Highlights
Superintendent's List 2013-14   
All A Honor Roll for the entire school year
Principal's List for 2013-14   
All A/B Honor Roll for the entire school year.
Highest Average Awards   
Eighth grade: Subject Highest Average English Language Arts Jaycee Johns Advanced English...
President's Award for Excellence   
Lily   Ansley Terry   Jenkins NyJae Porter Zoe Ansley RJ Kelly Hannah  ...
Pass Christian Middle School to be Recognized as a Top Performer in Mississippi   
   Mississippi Department of Education’s Special Education Advisory Panel honored Pass Christian Middle School...
Pass Christian Middle School Principal, Joe Nelson; Assistant Director of Special Education, Tricia Cox; Pass Christian School District Superintendent, Beth John; and Director of Special Education, Doris Flettrich.
DuPont Awards and Woodmen of the World American History Award   
Christina Larson, Alejandra Rodriguez, Anna Durnin
Christina Larson, who is the daughter of Tom Larson and Rebecca Montgomery, received multiple awards and honors.
Ben Butler Award   
Trae Henderson
Trae Henderson and LaJoie Butler
The Young Citizenship Award   
Hunter Wilson
Hunter Wilson
Coca-Cola Star Students   
Coca-Cola Star Students    Each term, teachers selected a boy and a girl from each grade as the Coca-Cola Star Students....
8th Grade Star Students
Pass Christian Middle School Receives A New AED Made Possible By Generous Donations   
Memorial Press Release
(L to R): Travis B. Moore, Kiwanis Division 14 Lt. Governor; Joe Nelson, Principal, Pass Christian Middle School; Tisha Posey, Counselor, Pass Christian Middle School; Amber McJunkin, Nurse, Pass Christian Middle School; Dave Estorge, President, Memorial Hospital Foundation
Talent Show Winner - Crowd Favorite: India Armstrong   
"Skater Boy"
India Armstrong
Talent Show Winner - Best Solo: Aliyah Washington   
"At Last"
Aliyah Washington
Talent Show Winners - Best Overall: Maliyah Bullard and Tori Williams   
"No Scrubs"
PCMS Reading Fair Winners - Fiction Category   
Fiction Category 1st place- Kamdyn Skinner 2nd place- Calli Williams 3rd place- Taylor Necaise
Fiction winners pictured left to right: Calli Williams, Kamdyn Skinner, and Taylor Necaise.
PCMS Reading Fair Winners - Nonfiction Category   
Nonfiction Category 1st place- Heaven Maurice 2nd place- Brooklynn Parkerson 3rd place- Hunter Ratcliff
Nonfiction winners pictured left to right: Heaven Maurice, Brooklynn Parkerson, Hunter Ratcliff.
PCMS History Fair Winners   
1st Place: Front row: MacKenzie Berger - Susan B. Anthony, Marly Crawford - Women's Suffrage, Gavin Foster - Operation Dynamo,...
PCMS Science Fair Winners   
Chemistry: 1st place - Jaden Nault 2nd place - Zoe Ansley 3rd place - Emily Pickich   Botany: 1st place -...
Row 1: Hannah Saizan, Jaden Nault, Thomas Clemens, Thu Nguyen, Alexandra Swilley, Jordan Bosarge, and Preston Bang. Row 2: J’Von Dedeaux, Jeremiah Coleman, Jacob McCoy, Justin Kidd, Michaela Six, Emily Pickich, Zoe Ansley, and Madison Latham.
JANSEN SWITZER WINS PASS CHRISTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL GEOGRAPHIC BEE   
Moves One Step Closer to $25,000 College Scholarship
Geographic Bee school-level finalists: Front row – 1st place – Jansen Switzer, 2nd place – Michael Seignious, 3rd place – Dustin Huddlestun. Back row – Charlene Stephens - contest sponsor and 6th grade social studies teacher, Megan Hansen, Marissa Manni, Emily Pickich, Julia Hansen, Jill Brown – 7th grade social studies teacher, Elizabeth Roberts, Sydnie Lacoste, Nathan Weatherly, Tyler Gaylord – 8th grade social studies teacher.
PCMS 2nd Term Honor Roll   
Pass Christian Middle School Honor Roll for Second Term 8th Grade Honor Roll Superintendent’s Honor Roll Jordan Bosarge...
