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Students in Career and Financial Management (CFM) classes throughout the Mount Vernon City School District are getting started on an ongoing trading competition designed to help them understand the stock market. Students will work in groups to manage a virtual $100,000 portfolio, competing against classes in schools across the District. Students began the competition on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. 

Ashley Guzman is one of Mount Vernon STEAM Academy’s highest-achieving seniors and has displayed extreme hard work and dedication to her education. Over the past four years, Ashley has polished herself into a well-rounded and highly achieved scholar by maintaining a high GPA, participating in activities, and pushing herself to be the greatest she can be.

The Mount Vernon City School District has been notified that the New York State Department of Education is in receipt of an application for a charter school revision to increase its grade span, to add kindergarten through Grade 4 to its current Grade 5 through Grade 8 configuration; and to make a corresponding increase to its authorized enrollment from 355 students to 554 students, within the Mount Vernon City School District. The proposed revision is for “Amani Public Charter School”.

As part of the approval process, the Mount Vernon City School District is required to host a public hearing and collect comments related to the application. The hearing will take place from 5pm-5:45pm on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, in the Board Room at the Education Center, 165 N. Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York, 10553.

To recognize Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, middle school students at Graham School listened to his "I Have a Dream" speech and tracked their thoughts on paper. They annotated the speech by noting their emotions at different points, highlighting parts that resonated with them, and identifying its central theme of racial equality and justice for all. 

Please note - The Chronic Illness, Loss, and the Impact on Your Child workshop scheduled for Thursday, January 23, 2025, has been postponed.

The Job Search Essentials Workshop for parents will be held in the Parent Resource Center (PRC) at Mount Vernon STEAM Academy on Thursday, January 30, at 9 a.m. 

Space is limited. To register, please contact Maura Gutierrez at (914) 308-4221.

The Mount Vernon City School District is holding its 28th annual Parent Involvement Day at all schools on Monday, February 10, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This day is a special opportunity to take your child to school, visit their classes, meet and speak with other parents, and hear from administrators, teachers and specialists. 

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