Seven Owls received Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards for their work in the Drawing and Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting, and Portfolio divisions.

Schaeffer Bookstore (No. 19 on this campus map) will be open extended hours (7:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.) Friday, February 7, for new Owl families to shop for MUS gear. You can also shop our Online Schaeffer Bookstore - pick up and shipping options are available!

MUS hosts Christian Brothers in Ross Lynn Arena for Basketball Homecoming, Friday, January 31, at 7:30 p.m. (The JV team plays at 6 p.m.) The varsity team is coming off a 67-39 victory over PURE Academy on January 28. The CBHS rivalry game will be packed, so get there early to support the Owls. Get tickets HERE.

Seniors who have achieved proficiency in two or more languages may be eligible for the Seal of Biliteracy. The application deadline is Thursday, March 6.

Watts Liebenow ’26 guided fellow students through his faith journey from the Hyde Chapel stage January 29. 

Liebenow described his lack of faith during a period of personal struggle. A late-night moment of clarity where he “encountered God” pushed him toward belief and changed his life. “I cannot explain to you how God has impacted my life. He has helped me in so many ways. He gave me the power to help people and spread his word.”

Mark your calendars for the upcoming Lower School Grandparent Reception on campus Friday, April 4. Lower School students will send out invitations to their grandparents during the week before Spring Break.

Students are encouraged to pre-order Holy City, the new novel by Edgar Award nominee Henry Wise, in preparation for Wise’s chapel visit and book signing Friday, February 21. Novel bookstore is offering a pre-order for the MUS community and will deliver the books to campus in time for the meet-and-greet.

Join us Thursday, January 30, 7 p.m., in Hyde Chapel to enjoy an evening of student-directed music, comedy, art, and more!

Lower School baseball assessments will take place February 10-12 from 6:30-8 p.m. on D. Eugene Thorn Field. Two teams will compete in the Middle School Coaches League.

Tryouts for the Lower School spring golf team will be Wednesday, March 19, 3:15 p.m., at Irene Golf and Country Club.

It’s time to sign up for Lower School track! Practice will start the week of February 17.

Basketball and wrestling teams host events from Monday, January 27, through Thursday, February 6. As always, see the team pages under Athletics to ensure you have the most current event information.

George Willmott ’26 didn’t originally plan to write a book about former Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, he explained during a chapel talk about his biographical work The Intellectual Maturation and Ideological Legacy of William Rehnquist (Archway Publishing, May 2024).

For our third Memphis Day, we celebrated Memphis music heritage and explored the impact that our hip-hop, blues, rock, and soul sounds have had on the world.
 
A morning panel, moderated by Instructor in Music Matt Tutor ’91, featured heavy hitters on the Memphis music scene, including Memphis-born rapper Al Kapone (Alphonzo Bailey), Memphis-born producer, performer, and innovator IMAKEMADBEATS (James Dukes), and two-time Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter, arranger, and artist Kurt “KC” Clayton. The panelists then participated in a Memphis recording industry panel facilitated by Music Director Chris Piecuch.

Elizabeth Cawein, the founder of Music Export Memphis, says the “magic is in the middle” for the local music industry. She spoke in Hyde Chapel about focusing on the “music middle class” – 60% of local musicians who would like to remain in the area and support themselves through music. Music Export Memphis creates opportunities for and subsidizes working musicians, allowing them to tour, build audiences outside the city, and sustain their careers while remaining rooted in the Mid-South.