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    MUS has made its mark empowering boys through excellence since 1893. In an environment focused on honor, scholarship, service, and belonging, young men thrive as they prepare for college, and for life beyond their degrees. Our unparalleled academics, dedicated faculty, all-boys experience, and 94-acre wooded campus offer students an opportunity to grow intellectually, morally, artistically, physically, and socially, becoming leaders well-equipped to turn ideas into action.
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    Come learn for yourself why there is no better school in the Mid-South for boys. We are committed to academic excellence, and we know how to teach boys. Nearly 70 percent of our teachers have advanced degrees, and they average 22 years of experience. We maintain a student-teacher ratio of 7 to 1, and a typical class size of 15. Step-by-step, our students learn to take responsibility for their actions, serve the community, and develop leadership skills as they make lifelong friendships.
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    The extraordinarily accomplished and dedicated faculty is our driving force, and providing boys an unparalleled college-preparatory education is our guiding principle. Since the school’s founding in 1893, we have upheld a tradition of excellence, and we stay on the cutting edge by keeping an eye on the future. What we teach is shaped by the expectations that colleges have for students they admit, and by what we believe we should pass on from generation to generation.
     
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    Understanding and appreciating the works of man’s creative spirit are necessary for a complete education. We offer students myriad opportunities for hands-on, full-fledged participation in performing, visual, and recording arts. Boys here have the chance to sculpt, to paint, to act, to sing, and to perform, and the whole community benefits from the creativity that they express.  
     
    “It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance … and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process.”  - Henry James, 1915


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    Sports have always played a significant role in shaping the moral character of our students. Teamwork, self-sacrifice, courage, stamina, perseverance, hard work, self-control - these values are forged in the crucible of competition. While we are extremely proud of our numerous athletic achievements, we realize these endeavors are never an end in themselves, but a powerful means to an end: self-knowledge and self-improvement for our boys. Our athletic program lives by the highest code of sportsmanship. We play hard, we play by the rules, and we have fun. At MUS, we always play the games well. 
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    A tradition of excellence remains vigorous here due to the commitment of the entire community - especially students. We encourage our boys to strive for excellence because that allows them to find meaning in what they do, to play a role in something greater than themselves, and to discover a sense of competence and thus confidence in themselves and in their abilities. If our academics, or our sports, or our arts, or our service and leadership opportunities do not challenge or engage boys, then they lack the capacity to transform boys. The struggle for excellence makes our experiences real. And boys need something real. 
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  • Wills Frazer 2025 Valedictorian

  • Kushal Patel 2025 Salutatorian

  • Thompson Honored For 53 Years

  • Calling All Eagle Owls

  • Smithson Lauded for Distinguished Teaching

  • Taylor Thanked For 14 Years

  • Order of the Owl Inducts 67

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  • 2025-26 Wingman Deadline: May 23

  • CSO Dinner, Games at BCA: May 12

  • CSO Food Distribution Event: May 19

  • Latin Honor Society Inducts 22

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  • Chi Alpha Mu Inducts 19

  • CSO Dinner at Room in the Inn: May 17

  • Patel Awarded Coke Scholarship

  • Trigon Takes Over Amphitheater

  • Eight Named Springfield Scholars

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  • Cardozo Urges Students to Follow Interests

  • Two Owls Advance in DECA Competition

  • Blazer Consignment: May 14, 16, 21

  • Patel Named Presidential Semifinalist

  • Special Olympics Volunteers: April 26

  • Class of 2026 Portraits

  • Seniors Honored with Awards

  • Frazer Studies Interplay of Art and Math

  • Special Awards and Honors Announced

  • Beg To Differ Garners Gold

  • Ding Helps Launch State Math Coalition

  • Nineteen Owls Earn Biliteracy Seal

  • Sly Tate ’13 Speaks on Leadership

  • Mock Interviews with Alumni: June 9-10

  • Bubones Lauded for Latin Translation

  • College Counseling Meeting for Seniors

  • Latin Students TJCL Champs

  • 2025-26 Cheerleaders Announced

  • Thompson Speaks at Manhood Breakfast

  • CSO Sports Festival: March 29

  • Math Modelers are Semifinalists

  • NHS Inducts 71 Owls

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