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Caroline Moran, a visual art student at Mississippi School of the Arts, placed third in the Mississippi Third Congressional District Art Competition. Caroline attended a special reception in Pearl, Mississippi to receive an award by CongressmanRead More…

The Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) Visual Arts students recently received awards in the prestigious Regional Scholastic Art Competition hosted by The Mississippi Museum of Art, including 1 Silver Key in Sr.Read More…

The Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) Literary Arts students recently received awards in the prestigious Regional Scholastic Creative Writing Competition hosted by The Eudora Welty House, in conjunction with the EudoraRead More…

As an alumna of the National Youth Leadership Forum in Engineering and Technology, Ciera Presley recently attended the Presidential Inauguration Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. She received her notification in August ofRead More…

The Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) received notification of accreditation from AdvancED after a comprehensive review of teaching and learning, environment, resource utilization, leadership and overall student achievement. The three-day process involvedRead More…

Theatre students at Mississippi School of the Arts recently attended the 2017 Mississippi Theatre Association Festival in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The MTA state festival is held every year, recognizing the outstanding work ofRead More…

Merrie K. Christmas, a certified teacher and performer of the Isadora Dance Institute, recently resided at Mississippi School of the Arts to set Brahms Waltzes and teach master classes to junior andRead More…

Class of 2016 alumna, Keara Jones, is a recipient of the 2017 Coca-Cola Scholarship and a new Coca Cola First Generation Scholar. She is one from a select list of students from around the countryRead More…

MSA Executive Director, Suzanne Hirsch, sat down with media content creators back in August 2016 for Mapping a Modern Mississippi at the Mississippi Museum of Art. Hirsch was given the opportunity to talk about lifeRead More…

The Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) has many student-led clubs and activities on campus fueled by the wants and needs of the students. For the past five years, students have heldRead More…

While prospective parents and students from all over Mississippi were visiting Mississippi School of the Arts for Experience MSA Day, several students from our school’s Department of Theatre were in Hattiesburg theRead More…

Over the course of three days, vocal students from high schools and colleges in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas gathered at the Southern Regional NATS conference for the annual vocal competition. Four studentsRead More…

Recently, Kelly Walters, a visual arts instructor in the Department of Visual Arts at Mississippi School of the Arts, was featured in several pages of the Brookhaven Magazine, a local publication. Mississippi SchoolRead More…

Executive Director Suzanne Hirsch, along with Coordinator for School Advancement Jennifer Jackson, received an opportunity to tout Mississippi School of the Arts in front of a state-wide audience. Turry Fluker, Arts Industry Director atRead More…

Mississippi School of the Arts recently welcomed the Mississippi College (MC) Department of Music to the campus. During the course of the afternoon, Dr. Mark Nabholz (director of choral activities at MC)Read More…

On October 20th, 2016, colleges and universities, once again, gathered at Mississippi School of the Arts to review current students’ visual art portfolios of seniors and juniors. Institutions such as University of SouthernRead More…

Victor Terry, a 2009 graduate of the Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) in Vocal Performance, has created the David and Jackie Martin Scholarship for students of color with hardship needs. TerryRead More…

The Beta Club at Mississippi School of the Arts recently initiated a Children’s Book Drive on campus. Club members set up a location to collect children’s books for the Karen Sullivan Literacy in Education BookRead More…

A new organization has emerged for dance artists, originating at the campus of William Carey University in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. On September 9th, Dance students from the Mississippi School of the Arts had theRead More…

Students from Mississippi School of the Arts had the opportunity to be a part of the audience at Brookhaven’s first-ever film festival, “Film Haven”. The event, hosted by Running Wild Films andRead More…

Elise was not only a singer during her studies at Mississippi School of the Arts, the staff and student body soon found out she could act, too. Elise, a former MSA vocal studentRead More…