Chiropractor explains how heavy bags could affect students' backs
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- With kids getting ready to go back to school, parents are loading backpacks with books and supplies, preparing for a successful year. We…
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Local students preparing for Seaperch Competition
A local Quest class is putting the final touches on their underwater robotics project! The 4th and 5th Quest Class from Central and Pass Road Elementary are taking part in…
Local Hope Squad groups recognized by state lawmakers
More than a dozen school groups in Jackson County are being recognized by state lawmakers for their important mission. Hope Squad students and members of the Singing River…
South Mississippi students named Presidential Scholars candidates
Twenty-six students from South Mississippi schools have been named candidates in the 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Three of those students -- Erik "Talan" Lindmark of Pass Christian High and, Sohni Beamon of Gulfport High and Matthew Church of Ocean…
MGCCC Work Force summit prepares students for the future
Students explored the world of work at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College earlier today. This event provided an opportunity for industry and business partners to give direct input into the training programs…
23 Coast students named National Merit Semifinalists
Twenty-three students from South Mississippi have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. The list was released Wednesday. The students are among 16,000 nationwide in the 70th annual scholarship program. Students who were the highest-scoring in the state while taking the…
Gulfport High students visit the News 25 Studio
Earlier this morning, a class from Gulfport High School visited the WXXV News Studio! Our News Director Rick Boone gave the students a tour of the studio, showing…
Three MGCCC students are only students in Mississippi selected for prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
Three MGCCC students are among only 60 high-achieving community college students from across the nation selected to receive the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The highly competitive national scholarship aims for Cooke Scholars to complete their undergraduate educations…
Mississippi House votes to change school funding formula, but plan faces hurdles in the Senate
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi House voted Wednesday to set a new formula to calculate how much money the state will spend on public schools — a step toward abandoning a formula that has put generations…
Mom to Mom - DIY School Valentines
WOW your kid's classmates and teachers with cute handmade Valentines. Mandy gives step-by-step directions in this how-to segment!
Twelve teachers receive Leo W. Seal Innovative Teacher Grant
Twelve teachers were honored today for their hard work with the Leo W. Seal Innovative Teacher Grant. Each year, Hancock Whitney gives a grant of up to $2,000 to…
Proposed bill would require school officials to tell parents if student is LGBTQ+
A bill has been proposed in the Mississippi House of Representatives that would require school administrators and teachers to tell parents if their…
UM Pharmacy School secures grants for space medicine research
The Mississippi Space Grant Consortium has awarded two seed grants to the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy that will enable six first-year students to conduct innovative research on space medicine. Each $33,000 grant was secured through the organization's Student…
New Life Church students raise money for mission with smoked pork fundraiser
The 4th of July weekend is known for cookouts and great barbecue. A church in Biloxi was grilling out for a good cause. New Life Family Church is raising money for…
South Mississippi students earn National Merit corporate scholarships
Three South Mississippi students are among the first group of winners in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The students are among more than 800 seniors nationwide and seven in Mississippi to earn money for college. The scholars were…
Local students spend a day learning about the rodeo
Students were invited to their own personal rodeo by the Professional Cowboy Association. Students learned how to say yee-haw and rope a calf, thanks to the Professional…
Popps Ferry Elementary students' Cruisin' The Coast art
Popp’s Ferry Elementary in Biloxi gets their students excited about Cruisin’ the Coast through art. Kindergarten through fourth grade students had a chance…
19 students from Coast named National Merit semifinalists
19 students from South Mississippi are among 210 statewide to be named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists for 2023. The students were from eight schools, in addition to a homeschooled student. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of more…
University of Southern Mississippi opens new veterans center
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — The University of Southern Mississippi is opening a new building with the aim of supporting military veterans. The new facility is about supporting those who served the nation, said Jeff Hammond, the director of the university’s…
Increasing number of Mississippi students in quarantine
In the weekly Mississippi State Department of Health COVID update meeting, topics of surpassing winter peaks, growing infections and quarantines and new resources to help hospitals were released. Kicking…
Health official: 20,000 Mississippi students in quarantine
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A top Mississippi health official says about 20,000 students are currently quarantined for COVID-19 exposure in the state. That's 4.5% of the public school population. The data comes from…
Hancock High to close for 2 weeks; students switch to virtual learning
Hancock High School is dismissing at 11:30 a.m. today and will be closed for 14 days as a precaution, officials said in a press release. According to the state Department of Health, the high school last week had 9 students…
Local flower shop creates bows for Gulf Coast students
Many local businesses are starting to find creative ways to honor the class of 2020 and one Long Beach shop has come up with a colorful way to do just that. Lois’ Flower Shop has been hard at work designing…
Free Immunizations for Mississippi Gulf Coast Students
This free event provides immunizations and Mississippi Immunization Form 121