FROM RUSSIA TO COLUMBUS WITH LOVE
Two-time Fulbright Scholar and MSMS Spanish and Russian instructor Margaret Mary Henry shared a few of her remarkable experiences during the Hazard Lecture series at Heritage Academy on Monday, September 19. Henry has taught at MSMS for the past six years. Earlier in her career, Henry worked as a reporter for the Dutch-owned Moscow Times, and […]
PREPARING FOR WAR IN AP PHYSICS I
AP Physics I is a class from one of the three sciences—physics, chemistry, and biology—students must take to graduate from MSMS. In AP Physics 1, students learn the basic concepts of physics, and additional classes can be taken in conjunction with AP Physics I to go deeper into detail of the concepts taught. On Tuesday […]
MAXIMIZING MATH, A PEEK INTO MATH LAB
Math Lab is a class available to assist juniors with their math skills that meets once a week for an hour and a half. Math labs are typically small classes featuring one-on-one interaction with MSMS math teachers. The curriculum intertwines math concepts with hands on activities to better engage the students and help them to […]
MSMS STUDENTS RECOGNIZED AS 2017 NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS
MSMS is pleased to announce 12 members of the Class of 2017 have been named National Merit Semifinalists (ten-percent of the senior class!). The National Merit Semifinalists are Nayan Chawla, Daniel Cieslinksi, Chris Colley, Raven Ferguson, Braeden Foldenauer, Emily Hook, Haley Hsu, Uriah Jenkins, Sutton Klein, Alex Leise, Lauryn Smith, and Andy Zhao. Nayan Chawla, […]
SCATTER PLOTS FOR SCATTER BRAINS – AP STATISTICS I
In AP Statistics I this week, taught by Kishan Patel, students received an introduction to the analysis of two-variable data. In class, they participated in an exciting activity to kick the unit off. In order to determine if the speed at which students could write with their right hand affected the speed of the left, students […]
MSMS STUDENT TAKES TOP HONOR AT STATE ART COMPETITION
MSMS student Haydn Schroader has taken top prize at a statewide art competition. Schorader won Best of Show at the 2016 “Make Your Mark” drawing competition held at the University of Southern Mississippi. One hundred forty four students across the state entered the competition, and 122 were exhibited at USM and evaluated by a panel […]
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU
MSMS AP Physics I students completed their third and most difficult lab of the year (so far) this week, a lab involving force tables and lots of trigonometry. The goal of the lab was to further students’ understanding of vectors, a topic on which they have been working all week. The students balanced forces on the […]
MSMS STUDENTS MEET UKRAINIAN AMBASSADOR
This week 23 MSMS students had a chance to meet a prominent member of the international community. MSMS social science instructor Julie Heintz took the students to Mississippi State University where they got a chance to listen to and meet top Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Valeriy Chaly. Chaly is in the state as […]
2007 ALUMNA EARNS PH.D. IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FROM CARNEGIE MELLON INSTITUTE
Congratulations to 2007 alumna KristIn Warren who recently became the first black female to earn a PhD in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon Institute in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Warren also holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Kettering University and has worked for General Motors and Eli Lilly and Company. Her doctoral work was funded through […]
MSMS FACULTY MEMBER NAMED WINNER OF PRESIDENTIAL AWARD
MSMS mathematics instructor Lauren Zarandona is one of only 213 teachers nationwide to be named a winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. In early September, Zarandona will travel to Washington, D.C. to attend an awards ceremony and receive a prize of $10,000. Zarandona has taught at MSMS for eight […]