MSA Literary Department Launches First-Ever Podcast Series
Podcasting has been around for several years now, but it’s starting to pick up steam with companies and organizations marketing their brands across the digital platform. You’ve probably seen the question ariseRead More…
Mississippi Songwriter of the Year Meets With MSA Students
Mississippi’s 2018 Songwriter of the Year (Boswell Media), Derek Norsworthy, recently met with students at Mississippi School of the Arts’ vocal music program. During the one-day stay, Derek talked about his careerRead More…
U.S. History Students at MSA Score High on State Test
The mission of MSA may be focused primarily in the arts, but it has been proven that academics and the arts meshed together bolsters the proficiency of educating the whole student. StudentsRead More…
MSA Dancers To Showcase Talent in Dancewave Auditions
Mississippi School of the Arts’ Department of Dance is proud to be a part of Dancewave Through College & Beyond. This unique, nationwide event serves hundreds of high school students annually, includingRead More…
Students Prepare for 2021 Portfolio Review and College Showcase
The 2021 Portfolio Review and College Showcase registration is now open. Colleges and Universities from around the nation have the opportunity to review portfolios, watch performances, and interview potential students for premierRead More…
MSA Food Service To Participate in Seamless Summer Option
Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) offers healthy meals every day. Children need healthy meals to learn. MSA participates in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program. All meals served must meetRead More…
Destiny Stone To Launch “Made in Mississippi” Music Tour
Mississippi School of the Arts’ 2015 vocal music graduate, Destiny Stone-King, is set to enter the spotlight with a music tour starting soon. Stone received the 2021 MSA hall of fame award,Read More…
Media Arts Department To Partner with San Francisco Art Institute
MSA Media Arts Department will partner with Christopher Coppola of San Francisco Art Institute for a shared collaborative class in the Fall 2021. MSA students will read “A Tale of Two Cities”Read More…
Partnership To Provide Exciting Opportunities for MSA Students
Jonathan Sharp, who has deep Mississippi roots will be bringing his worldwide experience to benefit students at the Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) in Brookhaven where he has family. His partnershipRead More…
MSA Dance Students Receive Full Scholarship To Summer Institute
Allison Dobson (a recent Dance graduate ’21) and Paige Henry (rising Dance senior ’22) have been selected to receive a full scholarship for UArts pre-college summer dance institute. The intensive will beginRead More…
MSA Hosts Grief Retreat with New ‘Grief-Sensitive School’ Designation
The Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) has been designated a “Grief-Sensitive School” by the New York Life Foundation, receiving a $500 Grief-Sensitive Schools Initiative grant to help them build a moreRead More…
MSA Seniors Receive First and Third in Tupelo Film Festival
Ronald Ries and Addison Laird recently captured 1st and 3rd place in the high school student film competition of the Tupelo Film Festival. As Media Arts students at Mississippi School of theRead More…
MSA Welcomes Avery Peagler as Principal
The Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) welcomes Avery Peagler back to campus as the new Principal. Peagler served as counselor at MSA for two years prior to her work in educationRead More…
MSA Welcomes New Visual Arts Instructor to Faculty
The Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) welcomes Brittany Horne back to campus as the newest addition to its teaching staff. Brittany, a 2007 graduate of MSA’s Visual Arts Program is nowRead More…
Abrielle Carnathan Named MSA’s 2021 STAR Student
Abrielle Carnathan of Tupelo, has been named STAR Student at The Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) for the 2020-2021 school year by the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) M. B. Swayze Foundation,Read More…
Twenty-Nine MSA Students Receive Awards in Mississippi Scholars Initiative
The Class of 2021 garnered numerous awards in the Mississippi Scholars Program. The Mississippi Scholars Initiative is an education program managed by the Public Education Forum of Mississippi, which utilizes business leadersRead More…
Callie Matthews and Maleigh Crespo Receive National Medals
Two MSA students will be recognized on a national level this summer for receiving top medals in the National Scholastic Writing Competition, an award presented by the Alliance for Young Artists &Read More…
Morgan Love Takes Number One Spot in State Poetry Out Loud Competition
Morgan Love, a senior Literary Arts student from Jackson, has secured the top spot in Mississippi’s Poetry Out Loud state competition. This marks the second year in a row that Morgan hasRead More…
MaryRhea Waterloo Chosen as an Illustrator for Albright College Production
MaryRhea Waterloo, a visual arts senior at the Mississippi School of the Arts, was chosen as one of 54 art illustrators from around the world to help bring the visual elements toRead More…
Students Receive Honors in Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Competitions
The Mississippi School of the Arts congratulates junior and senior artists for their awarded achievements in the 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Regional Competition. The works of theses talented young artists receivingRead More…
Mississippi School of the Arts Goes Virtual for Experience MSA Day
Mississippi School of the Arts celebrated Experience MSA Day in January, 2021. The event, normally an in-person campus open house, was conducted virtually in live format. Arts ambassadors led the tour throughoutRead More…