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SR1 C.O.O.L.™ Zone Scott County Scholar Accepted To Mississippi State University for Fall 2026 Semester
Forest, MS – A Forest High School senior will be packing her bags and heading to Mississippi State University to begin her college...
Alexandria Galtney
Sep 161 min read


SR1 Donates $500 to Forest High School Football Team
Forest, MS – The Forest High School Bearcats Football Program received a donation from a local non-profit. The team was awarded $500...
Alexandria Galtney
Sep 92 min read


SR1 C.O.O.L.™ Zone Student Featured on 16 WAPT News for Early Graduation and College Enrollment
Ridgeland, MS – August 28, 2025 – SR1 proudly celebrates the outstanding achievement of Quinton Simpson, a 16-year-old student in the SR1...
Alexandria Galtney
Aug 281 min read


Over One-Hundred Students from Central Mississippi Offered Free Pre-College Access Worth Over $30,000 from SR1 C.O.O.L. ™ Zone
Ridgeland, MS – Over 100 students from the Central Mississippi area , including Forest Municipal School District and Scott County School...
Alexandria Galtney
Jul 152 min read


SR1 Launches “Senderos de Descubrimientos – Trails of Discovery” with First-Ever Bilingual Tour at Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
JACKSON, Miss. (March 29, 2025)– In a landmark moment of cultural celebration and scientific curiosity, over 30 Spanish-speaking families...
Tamu Green
Apr 42 min read


SR1 Scientific Research receives 2024 Engage Every Student Award
SR1 Scientific Research, of Ridgeland, accepts 2024 Engage Every Student award in Washington D.C.
Tamu Green
Aug 7, 20242 min read


Tamu Green
Jan 5, 20240 min read


C.O.O.L. Learning: Education Programs Target Social Challenges In Mississippi
RIDGELAND, Miss.—A small group of seventh-grade boys in blue T-shirts sat on the floor in a spacious classroom at the Scientific Research...

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Feb 2, 20231 min read


SR1 to Open Mississippi’s First STEM Charter School in Fall 2022
Canton, Mississippi (April 20th, 2022) – The SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy (SR1 CPSA) will open for the 2022-2023 school year...
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Apr 20, 20223 min read


SR1 Launching New Farming Project to Help Beginner Farmers Succeed
Ridgeland, MS – SR1 is launching the Community Oriented Opportunities for Learning (C.O.O.L.™) Farming Project through a grant from the...
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Feb 14, 20222 min read


Roasted Turnips Straight from SR1’s Mini-Farm
Harvest season is underway at SR1’s mini-farm in Forest, MS, and we’re already seeing the fruits of our labor! Along with various leafy...
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Jan 16, 20221 min read


First Episode of Educational Interview Series “C.O.O.L.™ Talks” Premieres on YouTube
Ridgeland, MS – The highly anticipated educational interview series C.O.O.L.™ Talks , produced by SR1’s C.O.O.L.™ Media Network,...
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Dec 1, 20211 min read


Nationwide Search Underway for Principal of first Mississippi public STEM Charter School
Canton, MS – SR1 has been authorized to open SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy (SR1 CPSA) , the first public STEM charter school...
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Nov 30, 20211 min read


SR1 to Premiere Educational Interview Series “C.O.O.L.™ Talks”
SR1 Launches Educational Interview Series: C.O.O.L.™ Talks Ridgeland, MS – SR1 has launched a new project to further its mission of...
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Nov 9, 20211 min read
SR1 Robotics Coach Daidrick Mallett Excited to Welcome New C.O.O.L.™ Scholars!
SR1 Robotics coach Daidrick Mallett welcomes new students to the program:
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Sep 30, 20211 min read


SR1 Repairs Hoop House Following Hurricane Ida
When Hurricane Ida hit in late August, SR1 was fortunate to experience only minimal damage overall. However, one structure that didn’t...
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Sep 27, 20211 min read


SR1 Robotics Team Kicks Off New Season
It’s that time of year again—the 2021–2022 FIRST Robotics season has officially begun! On Saturday, September 18, SR1 Scholars gathered...
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Sep 20, 20211 min read


A Clew of Red Wigglers Squirm Their Way into SR1’s Science Lab
That’s right—a clew ! For those without a clue, “clew” is the collective noun for a group of earthworms. A clew of Red Wigglers (Eisenia...
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Sep 14, 20212 min read


SR1 Holds Vaccine Clinic for Jackson Area Residents
The recent SR1 Covid-19 Vaccine Drives have been a great success! As Mississippi continues to see a rise in Covid-19 cases—especially...
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Sep 10, 20211 min read
STUDENTS CAN BE C.O.O.L.™ WITH SCHOOL THIS YEAR!
The new school year is underway! It is a challenging year with the Covid-19 pandemic ongoing, but students and parents are persevering!...
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Sep 7, 20212 min read
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