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Lincoln School has been designated as a No Place for Hate School.
Please be advised that the 2024-2025 School Budget Public Hearing will be held at a Special Meeting, Thursday, April 4, 2024, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Board of Education, 165 North Columbus Ave, Mount Vernon NY, 10553.
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.
The Mount Vernon PTA Council will be celebrating this year's honorees at the Edith Kaplan Scholarship Dinner Dance on Friday, April 12, 2024
The City of Mount Vernon Youth Bureau will hold a youth town hall at the Doles Recreation Center on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, from 4 to 6 p.m.
The Mount Vernon City School District will hold its first No Place for Hate (NPFH) Day on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Families are encouraged to walk their children to school in a show of unity against hate, bullying, bias and acts of unkindness.
The District is asking everyone to wear a white or maroon shirt on this day. You can also place an order for a No Place for Hate T-Shirt by clicking here or scanning the QR code. Please make sure to include the name of your school on the order form.
Beginning Tuesday, February 13, 2024, the Mount Vernon Police Department is holding its Citizen's Police Academy every Tuesday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The program ends on April 23. Anyone 18 and over can register for classes to learn about the police department. Participants meet with different departments, ride around the city, and learn CPR and first aid. The program is free.
Pre-K 3 lottery submissions - open from Thursday, February 1 to Friday, June 28, 2024. Click here to access the lottery form.
Pre-K 4 online registration begins March 4. Click here to book an in-person appointment.
The Mount Vernon City School District has opened a Parent Technology Help Desk to provide support to parents and family members who need assistance with instructional technology devices. The help desk will hold support sessions every Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Education Center.
To submit a tech support work order, please click on the following link: https://lhric.service-now.com/student
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 15-year-old Mount Vernon High School student was stabbed at the basketball court at Benjamin Turner School shortly before 4 p.m. today. The student has non-life-threatening injuries to his back and was taken to Jacobi Medical Center for treatment. The school has been closed this week as students are on spring break. Police are actively investigating the incident.
Lincoln School took part in the annual Kids Heart Challenge, bringing awareness to heart disease and raising money for the American Heart Association. As a culminating event on Friday, March 22, 2024, all student fundraisers participated in an obstacle course to get their hearts pumping and to have fun.
Students in the Culinary Arts program at Mount Vernon High School prepared and catered a full meal for the principal's meeting at MVHS on Thursday, March 21, 2024.
Scholars from Mount Vernon Leadership Academy and Mount Vernon Honor Academy flocked to their classrooms for a special lesson with live birds brought by the Greenburgh Nature Center on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Ms. Sandra C. Myke, the Mount Vernon City School District’s new Assistant Superintendent of Business, brings a wealth of experience to the role. She has worked in finance and accounting for over three decades and has years of knowledge and experience that have prepared her well to lead the Business Office. She started in the position in February 2024.
Preschool scholars in the Mount Vernon City School District celebrated Women’s History Month with a Zoom meeting from Naya Lovell, Mount Vernon native and graduate, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. She is a former student of Columbus Elementary School, A.B. Davis Middle School, and Mount Vernon High School.