MSMS SUMMER ENRICHMENT CAMP: LIFE IN A DROP OF WATER
You might not consider a drop of water interesting but some students at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science are learning that water can be interesting. In “Life in a Drop of Water”, students are learning about the microorganisms living in various waters and soils by doing many hands-on experiments. “The kids use microscopes […]
ENGINEERING & TEAMWORK – THE MSMS SUMMER CAMP 2017
At the Mississippi School of Mathematics and Science Summer Enrichment Camp, the class “Engineering and Teamwork”, is enjoyable, as well as a challenge for its bright students. In the class, students will work together using paper and note cards, along with other everyday supplies to create towers and cargo containers. Taking this class will help […]
MSMS SUMMER ENRICHMENT CAMP BEGINS
The sixth annual Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Summer Enrichment Camp has begun. From Sunday, June 11 until Friday, June 16, 64 rising seventh and eighth grade students from all corners of the Magnolia state and beyond will live, work, and play on the campus of MSMS. Students who signed up for the camp […]
MSMS STUDENTS WIN SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDY RUSSIAN ABROAD
COLUMBUS — Two Mississippi School for Math and Science students will study Russian in the former Soviet Union this summer after winning $7,000 scholarships sponsored by the U.S. State Department. Hillary Gerber and Sydney (Sam) Matrisciano, both 17, were chosen to participate in the National Security Language Initiative for Youth, which sends students abroad to […]
2017 AWARD WINNERS
Braeden Foldenhauer is this year’s winner of the Vel Anthony Award. The recipients of the Spirit of MSMS Awards are: Hannah Craft, Jax Dallas, Vivia Davis, Lilian Fulgham, Calissa Henry, John Howell, Haley Hsu, Tija Johnson, McKenzie Jone, Gary Nguyen, Leah Pettit, Reagan Poston, Caleb Robinson, Harpreet Singh, Jack Sparkman and Rachel Vance. The new […]
COLLEGE REVEAL 2017
On Monday, May 1, 2017, the MSMS Class of 2017 told the world their college plans in this year’s College Reveal. The students spent all day wearing MSMS tshirts and polos over the shirts from the colleges and universities they plan to attend in the fall. Then, as a student body, they shed their high […]
TALES FROM THE CRYPT 2017
The 2017 Tales From the Crypt performance has come and gone. Nearly 2,000 people from all over the world attended this year’s four performances and $6,000 was raised for charity. Read Commercial Dispatch Coverage of Tales From the Crypt here. All About Tales · Featured on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” May 25, 2015 – http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/04/17/400363343/through-performance-mississippi-students-honor-long-forgotten-locals […]
MSMS INSTRUCTOR PLACES IN TEACHER OF THE YEAR PROGRAM
Chuck Yarborough, U.S. history teacher at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science in Columbus, has placed first alternate in the statewide Teacher of the Year program for the 2016-17 school year. (This story is an expert from the Commercial Dispatch click here to read more). Yarborough was among four finalists selected by the Mississippi Department […]
MSMS STUDENTS TRIUMPH AT RUSSIAN CONTEST
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science students took top honors in the Olympiad of Spoken Russian, held at Rhodes College in Memphis April 6. The contest is a unique event among language competitions and tests the most difficult aspect of language acquisition, speaking. In the four parts of the event, contestants describe in Russian themselves, […]
MSMS CHESS TEAM BRINGS HOME TOP PRIZE
The MSMS chess team–seniors Braeden Foldenauer, and Andy Zhao, and juniors Spencer Bolhuis, William Johnson, Gary Nguyen, and Daniel Smothers–traveled to Starkville Saturday to compete in the 2017 Mississippi Scholastic Chess Association state team tournament. Teams from all areas of the state were there, but as the tournament entered the fifth and final round, three […]