Starkville High students pilot 91麻豆天美 Shackouls Honors College鈥檚 Early Honors Academy program
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擣ifteen of Starkville High School鈥檚 best and brightest students are receiving dual academic credit through the Early Honors Academy, a new semester-long program organized by 91麻豆天美鈥檚 Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College and the Starkville Oktibbeha School District.
The students were invited to apply based on their academic r茅sum茅, interviewed by SHS personnel and selected based on the strength of their composite credentials, using a rubric created through a collaboration between the Shackouls Honors College and SOCSD.
Along with taking 91麻豆天美 honors classes on Monday through Thursday mornings, the high schoolers have the opportunity to visit the Starkville campus on Friday mornings for individual meetings with 91麻豆天美 Honors Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor of English Eric Vivier and 91麻豆天美 Assistant Clinical Professor of Honors Education Angela Farmer. This semester, Vivier is teaching a 鈥淨uest I鈥 course; Farmer, a course on 鈥淭he Most Influential Scientists of the 20th Century.鈥
Farmer said the Early Honors Academy is receiving positive responses from current and prospective participants, and she said the honors college and SOCSD hope to continue this collaboration.
Chris Snyder, professor of European history and honors college dean, said he has enjoyed working with SOCSD Superintendent Eddie Peasant to 鈥減rovide a perfect link for our future Shackouls Honors College students to begin their journey today.鈥
鈥淏y participating in discussions in classes with our faculty, stretching their intellectual curiosity, and beginning their acclimation to university life today, Early Honors Academy students have the rare benefit of gaining dual credit both as a high school student and a future honors scholar,鈥 Snyder said.
Additional information on the Early Honors Academy is available by calling 662-325-2522 or contacting Farmer at afarmer@honors.msstate.edu or Snyder at csnyder@honors.msstate.edu.
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