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People began arriving by 11 a.m. - two and a half hours before game-time - to see the renovated field in action. The inaugural game at the new Memorial Field featured a matchup between the Mount Vernon Knights and the Yonkers Force on September 24, 2022. 

All students enrolled in the Mount Vernon City School District will be able to receive a healthy breakfast and lunch for free. There will be no need to apply or pay a fee for this program. 

Mount Vernon City School District takes the safety and security of all its scholars very seriously, and as a result, the district has provided temporary security coverage at Mount Vernon STEAM Academy to keep students safe as they arrive and depart from school grounds. The district is currently investigating the situation and looking for a permanent solution. 

Westchester County, City of Mount Vernon and Mount Vernon City School District officials were accompanied by local elected officials and other dignitaries in a ceremony on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, to officially open the new Memorial Field.  On Saturday, September 24, the Mount Vernon Knights football team will play their first game at Memorial Field since 2007. The team will face the Yonkers Force.   

The Mount Vernon Knights take on the Yonkers Force this Saturday at Memorial Field at 1:30 p.m. View the rest of this week's Knight's sports schedule here.

https://www.mtvernoncsd.org/departments/athletics

The Mount Vernon Educational Foundation (MVEF) is inviting the community to an evening of beer, wine, and hors d'oeuvres supporting the launch of an afterschool robotics program to benefit Mount Vernon middle school students. This event will take place on Wednesday, September 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Alternative Medicine Brewing Company.  

Mount Vernon City School District celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month. People of Hispanic heritage have been an important part of the Mount Vernon community for so long. We celebrate you!

We are pleased to offer the Mount Vernon community sixty PreK3 spaces this year. Selections will be made via lottery, and lottery entries must be submitted by October 7. The lottery will be livestreamed at the Board of Education on October 14. Click "Read More" to enter.