Mount Vernon Township High School

Friday, September 1 is a 11:40 dismissal for students. Staff will participate in in-service activities in the afternoon. There is no school Monday, September 4 due to the Labor Day holiday.

Statement from the MVPD - At around 1025 hours this morning, the Oakland Education Center at 716 Casey reported a student attempted to enter the facility but activated a metal detector. When questioned, the student allegedly reported he had a gun. The student was moved out of the building and a lockdown began. All available officers and deputies responded to the scene and were able to make contact with the juvenile. No firearm has been located at this time. This is an ongoing investigation. From MVTHS - the above incident occurred at our building located at 716 Casey. All students and staff are safe. As always, enhanced safety procedures will continue to be followed at MV East and our main MVTHS campus.

MVTHS Student Council members will soon set the theme for this year's Homecoming. Stay tuned for more specific details. Until then, make sure to note Homecoming Week is October 2-7. Each day will have a spirit theme. The Homecoming football game is October 6, and the dance is October 7 from 7-10 pm.

This is reminder that school starts tomorrow - August 14! Students will dismiss at 1:57 the first day. We are excited to start the 23-24 school year with our MVTHS students!

Vernois 2023 had arrived! Distribution information is as follows: Graduates or their designees may pick up their copy starting Wednesday, August 16 in the Attendance Office from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Class of 2024 yearbooks will be available for pickup at all lunches starting Wednesday, August 16. Class of 2025 yearbooks will be available for pickup at all lunches starting Thursday, August 17. Class of 2026 yearbooks will be available for pickup at all lunches starting Friday, August 18. Yearbooks may also be picked up after school in the VPG offices located in Room C114. A limited number of 2023 yearbooks will be available for purchase for $85. Make checks payable to “MVTHS” Please contact Vernois adviser Dr. Jamey VanZandt at 618-244-3700 or jvanzandt@mvths.org with any questions.

In person registration for 10-12 grade students is Tuesday, August 8 from 12-7 pm. 9th grade students may register Wednesday, August 9 from 12-2 pm. Please enter through the cafeteria doors. Remember there's also a freshman opening day August 9 from 10-12 in the theater. Doors open at 9:30. Students and parents will be able to meet teachers and staff. In addition, there's a parent informational session and tours of the campus available. The first day of student attendance is Monday, August 14. The first day will be a 1:57 dismissal.

-Notice of Public Hearing- Mt. Vernon Township High School District 201 Board of Education will conduct a public hearing at 6:00 PM on Monday, August 21, 2023, in the District Office Board Room. The purpose of the public hearing is to satisfy the legal requirements prior to the approval of an E-Learning Program to be implemented in conjunction with or in lieu of the use of Emergency Days.

All of the District offices will be closed July 24th to the 28th for summer cleaning. Apologies for any inconvenience. Online Registration will still be available, on the website.

The first day of student attendance is set for August 14. In order to prepare for the start of school, be sure to check out the MVTHS website or Facebook page for important information regarding the upcoming registration process.

Due to the vandalism last night, the Senior Send Off scheduled for today has been canceled.

MVTHS will unfortunately be taking an e learning day Wednesday, May 10 due to vandalism and conditions in the building. Staff members should report as scheduled. AP testing scheduled for this afternoon WILL go on as scheduled. Students should report through the Attendance Office. Students may pick up lunch from 11:30 to 12:00 in the cafeteria. If anyone has any knowledge of persons responsible for these actions, please notify administration.

Phones are back up at MVTHS.

Due to an overnight power outage, MVTHS is currently experiencing issues with the phone system. We ask for your patience as our staff works to fix the problem.

MVTHS will dismiss Friday, May 5 at 1:57 due to staff development activities.

As we prepare to close the door on April 12, 2023, I once again want to commend our first responders, staff and students for their actions today. MVTHS plans to be in session tomorrow on a regular bell schedule. I understand that there may be students and staff (maybe even parents) who want to talk to someone tomorrow about the false threat that occurred today. Student Services staff will be available to anyone who needs to talk in a safe and confidential place. Ram Nation is strong - everyone worked together today for the safety of our students and staff just as I expected. As always, it's a great day to be a Ram.

Good morning Ram Nation, this is your Principal, Mr. Fatheree with an important update concerning school safety. First and foremost all students are safe and accounted for. At approximately 10:00am this morning, an anonymous call came into the Mt. Vernon police department that there was an alleged active shooter at Mt. Vernon Township High School. We immediately followed procedures and called a code red lock down for all students and staff. Officers from Mt. Vernon Police Department, Jefferson County, and State Police immediately arrived to clear our building and make sure this was not a credible threat. It has been brought to our attention that many other local schools had the same anonymous threat called in. School will resume in session on a code white with a heightened level of awareness and supervision.

School is back in session Tuesday! We look forward to welcoming back students and staff from spring break!

Kamaree Pollard is in the poll for OCSI Player of the Week over at Section618. Please take a couple seconds and show her some Rams support! https://www.section618.com/

All practices and meetings after school today, March 31, are cancelled due to the severe weather forecast.

Blackout Game - A Day in the Life of the Drumline is up on the MVTHS AV Club page. Quick flashback to a great night. https://youtu.be/RZy3jgYW9EA