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Story Slam – A Culmination of How to Tell a Story

During Mod 1 in the Upper School, a group of Innovation Diploma students learned how to write and share their own stories in How to Tell a Story, a class led by MV teachers Brad Droke and Krista Fancher. Throughout the Mod, students wrote th...

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Alma Merchant – Creating A Smile, Inspiring Hope

Mount Vernon Junior Alma Merchant has a heart for helping others, and this Helping Hands Day, through a non-profit that she began herself, she's partnering with Lower School students to make a difference in the lives of children across Atlanta....

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Students Create Immersive Art Experience Using Virtual Reality and Music

Submitted by Matthew Neylon, Director of Visual and Performing Arts Just 10 days into the school year, students in Marie Graham’s virtual reality class hosted a Virtual Art Museum for their peers and teachers. Students used the program Tiltbrus...

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Helping Hands Day 2019: Grateful to Serve

Every year on September 11, Mount Vernon students and faculty join forces to pay tribute to those who lost their lives, survived, responded to, and like many of us, were affected by the tragic events of 9/11. We will show our gratitude for servi...

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Convocation 2019: Better Together

Speech by Head Prefect Katieanne Peterson, Class of 2020 Good morning Dr. Jacobson, Faculty & Staff, Parents and Families, Students, and... the Class of 2020!! My name is Katieanne Peterson and I have the honor of serving the Upper School as...

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Students Recognized in Upper School Honors Assembly

Contributed by Chip Houston, Head of Upper School Today we celebrate the learning and achievements of our community for the 2018-2019 school year. This year began with a new modular schedule, based on research and consultation, aligned with the m...

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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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Junior Sarah Eaves Receives Honorable Mention in 2019 Jostens Photo Contest

Sarah Eaves earned Honorable Mention in the 2019 Jostens Photo Contest, submitting a photograph, Reminiscing Them, taken for a project in Michelle Erling's Upper School Photography Class. Out of more than 6,000 submissions, only 111 received spe...

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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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Guest Ceramist Tripti Yoganathan Visits Upper School Art Classes

Local artist Tripti Yoganathan recently visited both the Intro to Ceramics and Advanced Ceramics classes offered in the Upper School. A seasoned artist who works out of Callenwolde Studios and shows her work regionally, Tripti instructed the...