JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) suspended several policies today to give local school districts scheduling flexibility for the 2020-21 school year to deal with the impact of COVID-19. State law requires schools to provide 180 days…
There are a variety of reopening plans on the table for the Gulfport School District’s upcoming school year. A contingency plan based on four different models was released to parents. The traditional model opens schools as traditionally as possible adhering…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has partnered with a work group of nine superintendents from a diverse range of school districts to outline the key issues districts need to address to reopen schools. The issues are…
Many high school seniors were unable to have a graduation ceremony due to COVID-19 restrictions. However Saturday night, Harrison Central High School was able to provide a modified graduation to celebrate its class of 2020. Two hundred and 89 of…
For many graduates the year they’ve been looking forward to is panning out a little differently than expected. But for graduating seniors of D’Iberville High School, despite the global pandemic, this school is determined to make sure these seniors have…
Teaching in a now online world can be almost impossible without any remote resources. This was an issue faced by the Pascagoula Adult Learning Center. The Pascagoula Adult Learning Center specializes in helping students get their high school diplomas, workforce…
Here is the Class of 2020 for West Harrison High School. Alexia Manganti is the valedictorian and Demetria Labat is the…
Here is the Class of 2020 for Harrison Central High School. Alyssa Stoner is the valedictorian and Jeremy Wright is the salutatorian. May…
A governing board is asking leaders of Mississippi’s eight public universities to prepare for at least some classes on campus during the fall semester, even amid the coronavirus pandemic. The state college board adopted a resolution Thursday that directs the…
It’s graduation season, but for so many this moment won’t be the same during the global pandemic. Our Lady of Fatima Elementary School traditionally holds graduation in a church, but since large group congregation is currently prohibited they moved the…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College will recognize 2,133 graduates during a Virtual Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 28 at 6 p.m. A total of 3,337 degrees, certificates and diplomas will be conferred, and more than 201 graduates will receive honors.…
Not even the sun, heat, and humidity could burn off the enthusiasm running rampant at Popp’s Ferry Elementary School today. A picture-perfect moment for Sydni Bastel and her son, Major Cruz, as they and others celebrated a milestone for these…
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning passed a resolution at its meeting today stating the Board’s intention that the campuses of all eight public universities make plans to resume traditional operations on their campuses in the…
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning passed a resolution at its meeting today stating the Board’s intention that the campuses of all eight public universities make plans to resume traditional operations on their campuses in the…
Holy Trinity Catholic School honored the seniors at Our Lady Academy in Bay St. Louis and pulled out the stops to send its graduating class of seniors on to their next chapter. This evening, family, friends, and the community paraded…
Teachers at Popp’s Ferry Elementary School haven’t seen their students since March. So in order to try to put the finishing touches on the school year, a three day drive-thru awards ceremony will take place to celebrate the school’s star…
It was a celebration fit for a queen, the Flamingo Queen that is! After nearly 47 years of service in the Pascagoula Gautier School System, Principal Shirley Hunter, affectionately known as the Flamingo Queen, enters retirement. Hunter was honored by…
The school year may not have ended as planned, but Harrison County High School leaders crafted a plan to give the top students in the class of 2020 a super surprise. After four years of academic achievement, two West Harrison…
As they prepare for graduation, D’Iberville High School seniors received a one-of-a-kind send off from the community this weekend that they’ll never forget. A school year unlike any other is drawing to a close for the seniors at D’Iberville High…
George L. Freeland, Jr., executive director of the Jackson County Economic Development Foundation, was appointed Monday to the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Board of Trustees in an at-large position, by the Jackson County Board of Supervisors. He will serve…
We’ve all learned something in the midst of the COVID-19 threat including students, parents, and educators throughout our South Mississippi school systems who faced the challenge of adapting to making sure our young people properly finished the school year. COVID-19…
School grounds throughout South Mississippi have been relatively quiet lately, but today there were plenty of good vibrations coming from North Gulfport Middle School. It’s been months since students filled the classrooms at North Gulfport Middle School, but on Thursday,…
Here is the Class of 2020 for Stone High School. The valedictorian is Sylver Garcia. The salutatorian is Leanna Breland. The…
Today’s beautiful weather made for a picture-perfect day and there were plenty of photo ops to go around at the grounds of Pass Christian’s elementary and middle schools earlier today. A picture perfect moment on a landmark day for Pass…