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The Vision MSMS Official page for the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science student-run newspaper!

The Vision began during the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science second year of existence by an eager group of student reporters and retired MSMS instructor, Jack Carter. For the next few decades, The Vision has shifted between print and online publications and seen a colorful staff of countless high school journalists. As a two-year high school, the halls of MSMS and the staff of The Vi

sion see students come in as juniors and graduate as successful seniors rapidly. Thomas Richardson is the current advisor of The Vision, working with willing students after school throughout the week to perfect and publish their works on a weekly basis. MSMS alumnus Thomas Richardson, the 2019-2020 JoAnne Sellers Newspaper Adviser of the Year, is in his fifth year of leading The Vision staff. After graduating from MSMS in 2004, Richardson received his bachelor’s degree at Millsaps College, where he served as the sports editor and columnist for the student newspaper, The Purple & White. Richardson went on to earn a master's degree at Vanderbilt University and two additional master's degrees from Mississippi University for Women. He is in his eleventh year of teaching high school English in Mississippi. 2020-2021 The Vision Editors: Muneebah Umar, Editor-in-Chief; Gracie Rowland, Managing Editor; Luke Bowles, Managing Editor; Kate McElhinney, News Editor; Fiona Dawe, Opinion Editor; Henry Sanders, Student Life Editor; Tejus Kotikalapudi, Entertainment Editor; Hardy Cooke, Sports Editor; Blake Cheater, Lead Copy Editor; Clare Seo, Social Media Editor; Karlene Deng, Photography Editor; Elisabeth Seage, Multimedia Editor; Carter Moore, Graphics Editor.

Residents of Goen Hall evacuated at approximately 7:35 p.m. after a carbon monoxide detector triggered in the dorm. MSMS...
08/04/2024

Residents of Goen Hall evacuated at approximately 7:35 p.m. after a carbon monoxide detector triggered in the dorm. MSMS is working with Atmos Energy, MUW Police and the Columbus Fire Department to assess the building, according to Interim Executive Director Ginger Tedder.

This incident comes less than five months after a carbon monoxide alarm activated in Goen on Nov. 30, forcing an early morning evacuation and prompting investigation from Atmos.

📸 Mariane Powell

MUW campus is under lockdown after campus police received reports of multiple shots fired east of campus. Students on ca...
07/04/2024

MUW campus is under lockdown after campus police received reports of multiple shots fired east of campus. Students on campus have been instructed to shelter in place until the lockdown is lifted.

The MSMS tennis team secured a satisfying 5-2 win against New Hope only to face a score reversal to Starkville Academy t...
20/03/2024

The MSMS tennis team secured a satisfying 5-2 win against New Hope only to face a score reversal to Starkville Academy the week of Feb. 26.

📝 Isabella Givens
📸 Joe Yang
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“Career Day”🖼️ Adair Gaines📧 Send us your best original artwork for a chance to be featured as comic of the week!
19/03/2024

“Career Day”

🖼️ Adair Gaines
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The MSMS French Club raised $243 from crêpes sales in a Feb. 12 fundraising event that also allowed students to sample F...
19/03/2024

The MSMS French Club raised $243 from crêpes sales in a Feb. 12 fundraising event that also allowed students to sample French cuisine. 

The event took place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the class periods of French I & II, and this timing gave anyone with a lunch period a chance to buy a crêpe and hear from club members. The students who operated the event were given an extra challenge: speaking in French the entire time.

📝 Langston Smith
📸 Langston Smith
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The MSMS tennis team posted mixed results against Houston and Heritage Academy in late February, sweeping the former 7-0...
19/03/2024

The MSMS tennis team posted mixed results against Houston and Heritage Academy in late February, sweeping the former 7-0 and dropping its match against the cross-town competition 4-3.

📝 Sebastian Harvey
📸 Iris Xue
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Heavy overnight rains and minor flooding delayed the start of Friday classes to 9:30 a.m. 📸 Logan Wood
01/03/2024

Heavy overnight rains and minor flooding delayed the start of Friday classes to 9:30 a.m.

📸 Logan Wood

State Sen. Dennis DeBar of MS District 43 recently introduced a bill to the proposing MSMS relocate to the campus of Mis...
27/02/2024

State Sen. Dennis DeBar of MS District 43 recently introduced a bill to the proposing MSMS relocate to the campus of Mississippi State University by the 2026-2027 school year.

The Vision will provide additional coverage of this developing story as information becomes available.

📝 Ray Taylor
📸 Mariane Powell
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“The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science offers a wide variety of rigorous math classes in the fall semester ...
16/02/2024

“The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science offers a wide variety of rigorous math classes in the fall semester for incoming juniors, ranging from Algebra II to AP Calculus BC; however, there are staggeringly different gender distributions between entry- and higher-level junior math classes,” Xue writes.

“The fall Trigonometry and AP Calculus BC classes have a majority Frazer enrollment compared to Algebra II and Foundations with a majority Goen enrollment, a trend which might stem from the annual math placement test or students’ previous educational opportunities.”

