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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 costs. Each year, the school graduates over 100 students. The main focus of MSMS is Mathematics and Science , but humanities, particularly History , Literature , and Art , are also emphasized. HISTORY 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. BUILDINGS MSMS currently has five buildings on the MUW campus for its exclusive use, which include two academic buildings, the two residence halls, and the Activity Center. MSMS shares in the use of several buildings with MUW, including the student union, cafeteria, and auditorium. Hooper Science Building is the main academic building. Its two floors house the majority of the classrooms used by the school. The first floor contains seven classrooms, a computer lab, an auditorium, a main lobby, and many administrative and faculty offices. The second floors contains two physics labs, two biology labs, two chemistry labs, and many more faculty offices. All of the labs are recently renovated with full amenities and state-of-the-art equipment. Shackleford houses MSMS Computing Services and is used as the center for the school's computer network. Additionally, the building contains a second computer lab, several classrooms used primarily for history classes, and a large art studio which holds all of the fine arts classes. Frazer Hall is the boy's residence hall. Frazer has only been in use since by MSMS since 2002 after a tornado severely damaged Peyton Hall, the original boy's residence hall. Frazer's rooms are suite style, consisting of two rooms connected by a central bathroom. Each room is designed for double occupancy. Frazer has 5 floors with a north and south wing of both, although no rooms on the first or second floors are occupied. Fant Hall, the sister building to Peyton Hall, is the location of the girl's residence hall. Rooms are also double occupancy and are larger than the rooms in Frazer, and each wing of each floor of the building shares one bathroom. Fant has 3 floors with an east, west, and south wing. All three wings on all three floors are currently in use. Both halls have a laundry room, lobbies on all floors, vending machines, computer labs, and a main office. The Activities Center, commonly called "The AC," is the main location for MSMS sports, recreation, and the music program. The first floor has a basketball court, a work-out room, a general recreation room, two offices for athletic administration, and a main lobby. Upstairs is a large music hall where all of the performing arts classes meet. In the basement is a Billiards room. CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS Student Life at MSMS involves many different clubs in which students can get involved. Mu Alpha Theta (MAO) is the school's math club. The members of this club do ACT practice, a "math modeling" weekend, and compete in the statewide Mu Alpha Theta State Convention. MSMS has placed in the MAO Convention at least the past three years, earning 1st place in 2004 and 2005 and 2nd place in 2006. Fellowship of Christian Anybodies (FCA) is a Christian based organization. Taken from the nationally known Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the name has been changed to include anyone at MSMS because of the low number of athletes, and the general spirit of not being exclusive. RECENT STATISTICS The MSMS Class of 2005 graduated May 27th, 2005, with a total of 106 students. The entire class of 2005 is attending college, the majority at institutions in the state, including the University Of Mississippi , Mississippi State University , and Millsaps College . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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