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To read the SSI September 2009 Newsletter
To read the most recent publication
by The State Scholars Initiative.
Mississippi Scholars Students honored at
ceremony in Brookhaven.
Mississippi Scholars Mission
To encourage and motivate all high school students to complete a defined, rigorous academic course of study that prepares them for successful transition to college or university coursework or vocational and technical training necessary to enter today's competitive job market.
What is Mississippi Scholars?
The State Scholars Initiative is a national program, operating across the country. It utilizes business leaders to motivate students to complete a more challenging course of study in high school.
Mississippi joined the State Scholars Initiative in 2003. Since then, more than
11,000 MississippiHigh School students have graduated with the Mississippi Scholars distinction.
The Mississippi Scholars course of study gives students the foundation they need to succeed in a technical school, community college, university, the military or industry.
Click here to view eighth grade PowerPoint presentation or click here to download.
To find out who to contact in your area to learn more about Mississippi Scholars, click here.
The work reported herein was supported under State Scholars Initiative, PR/Award Number (V051U020001), as administered by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education. However, the contents do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education or the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
“Mississippi Scholars is a
highly successful initiative because community and business leaders make an
investment in their local schools. These leaders go into high school classrooms
and make presentations encouraging and challenging students to raise the bar for
themselves and take more rigorous courses. In May 2009 over 3,000 students heard
the message, met the challenge and graduated as Mississippi Scholars. Just think
what our students could do and our state could become with a more qualified
workforce that strived to get ahead rather than just get by.” Becky Montgomery
Mississippi Power Company
Manager of Community Affairs Chair, Public Education
Forum of Mississippi
“Participating in the Miss.
Scholar’s program has been a true value to our community and state. Each year we
see more and more students challenging themselves and graduating as Mississippi
Scholars. I wanted to be an integral part to the Community Development
Foundation’s efforts and to continue to promote graduation throughout our
state."
Wayne Averett The Renasant Center for IDEAs in Tupelo, Mississippi
"Taking the Mississippi Scholars
course of study really challenged me throughout high school and better prepared
me for college. I would like to challenge the future students of Shannon High
School to step up and take these classes. It will not be easy, but taking these
classes will pay off in the future.” Randy Collier
Graduating 2009 senior of Shannon High School, Shannon, Miss.
