth
Rickman, ’99,
recently graduated
summa cum laude
from the University
of the South. She is
now in her first year
of medical school at
the University of
Mississippi Medical
Center.
Alumni Council to Sponsor Scholarship
The Jackson Prep Alumni Council is pleased to sponsor the Presidential Freedom Scholarship. This
program highlights service and leadership by students. Each high school may choose up to two
students who will each receive $1,000.00 college scholarships. Each student must have contributed
at least 100 hours of service within the 12 months prior to applying. The Corporation for National and
Community Service provides $500.00 with the requirement that a match be secured by the participating school. The Jackson Prep Annual Fund will provide the match.
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Alumni News
2000s
ALUMNI COUNCIL
2002-2003
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
President: Dudley Wooley, Class of 1984
Secretary: Leslie Herring Poole, Class of 1996
Kelley Walton Fenelon, Class of 1975
Mack Mitchell, Class of 1989
Marty Hederman May, Class of 1971
Janie Lydick Purvis, Class of 1972
Mike Drake, Class of 1973
Joanna Bass Roberts, Class of 1975
Doug Hudgins, Class of 1976
Mary Hughes Bowden, Class of 1978
Barry Walsh, Class of 1981
Clay Hays, Class of 1983
Scot Thigpen, Class of 1983
M’lee McMullan Williams, Class of 1985
Mary Preston Hays Dubberly, Class of 1987
William Burnham, Class of 1992
Ben Watson, Class of 1993
Karen White, Class of 1995
Director of Development Jane Roper,
Class of 1971
Development Assistant Lucia Jones Jones,
Class of 1973
Joel Fyke, ’00, has
studied in Cuba and
Costa Rica since
enrolling in the Croft
Institute of International
Studies at the University
of Mississippi. He is
currently spending a
six-month “semester
abroad” working in
Guatemala City for a
non-governmental
organization called
COVERCO
(Commission for the
Verification of Codes of
Conduct).
Gene Adams, ’00, a
senior at Washington
and Lee University, is
majoring in broadcast
journalism and art
history. This summer,
she interned at WLBT
television station in
Jackson.
Cassie Norton, ’00, a senior
at the University of Mississippi,
has been awarded the Marion
Day Mullins Scholarship for
her outstanding collegiate
achievements. This is one of
the highest national Kappa
Delta scholarships and is
awarded to fifteen students
across the nation.
Meg Daughdrill, ’01, spent
six weeks last summer in
California working with
Entertainment Tonight as an intern
at the newsdesk.
Mark Green, ’02, has been
awarded a professor of Naval
Sciences Leadership
Scholarship by the Naval ROTC
unit at the University of
Pennsylvania. Green is a sophomore finance major at the
Wharton School of Business.
Jackson Prep graduate Davidson Forester, ’03,
recently received the Presidential Freedom
Scholarship, which was designed to highlight and
promote service and citizenship by students. The
scholarship funding was jointly provided by the
Corporation for National and Community Service
and the Jackson Prep Alumni Council. Davidson
served as a mentor at the Neighborhood
Christian Center. Pictured (l to r): Reverend
James Turner, Director of Neighborhood Christian
Center; Dudley Wooley, President of Jackson Prep
Alumni Council; Tyler Turner; Lucia Jones, Prep
Director of Alumni Relations; and Davidson
Forester, scholarship recipient.
Prep Junior Receives Advanced
Placement Art Scholarship
Jackson Prep junior Susan Denney was named the recipient of the
Lauren Ann Clement Advanced Placement Art Scholarship. The
scholarship is awarded to a junior advanced art student. Pictured:
Susan Denney (left) and Mrs. Hallie Clement.
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Andrew Luter Wins Sports Internship
How much would you pay to spend five weeks in Nashville meeting
and learning from sports industry professionals such as Mark
Shapiro, Vice President of ESPN; Tom Arrix, Vice-President of CBS
Sportsline.com; and Charles Grantham, Executive Director of NBA
Players’ Association? For Andrew Luter, winner of a MasterCard
sports industry internship, it was “priceless.”
