March 2026 District Newsletter
Another State Champ in girls wrestling, a State Runner-up on both girls and boys wrestling, and other top 5 finishes….Oh…
Academics
Our students consistently score above state and national averages on state and national academic assessments, and are able to pursue interests in core academic classes as well as classes in the fine and practical arts.
Arts
The District has exemplary and award-winning programs in band, choir, orchestra, theater, and art, with learning and performances taking place in a state of the art Performing Arts Center.
Athletics
The Mount Vernon Mustangs consistently excel at high levels in all sports, winning multiple state, district, and conference championships throughout its history.
Excellence in Academics, Arts & Athletics
Our students thrive in a culture that recognizes that being a well-rounded person is key to their personal growth and development. Many of our students excel in all three arenas, developing life skills and building relationships that will assist them for their lives after school.
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Congratulations to the Mustang girls basketball team on their exciting win over Dubuque Wahlert yesterday! They play again tonight in the State Basketball Championship game against Maquoketa.
8:00 pm at the Casey’s Center in Des Moines
Tickets for the girls game can be found here: hyveetix.evenue.net/events/GB
Go Mustangs!
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Help Support CAY Post Prom! $20 from $20 of each tux rental is donated to post prom!
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Congratulations to the many groups who have been competing recently!
5TH GRADE MUSICAL
Congrats to the 5th grade class on their fantastic performance on March 2nd of the musical “A Kid’s Life”!
INDIVIDUAL SPEECH DISTRICT RESULTS
The individual events speech team competed at the district competition this past Saturday at Lisbon, and they did very well. We had a total of 37 students between the varsity and 9th grade teams, and 59 events! 29 of those students are moving on in one or more events. All performances that earned a 1 rating will move on to the state competition at Vinton-Shellsburg HS on March 14.
ROBOTICS UPDATE:
Congratulations to 85B Nate Poduska and Matthew Bradbury for becoming our VEX Iowa State Champions winning against a very tough alliance in the best 2 of 3 championship matches held in Council Bluffs, Iowa. They have earned there invitation to the US Open this month and now in addition The VEX Worlds competition where there are 87 countries competing with 11,400 teams that compete at this level around the globe and only 800 earn a spot to compete at the world championship held this year for the first time in St. Louis, MO. We couldn’t be more proud of our team’s dedication and commitment to their mission. They are also the Iowa State Innovate award winners for 2026.
Our 85A team Porter Chatman and Matthew Bany had a great day they made it to the Semi finals and lost in a close match.
Our 85C team Michael Walker, Theo Bradbury, Spencer Moellering and Isaac Huebner all first year to high school Robotics did a good job completing at the State level.
Our Middle School Team 85Z Matthew Klimek, Bowen Bass, Korbin Vavricek and Tori Lamb had a great performance making it to the Semi Finals in a close match.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Finally, congratulations to the Mustang Girls’ Basketball Team on their win over Cherokee on Monday! The next game will be:
Thursday, March 5, 1:30pm at the Casey’s Center in Des Moines
Tickets for the girls game can be found here: hyveetix.evenue.net/events/GB
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Another State Champ in girls wrestling, a State Runner-up on both girls and boys wrestling, and other top 5 finishes….Oh My! The success monster is rolling again at Mount Vernon. Speech brings home the banner, athletics are finishing their seasons strong, and jazz band and choir are performing all over! Check out the March newsletter to read about all the successes!
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100% of the Mount Vernon Community School District recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of all students and staff in all academic and co-curricular areas.
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70% of Mount Vernon Community School District students receive college credit prior to graduating from high school, and 87% of our graduates are enrolled in a two or four-year academic or trade program.
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Our students are all in with being proud Mustangs and proud members of the Mount Vernon community, and our staff and community are all in for them!