education

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…

Kroc Center homeschooling

When the school year rolls around, dozens of parents decide that home schooling their kids is the best choice. Thanks to places like the Kroc Center those home schooled kids now have a way to interact with other home schooled…

Pass Christian School District superintendent gets a contract extension

The Pass Christian School District board of trustees has announced that Superintendent Dr. Carla Evers has been granted a two-year extension to her contract. After evaluating Dr. Evers’ contract during a lengthy executive session last week, the board unanimously amended…

Reformulating the education fund

The Mississippi House intends to recommend a new education funding formula that would require the state to spend $107 million more than it is spending this year to aid K-12 schools. The legislature has fully funded the current education formula…

Local author visits English classes at St. Patrick High School

Traditionally published author Johnnie Bernhard is hoping to inspire a future generation of published authors and writers at St. Patrick High School. Bernhard is a local author living in Ocean Springs. Her book titled ‘A Good Girl’ was published last…

New school opportunities for 2018 for St. Martin High

Holiday break has come to an end and schools all across the Coast are back in session. For teachers and faculty at St. Martin High School, the holiday break was spent preparing for the spring semester. Principal Dina Holland told…

Moss Point mayor talks about school district

Last night Moss Point Mayor Mario King went live on Facebook during a board meeting. Towards the end, the district two school board election was brought up in which time the mayor cleared up some misconceptions. During the mayor’s live…

Gulfport schools gear up for 2018

The holidays are almost over and many schools are back in session starting tomorrow. Students and teachers from the Gulfport School District are gearing up for another semester. After the holiday break teachers are ready to get back into the…

How are kids spending holiday break?

While most of us are back to work, students still have some time before they return to school from vacation. News 25 caught up with kids in Gulfport today to find out how they’re spending their Christmas break. School is…