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…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A not so long time ago in a school not so far, far away, a local seventh grader won a prize that’s out of this world. West Wortham Elementary School student Molly Larose is one of ten students across the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Today the Long Beach school district celebrated an achievement with a visit from the state superintendent. In front of students, teachers and members of the community. The Mississippi Superintendent of Education awarded the Long Beach School system for being a…
Students took a break from the classroom this afternoon to show off their poetry skills. Students at D’Iberville Middle School took a break from the classroom to channel their inner poet at their annual Poetry Café. Seventh grade teacher Chassidie…
Today the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College held an open house for the Early Childhood Academy Resource Library. The resource library is located at the college’s Jefferson Davis campus and is a joint project of MGCCC and the Mississippi Community…
Today, the Ocean Springs Education Foundation presented the Jan and Pieper Niolen Teacher of the Year award. Students and staff filled the Ocean Springs Middle School auditorium for what they thought would be a winter pep rally. A few minutes…
A group of fifth graders from Biloxi Upper Elementary School took a field trip today without even leaving the building. The kids took a journey through the stars inside a hands-on planetarium. A big black object was sitting in Biloxi…
The Mississippi Reading Association is composed of educators who come together to fight illiteracy. This year, they’re huddling up on the Coast at the Beau Rivage. Before becoming a nationally syndicated cartoonist, Marshall Ramsey remembers the impact that one teacher…
For the second year in a row, the University of Southern Mississippi has been ranked by Military Times as one of the top 20 ‘best for vets’ universities across the United States. USM, the highest ranked university in Mississippi, is…
The Mississippi Reading Association is being hosted at the Beau Rivage this week. Hundreds of teachers from across the Coast have come together to learn new teaching skills and hear from the top educators. DJ Batiste says he owes his…
Now students in the Orange Grove area will never run out of books to dive into. That is all thanks to the Rotary Club of Gulfport-Orange Grove. The Rotary Club donated the very first Little Free Library that is located…
Today, the Bilingual Lending Library in Pascagoula opened up its doors for the first time to the public. The main goal for the library is to provide a more inclusive space to support the Hispanic population in the district. It…