Culinary 2 & 3 students create spooktacular treats for Halloween

Mount Vernon High School’s Nursing Assistant students took a tour of White Plains Hospital’s Center for Advanced Medicine & Surgery and Center for Cancer Care on Monday, November 10. Students were led on a tour by Laura Sobel, director of ancillary programs & volunteer services as well as hospital volunteers. The students had a fantastic opportunity to learn about various disciplines throughout the organization.

Mount Vernon High School 12th-graders started the day early on Friday, October 31, to mark the beginning of their final year of high school at their Senior Sunrise. To commemorate the occasion, several seniors shot photographs and directed drone footage (operated by a licensed drone pilot), which can be seen in this video! These students have taken Career and Technical Education Photography/Web Design courses with Chad Ubiwe, digital media instructor, and utilized these skills to document the event.

Juniors in Alexandra Sherlock’s International Baccalaureate (IB) Language and Literature class at Mount Vernon High School dove into meaningful conversations with their peers Thursday morning after finishing the novel “The Stranger” by Albert Camus. 

Mount Vernon High School students attended a Career and Technical Education Healthcare Panel on Wednesday morning and learned that the multifaceted industry comprises many roles beyond doctors and nurses – and that there are many ways to get started right after graduation.

Hocus Pocus S’more pops, pumpkin rice krispie treats, and witch finger cookies - oh my! Culinary 2 & 3 students in Samatha Cohen’s class were preparing treats in honor of the spookiest night of the year, Halloween! 

The culinary program through Career and Technical Education (CTE) has been renewed through New York State for another five years, a monumental milestone for the department. Not only has the program been renewed, but through 2030, students have the opportunity to use their culinary credits towards completing English Language Arts graduation requirements due to the literacy embedded in the program.

Mount Vernon High School Academic and Career Exploration (ACE) students immersed themselves in Mexican, Colombian, and other Hispanic cultures on Wednesday morning during the school's Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.

Snip-snip, hooray! Class of 2025 Mount Vernon High School graduate Edward Robinson III recently earned his New York State barbering license, the first Career and Technical Education (CTE) barbering student to achieve this momentous milestone.