http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us Jackson Public Schools is an innovative, urban district providing every student the opportunity for a quality education necessary to compete in a global economy." en-us http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1120 Thanks to the USA International Ballet Competition (IBC), a free after-school ballet program is empowering 60 tiny dancers in JPS to dream big. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1122 Three JPS students shared their thoughts on "Why Graduation Matters to Me" during the 2011 America's Promise Alliance Grad Nation Communities Conveners conference held at the Mississippi Children's Museum in Jackson. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1118 The Powell Middle School girls' and boys' basketball teams won the 2012 Middle School Basketball Championship held at Callaway High School January 25, 2012. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1107 Northwest Middle School hosted a holiday luncheon in December 2011 in honor of its partners in education. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1116 Provine High School's finest musicians participated in the Capital District Honor Band Clinic on January 6, 2012. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1121 Bates Elementary will be profiled during WJTV Newschannel 12's morning news segment School of the Day on Monday, February 6, 2012. The segment airs at 5:28 and 6:28 a.m. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1112 Move and capture was the aim of the game for more than 150 Jackson Public Schools third through sixth grade students who competed in the Open Doors Gifted Education Program Annual Chess Tournament held Friday, January 20, 2012 http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1117 For the month of January, the Red Rocket Cafe at the Mississippi Children's Museum (MCM) presented its Fueled for Adventure Program to a kindergarten classroom at Timberlawn Elementary. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1096 John Hopkins Elementary was WJTV's School of the Day on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, and was spotlighted at 5:28 a.m. and 6:28 a.m. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1115 Lanier High School's 47-43 victory over opponent Ridgeland titles represented win number 600 for fiery, beloved Coach Thomas Billups. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1114 Kymberly Gater, a Lanier student leader and JROTC senior, was recognized by the Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees and selected to lead the Pledge of Allegiance during the Board's regular meeting on January 10, 2012. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1110 More than 220 students in ninth through twelfth grades were invited to the stage to receive certificates as part of a program themed "A Salute to Academic Excellence" held at the school January 13, 2012. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1108 The Lanier High girls' basketball team beat Forest Hill and the Provine High School boys' basketball team beat Jim Hill for the 2012 JPS/Pepsi Holiday Tournament title. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1113 Justis Gibbs, his sister Arianna Gibbs, a 2009 graduate of Murrah, and his mother Debra, attended President Obama's 2012 State of the Union address. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1106 Spann Elementary was featured as the WJTV School of the Day Friday, January 20, 2012, during the station's early morning newscasts. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1111 Troops of service-minded individuals showed up at Brown Elementary on January 16, 2012, to work on projects at the school. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1109 Second through fifth grade students in Open Doors at McLeod Elementary have taken the first steps to help save the world's rainforests by learning about them and passing on what they have learned to others. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1104 Jackson Public Schools will host its first combined Dads and Moms Parent Conference at Cardozo Middle School January 26, 2012. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1105 Themed "The Twenty First Century Male: Where Does He Go from Here," Watkins Elementary's Dads and Lads Night Out was attended by over 200 Fathers, father figures, uncles, brothers and other male role models. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1103 Murrah English teacher Darein Spann is one of the writers for the new Clarion-Ledger blog experiment Jackson Voices. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1101 Siwell Middle School received a windfall of grant contributions just before Christmas in December 2011. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1102 Siwell Middle School 6th grade IB science teacher Donald Daniels was the Watson Quality Ford Teacher of the Week for December 12-16, 2011. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1088 More than 100 JPS elementary and middle school students in the Open Doors for the Gifted Program competed in the JPS Scrabble Tournament on Friday, November 18, 2011, at Jackson State University's Mississippi E-Center. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1102 Siwell Middle School 6th grade IB science teacher Donald Daniels was the Watson Quality Ford Teacher of the Week for December 12-16, 2011. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1069 The W. K. Kellogg Foundation awarded JPS pre-school programs and other early local childcare providers a $700,000 grant to fund initiatives that encourage parents to prepare their children for school. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1100 Shortly before the 2011 Christmas break, Peeples' adopters Central Mississippi Medical Center delivered coats, hats, gloves, and school uniforms to students at the school on December 7, 2011. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1099 Blackburn Middle School was be featured on the WJTV news segment 'School of the Day'during its early morning newscasts Monday, January 11, 2012, at 5:28 and 6:28 a.m. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1098 Food Management magazine featured Jackson Public Schools' food services operation and its executive director Mary Hill in its November 2011 issue. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1092 Lake Elementary students and staff celebrated Christmas around the World on December 15, 2011. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1094 Student organizations in Jackson Public Schools continued their tradition of giving during the holiday season. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1080 George and McWillie schools celebrated Fathers Day in November 2011 during Watch D.O.G.S. breakfasts held at each school. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1071 JPS students showed off their love for reading at the districts Annual Reading Fair on November 10, 2011, at Capital City Alternative School. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1095 Jackson Public Schools celebrated its latest bond funded school building with the opening of the new Blackburn Tuesday, January 3, 2012. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1093 Patrick House, Season 10 winner of NBC's The Biggest Loser took his message about battling childhood obesity to fourth grade students at Spann Elementary School December 8, 2011. http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/content.aspx?url=/page/press&nid=1091 French Elementary School was featured on the WJTV news segment 'School of the Day'during its early morning newscasts Tuesday, January 3, 2012