Seniors Griffin, West match to Davidson, Scripps College through QuestBridge

QuestBridge National College Match named seniors Maple Griffin and Vic West as National Match Scholarship Recipients in December. QuestBridge is a competitive full-ride scholarship program for high-achieving, low-income students. As National Match Scholarship Recipients, Griffin and West will be respectively attending Davidson College and Scripps College completely free of charge. 

Students audition, performers selected for Tales from the Crypt

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Courtesy of Caleb Youngblood

From left to right, seniors NOah Lee, Iysiahs York, Gabe Petitt, Iris Xue, Sydney Beane, Aly Griffitt, Charlese Shields, Makayla Houston and Ashton Lollis compare their audition notes with Tales Director and MSMS U.S. History teacher Chuck Yarborough on Jan. 25. These seniors performed and narrated for 2023's Tales from the Crypt and served as judges for this year's auditions.

Students from MSMS’s Tales from the Crypt class auditioned on Jan. 24-25 for a spot in this year’s performances. Eleven performers were selected after numerous impressive showcases pushed judges to go over the planned nine spots. The selected performers are juniors Brooke Anderson, Jennifer Bui, Yaerim Choi, Grace Ann Courtney, Drew Dowdy, Adair Gaines, Isabella Givens, Kelstin Holmes, Domini Jha, Antanae Shelton, Max Thompson and Michelle Yang.

MSMS goes virtual for a week

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Courtesy of Cratin Quinnelly

Junior Cratin Quinnelly poses with the snow in his backyard. MSMS held classes virtually from Jan. 16-21 due to hazardous weather.

Due to hazardous weather and a power outage, MSMS canceled classes on Jan. 12, giving students an early start to their extended MLK weekend. However, after snowy weather hit the state of Mississippi, the extended weekend break was prolonged into an entire week. MSMS closed its doors from Jan. 16-21, encouraging students to stay home and off icy roads. Classes were held through Zoom and Canvas. Many MSMS students took the break as an opportunity to chill out and enjoy the snow. 

Zarandona, Morgan win grants for Math Outreach and chemistry experiments

Math teacher Lauren Zarandona and science teacher Lib Morgan recently won Tennessee Valley Authority and Columbus Light and Water STEM grants. Zarandona earned a $1,000 grant for MSMS’s Math Outreach program. Morgan earned a $5,000 grant to buy new lab equipment. 

MSMS A places first at Mustang Invitational Quizbowl Tournament

MSMS brought two teams to compete at the Jan. 27 Mustang Invitational Quizbowl Tournament hosted by Murrah High School. Overall, the MSMS A team earned first place and the MSMS B team earned second place. The MSMS A team consisted of seniors Noah Lee, Jules Gallo, Jacob Neal and Jackson Williams. The MSMS B team consisted of seniors Maryann Dang and Geoffery Melton, and juniors Eden Zmitrovich and Olivia Cochran. Multiple players earned individual awards: Gallo won first in overall individual points, Lee won second and Zmitrovich won fourth.