Due to ongoing weather conditions, there will be no school on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. All activities will be cancelled.
There will be no school on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 due to forecasted weather. All activities will be cancelled.
Happy final week of Term 2, MHS! Here are your final announcements for the term! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGrrLzbvYmA&ab_channel=TheVoxOnline
Boys Basketball kicks off today! 7th Grade takes on West Delaware at home, and 8th Grade plays at West Delaware. Both games begin at 4:15 pm. Good luck to our boys basketball players on a great season!
Foods 2 bakery class made hand pies for the pie and pastry unit. Groups got creative with their designs before baking!
Our next VMS FASTWORKS will be held on January 18th from 6-7:30 pm. All Vernon families are encouraged to attend this fun evening of food, fellowship, and family fun -- plus a jellybean building contest! Register by January 12th at http://bit.ly/FASTWORKS.
The 7th grade girls basketball team wrapped up their 2023 season at the end of December. As the season progressed their play improved significantly. Well done, ladies!
VMS art students created lovely ceramic gingerbread houses that they were able to take home before our winter break. Great job, Vernon artists! #vmsinspire
Ms. Ehrle recently received a Marion Foundation Grant to add new books to her 6th Grade Literacy classroom library. Her students were excited to be introduced to the new books through a "Speed Dating" activity. Read more about it at: https://www.marion-isd.org/article/1394288
Mr. Blech's tradition of holiday suits continues today at MHS!
Winter break is here! Offices will be closed for the Marion Independent School District from December 25th through January 2nd. Staff will return for professional learning on January 3rd. School for students resumes on January 4, 2024! See you next year!
Students in bakery class competed for the best cupcake and display!
In early December, seven VMS 7th and 8th grade band students traveled to Oelwein for the NEIBA Honor Band. Eighth graders had the opportunity to audition for the prestigious All-Iowa Eighth Grade Honor Band. Elise A. was selected as an alternate on alto saxophone! Congratulation!
Students in MHS' AMPED program were busy making holiday shirts!
MHS students met for the first ever meeting of the Nail Art Club! Students can bring their own nail art supplies or use ones provided. The club will meet every Monday during M Block in rm 34 and will have a focus each week on a specific nail technique. The next meeting is on 1/8!
Welcome to the last school week of 2023, MHS! Here are your final 2023 news and notes courtesy of The Vox! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZkiqAcTr-M&ab_channel=TheVoxOnline
VMS Winter Choir Concerts are tonight in the VMS Gym! 5th and 6th Grade performs at 5:30 pm, and 7th and 8th Grade performs at 6:30 pm.
6th graders in Mr. Wood's and Mayrose's Social Studies classes traveled to Ancient Mesopotamia and became scribes. They wrote in Cuneiform on on clay tablets with wooden tools (thanks Mrs. Hale)! A HUGE shout out to 6th grade parents who supplied the salt dough!
Boys Wrestling will have a meet tonight at Mount Vernon. Action starts at 4:15 pm!
There will be Girls Basketball action after school tonight! 7th grade and 8th grade both travel to Independence to play at West Elementary. 8th grade at 4:15 and 7th grade at 5:00 pm.
