I want to take this opportunity to inform you, with a heavy heart, that Rosalyn Merrick, Chief of Philanthropy, shared with me yesterday of her decision to complete her tenure this spring at Mount Vernon. In August 2014, a bright light walke...
Read MoreContributed by Katie Cain This year, I was asked to teach a brand new connections class in sixth grade centered on Digital Citizenship. Sixth grade is an especially important time to offer this course. Although only about 60% of my students have...
Read MoreWhen Director of Visual and Performing Arts Matthew Neylon attended the 2017-2018 session at School for Art Leaders at Crystal Bridges, he met former Disney illustrator Niki Stewart, who immediately became a friend. When he returned to MV, h...
Read MoreGrade 6 math students design tiny houses from the bottom up. "When are we ever going to use this?" has been overheard in math classes for decades. For students in Mrs. Lux's grade 6 math class, however, with a goal to design a tiny house to s...
Read MoreOver 30 players, coaches, and parents from the Mustang basketball program, led by Coach T, volunteered as a group at the 2019 Big Peach Slam Jam Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. The 3rd Annual BlazeSports America Big Peach Slam Jam Wheelcha...
Read MoreDance, song, magic, and music were all on display as students stunned the audience at the Lower School Talent Show on January 24 and 25....
Read MoreIf you are a student in the Upper School’s mod 4 class, “Artistic Revolution and The Harlem Renaissance,” you don’t just read authors like Ralph Ellison and Langston Hughes, you read them in Harlem. Last week, Mount Vernon Upper School teach...
Read MoreOne of Mount Vernon's traditions is to honor each athletic season's seniors, where they are escorted by family and introduced to the fans. Maddy Long, Swim & DiveMelina Castellon, Swim & DiveJack Armstrong, Swim & DiveMad...
Read MoreMiddle School Honors Celebration Wednesday, January 16, 2019 Glenn Campus Gymnasium 8:15 - 9:15 a.m. Prelude……………………….………………………………………………………………………………….Student Instru...
Read MoreThis story is part 2 in a series that started with "Mustang Wins Essay Contest For the City of Atlanta" The campus of Mount Vernon has changed significantly over the last few years with expansion and improvements being made on both sides of Mount Ve...
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