Graduating minority students invited to visit

Graduating minority high school students who have excelled in the classroom are being invited Feb. 13 to Mississippi State for the university's Minority Student Achievement Day.

"The Minority Student Achievement Program salutes the academic accomplishments of high school seniors from throughout the region," said Jimmy W. Abraham, director of enrollment services.

Now in its ninth year, the recognition program drew nearly 250 from Mississippi and the four surrounding states in 1997. "This year, we are expecting even more to take part," Abraham said.

In addition to continuous campus tours and a mid-morning general assembly, the students will be special guests at a luncheon given by President Malcolm Portera.

Registration for the day-long program begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Colvard Union.