MSMS COLLABORATES WITH REGIONS BANK TO HOST FIRST ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
On March 6, the entire student body from the Mississippi School for Mathematics Science (MSMS) gathered in Nissan Auditorium on the campus of the Mississippi University for Women to participate in the first annual Business Plan Competition in collaboration with Regions Bank. Five teams of MSMS students faced off against one another in an attempt […]
STUDENT ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS LEAGUE RECEIVES $1,000 GRANT FOR E-WASTE PROPOSAL
The Student Environmental Awareness League (SEAL), was awarded a $1,000 grant on March 7 to support their electronic waste removal service proposal. The grant program, sponsored by the Mississippi Recycling Coalition, supports the mission of non-profit organizations that work to promote and grow recycling efforts in Mississippi. SEAL plans to expand their current recycling […]
MSMS WINS BIG AT STATE BETA CLUB CONVENTION
After a hiatus of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, Beta Club was reconstituted at the MSMS by Mia Parker, current junior. Parker, the Vice President for the State Beta Club Chapter, felt that MSMS would align well with Beta Club’s mission to, “promote the ideals of academic achievement, character, leadership and service,” as […]
MSMS WINS GAVEL AT STATE MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION
For the fifth straight year, the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Mock Trial team received recognition at the State Mock Trial Competition. This year, MSMS Team One placed 3rd for their legislative prowess and took home the celebratory gravel. The students listed below devoted countless hours to preparation for the state competition and worked […]
MSMS CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH
On Thursday, March 1, the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science’s Black Student Alliance hosted an engaging celebration of Black History Month. Black History Month was originally conceived of in 1926 by noted African American historian and scholar, Carter G. Woodson. Woodson went on to establish the “Association for the Study of Negro Life and […]
MSMS HOSTS ANNUAL MATHEMATICS TOURNAMENT
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) hosted the annual Mathematics Tournament for all Mississippi high school students on Thursday, March 1 at Trotter Convention Center. Beginning at 8:00AM, hundreds of high school students, representing 26 different schools from all across the state flocked to Columbus to participate in this incredible tournament, sponsored by the MSMS branch […]
MSMS PLACES IN THE HIMCM COMPETITION
The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP) recently held its twentieth Annual High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM). Over 938 teams, representing 256 schools all across the world participated in this year’s competition. HiMCM was designed to provide students with an opportunity to work together as a team in a contest environment to […]
MSMS STUDENTS WIN REGION V SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR
Helen Peng and Hamilton Wan, current juniors at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science recently competed in the Region V Mississippi Science and Engineering Fair at Mississippi State University. Mr. Wan’s project was entitled, “Development of an Influenza A Biosensor with Sialic Acid-bound Gold Nanoparticles,” and focused on the creation of a biosensor to […]
PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL FEATURES MISSISSIPPI FAMILY TO DISCUSS THE UNIQUE DIFFICULTIES FACING H-1B VISA HOLDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
Earlier this winter, Sonia Paul and Karen Pulfer Focht from Public Radio International traveled to Mississippi to conduct an in-depth interview with Chinmoyee Datta and her husband Mihir Datta, parents of Mayukh Datta, a 2017 MSMS graduate. The Dattas are permanent residents in the United States and teach in the Durant Public School District. Public […]
MSMS ROBOTICS TEAM COMPETES AT STATE
After triumphing in the regional qualifiers, the MSMS Robotics Team advanced to the State Level competition held at the University of Mississippi on February 17. This was the first time the MSMS Robotics Team had competed at State, ranking 12 amongst 24 teams. Senior Jim Zhang is a member of the Robotics Team who oversaw […]