Mount Vernon High School's Interactive Newsletter - Knight Tea Volume 2

Mount Vernon High School upperclassmen made their way to the auditorium for their beginning of the school year assemblies on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Eleventh-grade students attended their assembly during fourth period, and it was immediately followed by the 12th-grade assembly. 

Mount Vernon High School received a letter of acceptance from the International Baccalaureate Programme (IB) on Monday, August 12, 2024, notifying the school of its approval to offer the Career-related Programme. MVHS currently offers several IB courses, which are international college-level classes where students can receive an IB Diploma and even college credit.

Click here to view the authorization letter.

Eager incoming freshmen patiently lined up outside of Mount Vernon High School with their parents on Thursday, August 15, 2024, to exchange their laptops and prepare for the upcoming school year.

Rai Benjamin, a 2015 Mount Vernon High School graduate and Olympic silver medalist, beat his own meet record for the 400m hurdles at the United States Olympic track and field trials on Sunday, June 30, 2024. He ran the hurdles in 46.46 seconds, beating his record of 46.83 seconds from the U.S. Olympic trials in 2021. 

Click here to read more on LoHud. Photo by Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard.

 Mount Vernon High School Career and Technical Education nursing assistant students are now Certified Nursing Assistants after taking their Prometric exams last week. All 10 students passed both the written exam and practical skills, making this the second year in a row with a 100 percent pass rate. 

New York State Community Schools Eastern Technical Assistance Center will be hosting a webinar with Mount Vernon High School today, Monday, June 24, 2024, to explore job readiness opportunities such as graphic design, an IRS partnership at the school, Ford technical modules, cyber security and mock trials. View the article on the New York State Community Schools website highlighting the diverse program offerings at MVHS below: https://www.nyscommunityschools.org/spotlight-mvhs-june-24/  

On Monday, June 17, 2024, Mount Vernon High School held its 36th annual Senior Awards Convocation in which members of the graduation class were recognized for their hard work and efforts in high school. Over 70 Students filed onto the stage one by one, as their family and friends clapped in support of their loved ones. Over 60 awards and scholarships were given to students in recognition of all their accomplishments. 

Click here to view the full photo gallery.

Click here to view the award winners.

June brings many great things for students — warm weather, summer break, graduation — and for many students, recognition for their accomplishments. Mount Vernon High School has named Eric Lu its valedictorian and Britaney “British” Sinclair as its salutatorian for the Class of 2024. Over the past four years, both students have shown great dedication to their studies and community.  

View their video interviews here!