2024

News Archive

  • Spring Break: March 8-15

    MUS will observe Spring Break on March 8-15, with offices open Friday, March 8, and Monday, March 11, from 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
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  • Owls Win WordSmith Awards

    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.
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  • Cum Laude Society Inducts 26

    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.
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  • Owls Flourish at Robotics

    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.
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  • Owls Place Third at MathCounts

    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.
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  • Eight Qualify for the AIME II

    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.
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  • Dr. Anthony Bradley Metcalf Speaker

    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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  • Four Receive DAR Essay Honors

    Four Owls received honors for their submissions to Daughters of the American Revolution essay contests. Representatives of the DAR Watauga Chapter Maria Burke (former MUS math teacher) and Jean McSwain came to campus to make the presentations.
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  • Montgomery Civil Rights Tour: Feb. 16-18

    Join Ms. Elizabeth Crosby and Dr. Jonathan Jones for the Montgomery Civil Rights Tour on February 16-18!
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  • Re-Enrollment Time

    Thank you for entrusting us with the education of your sons. Your support of our teachers, coaches, and programs helps us uphold a liberal arts tradition designed to meet the needs of boys as they grow into young men of character, service, and leadership.

    As you previously signed a contract, you need only complete a few steps and pay the deposit by Friday, February 2, 2024, to reserve your spot(s) for next year. After February 3 the deposit increases by $100. Your re-enrollment will be considered binding on May 1, 2024. See instructions HERE.
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  • Owls Robotics Earns Honors

    Two Owls Robotics teams earned honors at the VEX at the Nest tournament held January 27 on the campus of St. Benedict at Auburndale.
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  • Weather Closing Notifications

    If weather conditions require us to close school or change school hours, we will notify you via email, phone message, and/or text (per the contact instructions you have already provided). In addition, we will post it on our website, in social media, and through local news stations.
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  • Wu named Regeneron Scholar

    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.
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Communications Team:

List of 4 members.

  • Photo of Elizabeth Copeland

    Liz Copeland 

    Communications Dir.
    (901) 260-1357
    University of Memphis - BPS
    2012
  • Photo of Rebecca Greer

    Rebecca Greer 

    Communications Asst. Dir./Webmaster
    (901) 260-1348
    Union University - BA
    2010
  • Photo of Jonah Jordan

    Jonah Jordan 

    Communications Specialist
    (901) 260-1416
    University of Memphis - BA
    2022
  • Photo of Kaitlan Koehler

    Kaitlan Koehler 

    Graphic Designer
    (901) 260-1354
    Berry College - BA
    2021