Gifted Woolmarket students put their projects to the test this morning at the Biloxi Natatorium. The students spent the last month in groups building underwater gliders which collect temperature and pressure data as they move through the water. Groups tested…
Recent reports from the state auditor’s office found a significant amount of students accessing explicit material on school computers. News 25’s Kendra Turley caught up with officials in the Jackson County School District to see how they monitor online activity…
A Hinds County judge will let three groups that favor charter schools intervene in a lawsuit challenging whether such schools can legally receive Mississippi education money. Mike Hurst, representing a group of parents from Midtown Charter School, says Chancery Judge…
A judge is considering whether he should overturn or uphold Mississippi’s charter school law. A group of parents argues the law is unconstitutional because charter schools divert property taxes from the Jackson District and the charter schools are not overseen…
Jay Don Blake knows a thing or two about playing golf. Today he passed on a little bit of what he knows, mixed in with some ABCs to a group of pre-school children in Moss Point. Blake and his wife,…
Stennis Space Center is calling all future astronauts and engineers for an out of this world summer camp experience. Registration for Astro Camp at Infinity Science Center opens Friday. The theme for this year’s camp is “Next Generation to Mars:…
For the first time, D’Iberville High School hosted the inaugural Warrior Classic indoor competition on Saturday. At least 25 groups from schools across Mississippi and Louisiana competed in percussion, winds and color guard. This event helps these students get used…
Last month, St. Martin Middle School girls robotic team won the Vex State Robotics Competition. Now they’re on their way to compete against teams from around the world and represent the state of Mississippi. To lend a helping hand with…
A bill to reinforce requirements that cursive writing be taught in Mississippi’s public schools needs only Governor Phil Bryant’s signature to become law. Senators agreed with changes made by the House to Senate Bill 2273 and sent it to Bryant…
Blues, country, pop and rock and roll echoed throughout the IP Casino and Resort this evening for the fourth annual Rock the Block fundraiser. Rock the Block is a major fundraiser for the Rock U 2 Foundation which provides scholarships…
Some South Mississippi high school students are springing forward with their plans after graduation, thanks to one school’s college and career fair today. News 25’s Taylor Rubach stepped back in school today and has more on Harrison Central High School’s…
The Institute of Marine Mammal Studies is reaching out to get local children excited about marine education with Student Sunday. The institute has set aside scholarships that will allow 200 children to visit the institute this summer, where they can…
Discovering Deer Island, over 60 students traveled from Arkansas to explore wildlife here in South Mississippi. News 25’s Laurene Callander reports on their excursion to the barrier island. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it is a bird, an…
Today Ingalls hosted over 100 middle school students for a ship building competition to really get them involved in the STEM program. Four middle schools built their own ship for engineering week. Racing boats down the water tank is how…
You can now experience Mississippi’s maritime heritage through a new activities center in Pascagoula. The Mississippi Maritime Museum officially opened the facility this afternoon during a ribbon cutting ceremony on DuPont Avenue. The building is mostly administrative offices until the…
Special guests read to students at Harrison Central Elementary this morning as Read across America Week continues. Over 30 students from West Harrison High, Harrison Central High, and North Gulfport Middle all read Dr. Seuss books to the second and…
Harrison County School District students will be found with their nose in a book this week as they celebrate Read across America Week. There will be activities all week at schools like Harrison Central Elementary School. Each day will follow…
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies is nearing the completion of a $15 million expansion in Gulfport. The addition will be bringing aquatic interaction back to the Coast’s tourism industry for the first time since Hurricane Katrina destroyed Marine Life…
With all the buzz surrounding ongoing preparations for the Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport, Coast residents are getting nostalgic for the days when Marine Life Oceanarium and the J.L. Scott Aquarium in Biloxi were still open for business. You won’t have…
Starting today kids across the nation will be recognizing Read across America Week. News 25’s Laurene Callander joins us at Harrison Central Elementary School with a list of events for the week.
Harrison County schools are celebrating National Reading Month this week. Harrison Central Elementary Library Media Specialist Amanda Bradley is in studio with the details.
State senators are offering a bill to fund public schools for the 2017-2018 school year, casting doubt if law makers will rewrite Mississippi’s school funding formula this year. The Senate Appropriations Committee amended House Bill 1502, adding back $2.2 billion…
A top Mississippi lawmaker is blocking an effort to punish universities that refuse to fly the state flag, a symbol that critics see as racist. The state House passed a bill earlier this week saying public universities could not receive…
Hundreds of potential teachers on the job hunt could soon be employed within the Harrison County School District. This afternoon from 3 to 7, the Harrison County School District hosted their first ever teacher job fair. The district is looking…