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As you may or may not know, construction is one of the largest industries in the world. Construction workers build our bridges and roads, our places of employment and entertainment, our schools, and our homes. More than ever, we need . . . read more
Friday , February 8 , 2008 Recognition of Hall of Fame Class of 2008 at Rams Basketball Game: Troy Hughes, Jerry Tom Kryger, Lucie Mays, Donte Moore, Susan Smith, Noble Thomas, Rolla Anderson. 1942 boys basketball team, 1969 . . . read more
Another exciting speech tournament greeted members of the MV speech team on Saturday, January 12. Students gathered in H parking lot at 5:15 AM, and the bus rolled out at 5:30. Speech members had the opportunity to visit a school even . . . read more
The MV Rams started the Salem Invitational Tournament with a bang, defeating Charleston 69-42. After a slow start to the game the Rams found themselves down by two after the first quarter but quickly picked up the pace in the second . . . read more
Fifteen Mt. Vernon Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Chapter members attended the Southern Illinois FBLA Area Conference held at SIU-C on Friday, January 11, 2008. Students attended various workshops and competed in . . . read more
There will be a Parent meeting for any parent interested in helping will be on Monday, January 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm. This meeting will be held in the cafeteria annex. We will be needing help in various areas: BUILDING PROPS . . . read more
The Gingerbread Project began with each Culinary Arts student researching gingerbread and its history. They also researched different house ideas and ingredients for each house. Each kitchen of four students had to create/design a floor . . . read more
Anyone interested in joining the Chess Team/club, it is not too late. If you would like to be part of us please come on Wednesday nights. We meet in room 105G from 3:30 to 5:00p.m. each week. We will be starting into our season . . . read more
Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on Thursday, November 6th and Friday, November 7th. Thursday, November 6th Students dismissed . . . read more
The library celebrated "Banned Book Week" in September. We are now getting ready for "Teen Read Week." What is Teen Read Week? Teen Read Week is a national literacy initiative aimed at teens, their parents, librarians, educators, . . . read more
It takes millions of pieces of paper a year to keep a school like MV running. When teachers, administrators, and other faculty members find themselves in need of paper, copies, and even posters, they typically go to Mrs. Karen . . . read more
After years as a popular hangout, ‘Smokers Corner’, has become a thing of the past. A new ordinance enforced in the city of Mt. Vernon is the cause of the deserted street corner. The law states that anyone younger than 18 who is . . . read more
How often do you stumble upon an old yearbook and get distracted by the reminder of memories? All too often people will think back to their school years and regret misplacing or not purchasing a yearbook. If you’re missing one from your . . . read more
Come celebrate a great start to the 2008-2009 school year at the Annual Back-to-School Hop on Thursday, September 11th. The Hop will be located at the L- Building Parking Lot from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. with music provided by Cosmo T. It is . . . read more
Sergeant Jim Hawkins serves as MV’s School Resource Officer, or SRO. The purpose of the SRO program, according to Hawkins, is to break down barriers between high school students and law enforcement officers. “I am a resource . . . read more
Noticed a lot of dirt piles and machinery around G building lately? It all pays off in the end - the maintenance crew is hard at work ensuring that certain parts of the school are functioning correctly and look their best. The large . . . read more
Dear Parents, The library staff encourages and welcomes parents to visit and use our library here at the high school. We are located in the top of C Building. A pass should be obtained from the Attendance Office in H Building prior to . . . read more
Some have asked about the morning bells and what they mean. Mon-Tue-Wed 8:15 Five minute bell to let students know to begin moving to class. 8:18 The two minute warning bell. 8:20 The final or tardy bell. If students are . . . read more
The Guidance Office will begin making schedule changes for students Tuesday, August 19. Students will be allowed to come to the Guidance Office between passing periods only. Counselors will make every effort to only make legitimate . . . read more
