Nansemond-Suffolk Academy was a sea of green Tuesday — and not because of any false memo advising of a date change for St. Patrick’s Day.

Students, faculty and staff came dressed in the namesake color of sixth-grader Jackson Greene, to show their support as he battles stage III Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

In the evening, three basketball games hosted by NSA in the Thomas W. Johnson Gymnasium also assumed the “Greene Out” theme. The junior varsity and varsity girls’ teams both played Trinity Episcopal School, and the varsity boys’ team played Hampton Roads Academy.

“We are here to support the Greene family in any way throughout this difficult time,” Head of School Debbie Russell stated, adding that the event was in response to numerous requests from students, staff and faculty.

Folks also lent their support by purchasing green bracelets and ordering T-shirts with a “Super Jax” logo drawn by Jackson, with proceeds to help with his medical costs.

In the Middle School, said its head, Michelle Horton, each student received a bracelet thanks to an anonymous donor. The bracelets feature Jackson’s name with the words “No one fights alone.”

“Folks are bringing in monetary donations as well,” school spokeswoman Karen Schompert said.

Jackson went to school Tuesday, even though he was recovering from a round of treatment.

“He really is a champ,” Horton said. “He’s done really well keeping up with his work. He wants to be here when he feels well (enough), and his teachers have done a tremendous job working with him.

“His close friends have been buying different hats for him to wear, which is great.”

Jackson’s sisters, Addy Greene in seventh grade and Arynne Greene in ninth grade, are both on the junior varsity girls’ basketball team. While admission to each game Tuesday evening was free, concession stand proceeds went to helping the Greene family.

Jackson also has a brother, Parker Greene, in third grade at NSA. His dad, Andy Greene, graduated from NSA in 1986, and Ashley Greene, his mother, graduated from the school in 1987.

“Our family is incredibly grateful for all the support we have received from Nansemond-Suffolk Academy since Jackson’s diagnosis,” Ashley Greene stated.

“We are humbled and so appreciative of everything that has been done for our whole family. It is a true testament to the culture of community service at NSA, as so much of this has been student-driven across all grade levels of the campus.”