Carnegie Madhouse

Justin Pettigrew, Junior Reporter
May 16, 2012

On Friday, May 4 2012, Mrs. Phillips took her junior, advanced placement U.S. History class to the Carnegie Center in downtown Jackson. During the trip, the students were able to explore different aspects of the museum. The presentation from the tour guide and the way students mingled gave off a positive... Read more »

Juvie

Katie Gordon, Junior Reporter
May 8, 2012

Congratulations to Ms. Fly’s theatre III honors group on their performance of Juvie. In this touching play, the audience is shown the emotions and logic behind teenage reasoning through their phase of rebellion. Set in an imaginary courthouse/jail setting, the audience feeds off the actors to build... Read more »

The Divine Meetings of the Yada SisƗerhood

Katie Gordon, Junior Reporter
April 25, 2012

Seven years ago in the living room of Lisa Clemmons, a group of women gathered together to talk, eat, and worship  and Yada was born. Derived from its Hebrew meaning, Yada translated means “to know intimately through personal experience.” Through these lively, upbeat, and moving monthly meetings,... Read more »

Flipped!

Michael Hutcherson, Senior Reporter
April 24, 2012

On Friday, April 20th, Karson Hunt was involved in a wreck where his car was totaled. He was traveling down Old Medina road when the two cars in front of him suddenly slammed on the brakes. Karson locked up his brakes to avoid hitting the cars, but his front tire ran off the road which caused him to... Read more »

Death of Half-Marathon Runner

Hannah Smothers, Senior Reporter
April 4, 2012

Saturday, March 31st, 33 year old Paul Meyers collapsed while participating in the Andrew Jackson half- marathon. Around miles 8 and 9, Meyers lost consciousness between the entrance of Cherry Hill and McClellan Place. After receiving CPR from a fellow runner and nurse practitioner, he was unresponsive... Read more »

Kappa Sigma Spotlight

Katie Gordon, Junior Reporter
April 3, 2012

Since its founding in 1869 at the University of South Carolina, the Kappa Sigma fraternity has been making great contributions to their surrounding communities. At the University of Memphis at Lambuth campus, Kappa Sigma is the sole fraternity that was able to maintain their charter to stay during the... Read more »

Allergy Season

Justin Pettigrew, Junior reporter
April 3, 2012

When will the allergy season be over? This is the question people have been asking ever since the beginning of spring. With this season being the worst one yet, one needs to follow the proper procedures in order to get better. The first step to take is finding the source of the allergy. This can be done... Read more »

Healthy Child Symposium

Renard Miles, Editor-in-Chief
April 2, 2012

On Saturday, March 31, 2012, Madison Academic students along with community leaders joined together in an effort to fight against rising problems that hinder teens in today’s society. Students and local city leaders met at the Jackson- Madison County Regional Health Department from 10 a.m.-noon to... Read more »

Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame

Katie Gordon, Junior Reporter
March 27, 2012

Since its opening on September 21, 2001, the International Rock-a-Billy Hall of Fame Museum has attracted not only Jackson residents, but people around the globe. Along a wall in the lobby, signatures adorn the wall of those who have traveled from the far reaches of the world to come see this local attraction. “We... Read more »

The Life of Young Teenagers

Destinee Boyd, Junior Reporter
March 16, 2012

For most teenagers, life can be difficult at times. It’s very helpful in today’s society to just have that one person they can talk to about what’s going on in their daily lives. In 1938, Jim Rayburn started a club that changed some teenagers’ perspective of life. Rayburn was a young Presbyterian... Read more »