Rotary Club Honors Outstanding Teacher in Pass Christian   
The Rotary Club of Pass Christian honored Jennifer Lepore with the title of Pass Christian Outstanding Teacher 2013. Jennifer...
Pass Christian Middle School Principal Joe Nelson and Pass Christian Outstanding Teacher Jennifer Lepore.
Pass Christian Middle School Duke TIP Students   
Thirty-three seventh graders recognized
Due to their excellent performance on a recent grade-level standardized test, thirty-three academically talented seventh graders from Pass Christian Middle School are eligible to take either the SAT achievement test or ACT assessment through the Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP).
Pass Christian Principal Honored in Washington   
Published: September 20, 2013 in the Sun Herald
COURTESY SEN. THAD COCHRAN`S OFFICE. Thad Cochran, right, with Pass Christian Middle School Principal Joe Nelson, who met the senator in Washington. Nelson was a finalist for a national education award.
2014 National Principal of the Year Finalists   
Joe Nelson Pass Christian Middle School Pass Christian, MS Joe Nelson, principal of Pass Christian Middle School in Pass Christian,...
The following six principals have been selected as finalists for 2014 MetLife/NASSP National Middle Level and High School Principal of the Year awards
Pass Christian Middle School Teacher of the Year   
Charlene Stephens selected as PCMS Teacher of the Year
Pictured left to right: Charlene Stephens is presented the award of Pass Christian Middle School Teacher of the Year by Principal Joe Nelson.
Joe Nelson Named Mississippi Middle Level Principal of the Year   
Joe Nelson Named Mississippi Middle Level Principal of the Year Pass Christian Middle School Pass Christian, Mississippi--June...
Mississippi Middle Level Principal of the Year Joe Nelson
Seventh Grader Nathan Weatherly Places 3rd in Letters About Literature Contest   
Mississippi Letters About Literature 3rd place winner Nathan Weatherly and his parents. Pictured left to right: Lori Weatherly, Nathan Weatherly, and Ronnie Weatherly.
1st Term Honor Roll   
Superintendent’s Honor Roll Bosarge, Jordan Bullock, Liliane Crawford, Emily Cruthirds, Peyton Duke, Taylor Frisby,...
Pass Christian Middle School Students Visit Washington, D.C.   
   Fourteen Pass Christian Middle School students traveled to Washington, D.C. during the summer to visit our nation’s...
Pass Christian Middle School students pictured left to right in front of the White House in Washington D.C.: Haley Holmes, Gavin Foster, Rachel Thigpen, Melanie Mannion, Martha Jayne LeBlanc, Taylor Dedeaux, Nathan Weatherly, Grace Ann Cuevas, Tristan Tran, Hayes Leyser, Romin Rials, William Crawford, Nicholas Huckelby, and Onna Thompson.
Pass Christian Principal Named National Principal of the Year Finalist   
Joe Nelson is among three educators competing for the 2014 MetLife/NASSP National Middle Level Principal of the Year Award
Joe Nelson with Pass Christian students
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Pass Christian Middle School Students Excel in Letters About Literature Contest   
Pass Christian Middle School has another reason to celebrate the success of their students. Twenty-seven students were recently...
Pass Christian Middle School students, teachers, and principal attended the Letters About Literature awards program on May 2nd at the Mississippi Library Commission in Jackson, Mississippi. Contest semifinalists, finalists, winners, and sponsors are pictured left to right. Front row: Juris Stutts, Reggie Brown, Colton Northrup, Deyani Johnson, Cody Necaise, Dillon Whavers, Kyle Theobald, J.D. McMahan, Nathan Weatherly – 3rd place winner, and De Nguyen. Row 2: 8th grade English teacher Jennifer Gentile, Madison Latham, Amber Funderburk, Lucy Herron, Whitley James, Kaitlyn Null, Taliah Swanier, Landyn Keys, and 7th grade English teacher Megan Green. Back row: Hannah Saizan – 1st place winner, Jordan Bosarge, Principal Joe Nelson, Hailey Reed, Gynata Patel, Ashanti Darensbourg, Library Media Specialist Lana Lacoste, and Savannah Davis.
PCMS Seventh Grader Hannah Saizan Places 1st in Letters About Literature Contest   
Mississippi Letters About Literature 1st place winner and national contender Hannah Saizan and her parents. Pictured left to right: Steve Saizan, Hannah Saizan, and Ellen Saizan.
