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 […]
LORI PIERCE LEADS TRAINING FOR MISSISSIPPI WORLD LANGUAGE TEACHERS
In today’s society, where more than 6,500 languages are spoken, the ability to speak more than one tongue provides both a social advantage and a cultural opportunity. Being bilingual in a global society enables individuals to build bridges between diverse communities and overcome cultural divides. On Thursday, July 27, the Mississippi School for Mathematics and […]
2017 COLLEGE VIEW RECAP
The Mississippi State Board of Education recently recognized the 2017 state finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program. PAEMST is the highest recognition that K-12 mathematics or science teacher can receive for outstanding teaching in the United States. Shae Koenigsberger, who teaches Precalculus, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus […]
MSMS TEACHER, SHAE KOENIGSBERGER, EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION
The Mississippi State Board of Education recently recognized the 2017 state finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program. PAEMST is the highest recognition that K-12 mathematics or science teacher can receive for outstanding teaching in the United States. Shae Koenigsberger, who teaches Precalculus, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus […]