Published by education on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 12:00am
The Mt. Vernon High School FBLA competed in districts on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at New Site Baptist Church in Monett and they returned with a lot of hardware.
Published by education on Thu, 03/02/2023 - 12:00am
Despite the ominous name, this year's Frostbite 5K, held on the Mt. Vernon square Saturday, was run in reasonably mild winter weather. The annual fundraising event drew more than 60 participants, and raised $1,400 to benefit the American Cancer Society.
Published by education on Thu, 03/02/2023 - 12:00am
The Mt. Vernon High School Coquettes Dance team traveled to Kansas City on Saturday, Feb. 25, and competed in the Missouri Dance Team Association State Competition.
Published by education on Wed, 03/01/2023 - 12:19pm
It was a full house February 10-12 at Margaritaville Resort at the Lake of the Ozarks where Missouri Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Conference hosted more than 600 farmers and ranchers from across the state.
Published by education on Wed, 03/01/2023 - 9:25am
On Thursday Feb. 16, Mt. Vernon High School senior Allie Schubert signed her national letter of intent to continue her academic and softball career at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kan.
This year is her fourth as a member of the Lady Mt’neers varsity softball team.
Published by education on Wed, 03/01/2023 - 9:07am
The Mt. Vernon R-5 School Board approved the creation of two new positions in the district during their meeting on Thursday, Feb. 16. One position will involve a dual-role of special-education teacher and process coordinator, while the other will be a part-time social worker position.
Published by education on Fri, 02/24/2023 - 12:00am
The Mt. Vernon High School Speech & Debate Team has been busy. On Jan. 20-21 they attended the Webb City Varsity Winter Invite and on Feb. 3-4 they attended the Big 8 Tourney at Reeds Spring High School. The results are as follows: Webb City Winter Invite:
Published by education on Thu, 02/23/2023 - 12:00am
On Thursday, Feb. 16, the Mt. Vernon School Board presented Lisa Ladd with the February MVP Award. Ladd is a sixth grade reading teacher at Mt. Vernon Middle School
When nominating her for MVP, some of her peers said:
