Family Weekly Update

Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place on Thursday, March 7 from 5:00-8:00pm.

We will be running a two-hour delay schedule on the days marked by bold print. Students scheduled to take an exam on a given date will need to arrive at school at their normal time in order to make the first-period bell at 7:40 am. Students who are not scheduled to take an exam should arrive at school in time to start their day at 9:40.

Mount Vernon buses transport students for the entire district, not just high school students, therefore buses will operate on a regular school day schedule. Dropping off a little after 7:00 am and picking up after the last bell at 2:35 pm. If a student depends on a school bus to arrive at school in the morning, they will arrive at the normal time and will report to a designated area on days they are not scheduled to test.

• Tuesday (4/16)- ELA Part 1
• Wednesday (4/17)- ELA Part 2
• Thursday-Monday (4/18-22)- Make-ups
• Tuesday (4/23)- Am Hist/Gov
  
• Wednesday (4/24)- Biology
• Thursday (4/25)- Alg/Geom Part 1
• Friday (4/26)- Alg/Geom Part 2
• Monday-Friday (4/29-5/3)- Make-ups

All teacher requests for the 2023-2024 school year MUST be submitted in writing to the guidance office no later than April 15.

Summer School- Offered to students who need credit recovery as a result of a failed class. The courses offered are:

• Algebra
• Geometry
• Algebra II
• ELA 9
• ELA 10
• ELA 11
• Biology

This is offered in person during June. Classes run Monday through Friday from 8:00am-noon.

Credit Flex- For those students who want to get ahead of the game and free up some space in their schedule (i.e. summer PE and/or Health). These courses are online and cost $150 per class. The deadline for Credit Flex sign-ups is April 1. For more information, please contact your guidance counselor.

Juniors and seniors from our Career Based Intervention program attended the Junior Achievement INSPIRE event this week at the Richland County Fairgrounds. This event, put on by Junior Achievement of Ohio, featured around 75 vendors from surrounding counties that were on site to showcase their businesses and search for employees. Students had the opportunity to not only network with employers, but all of the booths were very hands-on.

Featured booths included industries surrounding manufacturing, utility services, engineering, education and training, healthcare, etc. Mr. Savage, the high school’s CBI instructor said, “This event was truly one-of-kind. Our students really enjoyed themselves and learned a lot in the process. They acted as weather reporters, did drywalling, grouting, performed linemen duties, assembled pumps, as well as performed healthcare duties. Many of our students thrived in this environment today and it was awesome to see! The benefits of students interacting with employers, talking about benefits and wages, as well as the hiring process is invaluable at this stage of their lives.” See pictures below (if you want to add any pictures).

Show dates are April 19 and 20.

Questions and audition packets- Contact Mrs. Loveland or Mr. Garrabrant

Prom

Date: May 18, 2024 from 8:00pm-11:00pm

Location: The Rural Society at Warwick Farm

Graduation

Date: Sunday, May 26 at 3:00pm

Location: Energy Fieldhouse

All available scholarships that have been received by the guidance office are available for students on Naviance. Please have your student check them out at least once a week to see what has been added. There are currently many available including the Knox County Foundation which puts them in the running for multiple local scholarships.

If you have any of the following items lying around, Mr. Vanderhoof and the Robotics program would love to take them off your hands:

• Video Baby Monitors

• RC Cars, airplanes, or boats

• Toy Robots and cars

Your child may not accumulate more than $10.00 of food service charges at any given time during the school year. A cafeteria charge should be paid on the school day following the charge or as soon as possible. If charges continue to accrue, a notice will be sent home informing parents of the current lunch charge situation. If payment is not made, an alternate lunch may be provided for your child temporarily until arrangements are made. Once the $10.00 limit is reached, the student will receive a snack pack consisting of a vegetable, a protein, and a whole grain, such as celery sticks, peanut butter, and graham crackers. For students with food allergies or intolerances, alternative snack packs will be provided. This arrangement will continue until the account balance is settled below the maximum charge threshold. At the end of the school year, accumulated charges will be carried over to the following school year.

We understand that circumstances can vary, and we encourage you to reach out to your child's school office or the Food Service Director if you have any extenuating circumstances. Additionally, if you believe you may qualify for assistance, we urge you to submit a completed Free and Reduced Lunch Form, accessible in the Parent Portal or available as a paper copy upon request. For any further inquiries or concerns, please feel free to contact the food service department, at 740-393-5900 Ext: 5737.

Mount Vernon High School had 50 musicians perform at the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) Solo & Ensemble event at Granville High School this past Saturday! More than half of the events received the highest rating of "Superior", indicating a truly musical performance! Make sure to congratulate our student-musicians!

