
February 12, 2026
The Illinois 5 Essentials Parent Survey. All MVTHS students and teachers will be taking the 5Essentials Survey, which is a statewide survey designed to generate a detaile...

February 9, 2026
Saturday, February 7th, the Mt. Vernon Township High School Foundation welcomed home the Alumni Class of 2026. Roland D. Mays, Melanie Fullerton Andrews and Dr. Susanna Widicus W...

February 9, 2026
The MVTHS Varsity robotics team, Dabo Shobo , has advanced to the FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) State Competition. Robotics Lead and Sponsor, Mr. Dustin Foster, spread the news t...

February 6, 2026
Congratulations to Ms. Kara Tinsley. The Illinois Principal Association named her the Egyptian Region Assistant Principal of the Year. Ms. Tinsley has served MVTHS for more than ...

February 3, 2026
Congratulations, Rams Bowling! On the Friday of competition the guys rolled into 12th place, the last slot in the final round. Two games into Saturday they had raced up to 4th....

January 24, 2026
Thank you, Larry Lyday and One Stop Flooring America! Larry donated four season tickets for the Blackout Game as a fundraiser for the MVTHS Future Business Leaders of America....

January 22, 2026
A quick word about school and the incoming weather possibilities. First, please take care of you and yours. Next, don't put faith in rumors, check the source. Check the weath...

January 15, 2026
UPDATED INFO: The Blackout Game is still on Friday Night. The doors open at 5:30. If you ordered Blackout T-shirts, you can pick them up in the cafeteria between 9:30 and 2:0...

January 12, 2026
Reservations Now Open! We hope you will join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of the Foundation in the past year, and we honor the newest MVTHS Distinguished Alumni. It p...

January 1, 2026
Happy New Year, RamFam! We hope you are having a terrific holiday. Teachers' first day back is Monday, January 5th. Students first day back is Tuesday, January 6th. Let's...

December 19, 2025
The MVTHS Winter Break starts when the bell rings today (Friday.) But there's still a lot of things going on. More than a dozen sports activities will take place before we'r...

December 19, 2025
The latest Vernois News "hit the hallways" this week. Vernois News advisor, Dr. Jamey VanZandt said it is "out for pickup across campus." "Read more about Holiday Spirit Week, H...

December 8, 2025
The December 2025 Attendance Office Newsletter has dates, details and other important information. You can read it here.

December 5, 2025
The boys basketball team home opener is tonight. Ramcast Sports hosts Aubrey McCain and Carter Burns sit down with the L.J. Shelby, Cale Maurer, and David Barnes. They talk faci...

December 3, 2025
Introducing the Spirit Days for our annual Holiday Spirit Week! The Rams who Stole Christmas Monday - "Merry Grinchmas" - Dress as your favorite character from the Grinch Movie...

December 2, 2025
This Friday Night! Orange Crush night returns to MVTHS' Changnon Gym as the Rams welcome in The Carbondale Terriers. This annual event is a fundraiser for FCCLA - The Family, Care...

December 2, 2025
Coach Turner has been named the Southern Illinois Coaches Association 2A Coach of the Year. Trace Elliott and Joel Hayes were named to the Boys 1st Team and Carson Workman was na...

December 2, 2025
The Mount Vernon Student Council will be set up in the cafeteria during all lunch hours selling candy canes December 2nd - December 9th. This is one of our favorite holiday tradit...

November 23, 2025
Saturday was a good day to be a Rams Bowler. The boys Varsity and Junior Varsity teams brought home 1st place from the annual Salem Bowling Invitational. Way to go, Rams!

November 17, 2025
The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association announced this morning that Coach Jeff Lonnon will be inducted into the Coaches Wing of the IBCA Hall of Fame on May 2, 2026. Lonnon w...
