Jackson's show choir, the Jacks-N-Jills, performs throughout the region. The Choral Department puts on the school's annual musical production and the choir takes a semi-annual trip to Pennsylvania and New York City. Art department Jackson High School has the largest high school arts program in Stark County, called JSA (Jackson School for the Arts). Students are accepted into the arts school as freshmen and sometimes sophomores and follow the program until senior year. In the school of the arts students must meet GPA requirements, audition for dance classes and participate in technical and performing areas. Students in JSA begin their day an hour before other students to fit in more classes and thus have more time to be in more arts courses as well as the required core classes. In their senior year, students are also required to complete an internship in a field relating to their area of concentration. Other distinctions In 2006, Jackson High School was rated "academically excellent" by the Ohio State Board of Education, scoring 110 and meeting 12 of 12 academic achievement indicators. The Jackson Local School district scored 106.9, making it the highest scoring public school district in Stark and several surrounding counties. In 2005 and 2006, Jackson High School was named to Newsweek's list of the top 1,000 schools in America. In 2010, Jackson High School received recognition as a "National Blue Ribbon School". In 2015, Jackson High School was ranked as the 33rd best public high school in the state of Ohio. US News also ranked Jackson High School as the 870th best public high school in the nation for 2015. Jackson also boasts a speech and debate program, where students can be a part of the National Forensics League. The team won state championships in the Ohio High School Speech League's 2010, 2012, and 2017 tournaments. Notable alumni Carlin Isles - Professional rugby union player on the United States national rugby sevens team Mark Kozelek - Professional singer, guitarist, and record producer Dillon Dingler - Professional MLB player for the Detroit Tigers, currently in the MiLB Kyle Nicolas Professional MLB player for the Pittsburgh Pirates, currently in the MiLB Kyle Young Former D1 college basketball player for Ohio State University References External links District Website High schools in Stark County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio