MSMS SUMMER ENRICHMENT CAMP 2017 – HIGH SCHOOL EDITION
The 2017 MSMS Summer Enrichment Camp was a resounding success. Eighty-nine students from all over the state and country spent the past week living, learning, and playing at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science in Columbus, Mississippi. Students engaged in leadership activities, participated in fun and stimulating classes, and generally had a good time. […]
SUMMER ENRICHMENT CAMP: BLAST OFF
At the Mississippi School for Math and Science students are enjoying a class called Blast Off. The class is for students who are interested in Newton’s law applied to rockets.The student’s use mathematical tools to measure how high the rockets flew. “ We are learning the history of rockets and we are also talking about […]
SUMMER ENRICHMENT CAMP: THE MATH OF MONEY
Students at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Summer Enrichment Camp are learning that money and math go hand in hand. In the class, students are playing games to educate kids on how to spend and make money efficiently. “I am teaching this class because I believe that students should know how to become […]
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 […]