PCMS Honored as National Blue Ribbon School   
Principal and PCMS Teacher of the Year accept award in Washington, D.C.
Principal Joe Nelson, Aba Kumi, Director of the National Blue Ribbon Program, and PCMS Teacher of the Year Jennifer Lepore.
Pass Christian Middle School 3rd Term Honor Roll   
Congratulations to the following students who made 3rd term honor roll!   Superintendent’s All A Honor Roll Jordan...
PCMS Reading Fair Winners   
Reading Fair Winners Fiction Category Taylor Dedeaux- 1st Place Bryce Necaise- 2nd Place Nonfiction Category Tony Gruzdis-...
Pictured left to right: Taylor Dedeaux, Tony Gruzdis, Kal Lizana, Bryce Necaise.
PCMS Science Fair Winners   
Science Fair Winners Chemistry: 1st place- Julia Battles *Placed 2nd in regional science fair. 2nd place – Havierre...
Seated: Garvey Haines and Havierre Alexander. Standing: Hang Truong, McKenzie Jones, Alex Walrod, Kaitlyn Null, Emily Pavolini, and Ilana Martinez.
PCMS History Fair Winners   
History Fair Winners 1st place--Nathan Weatherly 2nd place--Allie Davis 3rd place--Thomas Clemens
Pictured left to right: Nathan Weatherly, Allie Davis, and Thomas Clemens.
Pass Christian School District Honored by State Superintendent as Level A District   
Pass Christian School District was honored on January 23, 2013 at the Pass Christian Center for Excellence in a special celebration...
Pictured left to right: Pass Christian School District Superintendent Beth John, Board of Trustees President Randy DeWitt, Board of Trustees Vice-president Margaret Jean Kalif, Board of Trustees members, Walter �Skip� King and Dr. Philip Terrell, and Pass Christian Mayor Chipper McDermott hold the level �A� banner.
Level A Celebration   
Pictured left to right: Pass Christian School District Board of Trustees President Randy DeWitt, Pass Christian Mayor Chipper McDermott, Mississippi Department of Education Interim Superintendent Dr. Lynn House, and Pass Christian School District Superintendent Beth John are pictured with an “A” shaped Mardi Gras King Cake that was served during the celebration.
Geographic Bee Winner and Finalists!   
Matthew Hall, an eighth grade student at Pass Christian Middle School, won the school-level competition of the national Geographic...
Geographic Bee school-level finalists: Front row – Luc Jackson (second place school-level winner), Matthew Hall (first place school-level winner), Jordan Bosarge (third place school-level winner). Middle row: Terry Jenkins, J.D. McMahan, Logan Dubuisson, and Nicholas Huckelby. Back row: R.J. Kelley, Alex Walrod, Morgan Webster, and Charlene Stephens – contest sponsor and sixth grade social studies teacher.
Pass Christian Middle School Honors Star Students   
Pass Christian Middle School teachers select two students per grade level as the Star Students each nine weeks.   Sponsored...
Pictured left to right: PCMS counselor Tisha Posey, Tareka Ladner, Juris Stutts, Sophia Gruzdis, Chandler Ladner, Megan Hansen, and Bryce Necaise.
Pass Christian Middle School Duke TIP Students   
   Due to their excellent performance on a recent grade-level standardized test, forty-four academically talented seventh...
Left to right: Front – Pass Christian Middle School counselor Tisha Posey, Hunter Wilson, Terry Jenkins, Max Seignious, Sophia Gruzdis, Kate Stallings, Madison Latham, Sarah Ladner. Row 2: Amber Funderburk, Alexandra Swilley, Christina Larson, Hannah Saizan, Corrina Domingo, Max Haines. Row 3: Lilian Bullock, R.J. Kelley, Dalton Freret. Row 4: Jacob McCoy, Jansen Switzer, Preston Bang. Row 5: Wade Vowell, Alana Lane. Back Row: Morgan Funderburk, Erica Cuevas, Martha LeBlanc, Jordan Bosarge, Taylor Gaston, Breanna Waltman, Jade Cappie, Emily Pickich, Reggie Brown, Xavier Bell, Thu Nguyen, Haley Kincaid, James Robert Pridgen, Nicholas Walrod, Thomas Clemens.