HS Office News
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
School Registration was due on Friday, August 10th. This includes completing eRegistration on PowerSchool and paying fees using lnTouch or submitting payment to the District Office. Instructions and forms may be found here.
The first day of the 2018-19 school year is Thursday, August 23rd. Early Bird "A" classes WILL be held that day and we will have a 1:00pm dismissal. The schedule for the day is attached here. Freshmen/New Student Orientation is scheduled for Wednesday, August 22nd from 9:00am-11:00am at MVHS. All freshmen and new students are encouraged to attend. This will be the first opportunity for freshmen and new students to get connected and become familiar with MVHS. Thundering Herd members (juniors & seniors) will be present to guide student tours |
MVHS OFFICE DOCUMENTS
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and answer questions. For additional information, please contact Steve Brand, MVHS Principal at (319) 895-8843.
Student schedule changes for the first semester may be made through the end of the school day on Monday, August 27th. You may stop in to see our school counselor, Mr. Karkosh, or our school registrar, Mrs. Wieseler.
Cornell College is offering a Fall Baseball Training Camp, designed to provide an opportunity for skill development, fun, & competition. Click here for more information.
OTHER INFORMATION
Mount Vernon High School is a CLOSED campus, although there are a few situations in which students are free to leave campus with parent permission. Some situations pertain to both Juniors and Seniors, and some just to Seniors. Below are those situations:
Again, MVHS is NOT an open campus, so if a student has a 1st period class but does not have a 2nd period class, they are NOT allowed to leave campus during their free period. If you would like to grant your junior or senior permission to leave campus during the above situations ONLY, you MUST complete eRegistration and select "Yes" under the appropriate permission. There is no paper form to complete.
The Mount Vernon School District has partnered with Tanager Place of Cedar Rapids to help support our students. Seeking support can be a challenging process and Mount Vernon School District believes this is a great opportunity for families to utilize within the walls of our schools. Please contact Brett Karkosh, our school counselor or Linda See, our school nurse for more information. If you would prefer, you can also contact Molly Maxfield directly at mmaxfield@tanagerplace.org
Activity Passes will be distributed to those students who purchased them through registration before the first home athletic event. It is a requirement that these Activity Passes be shown for admittance to each home event. Students without activity passes will need to pay to get in to the event. State-sponsored post-season athletic events (i.e. playoff/tournament games) always require payment for admittance for ALL students.
If you are a high school aged student living with another family or person independent of a parent or guardian OR your entire family lives in any of the following situations:
The Mount Vernon Community School District will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status (for programs), socioeconomic status (for programs), disability, religion, and creed. Students, parents, employees and others doing business with or performing services with the district who feel that they have experienced discrimination are encouraged to contact: Matt Thede - Equity Coordinator, Mount Vernon Community High School, 731 Palisades Road SW, Mount Vernon, IA 52314, telephone: 319-895-8843, where our district has a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. Inquiries may also be directed in writing to the Director of Civil Rights – Region VII, US Department of Education,; 310 W. Wisconsin Ave.; Suite 800; Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203-2292 (phone: 414-291-1111) or to the Iowa Department of Education; Grimes State Office Building; Des Moines, Iowa, 50319-0146 (phone: 515-281-5294).
Student schedule changes for the first semester may be made through the end of the school day on Monday, August 27th. You may stop in to see our school counselor, Mr. Karkosh, or our school registrar, Mrs. Wieseler.
Cornell College is offering a Fall Baseball Training Camp, designed to provide an opportunity for skill development, fun, & competition. Click here for more information.
OTHER INFORMATION
Mount Vernon High School is a CLOSED campus, although there are a few situations in which students are free to leave campus with parent permission. Some situations pertain to both Juniors and Seniors, and some just to Seniors. Below are those situations:
- Seniors are not required to be at MTSS on Friday after 1:45pm and, therefore, can leave with parent permission, unless they are claimed by a teacher for that time.
- Juniors and seniors may not have a 1st period (or combination of 1st and 2nd period together) and may arrive at the start of 2nd period when their school day starts (immediately prior to their first class period).
- Same with the end of the day - if a junior or senior does not have 7th period (or combination of 6th and 7th), they are free to leave with parent permission (immediately following their last class of the day).
- Students are NOT allowed to leave during lunch.
Again, MVHS is NOT an open campus, so if a student has a 1st period class but does not have a 2nd period class, they are NOT allowed to leave campus during their free period. If you would like to grant your junior or senior permission to leave campus during the above situations ONLY, you MUST complete eRegistration and select "Yes" under the appropriate permission. There is no paper form to complete.
The Mount Vernon School District has partnered with Tanager Place of Cedar Rapids to help support our students. Seeking support can be a challenging process and Mount Vernon School District believes this is a great opportunity for families to utilize within the walls of our schools. Please contact Brett Karkosh, our school counselor or Linda See, our school nurse for more information. If you would prefer, you can also contact Molly Maxfield directly at mmaxfield@tanagerplace.org
Activity Passes will be distributed to those students who purchased them through registration before the first home athletic event. It is a requirement that these Activity Passes be shown for admittance to each home event. Students without activity passes will need to pay to get in to the event. State-sponsored post-season athletic events (i.e. playoff/tournament games) always require payment for admittance for ALL students.
If you are a high school aged student living with another family or person independent of a parent or guardian OR your entire family lives in any of the following situations:
- In a shelter, motel, vehicle, or campground,
- On the street,
- In an abandoned building, trailer, or other inadequate accommodations, or
- Doubled up with friends or relatives because you cannot find or afford housing.
The Mount Vernon Community School District will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status (for programs), socioeconomic status (for programs), disability, religion, and creed. Students, parents, employees and others doing business with or performing services with the district who feel that they have experienced discrimination are encouraged to contact: Matt Thede - Equity Coordinator, Mount Vernon Community High School, 731 Palisades Road SW, Mount Vernon, IA 52314, telephone: 319-895-8843, where our district has a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. Inquiries may also be directed in writing to the Director of Civil Rights – Region VII, US Department of Education,; 310 W. Wisconsin Ave.; Suite 800; Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203-2292 (phone: 414-291-1111) or to the Iowa Department of Education; Grimes State Office Building; Des Moines, Iowa, 50319-0146 (phone: 515-281-5294).