Germain McConnell, executive director at the Mississippi School for Math & Science, freely admits the two-year residential high school located on the MUW campus isn't for everyone.
But during his speaking appearance at the Columbus Exchange Club Thursday at Lion Hills Center, he confessed the school isn't anywhere near reaching its full potential.
"We are a state-supported high school and that's how we're funded," said McConnell, who has been at MSMS since 2011. "When the school was founded, t
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