MSMS ART STUDENTS WIN SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING AWARDS
The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science is pleased to announce that five students received recognition and awards in the 2018 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Contest. This state-wide contest was open to students grades 7-12 across a variety of art and writing disciplines. This year, there were almost 2,000 unique entries. Scholastic recognizes three […]
MSMS ENGINEERING CLUB STUDENTS UTILIZE A 3D PRINTER TO SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER
As the holidays rapidly approach, it is only natural for our thoughts to turn to those who are less fortunate in our community and find ways to come together to meet their needs. For students at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS), this meant finding a way to bring smiles to the faces […]
MSMS STUDENT WINS PRIZE IN MOSCOW
A Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science student is a winner in an international competition among high school students of Russian. Sydney Matrisciano, 17, captured a Young Orator prize certificate at the International Olympiada of Spoken Russian in Moscow earlier this month. In her winning speech, Matrisciano described her experiences studying Russian abroad in summer 2017 […]
MSMS BLUE NOTES HOST ANNUAL WINTER CONCERT
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science celebrates the holiday season with countless celebrations. An annual favorite is the Winter Concert hosted by The MSMS Music Department. This festive event, showcasing the MSMS Blue Notes, was hosted on Sunday, December 10. As family and friends of the community filed into Shackleford Auditorium, the effects of the […]
WINTER FORMAL PRESENTS A WINTER WONDERLAND AFFAIR
As exam week twirls around the corner with the daunting thought of finals, MSMS students donned formal attire on December 2 to mark the 2017 Winter Formal. The Saturday night event in Hogarth Auditorium served as a chance for the students to bring out their high heels and polished shoes onto the floor, where all […]
WORLD LANGUAGE CONCERT SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER IN SIX LANGUAGES
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science is unique in the fact that five foreign language classes are offered for study: Latin, German, French, Spanish and Russian. These classes celebrated the holiday customs of their respective cultures by showcasing a student-led World Language Holiday Concert on December 6. Margaret Henry, Russian and Spanish instructor, explains the […]
MSMS HOSTS CHESS TOURNAMENT
On Saturday, January 20th, the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, in conjunction with the Mississippi Scholastic Chess Association, hosted 45 students from schools across the state for a Regional Scholastic Chess Tournament. Students ranging in grade from kindergarten to seniors in high school competed in an individual tournament setting. Trophies were given to the […]
MSMS SENIOR SYDNEY MATRISCIANO TO COMPETE IN THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIADA OF SPOKEN RUSSIAN
A Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) senior will represent the United States in an international competition among students of Russian next month. Sydney Matrisciano, 17, daughter of Suzanne and Louis Matrisciano of Winona, is among six American high school students selected for the U.S. team competing at this year’s International Olympiada of Spoken Russian in Moscow December […]
DR. CHARLES VAUGHAN PUBLISHED IN THE ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
Congratulations to Dr. Charles Vaughan on being published in the most recent volume of The Astronomical Journal. Dr. Vaughan graduated from Mississippi State University in 2015 with a Ph.D. in Applied Physics. His dissertation focused on the gaseous coma of the Hartley 2 comet. Hartley 2 is an active comet that was visited a few […]
2017 SITES AND SOUNDS TOUR
The MSMS Blue Notes set out on their annual Sites and Sounds tour last Thursday, Nov. 9, and returned to Columbus Sunday evening after an exciting and successful trip. Sites and Sounds is an annual event, led by music teacher Dawn Barham, that travels throughout the state of Mississippi putting on musical performances, alternating between […]