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This Tuesday, students at Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer learned about therapeutic drumming, which can relieve stress and anxiety and promote social emotional wellbeing. The class was run by ArtsWestchester staff, who visited the school in their ArtsMobile. ArtsWestchester also visited Hamilton School last week. 

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! The Mount Vernon City School District Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA) hosted their second ice cream social of the year on October 15 at Mount Vernon High School, bringing together families of students in grade 9-12  for an afternoon filled with sweet treats and community connections. 

For School Board Recognition Week, we are thanking the Mount Vernon Board of Education in this week’s Jewel Box! As volunteers, they have an intense dedication for students and education. Their leadership and advocacy shines through every day in the school environment that they have worked so hard to shape. Thank you to all trustees for all they have done to help make Mount Vernon public schools great places to learn and grow. #ExcellenceByDesign

Mount Vernon High School students heard directly from healthcare professionals during a panel discussion hosted Thursday. Jason Chapin, director of workforce development at the Westchester County Association, moderated the discussion, which featured professionals from various branches of the medical field. The panelists emphasized the breadth of different career opportunities in and around medicine. 

Happy School Board Recognition Week! Thank you to the trustees on the Mount Vernon Board of Education for your advocacy and commitment to our students. Your leadership is vital to the success of the Mount Vernon City School District, and your work is empowering student futures

For Denzel Washington School of the Arts senior Xavier Griffin, music has been a constant in his life, from the sounds that filled his childhood home to the songs he now writes, produces and engineers under the stage name XENO 914. Xavier transferred to DWSA in 10th grade from Mount Vernon High School, where he had been playing basketball. Although he enjoyed sports, he knew his future lay elsewhere. “I always wanted to make music,” he said. “I don't think anything gives me the same feeling that music gives me. Even when I'm listening to it, I'm performing it, I'm making it, it speaks to me on different levels.”

At the end of September, the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau hosted their annual Family Day at Graham School! Families took the opportunity to spend time with each other, play games, do arts and crafts, and enjoy a meal together. Several families even won prizes!

Edward Williams School wrapped up Fire Prevention Week last Friday with a special visit from the Mount Vernon Fire Department. The firefighters brought two trucks, giving students the opportunity to sit in the truck and learn all about fire safety!

Last Thursday, Ashley Bady from Ashley’s Sweet Treats visited Bernadette Romanelli’s Entrepreneurship 2 class, with Kimberly Morales from the Guidance Center of Westchester also in attendance, to discuss upcoming capstone projects. Entrepreneurship 2 is a new class added to the curriculum for the MVHS Entrepreneurship program, which is a part of Career and Technical Education.