2011-2012 MVPS Thespians Celebrate Year, Receive Awards
Written by Clark Taylor On the evening of Saturday, May 12, 2012, four new Mount Vernon thespians were initiated into the International Thespian Society: Caroline Courtney, Brice Veach, Alexa Dunford, and Savannah Rettig. The awards ceremony included recognition of all the MVPS Allstars who are in the Society: Dana Cohen Caroline Courtney Alexa Dunford Brayden...
Young Life Is Coming To Mount Vernon!
Written by Nancy Ike Young Life is coming to Mount Vernon! Please join us for an informational meeting on what Young Life is and how the program facilitates mentors coming alongside teens to help them to grow in their faith. . The meeting will be on Wednesday, May 16th at 8:00am in the Glenn Campus conference room. Coffee and a...
First Semester in America
Written by Sierra Middleton For inquiries about hosting an exchange student, contract Meg Brown, MVPS International Coordinator, at MBrown@mountvernonschool.org Bob Luo and Rebecca Liao, Chinese exchange students, have been at Mount Vernon for a full semester now…and they love it! Bob hails from Shenzhen, a Chinese metropolis in South China that is very similar to...
Award Winning Journalist In Exile From Zimbabwe To Speak @ MVPS 2012 Commencement
College ready, globally competitive, and engaged as a citizen leader, this year’s 2012 Commencement speaker, Violet Gonda, embodies Mount Vernon Presbyterian School’s mission statement. Gonda is a Zimbabwean radio journalist forced to broadcast to her country from exile in London and Washington D.C. because of strict media restrictions in her country Zimbabwe. In 2001, she co-founded SW Radio...
Upper School Students Shine @ SCAD’s Sidewalk Art Festival
Written by Hank Kunath Hank Kunath, Hank’s wife Rosie, and Mike Farry led a group of 9 Mount Vernon Upper School students to Savannah recently for the annual Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Sidewalk Art Festival and competition. The competition is divided into 4 categories—SCAD alumni, current SCAD graduate students, undergraduate students, and...
Upper School Spring 2012 Exam Schedule
SENIOR EXAMS Senior exams begin Monday, May 14, with English and World Language. The senior exam schedule for the week will be as follows: Monday, May 14 – English, 8:00-10:00 a.m. in Mr. Sommers’ Room 219; World Language, 10:30am-12:30 p.m. in Room 219 Tuesday, May 15 – Science, 8:00-10:00 a.m., Room 219 Wednesday, May 16...
History Making Year For MVPS Track & Field
Written by Coach Seymour L. Adlam The culmination to an exciting, history making year for Mount Vernon Track & Field, took place this past weekend at the GISA State Track & Field Championships in Albany, GA. Congratulations to Our Mount Vernon Boys and Girl’s 400-meter relay teams, for both winning the State Championships in the...
Varsity Baseball Comes From Behind For Sensational Win On Senior Night
Photography by Laura Barnard Being down 2-8 in the bottom of the ninth inning didn’t faze Coach Turner and the Varsity Mustang Baseball Team tonight as they came back in dramatic fashion to win 9-8 over the Loganville Christian Academy (LCA) Lions. Seniors Jeff Lanzer and Connor Martel shined on senior night, scoring two of the...
