Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Mount Vernon ISD will participate in the free and reduced-price meals program again this year, and cafeteria rates have risen slightly. Last year, more than 70 percent of students at MVISD qualified for the free or reduced meals program.

Intermediate staff honored, tax rate set

Details: Category: School News; Published on Saturday, 16 August 2014 09:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Members of the Mount Vernon School Board honored the staff of the Intermediate School for being identified as both a High Progress and a High Performing Campus.

Tiger band rehearsals underway

Details: Category: School News; Published on Monday, 11 August 2014 15:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Band Camp for the Mount Vernon Mighty Tiger Marching Band began Monday, August 4 with a total of 70 students were present.

School resumes Aug. 25, Meet the Teacher set

Details: Category: School News; Published on Friday, 15 August 2014 15:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Classes will resume at area schools including Mount Vernon, Saltillo, Sulphur Bluff, and Winfield on Monday, August 25. Each school has set their own schedules for preparing their teachers and new staff, and Meet the Teacher dates have been set.

Intermediate school leads in recycling of lunch packaging

Details: Category: School News; Published on Monday, 11 August 2014 09:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Harley Hood, Lauryn Dunlap and Keitron Fountain take a break from sorting recyclable items to be sent to TerraCycle.

Mount Vernon ISD campuses prepare for the first day of school

Details: Category: School News; Published on Thursday, 14 August 2014 09:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Staff at the various campuses of Mount Vernon ISD are hard at work preparing for the first day of school on Monday, August 25. Anyone with children who will be attending classes at Mount Vernon for the first time is urged to register their children early.

School board approves $477,000 deficit budget

Details: Category: School News; Published on Wednesday, 06 August 2014 19:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Members of the Mount Vernon ISD school board agreed to set a $477,638 deficit budget for the 2014-15 school year during a special meeting on Thursday, July 31.

Storage building almost complete

Details: Category: School News; Published on Wednesday, 13 August 2014 09:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The maintenance storage facility on the east side of the school is almost complete. The $50,000 building will house janitorial and miscellaneous supplies needed during the school year.

Kindergarten enrollment open

Details: Category: School News; Published on Monday, 04 August 2014 09:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Mount Vernon Elementary School is still accepting registration for kindergarten students. Parents who were unable to attend the Kindergarten Roundup in April may register their child from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting Monday, Aug. 4