The document provides information about the Scholastic Academy program at Vicksburg Junior High School. The 3 sentence summary is: The Scholastic Academy at Vicksburg Junior High School offers accelerated learning opportunities for academically gifted students through exploration, self-actualization, and integrating thinking skills. Students are selected based on grades, test scores, interviews, and teacher recommendations. The program focuses on cooperative learning through student-engaged projects.

1. Life is not about
We are here to support discovering our talents;
it is about pushing our
every aspect of students’ Scholastic Academy
talents to the limit and
academic, intellectual, and discovering our genius.
social development. Building World Class Leaders
Robert Brault
What makes a child
gifted may not always be
good grades in school but
a different way of looking
at the world and
learning.
Chuck Grassley
Vicksburg Junior High School is
“Children are the world's
committed to creating rigorous most valuable resource and
its best hope for the Vicksburg Jr. High School
learning environments for students
future.” 1533 Baldwin Ferry Road
that excel academically. Your middle
Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180
John F. Kennedy
school student deserves the
opportunity to learn through models For additional information,
Dr. Michael A. Winters, Principal
contact the Office of
of exploration and self-actualization.
Curriculum & Instruction at
601.638.5122
Dr. Elizabeth Swinford
Superintendent

2. VJHS
Purpose
Criteria for Acceptance
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