January 2025 District Newsletter
The District will soon be turning the calendar to 2025 and we are sure that it will be a great…
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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Evelyn Klima, a ninth grader at Mt. Vernon High School has been chosen as the cover design winner for the “The Corridor Jazz Project XVIII”, a compilation of recordings featuring twenty-one high school jazz bands produced by Iowa’s Jazz Station. Mount Vernon Swingin’ Stangs will participate in this wonderful project.
www.kcck.org/news/2025-cjp-artwinner/
Way to go Evelyn!
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So great! She’s amazing! 🤩
Congrats Evelyn! It is a beautiful piece of art!
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This past Saturday Mount Vernon hosted the NEISTA honor orchestra. 160 students from across Eastern Iowa worked with a guest clinician and performed at the end of the day.
Mount Vernon also had several students participating in the Honor orchestra.
Congratulations to Cecily Collins, Kellen Johanningmeier, Liam Liu, and Jacob Stewart from the Middle School and Grace Meier-Gast and Edith Dawson from the High School!
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Support the Booster Club and athletic programs. Orders are due Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
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Congratulations to Jonathan Winkler, tenor sax, for participating in the NEIBA District honor jazz band at Coe College this past Saturday. He did a wonderful job representing our school and the Mount Vernon band!
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The Mount Vernon Booster Club will be hosting our annual youth basketball tournament on Saturday, January 18 & Sunday, January 19. The inaugural tournament was a tremendous success! They raised over $16,000 for our basketball programs and the Booster Club.
This year they are looking to grow on those efforts and once again support our basketball programs, while also funding their commitment to the renovation of the Middle School gym. Quite simply, these efforts would not be possible without the support of our community members. Community members often ask, “How can I help or become involved?” Here is your chance! The Booster Club is reaching out to ask for your help/volunteer hours in staffing the tournament. The link below has opportunities to volunteer in the concession stands for the tournament and/or donate items that will be sold during the tournament.
www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A45ACA929A0FEC61-54151487-mvyouth
If you are available, please sign up for a volunteer spot! If you can’t volunteer, please donate items to be sold at the concession stands! If you can’t do either, pass the word to people you know!
Your Booster Club has already done an incredible amount of work to get to this point, but we need YOUR help to finish the job.
Thank you in advance for your help in making this tournament a success!
MV Youth Basketball Tourney Sign Up
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Mount Vernon Booster Club will be hosting youth basketball tournaments on January 18th (boys) and January 19th (girls). All proceeds will be split with the varsity boys’ and girls’ basketball teams, a…
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POSITIVE CULTURE
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.
FUTURE FOCUSED
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.
COMMUNITY FOCUSED
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INVOLVED STUDENTS
MAJORITY of Mount Vernon Community School District students are involved in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.
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!