Biloxi News
April 2019 Kindergarten Readiness Calendars Are Here!
Check out the April 2019 kindergarten readiness calendars! The calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4. All activities align with Mississippi Department of Education Early Learning Standards....
Curious George Visits Biloxi!
The Lopez Elementary School and Biloxi Excel by 5 program gave young children the chance to meet Curious George this morning. Kids and their parents anxiously waited outside the school doors to watch Curious George ride up in the Biloxi Tour Train with a police escort...
I’m a Super Saver!
Don't Miss "I'm a Super Saver" on Thursday, September 20th in Biloxi!
Biloxi Excel By 5 Receives Donation
Excel by 5 in Biloxi received a generous donation today. The Hard Rock Culture Club visited the Lopez School in Biloxi to drop off school supplies to the Early Learning Childhood Center. Each year, Excel by 5 holds an immunization fair for school-aged children...
Champions Tour Player Reads to School Kids in Biloxi
One pro golfer took a break from practicing for this weekend's tournament to visit a group of children in Biloxi. Esteban Toledo read a book about golfing to a group of preschool students at the ABC Child Development Center on Popps Ferry Road. Children counted golf...
Biloxi Excel By 5 hosts MGRC Visit
On March 30, 2016, Biloxi Excel By 5 hosted a golf-themed event and welcomed members of the MGRC family to the family resource center. Click here for coverage of this event by Meggan Gray of WLOX
Biloxi Excel By 5 Receives IP Grant!
from The Windtalker, February 29, 2016 The Boyd Gaming and IP Biloxi Foundation awarded a $12,000 grant to Biloxi's Excel by 5 program last week. Click here to read the complete article from The Windtalker.
Biloxi Excel By 5 featured in South Mississippi Living
Story by:Lynn Lofton Click here to read the article featured in the December issue of South Mississippi Living
Mississippi’s First Lady Attends Super Saver Program
By: Katarina Luketich BILOXI, MS (WXXV)- It’s never too early for your kids to get a head start on their education. That was the message first lady Deborah Bryant made today at an “Excel By 5” program for kids and their parents in Biloxi this morning. Click here to...
Mississippi’s First Lady Helps Teach Financial Lesson to Tiny Tots in Biloxi
By: Trang Pham-Bui BILOXI, MS (WLOX) -On Thursday, more than two dozen children took part in a new financial program hosted by Biloxi Excel By 5. The catch — many of the children were still in diapers. Click here to see coverage of the event from Trang Pham-Bui of...
Biloxi Excel By 5 health fair checks wellness of preschoolers
By Jonathan Brannan BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - With school mostly back into the swing of things here on the Coast, a number of health fairs have come and gone, but there was one more Saturday that was a little different than those that have happened leading up to the school...
Biloxi Excel By 5 Presents Safety Fair
The city of Biloxi and Biloxi Excel By 5 teamed up this weekend to educate parents and children on safety issues. The approach of summer provided an excellent opportunity for several local agencies to remind families of ways to stay safe. Click here to see coverage...
Biloxi Excel By 5 Program Honored by Biloxi Public Schools
Honorees from Week 4 of Biloxi Public Schools month (an excerpt from Biloxi Public School's E-news, The Windtalker) A pioneering early learning program for pre-schoolers, a 10th grade girls softball player, the top Advanced Reader in first grade at North Bay, and...
Biloxi Excel By 5 Event Helps Prepare Students for Kindergarten
Biloxi Excel By 5, together with the Biloxi Public School System, City of Biloxi, and IP Casino Resort Spa, held a "Count Down to Readiness" event on April 25, 2014. The purpose of the event was to educate students who will enter kindergarten in August, and their...
Biloxi Excel By 5 Named as 2013 Non Profit Organization
The City of Biloxi recognized individuals, organizations and businesses that contribute their time and energy in helping others and making Biloxi a wonderful place to live on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at the 30th Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony. Biloxi Excel By 5...
Biloxi Excel By 5 teaches tots valuable skills for Kindergarten – Meggan Gray WLOX
Posted: Apr 17, 2013 10:54 AM CST Updated: Apr 18, 2013 6:25 AM CST By Meggan Gray - bio | http://www.wlox.com/story/22002512/biloxi"BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - "Hickory dickory dock. The mouse ran up the clock." About ten students recite nursery rhymes at the Biloxi Excel by...
Pro Golfer Reads to Young Students in Biloxi
Please click here to view the article at the WXXV25 web site. Reported by: Shevaun Bryan A golfer in town for the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic took time off the green to read to some Biloxi children Tuesday. Pro golfer, Fred Funk, read to a group of 2 through 5...
Countdown to Readiness Fair, WLOX TV, April 19, 2012
See what school will be like for your child when he/she goes to Kindergarten in August! Thursday, April 19, 2012, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Lopez School campus, 140 St. John Avenue, Biloxi By state law, children must be 5 years of age on or before September 1, 2012, to enter...