Andrew, a sophomore at Mississippi State University majoring in
Computer Engineering, was selected to be a part of an elite group of
50 students from across the country to attend the MasterCard
Priceless Edge sports management program in Nashville this past
summer. About 16,000 applicants submitted essays answering the following question: “If you could start a
new professional sports business, what would it be, and why?” As one of the winners, Andrew received
round-trip airfare to Nashville, room and board at Vanderbilt University, and $1000.
Rich Eisen, anchor of ESPN with
Andrew Luter
While in Nashville, the interns attended classes in the mornings where they heard talks from noted
sports industry professionals about such topics as Sports and Event Marketing, Athlete Representation, Sports
Broadcasting, Sports Law, Finance, and Technology. The afternoon sessions featured guest speakers, as
well as athletes, from major league baseball, the NHL, PGA, and NASCAR.
Each Friday, as well as at other times during the five-week period, the interns participated in exclusive
behind-the-scenes tours and hands-on experiences working at the NHL Draft, a NASCAR race, Turner Sports
Studios, and with the Nashville Sounds minor league baseball team. At the final night wrap-up party, Rich
Eisen, anchor of ESPN, was the guest speaker, along with Eddie George from the Tennessee Titans.
Andrew is the son of Bill and Wyeth Luter of Jackson, and is a 2002 graduate of Jackson Prep.
Granville “Bo” Tate ’01, realized a longtime ambition by completing a 2176 mile thruhike of the
Appalachian Trail. Bo endured the wettest spring
and summer on record for the past 80 years in the
eastern United States while on his hike. In the five
months of his journey, Bo wore out three pairs of
hiking shoes. He was joined by his father (not
pictured), brother Allen (’05), and sister, Laura
(’07) for the final climb to the summit.
Shelton Scholarship Recipient
Jackson Prep junior Morgan Brister was named the first recipient of
the Shelton scholarship. Established in memory of Sarah Elizabeth
Shelton, this scholarship is awarded annually to an outstanding
junior who demonstrates the desire to unselfishly serve others and
who is dedicated to high achievement in academics and involvement in community, church, and school activities. Pictured (l to r):
Walter Shelton, Morgan Brister, and Beverly Shelton.
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A. Mrs. Carolyn Hollis, also a former Miss Ole Miss and
Rebel cheerleader.
Q. What former Prep American history teacher and
cheerleader sponsor has returned to the classroom?
A. Mrs. Susan Lindsay, now Prep’s Dean of Academic Affairs.
Q. Which Jackson Prep administrator began her
Prep career as a social studies instructor?
A. Janet Smith discusses plans with Allyn Mann Ray, ’74, now Prep’s
Director of Support Services.
Q. Which recently-retired Jackson Prep staff member is
counseling which alumna in this early Prep photo?
A. Dr. Jim Roberts, in his early days of teaching English at Prep.
Q. Is there another doctor in the house?
A. From left: Reece Bowen, Scott McMullan, Jimmy Flint, Greg Wood, Bill Bush,
Chris Stumph, Mark Nicholas, Kyle Ball, Coach Buddy Crosby, John McDavid,
Chuck Fitzgerald, Johnny Wade, Mark Covington, Henry Mounger, Buster
Smith, Cal Christian,Alan Gunn
(Hint: two players are featured on p. 6)
Q. Which players do you recognize from the
Patriot football team of 1976?
Do You Remember?
