Browsing: Education

There is something new on the horizon in education for George County.

New Horizons Academy is a new school with the motto “Soaring to New Heights with God and Education.” The school is nearing the completion of its second year of operation, and its leader foresees a bright future.

During season eight of HGTV’s Home Town, featuring the renovation of Jones College’s Old President’s House on the Ellisville campus by two of JC’s famous alumni, Ben and Erin Napier of Laurel, Jones College President Dr. Jesse Smith announced a new program to be named in the couple’s honor. An old factory building currently houses maintenance and housekeeping departments, along with storage, will be transformed into a centralized home for training future craftsmen to help rebuild hometowns across the country. It is called the Erin and Ben Napier School of Design and Building Construction.

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (also called intellectual and developmental disabilities). You may see these written as “IDD” and / or “DD.” The color that represents DD month is orange. Orange symbolizes energy and positivity. Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month stands to represent how we can come together with those who have intellectual disabilities and form healthy, happy, safe, and overall conducive communities alongside them. 

Mississippi State’s World Class Teaching Program is celebrating 19 teachers who have achieved the prestigious National Board Certification and four who have renewed the credential.

The College of Business and Economic Development’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has received notable recognition in online graduate education by U.S. News & World Report.

Once upon a time … at a university nestled in the piney woods of South Mississippi, a group of enthusiastic literary buffs congregated to showcase their talents and share experiences in a unique forum called Creative Writing Day.

Students at The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) have been provided a unique pathway to fulfill their college dreams through a tuition scholarship partnership between the school and The University of Southern Mississippi (USM).

Graham, a senior from Long Beach, Miss. began her USM journey in 2016 studying biology, before taking a hiatus to take time for family. When she returned to USM in 2021, Graham looked at the school’s Sustainability Sciences (Coastal System Dynamics) degree program and decided it was the perfect fit for her and her interests.  

Mississippi State University is taking care of what matters—and that includes its people. MSU is the only Southeastern Conference school to make the 2024 Top 50 list of “America’s Best Large Employers” recently published by Forbes.

Laurel High School Student Council members are getting the opportunity to play a major role in the guidance of present and future student council leaders as they have received the impressive honor of hosting the 54th Annual Mississippi State Association of Student Councils’ Student Council Leadership Conference this year from March 8-9. 

Legendary University of Southern Mississippi Baseball Coach Scott Berry was honored with presentation of Senate Resolution 6 by the Mississippi Senate on Thursday, February 22, 2024, upon his retirement at age 60, following 14 seasons at the helm of the baseball program, leading the Golden Eagles to unprecedented levels of success as the team moved to the Sun Belt Conference.

In 2012, Bryan moved to Mississippi and became an ASL instructor at Ole Miss with only 19 students. Today, Ole Miss offers a new ASL interpreting minor, and Bryan is one of four faculty teaching over 450 students.

“Excellence, discipline, grit, integrity, and teamwork” are personal values which Assistant Superintendent Dr. Michael Eubanks has built his life around and will be bringing with him to his upcoming position as Superintendent of the Laurel School District.

A new transformative initiative at Mississippi State is enabling students to better shape their futures through greater leveraging the power of experiential learning.

The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) baseball team brought joy and inspiration to the students at the University’s DuBard School for Language Disorders during a special visit on Feb.12, 2024. The visit was designed to foster community engagement and uplift the spirits of children facing language challenges.

A new scholarship competition named for the longtime Mississippi College trustee and retired senior pastor at First Baptist Church Biloxi will undoubtedly alter the destinies of countless ministerial students enrolled at the Christian University. The Dr. Frank Gunn Ministry Scholars Competition will help incoming MC students joyfully pursue their commitment to full-time, vocational ministry by awarding scholarships that lessen their financial burden.