Nine new teachers finished orientation at Mt. Vernon Township High School. Pictured front row, from left: Anne Perry, Erin Livengood, Tammy Martin, Cherie Rogier and Lois Baugh. Back row, from left: Jason McFarland, Kevin Braddy, Matt Pool . . . read more
Ms. Reyling’s summer journal… Sunday, July 6, 2008 I am studying in Quebec, Canada for the rest of the summer. I should start taking pictures tomorrow. Ms. Reyling Thursday, July 10, 2008 Here are a . . . read more
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On Tuesday, July 22, 2008, the Mt. Vernon Township HSD Board of Education began the process of developing new goals for the district. A “Strategic Planning Committee” was established consisting of the Board, administration, teachers, . . . read more
Kansas City, Missouri -- Mt. Vernon Area Vocational Center students Kolten McCulley and Austan Skidmore, along with their instructor Mr. Gary Hatfield, accomplished something truly outstanding this week when McCulley and Skidmore earned . . . read more
The Board of Directors of the MVTHS Foundation want to thank everyone for their help in making the "3rd Annual Golf Scramble" at Green Hills Golf club such a success. The Foundation appreciates everything that was donated for sponsorships, . . . read more
We were unable to find the classmates listed below. Paul Arndt Serena Ashby Jim Ashby Nichelle Badger Andrew Baker Jon Bates David Beckham John Bell Stacy Bennett Tina Beppler Brent Bertchi Twani Bishop (Hofer) . . . read more
JAVA is a magazine designed and edited by MVTHS students for the enjoyment of students and faculty. It was founded in 1976 as a creative outlet for student expression in the arts. In the Spring of 2001, JAVA joined . . . read more
During a meeting of the South-7 Conference basketball coaches on Monday night, E.J. Randolph of the Mount Vernon Rams was voted as the unanimous choice for MVP (Most Valuable Player) in the conference for the 2007-2008 season. Three other . . . read more
Fresh on the heels of a dramatic Elite 8 post-season run, the Doug Creel Era has come to an end. Mr. Creel submitted his resignation over the weekend as the head coach of the Mount Vernon Rams Boys Basketball team. He will remain at the . . . read more
Congratulations to the 2008-2009 Mt. Vernon Cheer Teams! We will see you on April 4 (7-9pm) for our first practice! There will be a parent meeting on April 8 at 7pm in the warehouse…see you there! Basketball Maggie McDonald . . . read more
Textbooks, articles of clothing and personal possessions should all be clearly marked with your name. Mt. Vernon Township High School provides hall lockers for students to store their personal property. Lockers are also provided . . . read more
~Juniors~ Want to earn three school credits and make money at the same time? As a senior, you can enroll in the Cooperative Education Program, gain valuable work experience, and earn three school credits . . . read more
You won't want to be left out of the loop when it comes to the latest news from Mt. Vernon Township High School. Sign up for News Update on our website. On the left side of the front page of our website, click on "Sign up . . . read more
Mr. Rolland Mays, Orchestra Director at Mt. Vernon Township High School was recently honored at Eastern Illinois University. He received the "Honor An Educator" award from the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education. Mr. . . . read more
School will resume on January 3, 2008. Students will report to their first semester, first period class at 9:00 a.m. to pick up their second semester class schedule. Students will be dis-missed at 9:10 a.m. to move to their assigned second . . . read more
The All South Selections were divided into Double A and Single A Cross Country Selec-tions with a First Team and Second Team selected. Campbell Walters (Junior) and Caleb Cross (Junior) and Perry Borah (Junior) were se-lected to the . . . read more
Cold weather has arrived along with the need for warmer outerwear. Anyone who has clean, new or used coats, scarves, gloves or hats, please bring them to the Atten-dance Office, room 127H or call Mrs. Renth at 246-5931. These will be made . . . read more
Start your new year off right with reading. Some of our new books include the following: Guts by Gary Paulsen, Flags of Our Fathers by Bradley, Mama’s Girl by Veronica Chambers, Incantation by Alice Hoffman, Brian’s Hunt by Gary . . . read more
Darwin Walters, a sophomore at Mt. Vernon Township High School was recently selected to partici-pate in the Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) All-State Or-chestra. IMEA holds its annual conference will be held on January 31st– . . . read more
The annual Hi-Tri Sweetheart Dance will be held on Saturday, February 2. The theme this year is ―A Dream Come True‖ and the gym will be decorated in the classic Cinderella fairytale. The dance will be held from 8:00—11:00 p.m. in the . . . read more
