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MVHS student creates picture book about the Holocaust for Living History Project

Desirae reading her book.
MVHS student creates picture book about the Holocaust for Living History Project

Mount Vernon High School eleventh-grade student Desirae Bailey-McCalla presented to the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) and the families of Holocaust survivors this Tuesday. HHREC offers this opportunity through their High School Living History Project, inviting students from high schools in Westchester to connect with families of Holocaust survivors to learn and process their narratives of history.

Desirae was paired with Helen Rubel, the daughter and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. She worked closely with Mrs. Rubel to learn the story of her family.  Desirae then created a storybook, titled “Making Lemonade: When Life Gives You Lemons,” about what she had learned and presented it to Mrs. Rubel.  Helen was delighted as her 9 and 10-year-old granddaughters love graphic novels, and she is excited to share the family story with them.  

Congratulations to Desirae on a successful presentation! Click here to learn more about the Living History Project.       

Desirae standing with Ms. Ruble
Desirae holding book up
Group of people at the HHREC presenation

 

Students posing for the camera.
Inaugural Entrepreneurship Business Expo hosted at MVHS

Students in Bernadette Romanelli’s and Inger Stapleton's Entrepreneurship classes proudly displayed their business endeavors to fellow classmates, teachers, administrators and business owners on Tuesday morning during the inaugural Entrepreneurship Business Expo

Culinary culinary arts students kick off CTE Week with baking presentation
Culinary culinary arts students kick off CTE Week with baking presentation

On Monday afternoon, the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department kicked off CTE Week at Mount Vernon High School. This began a week-long series of events surrounding and promoting the CTE curriculum. Scholars in Samantha Cohen’s culinary arts class enjoyed a presentation and Q&A done by Miranda Bucciero, a pastry chef and business owner of Flour Power, a local business located in Pelham Manor.

Students behind camera recording 2 students.
International Baccalaureate Diploma candidates produce podcast for CAS project

Mount Vernon High School International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma candidates worked on producing a podcast this Thursday, as they are finalizing their IB creativity, activity and service (CAS) projects. The podcast serves to highlight all winter sports throughout the high school, recognizing the hard work of the athletes who compete in them. 

Student in nursing course practicing phlebotomy.
Representatives from WSMDA visit the MVHS Careers and Health classroom to teach phlebotomy procedures.

Anyone who is a phlebotomist technician has so much opportunity for work,” said Fabian Rodriguez, an admissions representative for Westchester School for Medical and Dental Assistance (WSMDA). Two representatives from WSMDA visited the Career and Technical Education wing at Mount Vernon High School to perform a live phlebotomy demonstration for career and health students this Tuesday.

4 students at NYSRA Prostart competition.
Culinary Arts students compete in NYS Burger Battle and receive scholarships

This past Saturday, Culinary Arts seniors Raymond Gardner Jr. and Egypt-Simone Robinson competed in the New York State Burger Battle competition hosted by the New York Restaurant Association (NYSRA) - ProStart. This was the first competition for both seniors, and they both received a $2,000 renewable scholarship to Johnson & Wales University!