Wednesday, December 26, 2012
The 38th annual basketball tournament kicks off Dec. 27.
Mount Vernon High School will host its 38th annual holiday basketball tournament starting Thursday. Eight teams from schools across the D.C. metropolitan area will participate in this year's tournament, including Oakton and West Potomac High School. The tournament will last until Friday. The Majors (3-5) will face Grace Bretheren Knights in the first round on Dec. 27 at 7 p.m. Admission per game is $5. The attached pdf has the full tournament schedule.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
The PTSA is looking for volunteers for the annual breakfast.
Volunteers are needed for the Mount Vernon High School PTSA's Annual Back to School Breakfast for teachers and staff on Monday morning. Volunteers must arrive by 7 a.m. on Monday and will be finished by 8:30 a.m. The PTSA needs the following items: fruit, pastry, bagels, bottled water, juice or donuts. Items can be dropped off at the Rock Entrance on Monday morning between 6:30 and 7:15 a.m. For more information or to sign up, contact MVHS PTSA president Jeanette Kraynak at jkraynak78@gmail.com.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Mount Vernon High School football coach talks goals, new approach to training for the upcoming season.
Mount Vernon High School football coach Barry Wells is about to embark on his third season coaching the Majors, and with that, has taken a new approach to training his players. In his third season of coaching, Coach Wells has found himself with a young team with 15 seniors in the mix. Coach Wells has decided to take some new approaches with his team this year, including not assigning captains for the year, but on a game-by-game basis. "I feel like there's always that chance for complacency when a guy gets selected for the year," Wells said, adding that it gives his seniors something to work hard to earn. The Majors have had five wins and five losses the last two seasons, and Wells is aiming for the Majors to break that trend and make it to…
Monday, September 19, 2011
MVHS remembered 9-11 at halftime during Friday night's football game vs. Centreville.
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
The Mount Vernon community came together Friday night to honor the memory of a beloved local businessman and football program supporter.
Dedication to Jeff Todd
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Tamasine Wood-Creighton
5:59 am on Tuesday, October 18, 2011
LTC(R) Curt Nutbrown is a friend and colleague. We worked out of the same office in the Pentagon on 9-11. Curt has endured and shown how such suffering can yield such motivation and success on behalf of others. His efforts at Heroes Support Brigade http://www.heroessupportbrigade.org/ shows his untiring efforts to help others in spite of his own personal challenges. Thanks to MVHS and all the … more ›