📝 Iris Xue
📸 Caleb Youngblood
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The MSMS tennis team will open its season at 4 p.m. Feb. 15 with a home match against South Ponotoc at the MUW Garrett T...
15/02/2024

The MSMS tennis team will open its season at 4 p.m. Feb. 15 with a home match against South Ponotoc at the MUW Garrett Tennis Courts.

📝 Morgan Smith
📸 Adair Gaines
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“Frazer waterworks”🖼️ Grace Ann Courtney📧 Send us your best original artwork for a chance to be featured as comic of the...
06/02/2024

“Frazer waterworks”

🖼️ Grace Ann Courtney
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“Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!” “Don’t you mean Happy Robert E. Lee Day?” “While I cannot speak for the happy part o...
06/02/2024

“Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!” 
“Don’t you mean Happy Robert E. Lee Day?” 

“While I cannot speak for the happy part of the latter statement, it is unfortunately true that MLK Jr. Day is celebrated on the same day as Lee Day in Alabama and Mississippi,” Taylor writes. 

“This is about a Civil Rights hero getting the honor he deserves without anything, or anyone, competing for his limelight, or, even worse, countering the cause King advocated for in the first place. King deserves to be celebrated for the monumental leader and heartening pastor he was.” 

📝 Ray Taylor
📸 Ray Taylor
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Frazer Rooms 205-208 were suddenly flooded by an erupting toilet at approximately 5 p.m. on Feb 1. Students quickly resp...
02/02/2024

Frazer Rooms 205-208 were suddenly flooded by an erupting toilet at approximately 5 p.m. on Feb 1. Students quickly responded, assembling an army of mops and buckets while restricting water flow with towels and rugs.

📝 Sebastian Harvey
📸 Noah Lee
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“‘The Curse’ is an enigma of a show that leaves viewers wanting more and less at the same time,” Ross writes. “‘The Curs...
24/01/2024

“‘The Curse’ is an enigma of a show that leaves viewers wanting more and less at the same time,” Ross writes.

“‘The Curse’ is a show just shy of genius which viewers will either love or hate. It’s a multilayered, complex commentary that mirrors the artificial progressiveness rampant in society today. With Fielder and Stone front and center, it’s something absolutely horrifying to witness.”

📝 Atticus Ross
📸 Showtime
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Dorms will reopen Sunday, Jan. 21 at 12:00 p.m., a one-time exception in light of travel challenges for students across ...
21/01/2024

Dorms will reopen Sunday, Jan. 21 at 12:00 p.m., a one-time exception in light of travel challenges for students across the state.

🖼️ Grace Ann Courtney

Both MSMS soccer teams fell to Vardaman for the second time this season on Dec. 7, with the Frazer team losing 7-2 and t...
14/12/2023

Both MSMS soccer teams fell to Vardaman for the second time this season on Dec. 7, with the Frazer team losing 7-2 and the Goen team losing by a 7-0 mercy rule. 

📝 Mariane Powell
📸 Courtesy of Sydney Beane
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In the spirit of finals week, The Vision’s Editorial Board pays homage to all kinds of test takers — from the yappers to...
14/12/2023

In the spirit of finals week, The Vision’s Editorial Board pays homage to all kinds of test takers — from the yappers to the nappers and everyone in between.

📝 The Vision’s Editorial Board
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In two home games against Winona, MSMS soccer kicked off its first district matches on Dec. 5 with varied outcomes: Fraz...
14/12/2023

In two home games against Winona, MSMS soccer kicked off its first district matches on Dec. 5 with varied outcomes: Frazer won 9-1 by mercy rule, and Goen lost 3-2. 

📝 Isabella Givens
📸 Maple Griffin
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“The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes fell flat on my ears. As a stand-alone movie, it has its merits. However, when viewe...
05/12/2023

“The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes fell flat on my ears. As a stand-alone movie, it has its merits. However, when viewed in consideration to the other movies in its franchise, it misses the mark,” Smith writes.

📝 Morgan Smith
📸 Lionsgate
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In their soccer matches against Vardaman, both MSMS teams got off to rough starts that cost them their games: Goen lost ...
04/12/2023

In their soccer matches against Vardaman, both MSMS teams got off to rough starts that cost them their games: Goen lost 7-3 and Frazer lost 3-2.

MSMS faces Winona next at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 at the Columbus Soccer Fields.

📝 Morgan Smith
📸 Morgan Smith
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MSMS juniors and seniors convened in Pohl Gymnasium with curiosity and questions for prospective universities at the ann...
03/12/2023

MSMS juniors and seniors convened in Pohl Gymnasium with curiosity and questions for prospective universities at the annual College View on Oct. 9.

