education

Career day at North Gulfport Middle School

North Gulfport Middle School had a career day for their seventh and eighth grade students. Nurses, doctors, and military were just a few of the presenters that spoke to the students, sharing their career journeys, typical workdays, and education requirements.…

Moss Point students get history lesson

Magnolia schools have existed since 1902 and three structures have been built and torn down or burned down since then. The current Magnolia Middle School was built on the same site in Moss Point in 2013. Today, members of the…

New sign at Old Mississippi City Cemetery

You can find plenty of history in the Mississippi City Cemetery in Gulfport, but you have to find the cemetery in the first place. The Historical Society of Gulfport is in the process of producing a historical site marker for…

Science and Engineering Fair

Hundreds of students from first grade to high school took part in the Region Six Science and Engineering Fair today in Biloxi. The fair took place at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center. The top placing students from schools in George,…

Science And Engineering Fair

Dozens of Students will take part in a science and engineering fair. News 25's Caroline Eaker joins us live with more.

MGCCC Junior Preview Day

News 25's Hank Davis interviews Jason Beverly and Michelle Sekul about MGCCC Junior Preview Day on March 6th at 4 pm. As an opportunity for student to discover more about their choices in college.

Ocean Springs students are turning fish poop into food

The aquaponics program at Ocean Springs High School is one of only two programs of its kind in the state of Mississippi. Students in the program are growing plants and getting an education on environmental issues. It all starts with…

A ‘Farmtastic’ way to learn

Today, Mississippi State’s Extension Services hosted an event for students in Biloxi aimed at teaching them the importance of farming. ‘Farmtastic’ familiarizes boys and girls with the different aspects of agriculture, forestry, engineering, and biology that are important to workers…

College and career symposium at West Harrison High

West Harrison High School hosted a college, career, health and safety symposium for their students. Various state and local agencies set up interactive stations in the school gym and rotunda. Different universities showed up as well to get students invested…

Jump Rope for Heart

Dozens of students at Pecan Park Elementary in Ocean Springs broke out their jump ropes this morning. The students kicked off Healthy Heart Month by introducing ‘Jump Rope for Heart.’ The fundraiser is put on by the American Heart Association.…

Student career expo at Three River Elementary

Today at Three Rivers Elementary School, students had an eye opening look into the real world. The school’s career expo brought in professionals from several career fields to teach students about their jobs and answer any related questions. From first…

'Engineering is Elementary' at Lynn Meadows

‘Engineering is elementary!’ That’s the message Lynn Meadows Discovery Center wants to send kids and parents across the Gulf Coast. Thanks to a grant from the Joe W. Dorsey and Dorothy Dorestt Brown Foundation, local children are learning valuable science…

St. Patrick High launches deposits program

St. Patrick Catholic High School students are making deposits and not necessarily to their bank accounts. News 25’s Toni Miles takes us to the Biloxi school to show us how staff and students are embarking on a new level of…

College Day at D'Iberville High School

It’s been College Week at D’Iberville High School. Today, students had the opportunity to visit with future universities and employers. For many high school athletes across the country, February 7th marks National Signing Day, but at D’Iberville High School, seniors…

Ingalls awards more than ten thousand dollars to STEM

Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula has awarded more than $101,000 in grants to 26 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics projects and initiatives from schools and educational organizations in Mississippi and Alabama. This is the tenth year for Ingalls’ STEM program. The…

Gulfport Mayor’s Youth Council meets for team building

Today the Gulfport Mayor’s Youth Council had their first team-building exercise at Altitude Trampoline Park in Gulfport. Tonight’s event was about bringing together the 27 like-minded high school students that were chosen to make up this year’s Gulfport Mayor’s Youth…

Lamenda Hase wins OS School District’s Teacher of the Year

Ocean Springs High School’s Lamenda Hase is the 2018 winner for the District Teacher of the Year. The history teacher has been teaching for five years at Ocean Springs High School. Hase tells her students on their first day of…

Robot visits Central Elementary School

C-Spire is teaming up with Central Elementary and the Gulfport School District to encourage the younger generation to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. Today, over sixty gifted students from the Gulfport School District met a high-tech robot…

Three Long Beach High students achieve perfect ACT scores

Three Long Beach High School students earned the highest possible ACT composite score of a perfect 36. On average, only around a tenth of one percent of students who take the ACT earn the top score. In the U.S., the…

Catholic Schools Week

It’s National Catholic Schools Week and Governor Phil Bryant has made a statewide proclamation in honor of approximately 7,800 students at the 31 Catholic schools in our state. Throughout the week, those students and their teachers will enjoy a variety…

St. Patrick High School Invention Fair

Today some of the brightest young minds on the Gulf Coast put their efforts on display at St. Patrick High School’s eighth grade Invention Fair. The students were tasked with finding a problem and then coming up with their own…

Local principal receives Milken Educator Award

“The future belongs to the educated.” That is the motto for the Milken Educator Award. On Friday, this prestigious award was given to a principal who received a surprise of a lifetime. Students from Pass Christian High School gathered in…

Snow days at the Boys and Girls Club

This week’s cold weather and icy conditions have forced many Coast schools to close with some students getting a few days off from classes this week. News 25’s Jaylon Morris takes us behind the scenes at the Boys and Girls…