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The Mount Vernon City School District, through a shared decision-making process, is committed to helping its scholars, parents, teachers, and administrators enhance their academic, social, economic, and technological skills to prepare individuals to function effectively in today's global society.
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Regular Meeting of the Mount Vernon Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at The Board of Education, 165 N. Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10553.
Denzel Washington School of the Arts is holding its Student Choreography Showcase in the experimental theater on Friday, December 15, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. The show will feature original works by high school dance majors. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.
The Skills USA club, which is advised by Samantha Cohen, culinary arts teacher, and Bonnie Ball, nurse instructor, is sponsoring a blood drive at Mount Vernon High School on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the small gym. The Skills USA club is hoping to get 60 donations, with each donation helping save up to three lives. Scan the QR code to schedule your appointment.
The Mount Vernon City School District will be hosting a webinar on December 18, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. The theme is, “A Cry for Action - All Hands on Deck.” Our scholars in grades K through 8 will be the focus of this webinar.
There will be a mobile pantry at Cecil H. Parker School on Saturday, December 2, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Mount Vernon High School is hosting Verses and Vibes, an open mic event, on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. RSVP or sign up to audition by Monday, November 27. Scan the QR code or click here to RSVP or sign up to audition.
The Mount Vernon City School District is holding the 27th annual Parent Involvement Day for all schools on Monday, February 12, 2024, in collaboration with the Mount Vernon Parent and Community Forum on Education.
For more information scan the QR code or click here to access the sign-up form.
All students interested in participating in winter athletics should sign up through the District website on Family ID. Registration began October 13, 2023. You must sign up and answer all of the health-related questions and upload a current physical.
Please see the instructions below on how to create your new Infinite Campus Parent Portal account. To begin, click the following link: Parent Portal Activation (Please note Infinite Campus Portal works best in the Google Chrome browser.) If you did not receive your access code, please contact us via email at smcgarty@mtvernoncsd.org.
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Click below for more information and updates about the Parent Resource Center at Mount Vernon STEAM Academy, available to all parents and guardians in Mount Vernon.
School District News
Grimes School third grade students were introduced to rats, reptiles and the softest animal in the world when Niall Fitzgerald, naturalist educator at Greenburgh Nature Center, visited the school on Friday, December 1, 2023.
On Tuesday, November 28, 2023, the Graham School community celebrated honor roll students for the first marking period.
Students at Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School sat in on criminal court cases that Judge Nichelle Johnson was presiding over on Thursday, November 30, 2023. Afterwards they had a question-and-answer session with Judge Johnson, Judge Tamika Coverdale and Commanding Officer Steven Sexton from the Mount Vernon Police Department.
Terrence Barnes, junior at Rebecca Turner Academy (RTA), recently enrolled in the automotive program after its expansion from Mount Vernon High School to include RTA. The Ford Automotive Career Exploration program’s expansion was announced on Thursday, November 16, 2023, and Terrence began taking classes shortly after.
Sixth, seventh, and eighth grade scholars at Benjamin Turner Academy were inducted to the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) in a delightful ceremony on Thursday, November 30, 2023. Eighteen students in total were accepted into the prestigious program.
Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School students sat down in their classrooms for a unique lesson taught by high school students on Thursday, November 30, 2023. Junior Achievement High School Heroes students from Mount Vernon STEAM Academy visited the school and delivered lessons to elementary school students.
Benjamin Turner Academy (BTA) students gathered in the gymnasium for a fun science lesson, hosted by Mad Science, involving physics, chemistry and other scientific concepts. John “The Proton” Theodorou, Mad Science’s New York operations manager, visited the school and ran several experiments for the students on Wednesday, November 29, 2023.
Seventh and eighth-grade students from Lincoln School took an exciting and informative trip to Mount Vernon City Hall on Monday, November 27, 2023. Students were welcomed by Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, who shared why she is compelled to serve as our mayor. She also answered questions about her duties and passions as a leader.
Third and fourth grade students at Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School worked together to make pumpkin catapults, slime, and towers using nothing but toothpicks and marshmallows on Monday, November 27, 2023.
In preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday, Pennington School hosted its first Turkey Bowl kickball game with the middle school students on Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Mount Vernon Honor Academy held PTA Movie Night on Friday, November 17, 2023. Students and their families attended and watched a fun movie in the gymnasium and enjoyed some movie snacks.
On Tuesday, November 21, 2023, the Mount Vernon City School District partnered with Aramark and the Masonic Progressive Lodge #64 of Mount Vernon in a Thanksgiving turkey drive. The drive provided a free full Thanksgiving meal to the members of the community.