Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science

The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) is a public residential high school for academically gifted students located in Columbus, Mississippi on the campus of the Mississippi University for Women. A member of the NCSSSMST, it is a state-wide magnet school that is free of tuition, room, and board. Each year, the school graduates over 100 students. The main focus of MSMS is on mathematics and science, but it also promotes study in the humanities, particularly history, literature, and art.

MSMS was founded in 1987 by appropriations from the Mississippi Legislature and is the fourth public, residential high school for academically gifted students in the United States. The school only enrolls students in the last two years of high school. Tenth grade students from across the state apply and are selected to attend.

MSMS, along with its recently created sister school, the Mississippi School for the Arts , are currently being threatened by closure due to the state's ailing budget as of March 2005. However, current discussions in the Mississippi Legislature have suggested charging tuition to its students based on household income.

External Links

• MSMS homepage
• MSMS Alumni Association