New York State Eastern Community Schools Technical Assistance Center highlights MVHS programs ahead of webinar

The Career and Technical Education Department closed out CTE Week with the CTE and Transition Fair on Friday, hosting trade schools, colleges and organizations to share a wide range of opportunities with students. 

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Career and Technical Education Nursing Assistant students started their first day of clinical practice on Friday, March 7, 2025 at Sarah Neuman New Jewish Home. During this time, they had the opportunity to introduce themselves to residents and familiarize themselves with their new work environment.

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!