AFTERNOON WITH MSMS ALUMNA YIELD ENTREPRENEURSHIP DISCUSSIONS
On the journey of discovering passions and life aspirations, numerous MSMS students find themselves interested in the prospect of creating their own business. Questions on how they should take the risky leap and what processes they should follow down the path of entrepreneurship circle the young, creative minds. An informative seminar featuring MSMS Class of […]
The Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM) is a professional organization for mathematics instructors across the state of Mississippi. They held their annual conference October 13 and 14 at Germantown High School in Madison. The conference theme was, “Math Instruction: Make it Count!” All four mathematics faculty members from the Mississippi School for Mathematics […]
MSMS HOSTS THIRD ANNUAL MATH SUPERSTARS COMPETITION
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) hosted the third annual Math Superstars Competition on Wednesday, October 11. Math Superstars is one of MSMS’s most important outreach activities and was created specifically for elementary aged students. MSMS math instructor and Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching winner, Lauren Zarandona developed the concept based on […]
MSMS STUDENTS VISIT MSU TO HEAR APOLLO ASTRONAUTS SPEAK
On Wednesday, October 11, Mrs. Julie Heinz, social sciences faculty member at the Mississippi School for Mathematics & Science (MSMS), took a group of roughly fifty MSMS students to Mississippi State University’s Shackouls Honor College for a celebration of MSU’s recent admission into the prestigious Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF). The event featured Apollo astronauts Charlie […]
MSMS TEAM EARNS CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) is often recognized for academic leadership, faculty scholarship, and state-wide outreach. While many people are aware of the school’s mission to serve gifted and talented students across the state, few would associate MSMS with athletic prowess. Last spring the MSMS tennis team challenged that notion by defeating St. […]
ASPIRING EAGLE SCOUT BUILDS BAT BOXES FOR CAMPUS
Gene Kloss, current senior at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, is an aspiring Eagle Scout who designed an unusual Eagle Scout Service Project to creatively solve a problem, all the while protecting a delicate ecosystem. The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science is housed on the Mississippi University of Women’s campus. Along with […]
MSMS PARTICIPATES IN VERY FIRST ENERGY AWARENESS DAY
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Sciences (MSMS), in collaboration with the Mississippi Development Authority’s Energy & Natural Resources Division, conducted a traveling science carnival as part of Energy Awareness Day on Thursday, October 5th. Hundreds of students from across the Magnolia State flocked to the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Museum in Jackson for the first […]
MRS. LAUREN ZARANDONA SPEAKS AT THE ECET2 CONFERENCE
This past weekend, Mrs. Lauren Zarandona participated in the Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teachers and Teaching (ECET2) conference at the Mississippi University for Women (MUW). ECET2is an event hosted by the Office of Outreach & Innovation at MUW and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with the intent to, “harness the power of […]
WHAT CAN WE DO FOR OUR COUNTRY?
During school year 2016-17, Mrs. Richardson’s Creative Writing I and Creative Writing II classes participated in a creative writing workshop as part of the Write for Mississippi Project. Write for Mississippi is an organization that utilizes creative writing and storytelling workshops as a platform to speak to high school students about community engagement, social justice, […]
RURAL VOICES RADIO PROJECT
Last spring, twenty-two students from Mrs. Richardson’s Creative Writing I & II classes recorded original prose vignettes or poems, as part of the Rural Voices Radio Project–a collaboration between the Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute and Mississippi Public Broadcasting. These original pieces, penned and read by MSMS students, aired daily at 3:28pm across the entire MPB listening […]