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Volume 1 Issue 2
January 2015
WCPSS
Mount Vernon News
The Official Newsletter of Mt. Vernon Middle School
Principal’s Message
Special points of
interest:

Parent Events at
MVMS

Booster Program
Spotlight on Student: Ana Cristina
Guerrero Ramirez

Field trips

Friday Specials and
U-Rock activities

High School Corner
Inside this issue:
I would like to begin by congratulating the over 50% of our
student population that made the
Gold, Silver, or Bronze Honor
Roll on their 1st quarter report
cards. These are clear indicators
that students are working towards developing positive habits that can contribute to their
continued success in school.
Our students have experienced
an encouraging first half of the
school year and are continuing
to focus on Mt. Vernon’s priorities of Safety, Achievement,
Integrity, and Leadership.
We have a busy 3rd quarter coming up as we begin to really focus on preparation for End Of
Grade testing and North Carolina Final Exams. As we continue in this effort to prepare our
students for success, we’d like
to offer a few reminders to parents as you support your child’s
success at school.
First, please remember that the
Mt. Vernon Student Dress Code
requires students to wear tan
khaki pants, a solid white, solid
black, or solid gray shirt (no
writing), and if needed a black,
white or gray coat. Shoes can
be any combination of black,
white, and gray. Also, please
remind students that they are
expected to arrive at school with
their materials (pen, pencil, and
notebook). Additional materials
that are needed can be provided
in the classrooms. Finally, parents please make sure that you
are reviewing and signing your
child’s SAIL sheet each night.
These are sent home each day as
feedback from your child’s
teachers and it is very important
that we receive signed SAIL
sheets back in homeroom the
next day. This is also an excellent way to monitor your child’s
homework.
We have seen the students make
tremendous growth and progress
during the first semester. We
hope you have seen this as well.
Please help by continuing to
provide guidance and direction
for your children as they focus
on preparing for their future as
successful students and productive citizens.
Next, Mt. Vernon celebrated
another wonderful Turkey in the
Hole Thanksgiving
Feast. Approximately 365 people shared in the delicious meal
that was prepared by students,
staff, and volunteers. Seventeen
turkeys were cleaned, prepared,
wrapped and cooked by Bridges
and Mt. Vernon staff!
Then, staff, students, and families came together to create holiday decorations during our annual Gingerbread House family
night. More than 100 guests
enjoyed eating candy and making gingerbread houses with
their families.
Finally, students showcased
their talents in singing, dancing,
and public speaking to their
peers, families, and community
guests at our Holiday Program.
quarter!! We greatly enjoyed
seeing everyone there!
Sincerely,
Robbie Gupton, MA, CAS,
MSA
Principal, Mt. Vernon School
Parent Events
Booster News
2
8th Grade News
2
High School Corner
2
Friday Specials and
U-Rock
3
Career Fair
3
2nd Quarter Honor
Roll
3
Smart Links
4
Mt. Vernon hosted several parent events during the second
quarter.
First, the Student Achievement
and Awards Ceremony was held
to recognize 35 students who
made honor roll for the first
quarter. Mt. Vernon students
earn honor roll by making all
A’s, A’s and B’s, or A’s-B’sand one C. We are incredibly
proud of their achievements and
look forward to the second quarter celebration.
(Continued page 4)
Mount Vernon News
Booster News
Booster Program Spotlight on Student Ana Cristina Guerrero Ramirez
Fall 2014-15 Boosters Students and Faculty
Ana Guerrero Ramirez came
to the Booster Program from
E. Garner Middle School. She
had a rocky start and let “kids
influence her decisions so her
grades dropped.” She came
into the program as “a girl
who would literally say whatever was on her mind” which
didn’t always have a positive
outcome.
She was able to learn from her
mistakes and get the support
needed to become a better
student, as well as, present
herself in a positive manner in
and outside of school. Her
grades drastically improved
second semester. She finished
her semester as an 8th grader
with A’s and B’s and will
transition to high school on
January 21st with two high
school credits on her transcript. She will be an awesome student!
8th Grade News
Mr. Riordan joined our
reach him, his email is
staff in place of Mr. Cox
[email protected].
for 8th grade Social Studies. Mr. Riordan was a frequent substitute teacher at
Mt. Vernon last year and
developed a relationship
with several of our students
in that role. We are very
excited to have him on
staff! If you would like to
High School Corner
Student assignment strips
were sent home the week of
January 12. If you are unsatisfied with your child’s base
school, you may apply for a
transfer online at
www.wcpss.net February 2026. Please note that if you
apply for, and are granted a
transfer, you will be responsible for providing transportation.
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High Schools will be hosting
Rising Ninth Grade Open
Houses. Please make plans to
attend!
Athens-February 2, 6pm
Apex Friendship-February 11,
7pm at Lufkin Middle
Broughton-February 3, 7pm
Cary-February 19, 7pm
Enloe-January 28, 6pm
Garner-January 29, 6pm
Heritage-February 12, 5:45pm
Middle Creek-January 29,
7pm
Millbrook-February 26,
6:30pm
Panther Creek-January 29,
6pm
Southeast-January 27, 6pm
Students will start high school
