Governor Deal Recognizes Two Mount Vernon Seniors For Outstanding Work
Written by Sierra Middleton On Monday March 19, 2012 Alex Butler and Miles Mallory realized a special opportunity. Last Summer Miles and Alex began a fundraiser called Hike to Help, a project that raised $8,000 for inner city Boy Scout Troop #2010. Governor Deal, for this magnificent achievement, recognized Miles and Alex. After shaking the...
Final Philanthropic Drive 2012: Interim RE-ACT
Next week’s Upper School Drive – March 26 to March 30, 2012 – is called Interim Re-ACT! The drive is based on the needs of individuals in the regions that students identified while touring internationally during Interim Term. There will be a week long drive collecting dental hygiene products to ship to Peru, as well as...
Liquid Life: Upper School Hosts Annual Red Cross Blood Drive
Written by Hannah Zenas How precious and vulnerable are human lives? Our bodies are so fragile, and it’s easy to forget that. About 115 Americans die each day in car accidents, but what if you could have helped save even one of those lives? What if you could have prevented one or more unnecessary deaths?...
Freshman Jon Walsh Brings Laptops To Ugandans
Written by Sarah Buck During Christmas break, most students stayed in town and relaxed while some others also traveled to visit family. But instead of kicking back with friends and relaxing, freshman Jon Walsh kicked backed, the day after Christmas, on an eight hour flight to Amsterdam, followed by another eight hour flight Entebbe, Uganda....
Now Is The Time
Written by freshman Hannah Zenas. Image via On January 15, 1929, one of the greatest men America has ever seen was born. Grown and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and always following in the footsteps of his father, Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr., young King had a great childhood, except for the fact he was always haunted...
Mount Vernon Students Add To The Chain @ 2011 Rachel’s Challenge
Written by Hannah Zenas Photography by Cindy Glueckert On 11/11/11, Daniel Marcuse-Gonzales, Breonca Hackney, Savanah Rettig, Hannah-Kate Ferguson, Cara Prince, Amelia Ike, Arden Tahtinen, Jessica Wurst, Sierra Middleton and Hannah Zenas went to the Georgia Dome to celebrate Veterans’ Day and Rachel’s Challenge. This was an amazing experience, to learn how one person can make...
Red Ribbon Week Details: Oct 24-28, 2011
National Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the United States. This year, the Upper School at Mount Vernon will commemorate the occasion during the week of October 24 through 28 with: –Monday: wear a Red Shirt (collared or T-shirt) and Jeans to show your support for eliminating substance abuse –Tuesday: an...
