MUS Accreditation and Membership

Accreditations
AdvancED
Southern Association of Independent Schools

Memberships
American Library Association
Association for Educational Communications and Technology
Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools
Association of Independent School Libraries
College Board
College Entrance Examination Board
Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
Educational Records Bureau
Independent School Management
International Boys’ School Coalition
Memphis Area Independent School Library Information Consortium
Memphis Area Library Council
Memphis Association of Independent Schools
National Association for College Admission Counseling
National Association of Independent Schools
National Association for Music Education
National Association of Secondary School Principals
SOLINET
Southern Association for College Admission Counseling
Southern Association of Independent Schools
Tennessee Association of Independent Schools
Tennessee Library Association
Tennessee Music Education Association
Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association
TENN-SHARE

Twenty Owls Inducted into Cum Laude

The Memphis University School chapter of the Cum Laude Society inducted 20 members from the classes of 2025 and 2026 during a ceremony March 21. Membership in the Cum Laude Society is the highest academic honor students in a secondary school can receive. The MUS chapter, modeled on Phi Beta Kappa, was chartered on December 14, 1967.
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Center of Hope Cooking: March 23

Sunday, March 23, CSO volunteers will be cooking and serving lunch from 10 a.m. to noon for the residents of The Salvation Army Purdue Center of Hope.
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Sports Events: March 24-29

See you at the athletic events slated for March 24-29 in baseball, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, and track! Spring events are as unpredictable as spring weather, so be sure to check the team pages under Athletics before heading out.
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Students Elect Wells Honor Council President

The student body elected junior Devin Wells to be the 2025-26 Honor Council president following the Upper School nomination and voting process.
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US Spring Formal: April 5

The Upper School Spring Formal is Saturday, April 5, from 8-10 p.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden (Hardin Hall). Attire is formal with long dresses. If you’ve not read the recent important email to parents, please do so now.
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Campbell Named Golf Coach

Memphis University School Athletic Director Thad McCracken announced the appointment of Mr. Chip Campbell ’99 as the school’s varsity golf coach. He assumes the role immediately, following the retirement of Coach Cliff Frisby this winter.
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LS Manhood Breakfast: March 28

Mr. Norman Thompson is the guest speaker at the next Lower School Manhood Breakfast on Friday, March 28. Upper School English instructor and Honor Council and The Owl’s Hoot advisor, Thompson will speak on Truth and Honor.
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Robotics Competes in State Tournament

Two Owls robotics squads competed in the 2025 Tennessee VEX Robotics State Championship at Austin Peay State University where the middle school team, Team 99331S, was awarded the Judges’ Award for their dedication and perseverance.
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Bubones Excel in Latin League

In the National Junior Classical League’s Latin League competition, the team of seniors Joephen Chen, Kushal Patel, Rushil Komeravelli, Michael Liu, and Kip Stalls won the South One regional bracket with an undefeated regular season and finished the competition tied for 13th place out of 159 varsity teams nationwide.
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King Reports on Black Experience

Senior Christon King presented a chapel on The Black Experience at MUS, a report based on a survey he sent to roughly 200 Black alumni, for which he received 37 responses, and conducted 12 follow-up interviews.
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College Admission Fair: April 2

Upper School students will attend a College Fair on Wednesday, April 2, 10:15 a.m., in Morrison Courtyard.
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College Admission Panel for Parents: April 2

Upper School parents are encouraged to attend a College Admission Panel on Wednesday, April 2, 5:30 p.m., in Hyde Chapel.
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Mandatory Program for Juniors: April 2

All juniors are required to attend the College Application Case Studies Program on Wednesday, April 2, 2-4 p.m., with college admission deans and directors. Students will meet in Hyde Chapel.
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Mu Alpha Theta Mathletes Three-peat

Eighteen Owls traveled to Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport for the Mu Alpha Theta State Convention and came away the Overall Sweepstakes and Interschool Competition winners for the third straight year.
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WordSmith Owls Claim Hardware

Ten students participated in the 2025 WordSmith Olympics February 16 at the University of Memphis, led by Instructor in English Eric Dalle ’93. The Owls earned a variety of individual awards and two second-place trophies.
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“Henry IV, Part 1:” April 4, 6-8

Get your tickets today for Shakespeare's action-packed history of the English monarchy, Henry IV, Part 1. The curtain goes up at 7 p.m., April 4, 6-8 in Hyde Chapel. General admission is $16.30, and tickets for MUS students are $11.20. Tickets are HERE.
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Marks Explores Mind-Body Problem and AI

Dr. Robert J. Marks II, the director of the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Discovery Institute and a distinguished professor of engineering at Baylor University, was the featured guest for the 26th annual Robert M. Metcalf Symposium. In chapel February 28, he explored the questions, “Is Your Mind the Same as Your Brain? Are You a Computer Made Out of Meat?” His talk was based on the book he authored with Angus Menuge and Brian Krouse, Minding the Brain: Models of the Mind, Information, and Empirical Science (Discovery Press).
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Celebrating Class of 2025 on Insta

Starting after Spring Break and running through May 1 (the National Candidate Reply Date), seniors can opt in to share their college decisions via the MUS Seniors Instagram account.
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Summer Programs are Heating Up!

Summer Programs are published and ready for registration!
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Three Owls Receive DAR Essay Honors

Three Owls received honors for their submissions to Daughters of the American Revolution essay contests. Representatives of the DAR Watauga Chapter, Mrs. Maria Burke (former MUS math teacher) and Mrs. Jean McSwain, came to campus to make the presentations.
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