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Right to Left: Junior class officers Cathy Shao, Ahjahnae’ Washington, Maya Jacobsen, JD Miller and Jordyn Taylor pose after being elected last Monday.
MSMS juniors elect class officers
Harper Hipp, Staff Writer • November 3, 2025

On Monday, juniors voted for class officers, electing Cathy Shao as president, Ahjahnae’ Washington as vice president, JD Miller as treasurer, Maya Jacobsen as secretary and Jordyn Taylor as historian. After school Monday,...

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Back row from left to right: Ryan Wei, Colin Chung and Harper Hipp. Front row from left to right: Althea Wells, Anthony Nguyen and Jake Heisler. The five winners and honorable mention for the 2025 Eudora Welty Ephemera Prize were all MSMS students.
MSMS students win all 5 spots in Eudora Welty Ephemera writing competition
Nicolas Palagi, Contibuting Writer • October 30, 2025

MSMS seniors Colin Chung, Jake Heisler, Anthony Nguyen, Ryan Wei and Althea Wells took all five winning spots in the Eudora Welty Ephemera Prize for High School Creative Writing on Oct. 6, while junior Harper Hipp earned...

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Juniors will vote for their junior class officers on Monday, Oct. 27.
Candidates introduce themselves for upcoming junior class officer elections
Katie Chung, Staff Writer • October 25, 2025

Students will choose from 18 candidates running for junior class president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and historian in elections scheduled for Oct. 27.  The presidential candidates are Irene Doyle, Branston...

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Senate Update: September 2025
Senate Update: September 2025
Rebecca Sun, SGA Press Secretary • October 7, 2025

After ratifying the new Student Government Association constitution in early September, the SGA Senate immediately began introducing and debating new legislation concerning student privileges, wellness and safety. The...

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ICA poses for a picture outside of Nissan Auditorium.
Unlike years past, Foundations currently incorporates content from Algebra II, Precalculus, and Trigonometry — formerly three separate classes.
Right to Left: Junior class officers Cathy Shao, Ahjahnae’ Washington, Maya Jacobsen, JD Miller and Jordyn Taylor pose after being elected last Monday.
Back row from left to right: Ryan Wei, Colin Chung and Harper Hipp. Front row from left to right: Althea Wells, Anthony Nguyen and Jake Heisler. The five winners and honorable mention for the 2025 Eudora Welty Ephemera Prize were all MSMS students.
Juniors will vote for their junior class officers on Monday, Oct. 27.
Senate Update: September 2025
Opinion
Two Labubus on display in a store. Labubus are collectible plushy monster toys that come in mystery boxes, often used as keychains or just collectibles.
Neely: Labubus flying off shelves as overconsumption hits peak
Aundriya Neely, Staff Writer • November 13, 2025

To create a truly sustainable society, we must move past the desire for endless growth and things that don’t need to be overconsumed, instead...

Unlike years past, Foundations currently incorporates content from Algebra II, Precalculus, and Trigonometry — formerly three separate classes.
Editorial: Is Foundations working for juniors this year?
2025-2026 Editorial Board • November 6, 2025

This school year marks a major shift in the curriculum of one of MSMS’s quintessential classes, Foundations for Higher Mathematics.   Traditionally...

Coggins: What the E.U. energy trade deal means for MSMS students
October 6, 2025
Sun: Performative males are really funny — that’s all there is to it
September 24, 2025
News and Notes
Among the highlights of the week of Feb. 5, senior Noah Lee and juniors Claire Rizzo and Max Thompson won the Mississippi Poetry Project: Who I Am contest, several MSMS Speech and Debate Team members qualified for the National Catholic Forensic League tournament, and MSMS Quizbowl Team A placed third in the MSMS Spring Invitational II tournament.
Blue Waves News and Notes 2.5.24
Among the highlights of the week of Jan. 29, select students met with state representatives and legislators in Jackson for MSMS Capitol Day, FBLA competitors returned home with 16 awards from their Northern Regional Competition and MSMS soccer teams had mixed results in district playoffs.
Blue Waves News and Notes: Week of Jan. 29
Among the highlights of last month, 34th annual Tales from the Crypt performers were selected, seniors Vic West and Maple Griffin matched to colleges through the Questbridge National College Match Program, MSMS teachers Lauren Zarandona and Elizabeth Morgan won STEM grants, and MSMS held classes virtually for one week due to inclement weather.
Blue Waves News and Notes: Jan. Edition
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Full tuition scholarship certificates were given to all 117 seniors at MSMS. Students who graduate in May will receive an eight-semester award for full tuition to USM, with the requirement that they enroll for the fall 2025 semester.

📸: Caleb Youngblood

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Senior Nina Weinstein crosses the finish line at South Pontotoc High School finishing 34th in the girls' 3-mile run with a time of 25:59.92.
12 Blue Wave swimmers qualified for North Half on Sept. 24 at the Cleveland Last Chance meet.
From left to right: Elissa Wang, Nina Weinstein, Shaniya Williams, Spencer Goodlett, Anderson Chaney, Isabel Beckman, Jasmaan Banipal, Ashton Wood, Levi Williamson and Alonso Bocanegra in South Pontotoc on Sep. 6.
Official practices for the Blue Waves begin on Oct. 13. Their first game is Nov. 6 against Columbus High School.
MSMS wrestlers Cyrus Savell (bottom) and Owen Williams practice with coach Chris Coover.
Back row from left to right: Katie Chung, Jordyn Taylor, Cathy Shao, Anya Rai, Tejasvi Uppu, Cassie van Riessen, Samantha Diamond. Front row from left to right: John Broome, Raymond Yang, Ryan Wei, Daniel Hu, Jeffrey Kong. The MSMS swim team pose at the Tupelo Aquatic Center, where two of their meets have been held this year.
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