More than 30 MCPSS seniors from nine high schools were recognized at the JROTC Military Signing Ceremony in Cypress Auditorium. These students have earned appointments to U.S. service academies, acceptances to military academies, or ROTC/Academic scholarships, or have announced their intention to enlist in any branch of the United States Armed Forces. Representatives from all four branches of the U.S. military were on hand to take part in the ceremony. 

MCPSS presents the annual Learning Leading Awards Ceremony on April 23 at 6 p.m. at Murphy High School. The show is a time to recognize the shining stars throughout the district, including our Learning Leading Award winners, Teachers of the Year, National Board Certified Teachers, our fantastic community partners, and our outstanding school system department teams. The three countywide Teachers of the Year and the four countywide Learning Leading Award winners, along with the Learning Leading representatives from each of our 90 schools, will all be honored at the show, which will be filmed for later viewing on the mcpssTV channel.

More than 400 high school students from 11 schools attended the 49th annual Davidson Invitational Model United Nations (DIMUN), held at the Mobile Convention Center and hosted by Davidson High School. The delegates researched complex global issues, represented countries in debate, and negotiated solutions through formal committee sessions. DIMUN programs emphasize the importance of critical thinking and help participants improve their public speaking and leadership skills. Watch a video about the event, courtesy of mcpssTV.

Congratulations to Semmes Middle School and Phillips Preparatory, which swept the county middle school track and field championships. Semmes won both the boys' and girls' titles in the large school division, while both the Phillips boys and girls finished first in the small schools division.

Three Alma Bryant student-athletes recently signed college scholarships. Arianna Hayes and Vivian Covert became the first wrestlers from the school to sign at the collegiate level with Huntingdon College. They have each recorded over 50 career victories, competed at the state level, earned All-County honors, and claimed county championships. Also, Cameron Johnson signed a scholarship to play football and continue his academic journey at Faulkner University.

Two MCPSS basketball players and one coach were honored recently as the best in southwest Alabama. AL.com honored Williamson's Corien Coleman and Alma Bryant's Madi-Marie Grayson as the Coastal Alabama boys and girls Players of the Year, respectively, and Alma Bryant coach BJ Evans as the Coastal Alabama girls basketball Coach of the Year. Coleman was also a first-team 5A all-state selection by the ASWA, Grayson was named second-team 7A all-state, and Evans was the ASWA's 7A Girls Basketball Coach of the Year. 

Congratulations to Alma Bryant High alumna Alexia Jayy, who won Season 29 of "The Voice"! The season finale was aired on NBC, and can be streamed on Peacock. You may also watch her performance from the finale here. 

Congratulations to Lucas Hix, Addie Harrington, Aiva Agato and Adelaide Wilson of Barton Academy for Advanced World Studies, whose design took first place and the People's Choice Award at the recent “Washed to WOW Trashion Show” in Pass Christian, Mississippi. Students in the competition were challenged to create outfits from coastal debris.

Congratulations to the Scholars Bowl teams from Barton Academy for Advanced World Studies and Causey Middle School, which finished first and second, respectively, in the South Alabama Academic Competition Association Super Tournament. Causey's Evan McFarland was the second-place individual scorer through the season and Barton Academy's Aiva Agato was fourth. Barton Academy now advances to national competition in Chicago.

MCPSS students won 28 of the possible 40 awards at the Alabama State History Day Competition recently! Students from Causey, Clark-Shaw, Denton and Lott middle schools and Blount, Citronelle, Davidson, Mary G. Montgomery and Murphy high schools finished in the top two of their respective categories and are eligible to move on to the National Competition in Washington, D.C., on June 14-18.

Taylor-White Elementary was honored as a Purple Star School by the Alabama State Department of Education. This honor reflects the school's commitment to supporting and celebrating its military-connected students and families. Taylor-White celebrated Purple Up Day earlier this month by writing cards for its military families and wearing purple to honor and support its military kids.

The Environmental Studies Center is all abuzz this spring! On May 16, the ESC will present "Buzzin' About Nature" with the Mobile County Beekeepers Association. Learn about products from the hive, planting for pollinators, hive parts and assembly, honey extraction and more. There will also be food trucks, a vendor and craft fair, kids' activities, animal exhibits and local honey tasting. The event will last from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and admission is $3, with no charge for children under 2.

Watch a video about the Environmental Studies Center's "Honey & Hive Road Show," courtesy of mcpssTV.

The Environmental Studies Center will offer morning summer camp classes in June and July for ages 4 through rising fifth-graders. View the camps on the ESC's Facebook page, and call the center at 251-221-5000 to make reservations.

Board meetings: The Mobile County Board of School Commissioners will hold a work session on April 22 at noon and will hold a board meeting on April 24 at 10 a.m. 

The board's work sessions are recorded and uploaded to the mcpssTV YouTube channel. The board meetings are live-streamed on mcpssTV. All meetings are held in the Board Room at MCPSS Central Office, located at 1 Magnum Pass in west Mobile. The schedule is here on the mcpss.com website.

New on the mcpssTV Network: The MCPSS YouTube channel includes new episodes of the Learning Leading Now podcast. The most recent episode features Monique Rogers, Career Counselor at Williamson High School. Watch it here.

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Location: 1 Magnum Pass, Mobile, AL 36618
Phone: 251-221-4000
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