Sadly, biology teacher Megean Millis of Picayne, Mississippi, succumbed to Covid-19 on August 4, 2021. Photo credit: McDonald Funeral Home.

Sadly, the educational community is mourning the loss of yet another teacher to Covid-19. Megean Millis succumbed to the disease on August 4, 2021. She was just 26 years old.

Megean was born on September 26, 1994, in her native town of Pecayune, Mississippi. As a teenager, she graduated from Pecayune Memorial High School in 2013. After her high school graduation, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Southern Mississippi. At the time of her passing, Megean was working on her Master’s degree from William Carey University in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Once she earned her degrees, the neophyte educator returned to her alma mater, Picayune High School, where she taught Biology 1, Foundations of Biology, ACT Science & Reading, and Physics. She also served as the coach of the school’s “Pride of the Tide” Dance Team.

The popular teacher, who was not vaccinated, became ill while on vacation with her family a month before her death. She passed away just one day before classes for the 2021-2022 school year were set to begin.