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  • Summer camps designed to inspire Jackson youths

    Summer camps designed to inspire Jackson youths

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – Young people will be able to take a more inventive approach to learning this summer as the Jackson School District holds its first four-day session of Camp Invention from Aug. 1-4. Camp Invention will be held at the Howard C. Johnson Elementary School. Students in grades one through…

  • Students reminded to sign up for physical

    Students reminded to sign up for physical

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – Administrators in the Jackson School District are now using an online program to help parents schedule a physical for students who want to participate in school sports. In previous years, administrators would establish a specific date and time for physicals for each sport. A student who wanted to…

  • Public hearing scheduled for Jackson school budget

    Public hearing scheduled for Jackson school budget

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – Months of work spent developing a budget for the upcoming school year has culminated with the introduction of a $148 million budget that will fund the operation of the Jackson School District from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. Board of Education members and district administrators discussed…

  • Driving simulator takes Jackson pupils to virtual roads

    Driving simulator takes Jackson pupils to virtual roads

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – The hum of an engine and the clicking of a turn signal can now be heard in a Jackson classroom following the installation of technology that teachers hope will prepare young people for life on the road without putting them behind the wheel of a real vehicle. Sophomores at…