Students and community members gather at MVHS for community career fair
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Students and community members gather at MVHS for community career fair
Scholars and community members congregated to the cafeteria of the Mount Vernon High School with resumes in hand for a community career fair on Wednesday, May 16, 2024. Here, individuals were able to explore various job opportunities in the Mount Vernon City School District and Westchester area.
Over a dozen vendors attended the fair to promote job openings at their companies including Breezemont Day Camp, 1199 Health and Human Services Employment and Westchester Medical Center Health Network.
“The importance of today is to get exposure,” said Jamie Larmon, work based learning coordinator for the District. “I’m working with the Department of Labor, and they have been wonderful in sharing their resources. There are 36 businesses; not all 36 might have jobs for the students, but at least it gives them exposure to what they might need in the future. We are encouraging students to not only look for a job, but to ask what does that job entail?”
The Mount Vernon City School District also had a variety of job openings available in each of its schools. Vacancies include teaching assistant, elementary teacher, registered nurse, library media specialist, school monitor and custodian.
“I’m here looking for a job because I’m trying to go to college,” said Mousa Karinah, a senior at MVHS. “I just want to save up money until then and get experience, so when I move out, I can find a job more easily.”
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Dr. K. Veronica Smith, Acting Superintendent of Schools:
The Mount Vernon City School District is pleased to have reached two settlements of its dispute with the City of Mount Vernon regarding school taxes from the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years to the District.
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Children ran around the field at Mount Vernon Honor Academy playing games, as their families gathered information from various community organizations at the Mount Vernon City School District’s Super Health and Wellness Block Party on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Several children wore superhero costumes, the theme of the day.
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On Wednesday, May 29, 2024, the Mount Vernon City School District celebrated its first No Place for Hate (NPFH) Day. Families throughout the community walked with their children to school to take a stand against hate. Everyone was encouraged to wear a white, maroon or a NPFH shirt to show unity.
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Two twelfth grade students, Britaney Sinclair from Mount Vernon High School and Demaris Ferrer from Mount Vernon STEAM Academy, received scholarships at the Carroll F. Johnson Scholastic Achievement Dinner, hosted by the Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
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Graham School Principal Dr. Natasha Hunter-McGregor served as the acting superintendent for the day on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. She was the seventh administrator to participate in Acting Superintendent Dr. K. Veronica Smith’s Superintendent for the Day series.
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Scholars from Rebecca Turner Academy, Lincoln School and Graham School were digging up soil and getting their hands dirty at the Mount Vernon High School greenhouse to plant nutritious resources for the community on Thursday, May 23, 2024.