Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

A third chance to attend a mandatory meeting for parents interested in enrolling their Kindergarten age children in the Dual Language Two Way program will be at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 23 in the elementary cafeteria.

MVISD Baccalaureate Services set

Details: Category: School; Published on Saturday, 21 May 2016 09:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The Baccalaureate Service for Mount Vernon High School candidates for graduation will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 22 at the First Baptist Church of Mount Vernon. The speaker for the event will be J.P. Jobe.

Sulphur Bluff UIL

Details: Category: School; Published on Saturday, 30 April 2016 20:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Eleven Sulphur Bluff students earned the right to compete at the Regional UIL event at Tarleton State University in Stephenville. For a listing of those qualifying and their event, see the April 28 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.

Alpha Delta Nu honors

Details: Category: School; Published on Wednesday, 04 May 2016 09:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Alpha Delta Nu Honors The Northeast Texas Community College nursing program recently inducted 15 students into its Gamma Omicron chapter of the Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society.

Design an ad winners

Details: Category: School; Published on Sunday, 24 April 2016 18:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

front row, Jack Skelton, Jenna Henry, Jaycee Davis who won third, Alyssa Rodriguez who won second, and Kyler Finney who won first. Second row, Jett Bass, Nisa Calbos, Khloe Haygood, Jesus Lopez, and Boone Morris. Winners in the 24th annual Design An Ad program received trophies and ribbons at Mount Vernon Elementary School this week. The topic was “Read Read Read” and was sponsored by the First National Bank.

Food manager course offered here

Details: Category: School; Published on Tuesday, 03 May 2016 13:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be offering a Certified Food Manager Course in Franklin County on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 17-18, in Mount Vernon at the First United Methodist Church.

College students win awards at agriculture conference

Details: Category: School; Published on Friday, 22 April 2016 18:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

From left, Kara Caldwell of Mount Vernon; Peter Feijen of Saltillo; Rene’ McCracken (advisor); Cyruss Ragsdale of Alba; Alex Plunkett of Winnsboro; Haley Thomas of Pittsburg; Mekall Beard of Mount Vernon; Kendall Loree of San Antonio; Madison Beard of Mount Vernon; and Cara Cummings of Daingerfield. The Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) Agriculture program recently traveled to the Texas Junior College Agriculture Association (TJCAA) conference at Tarleton State University in Stephenville.

Band students honored at banquet

Details: Category: School; Published on Sunday, 01 May 2016 18:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Awards and scholarships were presented at the annual Mount Vernon ISD Band Banquet on Monday, April 25, in the school’s main cafeteria.

Mock interviews planned for seniors

Details: Category: School; Published on Tuesday, 19 April 2016 18:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Community in Schools counselor Joyce Finigan is looking for business managers to conduct mock interviews on Tuesday, May 17. Mount Vernon High School seniors have been asked to prepare a resume