registration during March.
Teachers will make course
recommendations and students will meet with Mrs.
West and Ms. Hughes to select classes and complete their
registration.
A parent session will be held
at 9:30, Friday, February 13 to
discuss registration and graduation requirements.
Volume 1 Issue 2
Friday Special and U-Rock
Mt. Vernon students earn
Friday Special rewards by
averaging 94 points or higher
on their SAIL sheets for the
week. Rewards first quarter
included an ice cream social,
board games, kickball, football, capture the flag, computer games, candy bars, basketball, casual dress, and fair
games. Nearly 94% of our
students have earned the Friday Special each week!
Upcoming Specials include
Computer Games and Gym
Competitions (1/23), Football
and Super Bowl Games
(1/30), Casual Dress (2/6),
Casual Dress and Candy Bars
(2/13), Mardi Gras Games
(2/20), Ice Cream Social and
Basketball (2/27), Casual
Dress (3/6), Volleyball and
Bingo (3/13), Basketball and
Board Games (3/20), Casual
Dress (4/2).
In addition to the Friday Special, students can also earn a
You Rock activity by having
no unexcused absences, no
write-ups, and no AC time.
Our next You Rock activity,
for those earning it during the
month of January, will be a
trip to United Skates on February 6.
Students and Teachers enjoy games.
Games to You is a U-Rock favorite.
Mount Vernon Career Fair
Our Career and Technical
Education Department is
proud to again host the
MVMS Career Fair. All students will participate in a day
long event on campus. We
are hosting people from Industry, Education and Government. These people have
graciously volunteered their
time to share personal experi-
ences in their professional
fields.
Each presenter brings a
wealth of knowledge and experience to share with our
students. They make presentations and then take questions from the students. Students are truly engaged.
This is an opportunity for
students to learn what is possible for their future, and how
to identify and begin working
toward an interesting and
challenging career. Students
also learn that much work
goes into achieving their career goals.
MVMS Career Fair is
Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
MVMS 2nd Quarter Honor Roll
AB Honor Roll
Briana Walker
Austin Morton
Dale Lester
DJ Creech
Kamdin McDonald
Marcello Herrera
Nicholas Shepard
Oscar Herrera
Shyque Coleman
Zachariah Truelove
Debbiyon Flowers
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AB and One C Honor
Roll
Jaquelline Nunez
Jose Garduza
Xaiviona Harrington
Anthony Aguillar
Jason Allen
Javier Campos
Justin Corbett
Sergio Gadegbeku
Shakiera Ferrer
Todd Burt
The Achievement Celebration will be held Friday, February 13 at 9:00am in the
school cafeteria. Students
will receive invitations attached to their SAIL sheets
the week prior to the event.
Raleigh PD Officers generated a lot
of excitement. Raleigh Firefighters
calmed everyone down.
WCPSS
Mount Vernon Middle School
5418 Chapel Hill Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 919-233-4313
Fax: 919-233-4006
E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
We are on the Web.
http://mtvernonms.wcpss.net/
Mt. Vernon is an alternative school with the capacity to serve ninety 6th
through 8th grade mild to moderate at-risk students. Approximately 15 percent
of these are identified as special education students receiving additional consultative and resource services.
Our mission is to provide all students an opportunity to succeed in character
development and academics while becoming more responsible and productive
citizens equipped for future challenges.
There are three programs on the Mt. Vernon campus that are each designed to
address a variety of student needs. The Mt. Vernon Middle School program for
at-risk middle school students, the Boosters acceleration program, and the
Bridges program for Kindergarten through 5th grade.
Making a Difference.
Every Child. Every Day.
Parent Events
(continued from page 1)
The children, (especially the one in the
lower left corner) thoroughly enjoyed
building Gingerbread Houses!
Attention Parents:
Smart links to MVMS.
You can now link the Mt. Vernon School
Calendar to your smart phone! Go
to http://mtvernonms.wcpss.net/, under
the "parents" tab, click
"calendar." Beneath the calendar in the
bottom right corner click "+Google Calendar." A prompt will ask if you want to
add the calendar or not, click "yes, add
this calendar." If you follow these steps
and the calendar does not appear, try
going to https://www.google.com/
calendar/iphoneselect to add this calendar to the list of calendars on your phone.
Several Parent Programs are on the February/March schedule. Please continue
checking your child’s SAIL sheet each
night as information on these events will be
attached. Upcoming events include:
Student Achievement and Awards Recognition Breakfast-Friday, February 13, 9am
Planning for High School-Friday, February
13, 9:30am
Parent Seminar, “Safety with Technology”,
Thursday, March 12, 6-7:30pm, childcare
provided
Thanks to everyone who came to our Parent Events during first quarter!! We greatly enjoyed seeing everyone there! Several
Parent Programs are on the February/
March schedule. Please continue checking
your child’s SAIL sheet each night as information on these events will be attached.
Upcoming events include:
Student Achievement and Awards Recognition Breakfast-Friday, February 13, 9am
Planning for High School-Friday, February
13, 9:30am
Parent Seminar, “Safety with Technology”,
Thursday, March 12, 6-7:30pm, childcare
provided.