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For HAte
Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School has been designated as a No Place for Hate School.
There will be a mobile pantry at Cecil H. Parker School on Saturday, October 7, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
On Wednesday, October 4, 2023, the Mount Vernon City School District will launch "International Walk to School Day". We are encouraging families to walk their children to school for a fun, aerobic approach to school transportation.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Regular Meeting of the Mount Vernon Board of Education will be held on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at The Board of Education, 165 N. Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10553.
The Mount Vernon City School District will hold the second annual Unified Homecoming game on Saturday, October 7, 2023, when the Knights take on Yonkers. The Unified Pep Rally will be on Friday, October 6.
The Mount Vernon City School District is offering subsidized Metro Cards for $145, half of the regular $290, for all grade 7-12 students. The Metro Card is only valid on Bee-Line buses, not MTA. Cards are valid for five months, September through January and February through June.
All students interested in playing a fall sport must sign up through Athletics on the District webpage and attend a sports physical conference at their respective high school. Please note the following days to be cleared for athletic participation.
Register online for the 2023-2024 school year now!
The hours for central registration are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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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The Parent Resource Center is a place for parents, students and families to receive support. Click the link below for more information!
School News
A sea of blue entered schools as children and staff wore blue to commemorate the start of National Bullying Prevention Month and World Day of Bullying Prevention on October 2, 2023. The District’s No Place for Hate (NPFH) coordinators planned this event to raise awareness about bullying and to take a stand against hate, bias, bullying, and unkind acts of intolerance.
Families throughout the Mount Vernon School District came out to support their children and get informed about their education at back-to-school-night. Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School, Mount Vernon STEAM Academy, Rebecca Turner Academy, Edward Williams School, Denzel Washington School of the Arts and Mount Vernon High School held their back-to-school nights on Thursday, September 29, 2023.
Parents were treated to a catered meal as they visited Mount Vernon Honor Academy to hear about the advanced program that their children were admitted to. New Academies of Talent, Leadership and Scholars (ATLAS) students were welcomed to the program and teachers explained what it entailed at their welcome night on Thursday, September 28, 2023.
Four deserving students left school with new pairs of sneakers thanks to a donation from Jude Sainjour, cofounder of Buttafly, a clothing shop in Mount Vernon. Mr. Sainjour traveled to Grimes School to personally give the students their new shoes on Friday, September 22, 2023.
Fathers gathered around the entrance of their child's school and children beamed with happiness as their dads got a chance to visit their school. Lincoln School, Mount Vernon Leadership Academy, Hamilton School, Cecil H. Parker School and Graham School held Dads Bring Your Child to School Day on Thursday, September 21, 2023.
About one hundred students came out to City Hall and gathered outside in anticipation for free sneakers and backpacks donated by Christian “King” Combs and Justin Combs, the sons of Sean “Diddy” Combs. The Mount Vernon City School District, in partnership with the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau, hosted the sneaker giveaway on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.
The Mount Vernon City School District Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department has announced that it will be offering emergency medical technician (EMT) training at Mount Vernon High School. The courses will be available for around 20 12th-grade students at MVHS and Rebecca Turner Academy (RTA).