About

Terry R. Cassreino is an award-winning 10th Grade English and high school journalism teacher who also serves as communications director for St. Joseph Catholic School.Education is a second career for Cassreino, who spent more than 25 years as an award-winning journalist, political columnist and investigative reporter for several Mississippi newspapers and owner of his own media consulting company Cassreino Consulting LLC.Before teaching, Cassreino served as Capitol Bureau Chief for 13 years at The Sun Herald in Gulfport, managing editor for eight months at The Madison County Journal, assistant managing editor for four years at The Meridian Star and assistant managing editor for 15 months at the Hattiesburg American.Cassreino, 62, enrolled in Teach Mississippi Institute in 2010 ñ the two-year teacher certification program for professionals offered through the University of Mississippi. Cassreino received his teaching certificate from the Mississippi Department of Education in 2011 and began teachin