Ocean Springs High School is home to one of the states only aquaculture programs. Today, students in their second year of taking the course are diving into deeper waters and taking on more challenges. News 25’s Caroline Eaker has more…
Science can be fun when it comes to learning about space. A group of D’Iberville Elementary students had a chance to learn about space hands on today. Kindergartners blasted into space Wednesday morning as two representatives from NASA talked all…
The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach is setting records. The university saw a large increase in student enrollment this fall. News 25’s Caroline Eaker talked with university officials about the increase in students wanting to…
Students at St. James were moving and shaking this morning while exercising brain power. Move to Learn hopped along to the elementary school in Gulfport for an in person lesson from Coach Larry Calhoun. Over 300 students from pre-K to…
William Carey University is reporting a 4.4 percent increase in enrollment for the fall 2017 trimester. With the close of late registration, enrollment stands at 4,694 compared to 4,496 in fall 2016. Enrollment at the Hattiesburg campus is 3,544 (including…
From farm to table, Harrison County students learn the tricks of the trade when it comes to planting, growing, and harvesting vegetables. In partnership with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department, about 50 students are utilizing the county farm for this…
The United Way of South Mississippi’s PreK4WARD program has expanded in the Harrison County School District, preparing even more four-year-olds for kindergarten. Pineville Elementary School is the latest Harrison County School to host a PreK4WARD classroom. A total of 20…
According to the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor, preliminary calculations by Mississippi Department of Education underfunded the MAEP formula by more than $732,000. In a letter addressed to legislative leaders and Governor Phil Bryant, State Auditor Stacey Pickering outlined…
Students at three Harrison County schools will now get to enjoy fresh fruits and veggies all at no cost. This is all thanks to three grants totaling almost $80,000. Bel Aire, Crossroad, and Pineville Elementary schools will be able to…
So what do owls like for dinner? Well, the sixth graders at North Woolmarket Middle School might be able to tell you. Over 80 sixth graders dissected owl pellets inside the school’s cafeteria this afternoon. The students learned about the…
Today, the Biloxi Bay Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed St. Martin High School as a member of their organization with a ribbon cutting and tour of the school. High School Senior Trilby Taylor came forward with the idea of wanting…
A West Wortham Elementary teacher received a generous donation from Hancock Bank to help replace her equipment that was vandalized back in May 2017. News 25’s Taylor Rubach attended the check presentation and has more on this emotional reaction. It…
With the school year back in high gear, high school seniors will be preparing for graduation before you know it. Teachers at Harrison Central are working hard with their students to be better prepared after high school. The Win Job…
It was an exciting and emotional walk down memory lane this morning for the first graduating class of Gautier High School. Every class has a composite hanging in the halls of the high school except 1997. Twenty years later those…
Two bloggers from Washington, D.C. are helping showcase the Gulf Coast if you were to visit by train as part of their internship with the National Association of Railroad Passengers. News 25’s Taylor Rubach caught up with them on their…
River Oaks Elementary School in Harrison County will be expanding their facility. The three-year-old school is preparing for a $2.1 million expansion project and adding more classrooms in order to receive more students. News 25’s Taylor Rubach joins us at…
A brand new academic building is near completion on the USM Gulf Park campus. Construction began about 15 months ago and is about 80 percent complete according to university officials. The first floor of the business and health building will…
With school in session, students are back in high gear. At the Southern Miss Gulf Park campus, students are working their way into the semester by attending special events at the school’s welcome week. Events include lunches and special lectures…
In honor of the great eclipse, schools all across the nation held lessons and viewing parties to witness the incredible sight. Some students were kept from viewing the eclipse for safety reasons. Several schools across the Gulf Coast prohibited their…
This coming Monday people across the country will be able to experience a solar eclipse. Something we haven’t seen in 38 years. Many schools across the state are getting ready since students will be in class for much of the…
The Mississippi Department of Education says students fared better in the second year of a new standardized test than they did in the first, especially in math. The results released are from last spring’s Mississippi Academic Assessment Program, the second…
Breaking news at North Bay Elementary School today as students took a shot at landing a spot as a news correspondent for the Biloxi school’s daily newscast. Ten students sat at the anchor desk this morning and read copy from…
Could the backpack your child takes to school cause long term back or spine problems? News 25’s Gina Tomlinson spoke with a local chiropractor who weighs in on the topic. Millions of students are walking the halls, some of them…
D’Iberville High School was back in the classroom today. School officials say ACT and state test scores were up from last year, along with attendance and graduation rates. Their motto of empowering excellence in everyone is how they expect to…