Pre-K students at Poplar Springs Elementary celebrated Black History Month with a program held on February 23, 2023, in the school’s auditorium. Students performed a selection of songs and readings.

They also highlighted influential African Americans like Martin Luther King, Jr., Ruby Bridges, George Washington Carver, Barack Obama, Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, Oprah Winfrey, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, and many more.

Students and faculty at Oakland Heights Elementary spent the week celebrating Black History Month with a variety of events on campus. Students spent Wednesday, February 21, attending a Museum Walk where students were dressed as famous African Americans.

Storyteller Terrence Roberts visited students at Oakland Heights Elementary on Thursday, February 23, 2023. He talked to students about the art of storytelling. He shared some folktales with students and talked to students about the part storytelling played in African American tradition.

West Hills Elementary students recently traveled to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum for an eye-opening experience on Mississippi’s Black History.

The regularly scheduled meeting of the MPSD Board of Trustees will take place on Monday, February 27, 2023. The meeting takes place on the second floor of the MHS Multipurpose Building located at Meridian High School at 5:30 p.m.

Meeting Agenda

Congratulations to sophomore shortstop Caitlyn Williams on being selected to play in the Mississippi Association of Coaches Rising Stars Fastpitch All-Star Softball Game. The Games will be played at Jones College June 2-3, 2023. #wearemeridian #BuiltByMeridian