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CARTER MOORE NAMED CANDIDATEIN U.S. PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS PROGRAMCarter Moore, graduating senior at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, has been named as a candidate in the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. More than 4,500 candidates were selected from nearly 3.6 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2021.Carter is the son of Cynthia and Wayne Moore of Grenada, and the grandson of Bettye Floyd and the late A.W. Floyd, Jr. of Magee.Inclusion in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program is one of the highest honors bestowed upon graduating high school seniors. Scholars are selected on the basis of superior academic and artistic achievements, leadership qualities, strong character and involvement in community and school activities.The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 by Executive Order of President Lyndon B. Johnson to recognize some of our nation’s most distinguished graduating seniors for their accomplishments.A distinguished panel of educators will review these submissions and select approximately 600 semifinalists in early April. The Commission on Presidential Scholars, a group of up to 32 eminent citizens appointed by the President, will select the finalists, and the U.S. Department of Education will announce the Scholars in May.Up to 161 U.S. Presidential Scholars will be chosen from among the 2021 class. If circumstances permit, Scholars will be invited to Washington, DC for the National Recognition Program, culminating in the presentation of the Presidential Scholars Medallion during a White House-sponsored ceremony.Founded in 1987 on the campus of the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Mississippi, the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science is Mississippi’s only public, residential high school focused on STEM education and specifically designed to meet the needs of the state’s most academically gifted and talented students. MSMS was recently ranked the #12 best public high school in the nation and the faculty has been ranked #1 as the best public high school teachers in the nation for four consecutive years.The mission of MSMS is “to enhance the future of Mississippi in the global society by meeting the individual needs of gifted and talented students through providing innovative learning experiences and leadership development in a residential environment.” Additionally, MSMS is a member of the National Consortium for Secondary STEM schools (NCSSS), and at the founding was the fourth such school to exist in the nation.MageeNews.com is an online news source serving Simpson and surrounding counties as well as the State of Mississippi.
