Mount Vernon City Schools welcomed hundreds of parents and caregivers on Monday, February 11 for its district-wide Parent Involvement Day. The annual event provides unique opportunities for parents to see just what their children are up to all day, including activities for learning, socializing and fun unique to each school. Once again, the day was a huge hit!
Soon after Dr. Kenneth R. Hamilton took the helm as Superintendent of the Mount Vernon City School District, he attended a holiday concert at Williams Elementary School. It was then that he recognized how desperately the students of the Williams School needed a new auditorium. Last week, Dr. Hamilton took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the culmination of that vision.
The Mount Vernon City School District is excited to announce registration dates for its universal, full day Pre-k program at no cost to city residents.
The Mount Vernon City School District recently completed a $1 million renovation of the auditorium at Columbus School, located at 455 North High Street. The project included the addition of surround-sound, theatre-style seating and a functioning balcony for the first time since 2002. The Columbus School community unveiled the state-of-the-art auditorium with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, January 16, 2019.
Traphagen Elementary School students competed January 19th in the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Tournament, the third annual competition that represented 12 schools from all over Westchester County, at Chappaqua’s Robert E. Bell Middle School. It was a first for the team of 10 third-through sixth grade students, Traphagen, and the Mount Vernon City School District. Now that Traphagen has brought the initial team, the District is anticipating more teams to compete next year and in future years.
