HS Office News
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Velvet Curtain Dramatic Society presents Fox on the Fairway 🦊, with shows on October 27th and November 3rd. Tickets are now on sale! Online/walk-up ticketing information is available here. $5 for students, $10 for adults.
Senior Parents - Get help with the FAFSA (Free Application For Federal Student Aid) When: October 16, 2018 from 3:00 pm-7:00 pm Where: MVHS Library Who: Experts from ICAN will be here to answer questions and help parents/students file the FAFSA Schedule a time: click here (pick your school, pick your time) What to bring: click here How to get an FSA ID: click here (it's helpful to get this ahead of time) Cost: FREE For more information contact Mr. Karkosh in the counseling office. Lynch Ford Chevrolet will be hosting a Women’s Car Care Clinic at their dealership on October 16, 2018 from 6:30 pm-8:30 pm. The Clinic will cover some of the basics of vehicle maintenance and there will be a State Trooper to discuss road side safety. The night will end with goodie bags and a door prize. Class size is limited, so please RSVP by October 5th to |
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Dawn at (319) 895-8500 or by emailing: dawn.novak@lynchfordchevy.com. Please feel free to bring a friend or if you are unable to attend share this invite with anyone who you think would like to attend. This event is open to drivers of any age.
Commencement Cap/Gown ordering - On Thursday, October 18th, the class of 2019 will have a brief meeting to distribute cap & gown and graduation announcement order information through Jostens. The meeting will be in the MVHS Gymnasium, beginning at 11:15am. Please encourage your senior student to be in attendance for this brief meeting. Order information will be handed out and explained.
The location and time of the Marching Band Finale concert on Thursday, October 18th had been changed. The concert will now begin at 8:00pm in the MVHS Gymnasium.
Picture Retake day is on Wednesday, October 24th. Photos will be taken before school starts at Washington Elementary. Please encourage your child to sign up in the office if you wish to have their photo retaken. The original photo package will need to be returned to the photographer on the day of retakes. Order forms and sign up are in the office.
An important part of the school registration process is completing PowerSchool eRegistration for each child. Required data is collected through this process, including permission to contact families with timely information through the SchoolMessenger system. Families who have not completed eRegistration by October 26th will likely miss important email communication and alerts. Please take 10 minutes to complete this process for your children.
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 Kristin Cannon at kcannon@mvcsd.org
Activity Passes were distributed Friday, August 31st to those students who purchased them through registration. 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).
Commencement Cap/Gown ordering - On Thursday, October 18th, the class of 2019 will have a brief meeting to distribute cap & gown and graduation announcement order information through Jostens. The meeting will be in the MVHS Gymnasium, beginning at 11:15am. Please encourage your senior student to be in attendance for this brief meeting. Order information will be handed out and explained.
The location and time of the Marching Band Finale concert on Thursday, October 18th had been changed. The concert will now begin at 8:00pm in the MVHS Gymnasium.
Picture Retake day is on Wednesday, October 24th. Photos will be taken before school starts at Washington Elementary. Please encourage your child to sign up in the office if you wish to have their photo retaken. The original photo package will need to be returned to the photographer on the day of retakes. Order forms and sign up are in the office.
An important part of the school registration process is completing PowerSchool eRegistration for each child. Required data is collected through this process, including permission to contact families with timely information through the SchoolMessenger system. Families who have not completed eRegistration by October 26th will likely miss important email communication and alerts. Please take 10 minutes to complete this process for your children.
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 Kristin Cannon at kcannon@mvcsd.org
Activity Passes were distributed Friday, August 31st to those students who purchased them through registration. 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).