Nov 2, 2020 | Come to Play, Design Thinking, Have Fun, IMAMUSTANG, Inquiry, Maverick, Multiplier, Preschool News, Share the Well, Upper School News
Coming 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 help our...
Nov 2, 2020 | Come to Play, Fine Arts, IMAMUSTANG, Innovation, Maverick, Multiplier, Share the Well, Upper School News
After 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 Conference in 2021 as a...
Sep 29, 2020 | Alumni, IMAMUSTANG, Maverick, Multiplier, Share the Well
At 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 Zack Cook, Class of 2011....
Sep 14, 2020 | Build People Up, courage over comfort, IDEA, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Lower School News, Maverick, Multiplier, Share the Well
Contributed by Head of Lower Campus Shelley Searcy To advance the work of IDEA in the Lower School, students spent their virtual learning day during the week of August 31, learning more about their own identity. The School’s goal is to empower members of our community...
Sep 14, 2020 | Build People Up, Come to Play, courage over comfort, Have Fun, Highlights, Humanities, IMAMUSTANG, Impact, Innovation, Lower School News, Maker, Maverick, Multiplier, Share the Well
When 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,...
Sep 10, 2020 | Come to Play, Fine Arts, Have Fun, Highlights, IMAMUSTANG, Innovation, Maverick, Upper School News
Production 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 for the entire...