Yesteryear Quiz
Lost Alumni
ALUMNI FOR WHOM WE HAVE NO CURRENT ADDRESS
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Merry M. Cooper
Sidney ‘Sid’ Sims Crosby
John Anderson ‘Andy’ Quinn
Thomas ‘Tommy’ Thornhill
Deborah ‘Debbie’ Windham
William ‘Bill’ E. Keith
Steven Linberg
Scott J. McNees
Cindy J. Neal
Andra C. Rose
Marietta Bradley Smith
Zollie Stevens
Robert D. Burgeis
Debbie Dendy Clifton
Wende Martin
Barbara Cummins Rials
Robert L. Taylor
Tom C. Wilkes
Linda Lovelace
Bradley ‘Brad’ McCuen
William ‘Bill’ H. Anderson
Leslie Spencer Arcemont
Elizabeth ‘Beth’ Ann Linton
John ‘Jay’ Arden Robertson
Deborah ‘Debbie’ A. Sanders Shows
John Scott Story
Gloria Walker
Kirby ‘Kip’ P. Walker
William ‘Bill’ C. Young
Ginger L. Barnett
Marjie F. Berman
Bruce L. Bollman
Kanda W. Carothers
Chuck A. FitzGerald
Ann Marie Hagen
Peter V. Hudson
Scott S. Malvaney
Bert H. McCuiston
Pam A. Means
Joyce M. Patrick
Kay E. Allen
Thomas ‘Tom’ M. Coleman
Kenneth ‘Ken’ B. Fowler
Melissa Blackard Graham
Jody L. Reuss
Brian Robertson
Patricia ‘Patty’ Ann Robertson
Paul R. Schaefer
Jager Smith
Suzanne Wilbanks
Eric Arhelger
Roland O. Burns
Jean Marie McPherson
Paula Renee Wallace Patterson
Stacy Ann Spencer
William ‘Bill’ M. Taylor
Barbara Jean Thompson
Melissa Lee Day
Pamela ‘Pam’ Ann Harris Delaney
John Alden Johnson III
Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Corona Juhan
Ulrika ‘Rika’ Christina Matthiessen
Mary Frances McCuen
Kathryn ‘Kathy’ Daley McElroy
Gene Anna ‘Gena’ Lister Pace
Phillip Kerry Perkins
Patricia Branum Redding
Mary Carolyn Schneiter
Kathy Celeste Swanson
Kathy L. Vann
Thomas A. Bell, Jr.
Richard N. Chatham
Kelly Gene Cook
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Clarie Elizabeth Hathcock
Jay L. Long
Debbie Lynnette Pitts
Barry D. Pope
Teri Ann Taylor
Amy Louise Dubard
Joel Bradley ‘Brad’ Duggar
Sigurds ‘Siggy’ Michael Krolls
Mark Brody Ray
Dorothy ‘Dot’ Jean Weeks
Bryan Joseph Weiss
Charles Robert Burnett III
Daniel ‘Danny’ Bart Burns
Tammy Elizabeth Freeman
Lisa Rogoff Goldstein
Katrina Goodwin
Ronda Patton
Alicia B. Psenicka
Kim Goodin Robertson
Jeffrey ‘Jeff’ Andrew Rucker
Denise Fay Strub
Philip Scott Thompson
Thomas Gregory ‘Greg’ Traxler
Kevin Leo Anderson
Teresa Diane Buster
Kimberly Karol Elliott
Patricia Ann Lunsford
Michael ‘Mike’ Thomas Marino
Elizabeth ‘Lisa’ Marie Nassar
Richard Todd Roberts
Lindsey Houston Anderson
John William Carlton
Suzanne ‘Suzi’ Gregory Carpenter
Robert Allen Kovach
Silas Rhodes Lawrence
Patricia Louise Morelli
Bradford Ray
Michele Katherine Shouse
Sarah Greaves Stewart
Brian Mark Sullivan
Glen Till
George Byron Alexander
Charles ‘Charlie’ Simmons Cook
Nathaniel Davis
Glo Booth Goodwin
Gregory ‘Greg’ Paul Guyton
Darrell Leslie Harrelson
David Christopher Lowicki
Stacy Elizabeth Magee
Ann Ford Child McQueen
Thomas Daniel Nichols, Jr.