Recently personnel from Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon and Centralia came to speak to the Freshman at MVTHS for their Career Education class. The staff came with hopes of motivating students to consider a career in the medical . . . read more
The Mt. Vernon High School Art department has created quite a name for itself. They have acquired many different first place ribbons in many arts shows all the way from Benton to St. Louis. What inspires these students to create these . . . read more
Dear MVTHS Parent/Guardian, Before the District cancels school this year due to inclement weather, I wanted to let you know the process the District uses when it decides to close school. Our primary consideration is for the safety of . . . read more
Louis D. Martinez, a highly respected national speaker from the International Center for Leadership in Education will be speaking on Tuesday, November 27 and Wednesday, November 28 at Mt. Vernon Township High School. . . . read more
Once again, the art department is announcing the call for submissions for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. To participate you can come by Mrs. Rodgers room 228H for more information. Your work needs to be turned in by December 14. read more
The November 27 Discipline Committee meeting has been cancelled and moved to December 11, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria annex. Everyone is invited and encouraged to come to the meeting. The committee will review all discipline . . . read more
The junior class is selling Mt. Vernon Rams apparel in order to raise money for Prom. The shirts are all black with white writing outlined in orange. We have long sleeve shirts for $15, short sleeved shirts for $10, crew neck sweatshirts . . . read more
Mt. Vernon High School is very proud of its new National Board Certified Teachers. Holly McKay, Jessica Pilson, and Nikki Prost received their scores on November 9, after a year of preparing teaching portfolios and taking a 3 hour test in . . . read more
For Immediate Release October 31, 2007 2007 Report Card shows nearly 300 struggling schools making significant improvement 184 schools make AYP for second year to move off academic improvement status SPRINGFIELD . . . read more
Mt. Vernon basketball fans got a small look at things to come as the MV boys and girls basketball squads took to the court Monday night at “Meet the Teams”. The good-sized crowd was introduced to the freshman, JV, and varsity boys and . . . read more
The full-color book of school memories, Vernois 2008, is currently on sale through November 19 for $63.00. All yearbook orders are being handled through the SmartPay program this year, and you may order online, over the phone or by mail. . . . read more
The library has just finished celebrating “Banned Book Week.” We are now getting ready for “Teen Read Week.” What is Teen Read Week? Teen Read Week is a national literacy initiative aimed at teens, their parents, librarians, . . . read more
“Bell horses, bell horses. What time of day? One o’clock, two o’clock, three and away!” October 18th thru the 21st, this familiar line of Beauty and the Beast was heard in the Mt. Vernon Township High School’s Schweinfurth . . . read more
Spectators Friday night witnessed more than a Ram victory - they also got to see another class of seniors celebrate Senior Night. Senior Night is a great tradition in high school sports which allows the community to recognize all the . . . read more
The 2007 MVTHS Homecoming Parade took place on Thursday September 20th. School organizations Hi-Tri, HOSA, Rockin’ Rams, and FFA provided floats all centered around the Homecoming theme “Follow the Yellow Brick Road.” . . . read more
Vernois News, the student newspaper at Mount Vernon Township High School, is the recipient of a $4825 gift raised by the members of the MVTHS Class of 1955 to purchase technology and software for the journalism program. The gift will . . . read more
A familiar organization at MV kicked off its activities on Thursday, September 13. Hi Tri began its 82nd year with its annual picnic, held at the Veteran’s Memorial Park. The picnic kicked off at 4:00 PM at the west shelter. Hot . . . read more
Several copies of the 2007 Vernois Yearbook are available for only $40.00 each. You still have time to pick up the historical record of the 2006-2007 year at MVTHS in 208 pages of full color photos. Pick up your copy today in Room . . . read more
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be Bill Gates of Microsoft, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Meg Whitman of EBay, or even Oprah Winfrey? Do your parents or any of your relatives own their own business? Now you have the . . . read more
