Thomas Easterling Named As Director For Academic Affairs At MSMS

By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator June 4, 2024 The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science is pleased to announce Dr. Thomas Easterling as the new Director for Academic Affairs. Dr. Easterling has been a member of the faculty since 2004. “Teaching here for the last 20 years has been immensely rewarding, both professionally and […]

MSMS Juniors Win Tennis State Championship Titles

By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator April 26, 2024 The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science juniors, Adair Gaines and Darshi Kher won Class I state titles on Wednesday at the MHSAA Tennis Championships in Oxford. “I am proud of them and their accomplishments,” coach Troy King Sr. said. “After the season started, they put […]

Ginger Tedder Named Executive Director of MSMS

By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator April 18, 2024 The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to hire Ginger Tedder as the executive director of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS). Tedder has been serving as the MSMS interim executive director since September 2023. “I am deeply honored by the opportunity […]

Class of 2024 Full-Tuition Scholarships To USM

By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator March 6, 2024   Today, President Joe Paul of Southern Miss visited our students to make a groundbreaking announcement. Follow the link below for a full breakdown of the scholarships to USM:  Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Students to Receive Full-Tuition Scholarships in New Partnership with USM

MU Alpha Theta Tournament 2024

By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator March 1, 2024 On Thursday, February 29, 2024, 333 of Mississippi’s brightest mathematicians took part in the annual Mu Alpha Theta Math Tournament hosted by the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science. Over fourteen public and private schools from all over Mississippi participated in the event. The tournament consisted […]

Iris Xue Named Mississippi Delegate for The United States Senate Youth Program

By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator December 12, 2023 The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science senior, Iris Xue, has been selected to attend the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). Two outstanding high school students from each state are chosen to attend this immersive leadership program with the nation’s top government officials. Xue will […]

Holden Hebert Named 2024 Mississippi Lions All-State Band Member

By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator December 4, 2023 For the third year in a row, The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science senior, Holden Hebert earned a place in the award-winning Mississippi Lions Band. This honor will allow Hebert to represent Mississippi at the 106th annual Lions Clubs International Convention in Melbourne, Australia. “Being […]

MSMS & The W Unveil Historic Desegregation Marker

  By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator October 20, 2023 MSMS and Mississippi University for Women unveiled a historical marker on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. The landmark honors the first African American students to desegregate The W’s campus in August of 1966. The six courageous women included undergraduate students Diane Hardy, Barbara Turner and Laverne […]

14 MSMS Students Named Semifinalists in 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program

  By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator September 14, 2023 The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science is proud to announce that fourteen of our students have been named Semifinalists in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSC). Of the 1.3 million students who entered the 69th annual NMSC program, only 16,000 were chosen as […]