Class of 2024 family members joined students and faculty in Hyde Chapel on April 24 for the Senior Academic Awards program. Faculty presented the awards while praising each student for his accomplishments.
Rising sophomores and juniors should take advantage of the new AP History prep classes beginning July 15 or July 22! These one-week courses introduce the AP exam format and hone testing skills. Get your AP European History assignments finished early! The first session focuses on the Renaissance, and the second session reviews the Reformation.
Bubones competed at the Tennessee Junior Classical League Convention and finished first overall for the 15th consecutive time. Held at the University of Memphis April 19-20, the competition drew 358 students from 21 schools across the state who competed in myriad academic and creative events involving the Latin language and Roman life and history.
Ideal for boys in rising Grades 3-7, this summer art camp runs Monday-Thursday, June 17-20, from 1-4 p.m. Sign up today for this fun and creative camp covering the basics of drawing and painting robots.
Memphis City Council Member Chase Carlisle ’03 presented The President’s Volunteer Service Award to 27 Owls at the Special Awards and Honor Societies Induction ceremony in Hyde Chapel April 17.
Ten Owls from the Class of 2024 received 29 regional honors for their writing in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Jerry Xiao earned seven Gold Keys, the top honor, and Gabe Chen also received a Gold Key. Their work automatically advances to the national level of judging in New York City. National Medalists will be announced June 11.
Six Owls earned prizes in the 2024 Vergilian Society Keely Lake Memorial Translation Exam. The contest consists of translating a passage from the writings of Vergil along with a short answer portion. This is the first time the Latin Department participated in the contest.
Bryan Ding '24 earned an Honorable Mention for his efforts in the March 12 National Open Exam for the USA Biolympiad, and he was invited to compete in the semifinal round April 4.
Ammar Duldul ’25 has received the state HOSA Bronze Level Barbara James Service Award in recognition of 130 hours he has volunteered in health-related community service activities.
Thirty-four Owls traveled to Nashville to participate in the YMCA Youth-in-Government Tristar Conference held April 11-14 in the State Capitol, and 18 brought home awards or honors.
Thirty-five mathletes competed in the local Tennessee Math Teachers Association contest on April 2 at Southwest Tennessee Community College, and Owls took 13 of the 18 awards.
In this evening, co-ed course about making sensible life choices and harnessing the power of compound interest, students learn how to build wealth and change their financial family trees forever!
Twenty-three Owl mathletes traveled to Oak Ridge High School April 5-6 for the Mu Alpha Theta State Convention and came away the Overall Sweepstakes winner for the second year in a row!
A contingent of 13 Owl Latin students left the University of Memphis Language Fair victorious in both the team and individual competitions on Saturday, April 6.
Classical and Modern Languages Chair Ryan Sellers has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to participate in a summer institute examining the ancient Olympic Games.
Art Instructor Laura Beck invites you to compete in the upcoming Star Wars fan art contest! She is accepting original Star Wars-themed paintings, drawings, or photography. Deadline is Friday, April 26.
Seniors, from left, Eshaan Patnaik (clarinet), Alan Zhou (flute), and Joel Lim (oboe) competed recently in the Tennessee Bandmasters Association Solo and Ensemble Competition. They won the ensemble portion qualifying to represent MUS and the West Tennessee District for the Tennessee Bandmasters Association Honors Recital at the Tennessee Music Education Association All-State Conference April 10-13.
MUS offers a variety of Summer Programs designed to help current and future Owls build skills, explore educational and creative topics, and have a great time. Whether a student is seeking activities in academics, arts, or athletics, MUS will make summer fun and engaging!
Dannie Dong ’24 entered the Hyde Chapel stage, placed his score on the grand piano music stand, clicked a stopwatch, and sat, silently, turning pages of his score and opening and closing the fallboard at timed intervals, for 4 minutes and 33 seconds. Students watched and mumbled in wonder at what was going on. Upon completion, the skilled pianist stood and bowed to a standing ovation.
Headmaster Pete Sanders has announced the selection of Science Department Chair Lee Loden as the Ruth McCaughan Morrison Chair of Science. Since arriving at MUS in 2011, Loden has taught Honors Physics and Honors Physics II: Robotics, and he leads an extracurricular robotics program.
Author Luma Mufleh will speak to faculty and students in chapel Friday, April 26. She was the subject of “Outcasts United” (the 2023 Owls Read book selection), and she authored “Learning America: One Woman’s Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children” and “From Here.”
Upper School parents are encouraged to attend an MUS/Hutchison College Admission Panel on Wednesday, April 3, 5:30 p.m., in Wiener Theater at Hutchison School.
The math modeling team of seniors Evan Wu (captain), Bryan Ding, Eshaan Patnaik, Jerry Xiao, and junior Alan Cheng have advanced in two competitions, including as finalists in The Actuarial Foundation’s Modeling the Future contest. Their project, “Brighten the Future: Restoring Power to the United States” was among only 15 nationwide selected to advance to the finals.
Twelve students participated in the 2024 WordSmith Olympics February 25 at the University of Memphis, led by Instructor in English Eric Dalle ’93. Among the awardees, seventh grader Gus Williams and senior Jerry Xiao each placed second in the 40-word dash in their age groups.
The Memphis University School chapter of the Cum Laude Society inducted 26 members from the classes of 2024 and 2025 during a ceremony February 23. Membership in the Cum Laude Society is the highest academic honor students in a secondary school can receive. The MUS chapter, modeled on Phi Beta Kappa, was chartered on December 14, 1967.
The MUS robotics program hosted its inaugural VEX Robotics Competition in Todd-Snowden Gym February 10, welcoming 28 teams comprising middle and high school students from across West Tennessee.
The Owls math squad finished third out of 12 teams in this year’s MathCounts regional team competition. Gus Williams ’28 qualified for the state tournament with his individual score while Joseph Zhao ’28 placed first in the head-to-head competition of the Math Countdown Round.
Eight math scholars qualified to take the American Invitational Mathematics Examination II February 9. Pictured just before they began the three-hour, 15-question test are, from left, Alan Cheng ’25, Bryan Ding ’24, Jerry Xiao ’24, Parth Patel ’24, Alan Zhou ’24, Oscar Liu ’25, Albert Ding ’26, and Dannie Dong ’24.
Dr. Anthony Bradley visited MUS as the guest speaker of the 25th Metcalf Symposium. Bradley spoke to fathers, mentors, and sons on masculinity, boyhood, and growing up during his evening session February 8. He returned to campus February 9 to address the MUS community in Hyde Chapel, encouraging the boys to ask the question, “Who is it that God made me to be?”
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Evan Wu ’24 is one of 300 scholars named in the 83rd Regeneron Science Talent Search, a prestigious national science and mathematics competition for high school seniors. He is the only scholar from Tennessee.