CLASS A SOLOS

Taylor Couch, cello ……………………………………………………….………………………….… Superior

Rebecca Davis, soprano ………………………………………………………………………………. Superior

Christopher Hawthorne, piano ……………………………………………………………………. Superior

Christopher Hawthorne, viola …………………………………………………………………….. Excellent

Natasha Jose, violin …………………………………………………………………………………….. Superior

Lillian Mayville, soprano ……………………………………………………………………………… Superior

Lily Schoenfeld, violin ………………………………………………………………………………… Excellent

Hailey Waibel, clarinet ………………………………………………………………………………… Superior

CLASS B SOLOS

Griffin Beach, violin ……………………………………………………………………………………. Superior

Clare Clarkson, piano …………………………………………………………………………………. Excellent

Gabrielle Fuller, mezzo soprano ……………………………………………………………..…… Excellent

Grace Gentry, violin ………………………………………………………………………………………… Good

Sala Glandon, piano ………………………………………………………………………………..….. Superior

Lily Grace, cello …………………………………………………………………………………………. Superior

Hannah Hofferberth, cello …………………………………………………………………..……… Superior

Natasha Jose, viola ……………………………………………………………………………….……… Superior

Jamison Major, horn …………………………………………………………………………………… Excellent

Kale Oswalt, baritone ………………………………………………………………………………….. Superior

Lillian Percy, alto saxophone ……………………………………………………………………….. Excellent

Grace Risser, violin …………………………………………………………………………………….. Excellent

Lily Schoenfeld, piano …………………………………………………………………………….………. Good

Madeline Springer, flute …………………………………………………………………………….… Superior

Adelyn Steinmetz, euphonium …………………………………………………….………………. Superior

Evan Sweeney, violin ……………………………………………………………………………………... Festival

Carly Tracey, cello …………..……………………………………………………..…………………… Superior

Dalan Vail, clarinet ……………………………………………………………………………………… Superior

CLASS B ENSEMBLES

Prelude String Quartet ………….…………………………………………………………………….… Festival

Grace Gentry, violin ● Izzy Sherman, violin ● Blake Spittle, viola ● Audrey Tooley, cello

Soprano-Alto Ensemble …………………………………………………………………………………… Good

Rebecca Davis ● Mackenzie Evener ● Gabrielle Fuller ● Lillian Mayville

Eva McKenzie ● Grace Risser ● Jadyn Row ● Sage Szucs

Symphony String Quartet ………………………………..………………………………………….. Superior

Natasha Jose, violin ● Griffin Beach, violin ● Christopher Hawthorne, viola ● Hannah Hofferberth, cello

Tenor-Bass Ensemble ………………………………………………………………………..………... Excellent

Ethan Foley ● Peyton Hauenstein-Cline ● Kale Oswalt ● Leeam Stoddard-Morrison ● Dalan Vail

Trombone Quartet ……………………………………………………………..………………………… Festival

Henry Snow ● Jude Barrett ● Tressel Bockover ● Jaxon Payne ● trombone

Viola-Cello Duet (Zeva Sheets ● Lily Grace) ……………………………………….…………..…….. Superior

Violin-Cello Duet (Natasha Jose ● Hannah Hofferberth) …………………..………………………. Superior

Violin Trio (Natasha Jose ● Griffin Beach ● Liy Schoenfeld) …………….…………………………….. Superior

CLASS C SOLOS

Miranda Allen, soprano ………………………………………………………………………………. Superior

Josh Coffing, cello ………………………………………………………………………………………. Superior

Mackenzie Evener, soprano ……………………………………………………………………………… Good

Natasha Jose, piano ………………………………………………………………….…………………. Superior

Alison Matulich, alto saxophone ………………………………………………………………….. Superior

Mahra Miller, soprano ………………………………………………………………………………... Excellent

Mahra Miller, violin ………………………………………………………………………………….….. Festival

Vivian Noble, violin ………………………………………………………………………….………… Superior

Elizabeth Shull, soprano ……………………………………………………………………………… Excellent

Henry Snow, trombone ………………………………………………………………………………. Superior

Haylie Watts, string bass ………………………………………………………………………….…… Superior

CLASS C ENSEMBLES

Flute Quartet ………………………………………………………………………..……………………. Superior

Kaitlyn Alaimo ● Sabina Hawks ● Madeline Springer ● Natalie Gourley

Freshman String Quartet …………………………………………………………………………..….. Festival

Cooper Swanson, violin ● Archie Meyer, viola ● Josh Coffing, cello

Junior String Quartet ………………………………………………………………………….……… Excellent

Lily Schoenfeld, violin ● Olufemi Odiah, violin ● Lily Rheinscheld, viola ● Taylor Couch, cello

Saxophone Quartet …………………………………………………………………………………….. Excellent

Allison Matulich, alto ● Lillian Percy, alto ●Brady Kaufman, tenor ● Sawyer Boggs, baritone

Violin-Viola Trio (Vivian Noble ● Peyton Hauentstein-Cline ● Lily Rheinscheld) ……….…..……. Superior

Viola Quartet (Blake Spittle ● Archie Meyer ● Aaron Pryjda ● Josie Norman) …….………………… Excellent