A Whiz Kid In Tune With Service

Whiz Kid’s Name: Jackson Todd

Whiz Kid’s School: The Lovett School

Whiz Kid’s Accomplishment: Jackson is a Smyrna resident who enjoys service projects. In the summer of 2010, Jacoson went with three other Lovett students to build a greenhouse at Siempre Verde, a cloudforest in Ecuador.* While there, the students helped build a community garden, worked in the fields, fixed a solar shower, and promoted teacher training in a small town called Pucara’. In addition, as part of his Honors Spanish 6 class, Jackson teaches ESL classes to Hispanic parents at the AGAPE Community Center.

Other Info about Jackson: Jackson plays the keyboard/synthesizer in Lovett’s Ellington Band. Membership in this select ensemble is by audition only. The Ellington Band was selected by audition as a top-12 finalist band in the 2011 Swing Central Music Festival, a part of the Savannah Music Festival. Band members will compete against the other 11 schools from across the nation at the end of March. Jackson is also a member of the Varsity Cross Country team.  

Whiz Kid’s Key to Awesomeness:  Jackson does it all – he’s a great student, athlete, musician, and volunteer. He’s a really well-rounded kid with a good head on his shoulders and a bright future.

* In 1992, Lovett purchased a piece of cloudforest property in Ecuador for the purpose of creating a protected preserve and establishing a research center to support tropical conservation education. Siempre Verde, which translates to "Forever Green," offers U.S. and Ecuadorian students an opportunity to learn conservation methods through research and the exchange of ideas.