Students learn about different jobs at Mount Vernon High School's Career Day
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Students learn about different jobs at Mount Vernon High School's Career Day
Professionals working in a wide variety of industries visited Mount Vernon High School for Career Day on Friday, February 2, 2024. Student-ambassadors from the National Honor Society and the Her Honor Mentoring program led the professionals around the school and connected them with the students.
Careers such as executive assistant, non-profit worker, judge, robotic system engineer and pilot were represented. They spoke about their careers, what they had to do to get there and advice for students.
“There are college internships, so if you are interested in Mastercard, you can try in college for an internship,” said Adrienne Hills, executive assistant at Mastercard. She also explained the benefits of having a strong professional network, which can start with internships. “Networking is how I got most of my jobs."
Ms. Hills also gave them advice on how to use LinkedIn to help find jobs and build a network. Another guest, a financial advisor, gave students advice on how to save their money, make smart decisions and set themselves up for the future financially.
“I feel like it’s very important because we’re just exploring more options,” said Kimora Morrison, 11th grade student and Career Day student-ambassador at MVHS. “Especially for the future generations as the world is evolving, it’s better for us to see our options. I feel like this day is important to get younger kids to expand what they can do and see other options. I think it's really good to make these connections, because I am personally interested in my professional's career path, so I feel like it will help me to explore other options and see the bigger picture.”
Student-ambassadors traveled with their professionals to one class each period and introduced the professional to the classes. They also were able to network with them and receive career and life advice.
“This is the year of impact, and we are hoping that as you step into the classrooms with these fantastic student ambassadors that you will share with their peers the impact that you are making in our society,” said Peggy Williams, guidance counselor at MVHS. “Students want to hear your stories.”
Students listened to the advice from professionals and asked questions during their presentation. Each career representative visited up to five classrooms.
“To me, I think this is a great thing because seeing people who have been through a lot talking to us today to make sure we’ll be a better person tomorrow means a lot,” said Rachida Tamimou Abdoulaye, 12th grade student at MVHS. “It gives me ideas of who I want to be and inspires me to work hard in the future.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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/
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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.
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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!