Four Mississippi teachers have earned national recognition as the recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching for 2017 and 2018. Two of them are from South Mississippi. Shelby Miller, a teacher with Singing River Academy…
This morning, Gulfport Rotary Club members paid a visit to Central Elementary with gifts in hand. This visit was to hand out 85 dictionaries to third grade students as part of their volunteer outreach program. After they gave the dictionaries…
Jackson County School District has received an "A" rating in the latest accountability scores. Stat superintendent, Dr. Carey Wright, is scheduled to visit the Jackson County School District on Friday, November 1 to present an achievement award to the school…
It's a new start for youngsters in Harrison County's Head Start program! The kiddos will be strolling into Gorenflo Elementary School in Biloxi this morning, all new classmates in the head start program of east Biloxi's MSU extension service. The…
The American Humanist Association is calling for the Bay-Waveland School District to take action against one of its employees. The AHA is asking Bay High School to reprimand Head Football Coach and teacher Eric Collins. In a letter to the…
Students at Popps Ferry Elementary School got a visit from a unique high-tech friend today. Pepper helps get kids involved with STEM, technology, and coding strategies. Pepper answers live questions in real time and even had a dance party with…
Today at the Gaston Point College and Career Readiness Facility, Ingalls Shipbuilding held their ribbon cutting to their new shipbuilder academy. Twenty-seven students are already enrolled from Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pass Christian high schools in the academy. Shipbuilder Academy gives…
Today the Harrison County community took a step for the future of workforce ready employees in their community. It was the kickoff for their county wide ‘ACT Work Ready Initiative,’ which more than 25,000 employers are a part of nationwide.…
St. Patrick Catholic High School has been named a National Blue Ribbon School. This recognition and award is based on the school’s overall academic performance and is awarded to the top 50 private schools in the nation each year. The…
The Gulfport High School Admirals are getting ready for their Homecoming Parade, and it's going to be one for the books! GHS Student Council President Samantha Bell and Coach Archie shared all the details about the Thursday afternoon parade with…
It was fun on the farm for some fourth graders in Harrison County today. It’s an interactive way to learn about Mississippi’s unique environment. Fourth-grade students from 28th Street Elementary School in Gulfport made the trip to the Harrison County…
If you have kids, you know it is hard for them to sit still for long periods of times and teachers see this just as much. That’s why the Mississippi Department of Education and the Bower Foundation created ‘Move to…
Several flights and more than 40 hours later, two foreign exchange students arrived on the Gulf Coast this week all the way from China. Kevin and Terry are a part of the ‘Academic Foreign Exchange Culture Exchange Program,” helping students…
For the tenth time, Samsung is hosting their ‘Solve for Tomorrow’ contest. The nation-wide contest is designed to encourage students and teachers to address problems in their local community through science, technology, engineering, and math. The company will chose 300…
Mississippi schools are also setting the stage for mock elections. It’s all part of the Secretary of State’s ‘Promote the Vote’ program, geared toward providing hands-on lessons for Mississippi students who will one day be voters. Last year, Pass Christian…
Mississippi schools are setting the stage for mock elections and a statewide competition in the Mississippi Secretary of State's 2nd Annual Promote the Vote program, geared towards providing hands-on lessons for Mississippi students who will one day be voters themselves.…
Students are furthering their education as auto techs as the Harrison County Career and Technical Center took a tour of Butch Oustalet Ford in Gulfport. Students went behind the scenes of the automotive industry and learned more about a potential…
Big news coming from both the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and the Mississippi University for Women. Both institutions signed a memorandum of understanding for new bachelor’s degree pathways. This allows students with certain degree concentrations to transfer up to…
Juniors and seniors at West Harrison High School had the chance to interact with colleges and local employers today. Over 30 businesses, colleges, and agencies were set up in the school’s gym for a college and career fair. Employers such…
More college campuses are establishing food resources for students in need. Research shows more than half of all college students worry that food will run out and skip meals or eat less than desired to save food. That’s why MGCCC…
Greyhound Nation at Ocean Springs High School is celebrating after the state’s accountability ratings revealed great news for the school. Ocean Springs High School is assuming the position as the top-ranked high school in Mississippi, according to the state Department…
Schools across the Coast are celebrating today after the Mississippi Department of Education released the performance level grades from the 2018-2019 school year. It appears that hard work can actually pay off. Nine Coast school-districts received ‘A’ ratings from the…
A longtime fixture near the top of the Mississippi Department of Education accountability ratings, Ocean Springs High School is set to assume the position as the top-ranked high school in Mississippi after a meeting of the Commission on School Accreditation…
Nearly three quarters of schools and 70% of districts will be rated C or higher when the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) approves accountability grades Thursday for the 2018-19 school year. The grades show a three-year trend of continuous…