From the time he came to Mount Vernon, Jaden Ward, Class of 2022, has been influenced by teachers and encouraged to follow his passions, to be an advocate for change and a solution seeker. From an internship with the Sandy Springs Mayor's Office to...
Read MoreMount Vernon Ventures, previously recognized as the Mount Vernon Institute for Innovation (MVIFI), officially launched this summer. Led by Executive Director Alex Blumencranz. MV Ventures connects with other schools, helping to support, consult, and...
Read MoreIn the Upper School, students in Nikolai Ibanez's Short Documentary Class wanted to create a film highlighting fall sports at Mount Vernon during Covid - the challenges the athletes and coaches are facing, and what Mount Vernon is doing as a communi...
Read MoreComing back to school in 2020 looked different than any other year. In addition to other precautionary measures, all students - even Preschoolers! - have been masked up, every day! But why are masks important? Class of 2024 Shea Griffith wanted to h...
Read MoreAfter just one performance to kickoff the season for MV Arts in the Upper School, the MV Allstars have been invited to two monumental theater events. The MV Allstars, troupe 7702, has been chosen to be part of the Georgia Thespian Virtual Co...
Read MoreThroughout the first few weeks of school, Mount Vernon students, faculty, and staff were adjusting to the "new normal" with guidelines around learning in-person, at school. When it comes to serving lunch, FLIK was also tinkering with their process a...
Read MoreAt Mount Vernon, we believe once a Mustang, always a Mustang, and just like we celebrate wins alongside our current faculty and students, we also celebrate the wins of our alumni as they excel in college and beyond. Today we highlight Hannah Onl...
Read MoreBeginning at the beginning of the 2019-20 school year, Mount Vernon implemented one late start morning per month for faculty and staff to participate in Research, Design, and Iteration (RDI). Our student learners are the immediate beneficiaries...
Read MoreWhen Grade 4 Mustang Ona Oli was six years old, she asked her mom why her hair wasn't "pretty" or straight like her classmates. To help encourage her, Ona's mom shared positive affirmations, wore matching hairstyles, and got her a Black doll, but On...
Read MoreProduction is underway in the Upper School as students prepare for their fall production of The Tempest. True to the MV arts creative nature, this show will be performed unlike any other before with all audio pre-recorded, and all performers masked...
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