Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

The Mount Vernon City School District is asking staff, students and families to wear an ORANGE shirt on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, to send a visible message that no child or adult should ever experience bullying. More information about this event can be found at https://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/.

The Mount Vernon City School District is hosting its first ever MVCSD Family Weekend at Lincoln Center! The District has secured free tickets to see the Paul Taylor Dance Company on November 14, 15, and 23. (Transportation will not be provided to and from the theater. One has to make their own travel arrangements. The suggested age is 5 and up. The deadline for making reservations is Monday, October 14.) Persons should contact Daffodil Graham at DGraham@mtvernoncsd.org if they are interested in reserving tickets. You are encouraged to bring your family and friends for a night at the theater!

Benjamin Tuner Academy will be hosting a pre-Halloween costume party on Friday, October 25, 2024, from 5-9 p.m. This event is exclusively for 7th and 8th graders at the Mount Vernon City School District and is a $5.00 admission. Best costume will receive a prize!

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Regular Meeting of the Mount Vernon Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at The Board of Education, 165 N. Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10553.  

Members of the public may view the meeting LIVE on our website:
https://www.mtvernoncsd.org/our-district/board-of-education/meeting-video-library

The Mount Vernon City School District Special Education PTA will hold a meeting on Monday, October 21, 2024, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., at the Mount Vernon Board of Education. Please join to meet with the Special Education Department and discuss parental involvement and goals for the school year. Light refreshments will be served.  

Mount Vernon High School is hosting a community career fair with the New York State Department of Labor on Thursday, October 17, 2024, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Mount Vernon High School. This event is open to community members and high school students. Please bring several copies of your resume and prepare for a five-to-10-minute on-site interview. 

Eleventh and twelfth graders of the Mount Vernon City School District are invited to “Swing into STEM” at PXG Westchester, a golf store in New Rochelle, in collaboration with the STEM Alliance on October 10, 2024, from 4 to 7 p.m. Students will rotate through activity stations during the free, hands-on workshop, which will demonstrate how STEM principles relate to the game, equipment and skills of golf. No golf experience necessary.

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month from the Mount Vernon City School District! Celebrate your roots and honor your heritage today and every day.