WINTER FORMAL 2016
The upstairs of Hogarth Hall, home to the W’s dining facility and a recreational space, was transformed last Saturday into a Harry Potter Yule Ball themed extravaganza for MSMS students’ annual winter formal. Every year, the dance gives students the chance to unwind and have fun around exam time, as well as giving them the opportunity to […]
NICHE.COM NAMES MSMS ONE OF AMERICA’S BEST HIGH SCHOOLS
Yet another national organization has named the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science among the top high schools in America. CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW WE RANK! The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based company Niche.com has named MSMS one of its 2017 Best High Schools. Using a combination of data analysis and user rankings, niche.com ranks schools and universities […]
YOU CAN HELP A STUDENT ATTEND THE MSMS SUMMER ENRICHMENT CAMP
Statement of Need For the past four years, The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) has offered a summer enrichment program for rising 7th – 10th graders and has received almost three times as many applications as we have had openings. This is clear evidence that parents and students are seeking such programs. Furthermore, […]
LORI PIERCE NAMED MISSISSIPPI FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER OF THE YEAR
Congratulations to Lori LeVar Pierce who was recently named the Teacher of the Year by the Mississippi Foreign Language Association. According to their website, “The Mississippi Foreign Language Association was created to encourage active interest and research in languages other than English (LOTE), as well as the advancement of the study and teaching of LOTE […]
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MSMS AND ADVANCED DISTRIBUTOR PRODUCTS
Advanced Distributor Products (ADP) of Grenada, Mississippi, has formed a partnership with the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS). In addition to providing expertise to the MSMS Engineering Program by serving on the MSMS Engineering Advisory Board with colleague, Dr. Paxton Giffin, Mr. James Pettit, ADP Production Manager and father of current MSMS student, Leah […]
MSMS SOCCER TEAM SWEEPS WEST POINT
The MSMS Lady Waves defeated West Point 2-1 Monday night at the Burns Bottom Soccer Complex in Columbus. Senior captain Hannah Houston scored both goals for the MSMS girls, and goalkeeper Anna Klae Leland had three saves to preserve the win. “The girls had a good team effort tonight,” said MSMS head coach Chuck Yarborough. “We are finally […]
DONOR MAKES BLUE NOTES’ VETERANS’ DAY PERFORMANCE POSSIBLE
For the past several years, the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Blue Notes musical ensemble has been a feature of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Veterans’ Day Parade. This year, however, it nearly did not happen. With their eclectic mix of rock, blues, and jazz, the MSMS Blue Notes’ performance has been a big draw […]
MSMS GOES TO BOSTON
Six members of the MSMS administration, faculty, and staff recently returned from the National Consortium of Secondary STEM Schools (NCSSS) Professional Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) focused schools from all over the nation converged in the Back Bay district of Boston to share ideas, get to know one another, and […]
MEET MSMS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT KIM PADELETTI
Kim Padeletti (formerly Thames), a 2002 graduate of MSMS, is the new president of the MSMS Alumni Association. An Ocean Springs native, Padeletti holds a BS in chemical engineering from Ole Miss and currently works as an international project engineer and project manager at the Houston, Texas oil and gas company BHP Billiton. Before taking […]
MSMS STUDENTS SWEEP EUDORA WELTY COMPETITION
Congratulations to the seven MSMS students listed below who are this year’s winners of the Ephemera Prize, a writing competition held in conjunction with the annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium at Mississippi University for Women. Braeden Foldenauer for his essay “Monster Inside Me” Emily Shy for her essay “Delta Driving” Stephanie Dauber for her story “Cheyenne […]