Seventeen Jackson Academy students crossed the Performing Arts Center stage Wednesday to receive the Cum Laude Society pin, indicating superior academic achievement. They joined previous student and faculty Cum Laude inductees of JA’s chapter, one of only four Cum Laude charters granted in Mississippi.
Cum Laude membership is a tremendous honor. These students challenge themselves to maintain high academic standards throughout their high school tenure. Cum Laude inductees maintain strong GPAs, take the most challenging coursework that is offered at JA, and score exceptionally well on standardized college entrance exams.
English Teacher Sandra McKay, B.A., M.Ed., gave a brief overview of the selection process. “Since the granting of the Jackson Academy charter in 2005, students have been selected for induction by means of an objective process based on academic excellence,” she said. “This excellence is demonstrated by three criteria: grade-point average, standardized test scores, and participation in a challenging curriculum that includes honors and advanced placement courses.”
Faculty members Dee Ball, B.A., M.A. and Katharine Todd, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. presented inductees with their Cum Laude pins and certificates.
Senior Inductees
- Virginia Browning
- Caroline Champagne
- Kate Frost
- Alex Guild
- Anna Margaret Hooker
- Tack Mahaffey
- Zyon McDowell
- Abbi Mims
- Sydney Thaxton
- Danielle Wallace
- Ben Watson
Junior Inductees
- Julie Berman
- Aniya Bradley
- Parker Halford
- Sophie Henderson
- Sarah Breyden Moulder
- Miller Usry
