Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Members of the Destination Imagination team. The seventh and eighth grade Destination Imagination (DI) team is going global! The team finished in the top six at the state competition in Pflugerville on April 12.

School board votes to conduct employee opinion survey

Details: Category: School News; Published on Sunday, 20 April 2014 10:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Members of the Mount Vernon School Board voted 5-1 to contract with the Texas Association of School Boards to conduct an employee opinion survey during May.

Mentor teacher honored

Details: Category: School News; Published on Tuesday, 15 April 2014 08:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Mount Vernon Elementary teacher Jamie King was honored by Region 8 for her service as a mentor teacher with the Texas Regional Collaborative for math and science teachers.

One Act Play advances to Region

Details: Category: School News; Published on Wednesday, 16 April 2014 15:53; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

One Act Paly cast & crew The Mount Vernon High School One Act Play has advanced to the Regional Competition set for Thursday, May 1 at Tyler Junior College. “We are one of 24 teams left competing this year,” OAP director Terry McGonagill said.

UIL District ChampionsUIL District Champions

Details: Category: School News; Published on Friday, 11 April 2014 20:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The Mount Vernon High School students won first place for the second year in a row at the District UIL competition last week. For a listing of events and how MVISD students placed, see the April 3 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.

Memorial bench

Details: Category: School News; Published on Wednesday, 16 April 2014 08:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The Mount Vernon High School class of 1983 erected a granite memorial bench in memory of their classmates who have died. The names of classmates will be added as warranted every five years.

All Region team

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

Paula Boekhorst, Kendall Bain and Hayley Clover were named to the All Region team by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. Miss Bain was also named to the All State team.

Kelly Brizuela and Daniel Hassell Rotary Students for April

Details: Category: School News; Published on Tuesday, 15 April 2014 14:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Daniel Hassell, Kelly Brizuela Kelly Brizuela and Daniel Hassell were named Rotary Students of the Month for April at Mount Vernon High School. For more details about these outstanding students, see the April 10 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.

Mentor teacher honored

Details: Category: School News; Published on Tuesday, 08 April 2014 09:00; Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Saltillo Elementary Principal Tim Lane congratulates Tammie White as she is honored by Region 8 for her service as a mentor teacher with the Texas Regional Collaborative for math and science teachers.