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 […]
EMMA RICHARDSON NAMED LITERARY ADVISOR OF THE YEAR FINALIST BY THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION
The Mississippi School for Mathematics would like to congratulate Mrs. Emma Richardson on the incredible honor of being named a finalist for the Mississippi Scholastic Press Association’s Literary Magazine Adviser of the Year award. While this recognition is surely high praise, it does not come as a surprise to the MSMS community. Mrs. Richardson has […]
MSMS ALUMNA, ELIZABETH WAYNE, DELIVERS TED TALK
In January, Elizabeth Wayne, a 2005 graduate from MSMS, was selected as one of 14 TED fellows for 2017. According to TED, fellows are selected through a rigorous open application process. TED leadership stated, “We choose Fellows based on remarkable achievement, their strength of character and on their innovative approach to solving the world’s tough […]
MSMS HOSTS ANNUAL SCIENCE CARNIVAL FOR LOCAL 2ND & 3RD GRADERS
For well over twenty years, the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) has hosted an annual Science Carnival for local second and third grade students across Lowndes, Oktibbeha, and Clay counties to encourage an early interest in science education. This year, over 1,000 elementary school students descended upon Pohl Gymnasium to partake in the […]
ENGINEERING CLUB TRAVELS TO ATLANTA TO ATTEND MAKER FAIRE
This past weekend, roughly thirty students traveled to Atlanta as part of an Engineering Club field trip to the Maker Faire. Maker Faire was originally conceived of in 2006 in the San Francisco Bay Area as a labor of love by the editors of Make: Magazine with the ultimate goal of providing a forum for […]