MSMS EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: Shanna Rainey
By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator October 14, 2026 My career has taken me down a winding road, with lots of different jobs along the way while I was raising my family. I have worked with young children, from birth through age 5, and spent much of my time raising my family in Petal, Mississippi. […]
MSMS STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Grayson Garrick Class of 2027
By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator October 7, 2026 I’m originally from Columbus, Mississippi, and I previously attended New Hope High School. My journey to MSMS has been a strange one. I didn’t learn about the school until my sophomore year, and even then, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to come. While I loved […]
MSMS Swim Teams Named 2026 Class 1 North State Champions
By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator October 5, 2026 The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science swim teams turned in an outstanding performance at the 2026 MHSAA North Half Swim Meet on October 3 at the Delta State University Aquatic Center, with both the girls and boys teams earning Class 1 North Half championships. The […]
8 MSMS Students Named MDE Student Advisory Council Members 2026
By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator October 2, 2026 The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced the 2026-2027 State Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council (SAC). Of the 144 members announced, 8 of them come from MSMS. Featured left to right: Makayla Wrenn, Class of 2027, is from Petal, MS and previously attended Petal High School. Joseph Thompson, Class of […]
MSMS EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Theo Hummer
By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator September 28, 2026 I graduated from MSMS in 1995 and lit out for California; I wasn’t ever going to live in Mississippi again. But even then, I was aware of how much I owed to MSMS. After all, I doubt I’d have gotten to go to UC Berkeley for […]
MSMS STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Aspen Dillon Class of 2027
By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator September 23, 2026 I’m originally from Columbia, Mississippi, and I previously attended East Marion High School. I’ve always had an interest in STEM subjects, and after attending AAYME Camp the summer before my sophomore year, I knew I had to apply to MSMS. As I head into my senior […]
9 Mississippi School for Mathematics & Science Students Named 2026 National Merit SemiFinalists
By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator September 24, 2026 The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science is proud to announce that nine of our students have been named Semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSC). Of the 1.3 million students who entered the 72nd annual NMSC program, only 16,000 were chosen as Semifinalists. […]
MSMS EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: Sabrina Bailey
By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator September 17, 2026 My journey back to MSMS has been a little bit unexpected, but it feels like coming home. I graduated from MSMS in 2018 and went on to earn my degree in ACS Chemistry from Mississippi State University. After college, I worked at the Mississippi State Chemical […]
MSMS STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Rutwa Patel Class of 2027
By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator September 14, 2026 I’m originally from Madison, Mississippi, and I attended a large public school there. I’ve always felt the need to be challenged more, both socially and academically. When I heard about MSMS, I knew I wanted to apply. No matter how scared I felt moving away from […]
MSMS, THE W PARTNER TO PRESENT ‘THE CRUCIBLE’
The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science and Mississippi University for Women are teaming up for the first time to present Arthur Miller’s Tony Award-winning play “The Crucible” Nov. 13–15 in Cromwell Theater. Set during the Salem witch trials, the powerful play explores themes of fear, power, hysteria, and society while connecting closely to the […]