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Reunions Planned for 2021

As we continue following local health department guidelines, we are not able to gather this September to celebrate reunion activities for our 0 and 5 graduates. As we set dates and plans for our 2021 Homecoming weekend, they will be communicated - and we look forward to having twice as many Owls on campus next fall!

Johnson Explains DEI Committee Goals

Assistant Director of College Counseling Curtis Johnson explained the goals of the school’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee to students and faculty during X-Block today.

Owls Read Features MLK Writings

Last fall the English Department decided to launch the all-school Owls Read program, a required summer reading assignment for all students in Grades 7-12. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and the “I Have a Dream” speech were selected for the inaugural assignment.

Honor an Owl with a Birthday Book

Celebrate a student’s birthday in style by adding a book in his name to the Hyde Library!

Thanks to Dr. Robinson '75

Thanks to Dr. Wiley Robinson ’75, far right, for updating faculty and staff on the COVID-19 situation during in-service week.

Rising Senior Interviews: Do not miss this!

Junior Mock Interviews have gone virtual and global! This June and July we will host our annual Junior Mock Interviews – but in a new and exciting format. Alumni from throughout the country are already signing up to interview our rising seniors. Their response has been instant, robust, and exciting – so we need every member of the Class of 2021 to get on board.

Extended Holiday: April 10-13

In acknowledgment of how hard everyone is working to adapt to online learning, we have added Monday, April 13, as a school holiday. Friday, April 10, is a previously scheduled school holiday in observance of Good Friday and the beginning of Passover. We hope you can relax and enjoy the four-day weekend!

Bakke Enters Rhodes Hall of Fame

For his accomplishments as the star point guard for a nationally ranked men’s basketball team at Rhodes College (1979-81), Assistant Athletic Director Matt Bakke was honored in November with induction into the Rhodes College Athletics Hall of Fame.

Celebrating the Voice of the Owls

In addition to recognizing our senior players this past Friday night during the football game, we also took a moment to celebrate The Voice of the Owls, Stormin’ Norman Thompson.

Alumni Executive Board Unveils Dalle Portrait

MUS instructor in French, ambassador for la culture française, purveyor of French baked goods, superlative host – guests at the Alumni Executive Board’s 15th portrait unveiling October 24 heard about the fascinating life and times of this year’s honoree, Dr. Reginald Dalle.

Lt. Terrence Cole ’11 Offers Encouraging Message

Air Force Lt. Terrence Cole ’11 said he did not want to leave Cordova Middle School to come to MUS, but his mother insisted. Now, he says, “it was the best decision of my life.”

A senior systems operator based in Wyoming overseeing intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and crew members, Cole spoke to Lower School students during a recent visit. He said he had a rocky start at MUS – three Fs and an Honor Code violation – but his mother supported the system, and the teachers worked with him to get him where he needed to be.

Sports Passes, Ticket Purchasing

Digital season passes and individual tickets are available for purchase online. Go to the Athletics Home Page and click the tickets button to purchase a sports pass for $80 or individual game tickets at $8 each.

“1776” Wins Two Orpheum Awards

Congratulations to the cast and crew of 1776 for winning Outstanding Production Number for “Mama, Look Sharp” and to cast member Bella Littleton for winning Best Supporting Actress.

Hiltonsmith Portrait Unveiled

John Hiltonsmith, music instructor from 1984 until his passing in 2014, was memorialized with speeches and music as his portrait was unveiled in the Dining Hall February 21. The painting is the 14th in the Alumni Executive Board’s Faculty Portrait Series. Family and friends shed a few tears listening to touching – and amusing – remembrances and to the a cappella choir he founded, Beg To Differ, led by Director of Music Matt Tutor ’91. Tutor described how his former teacher convinced him, fatefully, to stay with music in college, rather than changing his major.

State Representative Daniel Visits Campus

State Assembly Representative Martin Daniel ’75 visited the campus Monday, July 30. Pictured, from left, Assistant Headmaster Barry Ray, Daniel, Headmaster Pete Sanders, and Academic Dean Flip Eikner ’77.

Rogers Leadership Forum, Jan. 19

MUS will host Mr. Anthony M. Flynn during our annual Rogers Leadership Forum for students January 19. Flynn is founder of The Gifted Education Foundation and author of “The Execution Pipeline: A Step-by-Step Guide to Moving Your Business Idea from Dream to Reality.”

Film Celebrates Ellis Haguewood

Temple Brown '81 created a film celebrating Ellis Haguewood’s service as teacher since 1969 and headmaster since 1995. Mr. Haguewood retires from MUS in June. Watch it here.

Robert Gordon '79 Talks Music and Memphis

Grammy-award winning author and documentary producer Robert Gordon ’79 spoke to students at chapel August 26 about his work and how it has been informed by the music and musicians of Memphis.