5 Steps to Surviving Senior Year
Niree French, Sales Manager
April 26, 2012
1. Be responsible. Entering senior year you are going to have millions of deadlines. Try your best to meet every deadline because extensions are rarely given and you don’t want to miss out on any senior year treasures. You will also have tons of paperwork that must be completed in a timely fashion.... Read more »
Sparkle
Niree-Sales Manager
April 20, 2012
The trailer for the upcoming movie remake of the 1976 Sparkle has recently been released. This is the fourth and final film for the late Whitney Houston. Sadly, she will not get a chance to see the movie premiere. The scheduled release date is August 17, 2012. Houston plays a single mother in the 1950s... Read more »
Man, I Feel Like A Woman!
Michael Hutcherson, Senior Reporter
April 4, 2012
Madison Academic hosted its second annual Womanless Beauty Review on April 1st, 2012. There were ten contestants: Michael Hutcherson, Rudd Kroeger, Paul Raper, Quinn McRae, Luke Sutton, Tyler Stewart, Tyler Dunaway, Seeley Jones, and Miss Madison 2012, McCarty Maxwell. All contestants had a good time... Read more »
The Academy of Country Music Awards
Niree French, Sales Manager
April 4, 2012
On April 1, 2012, The Country Music Awards was held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show was co-hosted by Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire. Not only was Shelton the co-host of the show, but he and his wife Miranda Lambert were big receivers of the night. Shelton won male vocalist of the year, and Lambert won... Read more »
Lessons Learned
Michael Hutcherson, Senior Reporter
April 2, 2012
Steve Coffman, the executive editor of The Jackson Sun, came to Madison Academic on the 29th of March to speak to the Journalism class about deadlines, idea opportunities, and the life as a journalist. Coffman has been with The Jackson Sun for six years. He was brought in as the managing editor in 2006,... Read more »
Money Talks
Michael Hutcherson, Senior Reporter
March 23, 2012
Niree French completing an application Photo Credit: Michael Hutcherson As seniors in high school, we begin to think about what college we want to attend and how much money it will cost to attend that college. This is where scholarships come into play. Scholarships are available to any senior who applies... Read more »
Something Has to Be Done
Niree French, Sales Manager
March 19, 2012
According to the International Crime Court, Joseph Kony is one of the world’s worst war criminals. Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks have been buzzing about Kony the past few weeks and have joined the “Stop Kony 2012” bandwagon led by the Invisible Children Foundation. Joseph Kony is... Read more »
Twitter and Academics
Michael Hutcherson, Senior Reporter
March 16, 2012
As students go through high school, they are required to write papers on given subjects. In doing research, they must cite their sources in the paper. Most high school students use random internet sites with information on their subject, so why not use Twitter? That is why Twitter was named an academic... Read more »
How Good of an Artist Are You?
Niree French, Sales Manager
March 9, 2012
The newest game, Draw Something, seems to have iPhone and Droid users in excitement. Temple Run is now old news, and Draw Something is taking over. The game is a competition in which one must choose out of three words a subject to draw. The player must then draw a picture to the best of his/her ability... Read more »
Good Deeds
Niree French, Sales Manager
March 1, 2012
A new Tyler Perry film was released on February 24, 2012. Unlike most of his films that are mostly comical and usually viewable for the entire family, this movie takes on a more serious note. Famous character Madea, which Perry created, did not make an appearance in this movie. He also did not feature... Read more »