📝 Isabella Givens
📸 Caleb Youngblood
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“Gaslighting”🖼️ Adair Gaines📧 Send us your best original artwork for a chance to be featured as comic of the week!
03/12/2023

“Gaslighting”

🖼️ Adair Gaines
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MSMS is working with local first responders to determine the cause of an early morning carbon monoxide alarm that forced...
30/11/2023

MSMS is working with local first responders to determine the cause of an early morning carbon monoxide alarm that forced the evacuation of Goen Hall residents before 6 a.m.

📝 The Vision’s Editorial Board
📸 Maddie Brain
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The Mississippi Department of Education will begin searching in earnest for a new MSMS executive director in early 2024,...
29/11/2023

The Mississippi Department of Education will begin searching in earnest for a new MSMS executive director in early 2024, MDE Chief of Communication Jean Cook said in a Nov. 14 email. 

“MDE plans to conduct a survey of faculty/staff early in 2024 to collect input on the qualities needed in the position and the priorities of the positions,” Cook said in the email to The Vision. “MDE will engage the alumni, as in the past, to assist in the interview process.” 

MDE’s upcoming search will be the second since former MSMS Executive Director Germain McConnell left for a job with Oxford School District in 2021 and his replacement, Donald Cook, was fired by MDE in late September.

📝 Ray Taylor
📸 Courtesy of MSMS
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“Fire alarm apocalypse”🖼️ Grace Ann Courtney📧 Send us your best original artwork for a chance to be featured as comic of...
28/11/2023

“Fire alarm apocalypse”

🖼️ Grace Ann Courtney
📧 Send us your best original artwork for a chance to be featured as comic of the week!

“The finale for ‘Adventure Time’ aired in 2018, but, since then, three new spinoffs have been released, with ‘Fionna and...
27/11/2023

“The finale for ‘Adventure Time’ aired in 2018, but, since then, three new spinoffs have been released, with ‘Fionna and Cake’ being the most recent. Based on the gender-swapped versions of the main characters of Pendelton Ward’s original series, creator and executive producer Adam Muto takes a silly premise and turns it into a thought-provoking piece of animated television,” Neal writes.

“‘Adventure Time’ was never a stranger to discussing mature themes, and ‘Fionna and Cake’ continues this trend. The major theme in the new show is the finality of consequences. More specifically, it focuses on how the consequences of actions are permanent and how — even though someone might regret how a particular situation ended — they must find peace and acceptance with these consequences to continue with their life.“

📝 Jacob Neal
📊 Produced by Adam Muto
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“After listening to Conan Gray’s new single ‘Killing Me’ for hours on repeat, I can safely conclude it is one of the mos...
16/11/2023

“After listening to Conan Gray’s new single ‘Killing Me’ for hours on repeat, I can safely conclude it is one of the most heart-wrenching songs to have ever graced my dorm speaker,” Taylor writes.

“With its painfully relatable lyrics, this song speaks to me on a scary, personal level — enough for me to re-evaluate my entire life while shouting its lyrics every time the song comes on.”

“Gray has always provided listeners with relatable lyrics. While his voice is absolutely angelic, Gray’s lyricism is unmatchable in today’s pop age. I can promise you, whether it is family problems, friendship quarrels or relationship struggles, you will relate to this song.”

📝 Ray Taylor
📸 Elizaveta Porodina
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In two goal-heavy home games against Columbus High School on Nov. 7, the MSMS soccer teams had a mixed performance: The ...
15/11/2023

In two goal-heavy home games against Columbus High School on Nov. 7, the MSMS soccer teams had a mixed performance: The Frazer team won 4-1 and the Goen team lost 3-2.

MSMS faces Vardaman next at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 16 at the Columbus Soccer Fields.

📝 Alex Bodmer
📸 Courtesy of Heather Dowdy
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The MSMS Blue Waves swim team set a new school record by earning two individual and two relay team medals at the Class I...
13/11/2023

The MSMS Blue Waves swim team set a new school record by earning two individual and two relay team medals at the Class I MHSAA Swim Championships held at the Tupelo Aquatic Center on Oct. 21.

Among the Class 1 teams, in their respective categories, the MSMS Goen team finished fourth overall and Frazer team finished sixth overall.

📝 Michelle Yang
📸 Courtesy of Rushi Nalamalapu
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“Senior Noah Lee’s debut documentary, ‘Humans of MSMS,’ offers a powerful cinematic experience to everyone who watches i...
12/11/2023

“Senior Noah Lee’s debut documentary, ‘Humans of MSMS,’ offers a powerful cinematic experience to everyone who watches it. Through student perspectives, the film captures the special essence of MSMS and provides viewers with a deeper understanding of what sets the school apart from others in Mississippi,” Jefferson writes.

“‘Humans of MSMS’ addresses the question of who the students at MSMS are, highlighting the heartfelt bonds they cultivate during their time at the school. In doing so, it sheds light on the rich community MSMS has cultivated over the years.”

📝 Ramse Jefferson
📸 Grace Ann Courtney
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The Vision is the student-led online news publication for the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science.

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Co-Editor-in-Chief: Mariat Thankachan

Co-Editor-in-Chief: Yousef Abu-Salah