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MVHS celebrates world languages

Maggie Brown, MVC Editor-in-Chief May 10, 2018

On Friday, April 13, the world language classes of Mt. Vernon gathered in the gym for a celebration of language and culture. Art exhibits, games, and food were all part of this multicultural event that...

Dancer stand onstage ready to practice.

“The Little Mermaid” is swimming to opening night

Maggie Brown, MVC Editor-in-Chief April 24, 2018

“The Little Mermaid” is a special production for a plethora of reasons. It may not be the first Disney show the MV theatre department has ever put on, but it is certainly one of the biggest production...

Lauren and Ava smile while reading off of their scripts.

Freshmen find their fins in ‘The Little Mermaid’

Maggie Brown, MVC Editor in Chief April 10, 2018

The freshman class is full of fresh new talent, and some of those involved in “The Little Mermaid” shared what it was like to be part of a production here.   Katelyn Hexamer is a freshman...

Student performers practice choreography.

Seniors make a splash with ‘The Little Mermaid’

Maggie Brown, MVC Editor-in-Chief April 3, 2018

The class of 2018 has had the opportunity to audition for eight shows in their high school career, and those shows have been as varied as they were excellent. From the very first show of the 2014 year,...

Horoscopes

Maggie Brown, MVC Editor-In-Chief March 29, 2018

Aries- The clacking is so great that it seems it may overwhelm you. You look up, and are blinded by your love. “Daddy?” you ask innocently. The figure above you snorts. “Do I look like-” but time...

A banner on a desk says, "Tough times never last but tough people do."

Banners for Parkland

Maggie Brown, MVC Editor-in-Chief February 27, 2018

On February 14, 2018, one of the deadliest school shootings in the world occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Fatalities reached 17, and 14 more were hospitalized. The...

Focusing on the positive in 2018

Maggie Brown, MVC Editor-in-Chief January 29, 2018

2017 was a rough year for the planet, and as with every new year, there is hope that 2018 will be better. Negativity has already been prevalent in 2018, such as the Logan Paul video that graphically showed...

Quiz bowl champions

Maggie Brown, MVC Editor-in-Chief December 4, 2017

Tuesday, November 23, was the first round of competition for the Mount Vernon Quiz Bowl Team, and they placed first in the HHC. They continued to finals on Thursday, November 25th, and again placed first,...

Stranger Things

Maggie Brown, MVC Editor and Chief November 10, 2017

After over a year of waiting, the second season of “Stranger Things” has finally come to Netflix, and I have never been more excited about spending nine hours in front of the TV.   The...

Kevin Spacey under fire for sexual advance 30 years ago

Maggie Brown, MVC Editor-in-Chief October 30, 2017

Actor Anthony Rapp came forward October 29, 2017, with his story of sexual harassment. He stated that in 1986, when he was 14 years old, actor Kevin Spacey “laid on top of [him]” at a party. Spacey...

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