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![A soldiers play: Nov. 3-5 at 6 p.m. and Nov. 6 at 3:00 p.m.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1669648273/mtvernoncsdorg/jxxhe47pu3xrlikbhla0/SoldiersPlayEncore.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1669648273/mtvernoncsdorg/jxxhe47pu3xrlikbhla0/SoldiersPlayEncore.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1669648273/mtvernoncsdorg/jxxhe47pu3xrlikbhla0/SoldiersPlayEncore.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1669648273/mtvernoncsdorg/jxxhe47pu3xrlikbhla0/SoldiersPlayEncore.png","width":1080}])
Denzel Washington School of the Arts is putting on an encore performance of "A Soldier Play," by the late Charles Fuller, directed by Dr. Evelyn Collins, the principal. The play will be performed on Friday, December 2, 2022, at 6 p.m. in the Phylicia Rashad Auditorium.
Tickets are $15 here:A Soldiers Play - Encore Performance (bpt.me) or in person an hour before curtain.
![Board of Education meeting on Tuesday November 22, 2022, at 6:30 pm at the education center.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1669815601/mtvernoncsdorg/mgm3wpz4njogivccdrrv/BoEMeeting1206.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1669815601/mtvernoncsdorg/mgm3wpz4njogivccdrrv/BoEMeeting1206.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1669815601/mtvernoncsdorg/mgm3wpz4njogivccdrrv/BoEMeeting1206.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1669815601/mtvernoncsdorg/mgm3wpz4njogivccdrrv/BoEMeeting1206.png","width":1080}])
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Regular Meeting of the Mount Vernon Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at The Board of Education, 165 N. Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10553.
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There is a varsity girls' basketball scrimmage tomorrow, Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. at Yonkers Montessori Academy. The varsity wrestling meet is at Nyack High School on Thursday, December 1, at 4:30 p.m.
View the rest of the upcoming week's schedule here.
![District Thanksgiving]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1669223442/mtvernoncsdorg/nkkfx78mfriedefddvbm/IMG_3839.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1669223442/mtvernoncsdorg/nkkfx78mfriedefddvbm/IMG_3839.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1669223442/mtvernoncsdorg/nkkfx78mfriedefddvbm/IMG_3839.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1669223442/mtvernoncsdorg/nkkfx78mfriedefddvbm/IMG_3839.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1669223442/mtvernoncsdorg/nkkfx78mfriedefddvbm/IMG_3839.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1669223442/mtvernoncsdorg/nkkfx78mfriedefddvbm/IMG_3839.jpg","width":2200}])
Thanksgiving celebrations occurred throughout the Mount Vernon City School District during the week leading up to Thanksgiving. Students and staff throughout the district participated in fun, educational activities and ate a wide variety of Thanksgiving foods.
![Mom and 2 sons at small and tall ball in the fall]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1668799842/mtvernoncsdorg/rcuph0ssencedoqhj2sp/select-mom2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1668799842/mtvernoncsdorg/rcuph0ssencedoqhj2sp/select-mom2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1668799842/mtvernoncsdorg/rcuph0ssencedoqhj2sp/select-mom2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1668799842/mtvernoncsdorg/rcuph0ssencedoqhj2sp/select-mom2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1668799842/mtvernoncsdorg/rcuph0ssencedoqhj2sp/select-mom2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1668799842/mtvernoncsdorg/rcuph0ssencedoqhj2sp/select-mom2.jpg","width":2200}])
Pre-kindergarten students were dressed to impress at Friendship for Tots, and their parents came out in suits and gowns as well. The Small and Tall Ball in the Fall took place on Thursday, November 17, 2022. The D.J. had his mix playing from the start of the ball to the end, and the dance floor was always packed with little children and their parents.
![Mr. Ramirez helping a student]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1668628653/mtvernoncsdorg/xgttinzk23dgtqkuzijn/IMG_3358.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1668628653/mtvernoncsdorg/xgttinzk23dgtqkuzijn/IMG_3358.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1668628653/mtvernoncsdorg/xgttinzk23dgtqkuzijn/IMG_3358.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1668628653/mtvernoncsdorg/xgttinzk23dgtqkuzijn/IMG_3358.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1668628653/mtvernoncsdorg/xgttinzk23dgtqkuzijn/IMG_3358.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1668628653/mtvernoncsdorg/xgttinzk23dgtqkuzijn/IMG_3358.jpg","width":2200}])
The Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council met with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Waveline Bennett-Conroy and cabinet members Dr. Beverley Jones and Ms. Marci Tiggs to review academic progress and share their learning and reading experiences this past month. The group of scholars from multiple schools and grade levels also attended an Infinite Campus workshop at the Education Center on Wednesday, November 16, 2022.
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Middle School students at Grimes School learned about the importance of surgical technologists in the operating room on Thursday, November 10, 2022. Katijah Woodley, a surgical technologist, joined the living environment classroom to discuss her role in the operating room and beyond.
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On Wednesday, November 9, 2022, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Waveline Bennett-Conroy celebrated each of the 75 students in the Smart Scholars program. Early College High School Program students were also presented with a pin and certificate of excellence at the board of education meeting.