Assistant Principal Tiffany Tynes receiving Ocean Springs High School's Gold Medal from Olympic Gold Medalist Dain Blanton at Focus on Freshmen 2010.

Principal:  David Baggett
Number of Students at Ocean Springs:  Approx. 1550
Course Name:  Freshman Focus
Lead Teacher:  Marie Joachim
Total Number of Course Instructors: 7
Course Type:  Required Elective
Course Length:  Quarter Class (9 week period) - 66 hours
Students Enrolled in Course:  Approx. 430
Funding Source for Course:  District Funding, Student Workbook Fee

“We have received a great deal of positive feedback about our Freshman Focus course from students, parents, and teachers. The course was designed to help teach our students some basic principles of being a successful and productive citizen. Some of the activities focused on budgeting, career choices, and what type of individuals the students are inside and out.”

~Tiffany Tynes
Assistant Principal