Mount Vernon S.T.E.A.M. Academy Hosts Black History show

A presentation filled with music, games and jokes was held at Mount Vernon STEAM Academy on Friday, April 19, 2024. Shaun Derik, a motivational speaker, visited the school to inspire students to chase their dreams and reconnect with their passion and natural-born gifts. 

On Monday, April 15, 2024, Mount Vernon STEAM Academy hosted the Junior Achievement (JA) Career Speaker Series with Verizon. The JA Career Speaker Series, which is a part of the JA Work and Career Readiness Pathway, provides students with firsthand knowledge from professionals about their career, work and education experiences.

Margaret Djamongue, a senior at Mount Vernon STEAM Academy, has been excelling academically since her freshman year and has continuously made principal honor roll. Currently, Margaret is a part of the Smart Scholar program, a program through Mercy University that allows students to earn college credits while in high school. 

College seals and colors lined the Mount Vernon STEAM Academy gymnasium, as the school hosted its spring college fair on Friday, March 22, 2024. Students spoke to representatives from approximately 40 colleges, universities, trade schools and United State Military branches. 

Graham School students received engaging financial literacy classes from new student-teachers on Thursday, February 29, 2024, as Mount Vernon STEAM Academy students came to teach the elementary schoolers.  

Iniesta Williams is a student-athlete at Mount Vernon STEAM Academy who has an outstanding academic track-record and was a captain of the soccer team. Iniesta is a member of the District's first cohort of Smart Scholars, an early college high school program that allows students to receive college credit.  

Kevon Palmer is a senior at Mount Vernon STEAM Academy and one of the first Smart Scholars in the Mount Vernon City School District. He plays sports, donates his time to community service and has maintained high grades all throughout high school. 

Neon lights lit up the computers in the Mount Vernon STEAM Academy esports arena, as a ribbon hung between two gaming chairs for the esports program's ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, December 18, 2023.