Students graduate from ELOC Technology and the Environment Computer Program
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Students graduate from ELOC Technology and the Environment Computer Program
Several Mount Vernon City School District students graduated from the Environmental Leaders of Color (ELOC) Technology and the Environment Advanced Computer Program at SUNY Mount Vernon Extension Center on Saturday, December 14, 2024. Students learned Python coding and created online games from scratch using the skills for their final projects. These games included original titles such as Hair Boutique and Fisherman's Game and adaptations of popular games like Blackjack, Sudoku and Ant Farm.
The event’s keynote speaker was Mount Vernon’s Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, who encouraged the students to continue their education in technology and environmental studies, emphasizing that these fields offer promising career paths for the future. She stressed the importance of ongoing learning, no matter where life may lead them.
As their families looked on with pride, each student showcased their talents and received prizes and certificates of completion from ELOC and the Mount Vernon City School District. The mayor also promised to provide certificates of completion from the city and to match the cash prizes the students earned.
ELOC's Technology and the Environment Advanced Computer Program was conceived by its founders, Dr. Diana Williams and Marvin Church. They believe that creating solutions to the climate crisis will require technology, which will increasingly influence all areas of these students' lives, both now and in the future. ELOC developed this program to give students from under-resourced communities access to advanced computer classes, helping them become competitive in college and the workforce.
During the fall and spring semesters, students meet on Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon, receiving instruction from computer professionals and college students majoring in computer science. They benefit from ample one-on-one instruction and material review with their instructors. Although there are no grades, students must complete a final project at the end of the semester.
ELOC has announced their new Cybersecurity and Blockchain class starting in January 2025. Interested students should register by January 9, 2025, on ELOC's website, www.eloc.earth. Space is limited, and only 40 high school students will be accepted.
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Caiden Hylton, an 11th grade STEAM Academy student on the Mount Vernon Varsity Wrestling Team, won the Hendrick Hudson Wrestling Tournament, a large competition of over 370 wrestlers, on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Congratulations Caiden!
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The first public reading of an amendment to the Code of Conduct, 7300.60 - Student Searches and Interrogations, was completed at the Regular Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Click here to view the amendment.
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Tara Lattimer-Wilson, school counselor at Denzel Washington School of the Arts, graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1992 and has committed much of her career to working in the school district she was raised in. She began her career in education as an outreach coordinator for the STAR (Success Through Academic Readiness) Program at MVHS. She then became a school counselor in NYC and returned to work Mount Vernon in 2007 as a school counselor.
The Mount Vernon City School District will hold High School Showcase Night for eighth-grade students and their families at Mount Vernon High School on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 6 to 8 p.m. Each of the three theme-based high schools – Denzel Washington School of the Arts, Mount Vernon High School, and Mount Vernon STEAM Academy – will highlight what they have to offer to students who are considering their schools.
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Sarah Amer is a star student and highly accomplished senior at Mount Vernon High School who shows a great commitment to her academics, community, and future by giving 100 percent of herself wherever she can. She has already earned college acceptances and scholarships ahead of her graduation in June.
Acting Superintendent Dr. K. Veronica Smith recently held a Zoom meeting with families from Cecil H. Parker School, Mount Vernon Honor Academy and Mount Vernon Leadership Academy, the three schools with proposals to be closed. The District is proposing these closures due to declining enrollment, costly repairs of its older buildings and costs associated with maintaining the K-8 school model, as well as a NYS designation of significant fiscal stress. A long-term solution is essential, but no decisions have been made yet
Several Mount Vernon City School District students graduated from the Environmental Leaders of Color (ELOC) Technology and the Environment Advanced Computer Program at SUNY Mount Vernon Extension Center on Saturday, December 14, 2024. Students learned Python coding and created online games from scratch using the skills for their final projects. These games included original titles such as Hair Boutique and Fisherman's Game and adaptations of popular games like Blackjack, Sudoku and Ant Farm.