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Hospital Pain to Beach Carnival Fun: Immersive Technology to Distract Pediatric Rehab Patients

Contributed by Marie Graham Pediatric rehab patients face many challenges to complete the occupational and physical therapy that is necessary for recovery. The goal of this project was to use virtual reality to decrease discomfort for patients un...

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AP Calculus Students Visit Six Flags to Study Motion and Rollercoasters

Last week, a group of AP Calculus students and their teacher Danielle Heintz took a trip to Six Flags to gather data about motion using rollercoasters. By using an app that gathers accelerometer data and videos of their rides, the students put toget...

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Middle School Students Perform in Annual Talent Show

Tuesday, May 14 Middle School students showcased their skills in the annual Middle School Talent Show. The show featured singing, dancing, musical instruments and more! Performers included: Diane Foster - ViolinHunter Reese Giardino, Brooke...

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Students Recognized at Middle School Honors Assembly

Contributed by Dr. Angél Kytle, Head of Middle School As we close our last year as a Middle School on two campuses with four grade levels, I have been thinking so much about all of the visioning, planning, and work that has gone into creating th...

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Justin Blumencranz Helps Take MV’s Virtual Reality Lab to the Next Level

Story by Justin Blumencranz The catalyst for reaching out to Woojer about their haptic vest was a need in our VR lab and my desire to work on a project of my design. As a Freshman, I worked with Mrs. Graham and a few other students to create Moun...

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New York Times Awards MV Students in Podcast Challenge

At the end of the 2017-2018 school year, Dr. Brande Jones' grade 9 Honors Biology students were challenged to create a podcast to submit to the New York Times Student Podcast Challenge. Her students chose from over 1,000 prompts provided by the New Y...

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An Unprecedented Collaboration with Georgia Tech’s Design Bloc/School of Industrial Design

Thanks to a generous grant from the Edward E. Ford Foundation, Mount Vernon Presbyterian School and the Mount Vernon Institute for Innovation (MVIFI) are building a powerful partnership with Georgia Institute of Technology’s Design Bloc and the Sch...

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3 Weeks | 2 Prestigious Scholarship Awards | 1 Presentation to Educators: Megan, a Humble Leader

In just three weeks, senior Megan Lienau experienced Morocco, was invited as a finalist to interview for and received two prestigious scholarship awards -- University of North Carolina's Morehead-Cain Scholarship and Georgia Tech's Stamps President...

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Thank you, Bruce – for 15 Years of Servant Leadership

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22-23 These are the words that Chuck Waters, Chair of the Board of Trustees for Mount Vernon Presbyterian...

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Eighth Graders Pitch Products and End Up With Jobs

Closing the gap between school and the real world, eighth graders gain real-life experience after being tapped as having professional potential. When students (left to right) Ella Grace Pickering, Landry Kruep, and Reed Garzon, pitched their products...