McCarroll ’92 Joins History Department

Mr. Patrick McCarroll ’92 returns to MUS to teach Upper School history courses in the 2014-15 school year. He taught here from 1998-2008, leaving to become executive director of the Live Oak Foundation Fund. He then served for three years as director of services, programs, and operations for the Diocese of Memphis Catholic Schools. In […]

Smithson Joins Science Department

Mr. Garrett Smithson will join the faculty in August as a Lower School science teacher. Smithson earned his B.S. in science from Christian Brothers University. After graduation he worked for the Mallinckrodt Nuclear Pharmacy in Memphis, then taught middle school science at Holy Family School in Holly Springs and at Holy Rosary Catholic School in […]

Abel Joins Math Department

Mr. Shawn B. Abel will join the Math Department for the 2014-15 school year, teaching honors and accelerated pre-algebra and overseeing the Lower School Math Lab. Abel is a graduate of Rhodes College, with a B.A. in mathematics, and he holds a master’s degree from the University of Memphis. Over his 27-year teaching career, he […]

Johanson New College Counselor

Mr. Steven Johanson joins the staff on June 23 as assistant director of College Counseling. While a student at Rhodes College, he worked for the Admissions Office, leading tours for prospective students and families and hosting students during overnight visits. He also served several internships in Rep. Steve Cohen’s (D-TN) office and in the college-guidance office at […]

Towner ’07 Joins Admissions Office

Mr. Justin D. (Buck) Towner V ’07 will join the staff for the 2014-15 year as assistant to the director of admissions. In addition Towner will assist with lacrosse and football programs, the summer SLAM program, and school leadership programs. While earning his bachelor’s degree in economics at the University of Tennessee, he coached the […]

Jones New History Department Chair

  Dr. Jonathan Jones has been named chair of the History Department, following the retirement of Mr. Doug Perkins in May. “Dr. Jones has the credentials, the experience, and the temperament to serve superbly as chair of our History Department,” Headmaster Ellis Haguewood said. “I am pleased that he accepted our invitation to provide leadership […]

Trinomial Equation: Mr. Darin Clifft, the Distinguished Teaching Award, and the Zombie Apocalypse

Mr. Darin Clifft’s obsession with The Incredible Hulk was not the reason he received the 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award, but it surely did not hurt his nomination. Indeed, the fact that his visage is sometimes tinged green – at Halloween, Homecoming – reflects a fun-loving spirit that colors his teaching. In a chapel presentation May […]

18 Reach Perfection on Latin Exam

Eighteen Owls – that translates to XVIII Bubones – earned perfect scores on the 2014 National Latin Exam, and 111 received gold or silver medals, according to Mr. Trey Suddarth, chair of the Department of Foreign Languages. Junior Richard Ouyang received his third perfect score, which put him in select company: Only 28 students in the […]

New Student Ambassadors Named

Mrs. Peggy Williamson, director of Admissions, announced 25 new student ambassadors for the 2014-2015 school year during chapel May 5. Student ambassadors are the face of MUS, serving as hosts at events and guiding visitors and alumni on tours of the school. The new representatives were chosen from a field of 50 sophomore applicants who […]

Students Tour T.E. Maxson Wastewater Treatment Facility

by Mrs. Rebecca Greer On a secluded peninsula at the edge of the Mississippi River just west of T.O. Fuller State Park, there is nasty work brewing. Billions of tiny workers are quietly going about the task of bringing to light what Shelby County residents might prefer to keep in the dark. This is the […]