Leslie Walker Perry
Barbara Joslyn Peters
Heather Varney Rooney
Timothy John Ross
John Michael ‘Mike’ Salter
Kelley Anne Sausen Saunders
Stephanie Selles Tickner
Alan Patrick Anderson
Harry Sean Chang
Kristen Dale Dear
Henry Anthony Duperior, Jr.
Gerald William Harper, Jr.
Daniel ‘Danny’ Wayne Hughes
Stephanie Lynn Johansen
Elizabeth Winde Jones
James Paul Latture III
Janice Renee Lindsay
David Robert McCarley
Carlton Kitridge ‘Kit’ McQueen
Elizabeth ‘Lisa’ McGee Mills
Jay Bradford ‘Brad’ Mitchell
Stacey Ayn Mitchell
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Brad Roderick Moore
Milton Benjamin Roach
Melanie Ann Razor Bretz
Sharlyne Kelly Butler Burns
Michael Bruce Evans
Lisa Elizabeth Locklar
Glenn Lewis Melvin
Stephen Lennoc Powlett
John Brennan Ryan
Charles David Saik
Kimberly Renee Smail
Elizabeth Ann Wright
Randolph Lee Barnes III
Dean Shepard Doty
Stephen ‘Steve’ Everett
Cynthia Renee Hand Ferguson
Gina-Rae Freeland
Heather Jane Goff
Kathleen E. Irby
Leah Lara Malone
Kenneth ‘Ken’ Dalton Kemp Morgan
Jimmie Brock Reynolds III
Stephanie Elizabeth Thomas
James William ‘Will’ Twiner
Todd A. Brownstein
Brian Keith Dorminey
Katherine Paige Palmer
Steven ‘Steve’ Andrew Pigott
Erin Leigh Ingram Roney
Eugene Ainsworth ‘Worth’ Simmons
Philip C. Smith
Joseph Read Hendon
Brian Esten Quarles
Sawaya N. ‘S. N.’ Thomas
Ashley Oswalt Trice
Lewis Clinton Dear
Jennifer Susanne Forman
Lara Oliver McInnis
Brendon Thomas McLeod
Daniel ‘Dan’ Lewis Smart
John Brandon Tidwell
Sara Elizabeth Young
Aprille DeLee Barrett
Colby A. Cooper
Jennifer Bassett Lancaster
Franklin Reed Mask
Harold ‘Hank’ Leon Miller II
James ‘Jay’ Nelson Robinson
James Brian Smart
Catherine Claire Chatham
Kathryn ‘Kate’ Elise Adams Parnell
Sara Michelle Arie
Rebecca ‘Becky’ Anne Bassett
Samuel ‘Sam’ Benson
Michael Anthony Lawhorne
Katy Ann Low
Lou Anna Whitten Boutwell
Adrian Elise Feldman
Colby Warren Dickson
Darcy Ann Furman
Joseph David Lawhorne
James Lee Bassett II
OTHERS:
Scott Darby Carpenter
Michael Benton ‘Ben’ Crawford
Ware Hodo
Anna Katharina Lau
Skipper ‘Skipp’ Merchant
Michael Anthony Rodgers
Jeff Skinner
Susan Wilkerson
Prep Welcomes New Second Generation Students
Jackson Prep welcomed thirty-two new second generation seventh graders this year. Pictured, left to right,
Row 1: Austin Berry, Fowlkes Barbour, Neil Pope, William Robertson, Wyatt Mounger, Allen Parsons, and Vic Meena.
Row 2: Peter Liddell, Charles Barlow, Lee Gabardi, Tyler Fuller, Wes Perry, Wood Simmons, and Andrew Forester.
Row 3: Bennett Milner, Allison McDill, Ramsey Frey, Catherine Mounger, Madelyne Mardis, Rivers Uithoven, and Carson
Culver. Row 4: Molly Nicholas, Meg Bowden, Caroline McDaniel, Laura Dye, Katherine Lindell, Anne Elizabeth Flowers,
Camp Roberts, and Luke Maddox. Not pictured: Mac McAllister, Jonathan Peters, and Max Tullos.
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