Staff participate in Turkey Trot at Mount Vernon STEAM Academy

On Friday, February 28, 2025, Mount Vernon STEAM Academy held its annual Black History Month Showcase. 

The Mount Vernon STEAM Academy Mock Trial Team competed in the first round of the Westchester County Bar Association’s Mock Trial Tournament.  The scholars at STEAM are competing against students from high schools throughout Westchester County.  On Thursday, February 27, students faced off against the Briarcliff High School Mock Trial Team. 

Mount Vernon STEAM Academy has partnered with Lehman College to bring college professors to high school students to teach them college-level courses. These courses also allow students to gain college credit. 

Students got a crash course in the stock market at Mount Vernon STEAM Academy, as Junior Achievement New York began working with them on the Take Stock in Your Future program. Students learned about stocks and began preparing for the Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge during their meeting on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

Mount Vernon STEAM Academy’s Mock Trial Team began crafting questions for the first case that they will argue in a competition during their meeting on Monday, January 13, 2025. The team, which started in November and is in its inaugural year, will be competing in the Westchester County Bar Association High School Mock Trial Competition later this year. 

Mount Vernon STEAM Academy students participated in the Winter Wonderland Wellness Fair, a community building event, during their lunch periods on Thursday, December 19, 2024.

Mount Vernon STEAM Academy had the privilege of hosting Hon. Keri Fiore, J.S.C. (Justice of the New York State Supreme Court), on Monday, December 9, 2024. She spoke with the newly formed Mock Trial Team.

On Friday, December 13, 2024, students and family members crowded into the Mount Vernon STEAM Academy auditorium to applaud over 280 scholars who made the honor roll or received perfect attendance during the first marking period.