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Spring Break - Monday, March 18th-22nd - the MVHS office will be closed during that time. Classes will begin on Monday, March 25th.
Interested in Mustang Strength & Speed apparel? The store is only open until Monday, March 25th. Order here. MVHS Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, March 28th from 4:00-8:00pm. Details on the sign-up process have been emailed to parents. Sign-up is currently underway and the link may be found here. As you know from an informational email sent from Dr. Batenhorst on March 14th, MVCSD will engage its students in the implementation of the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) with MVHS students being assessed Monday, April 1st - Wednesday, April 3rd. The class schedule for those days is attached here. The Rotary Club of Mount Vernon/Lisbon is looking to host an exchange student at MVHS again in the 2019-20 school year. They are seeking three families that would be willing to assist in |
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hosting a student in their home for a portion of the year. These students are exceptional ambassadors and trained prior to their arrival on the rigors of living in a different country and a new family. The hope is to find 3 host families so the student will spend about 3 months in each home. The Rotary Youth Exchange program is constantly ranked one of the best in the world due to the exceptional training and safety of students and host parents alike. Deadlines for placement for the 2019-20 school year are quickly approaching – if interested, please contact John Schultz: johnmschultz@gmail.com
New Health Office Webpage: Please take a moment to check out the new district Health Office site. It has a wealth of information about your child's health that you won't want to miss!
Tuesday, April 2 - PPEL Renewal Election - Please mark your calendars to vote at a special school election at Mount Vernon City Hall from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm on the renewal of the district’s PPEL funding levy. Click here for more information.
Game Night will be held at Southeast Linn Community Center on Friday, April 5 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Games, popcorn and soda will be provided. Bring a snack and your favorite card or board game to share (optional). All ages are welcome. Children 5th grade and older may attend without a supervising adult. Fend off cabin fever at Southeast Linn Community Center, located at 108 S. Washington Street in Lisbon. Click here for more news from SELCC.
The Harlem Globetrotters are Coming to Cedar Rapids - Friday, April 12th - 7:00pm - US Cellular Center. Click here for all of the details and to see how Mount Vernon families can save money on tickets!
Southeast Linn Community Center is offering scholarships for Mount Vernon family pool passes. Scholarships are available to families in Lisbon and Mount Vernon school districts. Families who use SELCC food pantry, or receive SNAP or free/reduced lunch automatically qualify. Anyone interested in a scholarship must complete a scholarship request form at SELCC and pay $25 towards the cost of the pass. A limited number of scholarships are available. Sign up begins Wednesday, March 27th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sign up continues during SELCC regular business hours (9:00-4:00) March 28th - Friday, April 5th or until scholarship funds are depleted. No early sign-ups or holds will be accepted. Please contact Nicole at nicole.selcc@gmail.com or 455-2844 with questions.
The Jones County Safe and Healthy Youth Coalition will be sponsoring 2 events on Tuesday, April 30th on substance abuse. Officer Jermaine Galloway, the Tall Cop Who Says Stop, will be presenting twice in Jones County. The first training “High in Plain Sight” will be held from 9:00am-4:00pm at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa. In the evening, Officer Galloway will be presenting “You Can’t Stop What You Don’t Know” at Monticello High School. He’ll be talking about how to prevent vaping, underage drinking, youth marijuana use, prescription drug abuse, and more. This event is FREE to attendees and FREE pizza will be served as well starting at 5:30 with the presentation in the auditorium from 6:30 to 8:00pm.
New Health Office Webpage: Please take a moment to check out the new district Health Office site. It has a wealth of information about your child's health that you won't want to miss!
Tuesday, April 2 - PPEL Renewal Election - Please mark your calendars to vote at a special school election at Mount Vernon City Hall from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm on the renewal of the district’s PPEL funding levy. Click here for more information.
Game Night will be held at Southeast Linn Community Center on Friday, April 5 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Games, popcorn and soda will be provided. Bring a snack and your favorite card or board game to share (optional). All ages are welcome. Children 5th grade and older may attend without a supervising adult. Fend off cabin fever at Southeast Linn Community Center, located at 108 S. Washington Street in Lisbon. Click here for more news from SELCC.
The Harlem Globetrotters are Coming to Cedar Rapids - Friday, April 12th - 7:00pm - US Cellular Center. Click here for all of the details and to see how Mount Vernon families can save money on tickets!
Southeast Linn Community Center is offering scholarships for Mount Vernon family pool passes. Scholarships are available to families in Lisbon and Mount Vernon school districts. Families who use SELCC food pantry, or receive SNAP or free/reduced lunch automatically qualify. Anyone interested in a scholarship must complete a scholarship request form at SELCC and pay $25 towards the cost of the pass. A limited number of scholarships are available. Sign up begins Wednesday, March 27th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sign up continues during SELCC regular business hours (9:00-4:00) March 28th - Friday, April 5th or until scholarship funds are depleted. No early sign-ups or holds will be accepted. Please contact Nicole at nicole.selcc@gmail.com or 455-2844 with questions.
The Jones County Safe and Healthy Youth Coalition will be sponsoring 2 events on Tuesday, April 30th on substance abuse. Officer Jermaine Galloway, the Tall Cop Who Says Stop, will be presenting twice in Jones County. The first training “High in Plain Sight” will be held from 9:00am-4:00pm at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa. In the evening, Officer Galloway will be presenting “You Can’t Stop What You Don’t Know” at Monticello High School. He’ll be talking about how to prevent vaping, underage drinking, youth marijuana use, prescription drug abuse, and more. This event is FREE to attendees and FREE pizza will be served as well starting at 5:30 with the presentation in the auditorium from 6:30 to 8:00pm.
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).
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).