If you walk into The Education Center on Old Canton Road in Fondren, chances are you’ll find what you find at any other high school in the country this time of year. Seniors, anxious – ready to graduate.  What you won’t find is a run of the mill, cookie cutter educational experience. Much like the neighborhood itself, The Ed Center – as it’s often called – is a unique approach to addressing individual needs.  The school for the ‘bad’ kids? Hardly.

Jackson Public Schools’ Junior ROTC (JROTC) Cadet Corps conducted its 25th Annual Cadet Pass and Review Ceremony recently at Hughes Field. 

The ceremony involved approximately 1,100 student cadets from the eight high schools within JPS. The program included formation of cadets on the parade field, presentation of national and state flags, honors to the nation, and presentation of Scholastic Excellence Awards to the top academic performing cadet from each JPS high school.

The JPS JROTC Program, is the largest in the state of Mississippi and among the largest in our region

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Almost half of the 1,313 students participating in the Region II Science Fair were from Jackson Public Schools.

On the elementary level, JPS students brought home nine special awards and 44 category awards. On the secondary level, JPS students received 36 special awards and 70 category awards. Thirty-two JPS middle and high school students advanced to the State Fair where six students took 1st, 2nd, or 3rd places. They were:... Read More

• Kelly Hill, Jim Hill High – 1st place, Class 5-Zoology
• Justin Porter, Murrah High – 1st place, Class 5-Medicine & Health
• James Davis, Bailey Magnet High – 2nd place, Class 4-Engineering, Computers & Math
• Austin Davis, Jim Hill High – 2nd place, Class 5-Botany
• Kristen Hudson, Forest Hill High – 3rd place, Class 5-Engineering, Computers & Math
• James Gill, Murrah High – 3rd place, Class 5-Medicine & Health