Welcome! As you can see, the Mt. Vernon Township High School web site is up and running! Actually, we have been working internally for the past few months to get designed and working. We will be making additions over the course of . . . read more
The purpose of the camps is to provide rural high school students with a hands-on opportunity to learn about and experience different health professions careers and to show them the opportunities available in the health professions. . . . read more
Vernois Memories is a collection of stories about simple living, love, and growing up. Stories and columns contained in Vernois Memories reflect the important memories that helped shape the lives of those people that we love. It . . . read more
Lexi pitched five innings of outstanding relief for Mount Vernon during their 5-4 victory over Albion-Edwards County at Quality Time Field. The Lady Rams improved to 6-2 on the season. read more
Joe ran a personal best time of 53.6 in the 400 meter dash during a non-scored quad meet at Centralia that also included Carbondale and Marion. read more
Members of the Rams boys track team work on technique in the starting blocks above as they prepare for a dual meet against Marion this Tuesday in Mount Vernon. read more
The magical post-season continues for the Mount Vernon Rams as they have reached the Elite 8 for the first time since 1997 following a 49-39 victory over the Cahokia Commanches in the Class 3A Championship Game at Centralia. Cahokia . . . read more
Many PE students along with their teachers Mrs. Ahlfield and Ms. Payne participated in the Polar Plunge held March 1st at Rend Lake. The students/faculty from the Physical Education department raised a little over $1,500 to go . . . read more
Logan tied for 5th Place out of 32 shooters in Peoria at the State level in the Three-Point Showdown after hitting 9 out of 15 shots in the Class 3A qualifying round at Peoria. read more
The Jerseyville Panthers decided to live and die by the three-point shot, and on Wednesday night they fell victim to Mount Vernon Rams 45-28 in the Boys Class 3A Sectional at Centralia. E.J. Randolph led the Rams with 15 points, . . . read more
Mount Vernon Ram players pose proudly with their Class 3A Regional Championship Plaque after defeating the Centralia Orphans 38-29 in the Title Game at Marion. Despite losing to the Orphans in two earlier meetings, and finishing behind . . . read more
The Mt. Vernon Varsity Cheerleaders captured the State Championship at the 2008 ICCA State Cheerleading Finals at the Prarie Capital Convention Center in Springfield. This is the third State Championship in the past 12 years for the Mt. . . . read more
The Mt. Vernon Township High School Foundation will award monetary grants to individual teachers or teams of teachers for the purpose of enriching the quality of education at Mt. Vernon Township High School. Interested teachers may . . . read more
The annual Mt. Vernon Township High School Hi-Tri Sweetheart Dance was held in Changnon Gym on Saturday, February 2. This year’s theme was “Dream Come True.” The music for the dance was provided by Kickin’ It! Music Productions. . . . read more
STRIVE Strive is a Rotary-sponsored scholarship program that recognizes and rewards students who achieve the greatest improvement in grades in their senior year. All seniors are eligible and awards will be based on program . . . read more
Check out i-SAFE's newest creation: The Virtual Training Academy! To get the most innovative Internet safety training for yourself, your kids, and your community members, visit isafe)VirtualTraining . i-SAFE's Virtual Training Academy is . . . read more
Select a "Clip" below Introduction to Career Opportunities in Jefferson County Mr. Jason Swan, Rend Lake College/Mr. Hank Eisenga, Continental Tire Electronics/Manufacturing . . . read more
The annual Hi-Tri Sweetheart Dance will be held on Saturday, February 2, from 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. in Changnon Gym. This year's theme is "Dream Come True" and the colors are pastel shades of pink, aqua, blue, and lavender. Music will be . . . read more
We are in need of any parent interested in helping with Prom this year. Prom is scheduled for April 26 from 6:30 - 11:00 p.m. at the Mt. Vernon Holiday Inn. Building props, decorating and setting up, cleaning up, chaperoning, obtaining . . . read more
The deadline to order caps and gowns for graduation and legal name verification for the diploma was December 18, 2007. If your son or daughter is planning to participate in the commencement ceremony, he/she must have a cap and . . . read more
Congratulations to the nine FFA members from Mt. Vernon High School who attended the two day National Leadership Conference at Collinsville Holiday Inn on the 18th and 19th of January. The following students completed the two day . . . read more
