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The University of Southern Mississippi’s Polymer Science and Engineering undergraduate program has reached a significant milestone with national accreditation from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). This marks the program’s inaugural accreditation since the University began offering engineering courses in 2012.

Tara Cooper, a third grade teacher at Jackson Elementary, has been named the Jackson Elementary Teacher of the Year.

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has ranked The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) 11th in the nation and first in Mississippi in producing new National Board Certified Teachers in 2019 with 997 teachers certified.

Elizabeth Dock of Gautier has been named as the Administrator of the Year for the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (PGSD).

Binder has been teaching for 12 years in the Pascagoula-Gautier School District. She teaches fourth grade and teaches all subjects – math, reading, language, science, and social studies.

Jeremy Bell has been named the Vancleave High School (VHS) Teacher of the Year.

Shaun Mitchell, a fourth grade teacher at Beach Elementary School in Pascagoula, has been named Beach Elementary Teacher of the Year.

Singing River Electric recently awarded a $2,470 Neighbors Helping Neighbors (NHN) Community Grant to the Jackson County Technology Center. The grant funds purchased a solar bundle kit with solar panels, battery charger and seven starting batteries.

If you’ve seen the brightly colored Y on the Fly van on the roads, it’s full of equipment, staff and volunteers taking games and activities to children.

Sirena Cantrell wants University of Southern Mississippi (USM) students to use their education to succeed personally, professionally and in service to their communities – and support their alma mater by sharing their example of success with those who follow them

Field trips are not just for children in traditional school settings, especially when the outing has so much educational value.

Since Emily Shaffer turned 16 years old, she has worked two jobs and back-to-back 12-hour shifts to make ends meet. Up until recently, she thought that her future would be much of the same.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College students Shanna Cramer and Lauren Powell were awarded the 2019 Merit Health – Biloxi Board of Trustees Full-Tuition Scholarship. Each student will have their tuition covered for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Courageous, Faithful and Trustworthy…three words that signify Khadeejah Franklin, 2019 Vancleave High School Valedictorian.

These young leaders participated in team-building exercises, discussed solutions to current issues facing young people and visited with their state legislators.

A grant through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-sponsored Teacher at Sea program allowed students who live 1,500 miles away from Pascagoula.