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 […]
NO LOST GENERATION REFUGEE CAMP SIMULATION COMES TO MSMS
The MSMS Forgotten Stories Club, in collaboration with The W Leadership Program, hosted a refugee tent simulation exhibit on Wednesday, November 8. The event was led by Mississippi State University’s chapter of No Lost Generation. No Lost Generation is a student-led organization aimed at mobilizing students to respond to the Syrian refugee crisis and is […]
MSMS FEATURED IN TEENLIFE’S 2017 GUIDE TO STEM COLLEGES & PROGRAMS
TeenLife Media recently collaborated with the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) to produce a 2017 Guide to STEM Colleges and Programs. As an organization, TeenLife’s mission is to, “connect students, parents, and educators with the best experiential learning opportunities for middle and high school students.” The 2017 guide features over 300 colleges and […]
MSMS SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTORS RECEIVE HONORS FROM MPE AND MCSS
Ms. Julie Heintz, social studies instructor here at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, recently received a classroom grant from Mississippi Professional Educators (MPE) Association. As a member of MPE, Ms. Heintz submitted an application to take advantage of the $40,000 MPE awards member teachers who wish to enhance instructional offerings or educational experiences […]
DR. CROOK PRESENTS AT THE MISSISSIPPI COUNSELING ASSOCIATION FALL WORKSHOP
Dr. Tylon Crook recently presented at the Northwest Region of the Mississippi Counseling Association Fall Workshop at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia. Dr. Crook’s presentation was entitled, Halting the School-to-prison Pipeline among African American Boys: Strategies for Professional Counselors, and emphasized the family, community, and school factors that contributed to the rise of this important social […]
MSMS STUDENTS RECOGNIZED BY THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION IN THE ANNUAL “BEST OF MISSISSIPPI LITERARY MAGAZINE AWARDS”
Congratulations to MSMS students listed below whose poems, short stories, and nonfiction essays won seven of the fifteen writing awards presented by the Mississippi Scholastic Press Association in the “Best of Mississippi Literary Magazine Awards” category. Additionally, three MSMS students listed below won awards in the art and photography categories. All the award-winning pieces appeared […]
FALL PREVIEW DAY 2017
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science hosted its annual Fall Preview Day on Friday, October 27 in Nissan Auditorium inside Parkinson Hall on the campus of the Mississippi University for Women. Designed specifically for prospective students and families, Fall Preview Day provides a wonderful opportunity to come to campus to learn more about MSMS, tour […]