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Cecil H. Parker School has been designated as a No Place for Hate School.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Special Meeting of the Mount Vernon City School District Board of Education will take place on Thursday, April 25, 2024, beginning at 8:00am at the Education Center, 165 North Columbus Ave., Mount Vernon, NY 10553.
The Mount Vernon City School District is hosting a parent workshop via Zoom on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, from 6 to 7 p.m. The webinar, Pathways to Healing, will provide information about navigating substance abuse and mental wellbeing. James Hughes, program director for Lexington Center for Recover, will facilitate the webinar. Click here to register.
Westchester County is partnering with Operation Prom Network for its annual Prom Dress and Tuxedo Giveaway at the County Center from Friday, April 26 to Sunday, April 28, 2024.
The Mount Vernon City School District will be hosting the Athletics Sports Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Mount Vernon High School.
In honor of Autism Acceptance Month, there will be an Autism Walk, starting at City Hall and ending at Doles Recreation Center, on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 11 a.m. There will be activities, arts and crafts, resources and giveaways. Please RSVP by Monday, April 22, at bit.ly/mvautismwalk.
Call 718-547-8853 or email senatorjbailey@nysenate.gov for more information.
The Mount Vernon City School District, the Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA) and the Mount Vernon Federation of Teachers (MVFT) will host Autism Acceptance Day at Traphagen School on Monday, April 29, 2024, from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Click here to buy T-shirts and support Autism Acceptance Day!
Denzel Washington School of the Arts will host a poetry slam in celebration of National Poetry Month on Friday, April 19, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. in the Phyllicia Rashad Auditorium. Students will be reciting original and published pieces. Join for an exciting afternoon of spoken word, music and poems! The poetry slam will be streamed on Facebook.
Pennington School and Benjamin Turner Academy will be hosting a dance to celebrate children with unique needs on Thursday, April 25, 2024, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Pennington School. Attire is formal, dress to impress.
Mount Vernon High School Career and Technical Education Department presents the House That Time Forgot Competition on April 25, 2024, at 12 p.m. CTE entrepreneurship students will pitch ideas to finish the house started by CTE students in 1996.
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School News
Leadership requires the ability to make decisions quickly, and on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, Mount Vernon High School Principal Dr. Pauline Pearce served as superintendent for the day and had the responsibility of making those decisions. Dr. Pearce was the third participant in Acting Superintendent Dr. K. Veronica Smith’s “Superintendent for a Day” series.
4-22-2024
Dr. K. Veronica Smith, Acting Superintendent of Schools:
We are collectively letting out a sigh of relief in the Mount Vernon City School District, as we have been notified that our state aid funding for the upcoming school year will not be reduced. After over a month of lobbying with state and local officials, we prevailed and will receive the $2.9 million that was set to be removed from our budget in Governor Kathy Hochul’s budget proposal.
Ms. Stephanie Tirado's preschool class strutted their stuff and showed off their clothing designs for the first ever pre-K fashion show at Cecil H. Parker School on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Scholars were joined by local fashion designer Brittini Heflin, who is a proud Mount Vernon City School District graduate.
Principals throughout the district set up tables with brochures highlighting the District’s accomplishments at the Mount Vernon High School cafeteria to showcase their school for potential applicants during the Mount Vernon City School District Community Fair on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
Secondary students in the Superintendent’s Advisory Council stood in front of the room and showed off their leadership skills during their presentations on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Each student was given a scenario where they would need to lead, and they presented the methods they would use to reach their goal.
Cheers erupted with every basket made in the Mount Vernon High School gym, as students with disabilities from Mount Vernon High School and Woodlands High School competed in a game of basketball on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The game was held through the New York State Pioneer League, which provides students with disabilities the opportunity to play on a team.
The winners of the Mount Vernon City School District “Biggest Loser” challenge gathered around the Education Center with smiling faces, holding their plaques and checks during the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
Another friendly face took place as superintendent of the Mount Vernon City School District for a day on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Dr. Colleen Seivright-Crawford, principal at Mount Vernon Leadership Academy, fulfilled the position of superintendent for Acting Superintendent Dr. K. Veronica Smith’s “Superintendent for a Day,” series. In exchange, Dr. Smith served as the principal at Mount Vernon Leadership Academy.