The Mount Vernon Community School District is excited to share that it will host a grand opening for the Martha Parsons and Family Activities Complex on Thursday, September 28, 2023. The evening will begin with the traditional Homecoming parade that will start at 6:00 p.m. at the First Street Field. The parade will head through downtown, through a few neighborhoods, and will end at the high school. A ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the new complex, followed by the Homecoming Coronation and Powder Puff football game.
If you are planning on attending the grand opening ceremony but not the parade, we encourage you to be parked and in the new complex by 6:30 p.m. to avoid the parade participants. If you are attending the parade and the grand opening activities, please proceed in a timely fashion to the school district campus and follow the directions of those directing traffic.
Here are several helping hints to make the ceremonies enjoyable for everyone:
As stated above, please carefully follow the directions provided by those who are directing traffic.
Please do not park in any areas designated as “No Parking,” and please do not park in any areas that are not typically used for parking (e.g., grassy areas on the campus).
If parking in the Stonebrook neighborhood or other adjacent neighborhoods please do not park in designated “No Parking” areas, please do not block driveways, please do not park in driveways without permission from the homeowner, and please do not cross through the yards of homeowners in order to get to the new complex. Please remain on the paths that lead from two different points from the Stonebrook neighborhood to the complex.
Once in and around the complex, please remain out of any areas that have been roped off. These areas will be in the process of being landscaped and need to remain free of pedestrian traffic.
Please do not come onto the track or field unless you have been given permission to do so. Please remain in the areas designated for use by visitors that evening.
Golf carts and ATVs are not allowed on the walking trails in and around the complex.
The first game on the new field will take place on Friday, September 29th. As is tradition, the Mount Vernon Alumni Hall of Fame inductees will be honored at halftime, and the Marching Mustangs will again take the field to perform their fabulous show, Immortal.
We look forward to seeing you at the celebrations on the 28th and 29th!
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Thank you to all the students, parents, community members, and alumni who showed up to make the last game at the First Street Field one to remember!
Photo credit goes to Dr. Batenhorst, Steve Brand, Gina Becthold, and Lily Rechkemmer.
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Looking to serve the community? Think about running for the School Board!
The Mount Vernon Community School District will hold its next School Board election in November, and we encourage you to consider running to serve in this important role. The deadline to complete all steps in the process is Thursday, September 21, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Please feel free to reach out to Michael Marshall, the District’s School Business Official and Board Secretary, to learn more about the election process. He may be reached at mmarshall@mvcsd.org. The community will be able to hear from the candidates at a forum hosted by the Mount Vernon League of Women Voters. This forum will take place on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. The election will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.
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Mount Vernon Middle School Gay-Straight Alliance Wins a Big Award!
We are proud to announce that the Mount Vernon Middle School Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) group was named the GSA of the Year from Iowa Safe Schools. According to the Iowa Safe Schools group, the Mount Vernon GSA group was honored for displaying outstanding initiative and leadership. The group was lauded for raising over $2,000 to allow its members to attend the Governor’s Conference on LGBTQ Youth. The initiative of the group, and the strong representation of the group at the conference, allowed its members to learn leadership skills that foster their ability to commit to inclusivity in the school. It is obvious that the group supports open dialogue and mutual respect in the middle school.
The group will be honored at a special ceremony in Des Moines on October 13, 2023. Congratulations to all who are involved in this organization!
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Final First Street Field Game –
Mount Vernon Community and Alumni Members: As you are aware, The Mount Vernon Mustangs will play their last varsity football on the First Street Field against Solon on Friday, September 15th. There will be celebrations and recognitions before, during, and after the game to commemorate the big night. Here are the updated plans:
Prior to the game, all alumni members of the Marching Mustangs are invited to join the current Marching Mustangs to play the National Anthem and fight song. If you do not wish to play along with the band, we ask that you come down and stand with the band so you may be honored as valued alumni members of the Marching Mustangs. Please come down to the field when you are called to do so by the public address announcer.
All alumni members who played football, were cheerleaders, or were marching band members are asked to help form a tunnel the players will run through prior to the start of the game. The players will appreciate this sign of support as they prepare for the big game with Solon. Please come down to the field when you are called to do so by the public address announcer.
Mustang football players from the 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s, 2000’s, 2010’s, and 2020’s will join the team captains for the coin toss prior to the game. The former players will walk out with the team captains to take part in this pregame event. Please come down to the field when you are called to do so by the public address announcer.
At halftime, we will also honor community members who were part of the First Street Field renovation project. Dave Ryan, the Voice of the Mustangs, will provide information about this important renovation project, and will ask all in attendance who were involved in any way with the project to stand and be recognized.
Immediately after the game, Dave Ryan will provide a brief retrospective of Mount Vernon Football, along with a history of the First Street Field.
The postgame ceremony will conclude with a flag lowering ceremony led by the Hahn Howard American Legion Post 480.
We hope you can join us on this special evening. Go Mustangs!
Dr. B.
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