Mount Vernon Community School District Explained
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Mount Vernon Community School District |
Type: | Local school district |
Grades: | K-12 |
Location: | Mount Vernon, Iowa |
Region: | Linn, Jones, and Johnson counties |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 41.920257, -91.427763 |
Superintendent: | Dr. Greg Batenhorst |
Schools: | 3 |
Budget: | $20,196,000 (2020-21)[1] |
Us Nces District Id: | 1920040 |
Students: | 1402 (2022-23) |
Teachers: | 95.24 FTE |
Staff: | 93.67 FTE |
Ratio: | 14.72 |
Conference: | WaMaC Conference |
Mascot: | Mustangs |
Colors: | Maroon and White |
Mount Vernon Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Mount Vernon, Iowa.[1] The district is mostly in Linn County, with a small areas in Jones and Johnson counties. The district serves the city of Mount Vernon and surrounding areas to the west, plus an additional rural area northeast of Mount Vernon.[2] Greg Batenhorst was hired as superintendent in 2017.[3]
Schools
The district operate three schools, all in Mount Vernon:
- Washington Elementary School
- Mount Vernon Middle School
- Mount Vernon High School
Mount Vernon High School
The current high school building was built in 2006 with the addition of a Performing Arts Center in 2020 and Activities Complex in 2023.
Athletics
The Mustangs compete in the WaMaC Conference in the following sports:[4]
- Baseball
- Class 2A State Champions - 1997<[5]
- Softball
- Class 3A State Champions 2022
- Basketball (boys and girls)
- Boys' 2-time State Champions - 1973, 2012[6]
- Girls' Class 2A State Champions - 2010[7]
- Cross Country (boys and girls)
- Boys' Class 3A State Champions (as Mt. Vernon-Lisbon) - 2005[8]
- Girls' Class 3A State Champions (as Mt. Vernon-Lisbon) - 2008
- Football
- 3-time Class 2A State Champions - 1974, 1993, 1994[9]
- Golf (boys and girls)
- Soccer (boys and girls)
- Swimming (boys and girls) (Through contract with Washington High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa))
- Tennis (girls)
- Track and Field (boys and girls)
- Boys' Class 2A State Champions - 2004[10]
- Girls' 3-time State Champions - 1985, 2009, 2010[11]
- Volleyball
- 4-time State Champions - 1984, 2009, 2010, 2019[12]
- Wrestling (boys and girls)
Fine Arts
Notable alumni
See also
References
https://www.ighsau.org/news/2019-class-3a-state-volleyball-scores-statistics/
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Mount Vernon Comm School District . . June 11, 2024.
- Web site: Mount Vernon. Iowa Department of Education. 2020-07-24.
- Web site: New Mount Vernon superintendent emphasizing face time, feedback. The Gazette. 2017-09-17. 2020-07-27.
- Web site: WaMaC Conference. WaMaC Conference. 2020-07-24.
- Web site: 2020 IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-10. 2020-08-11.
- Web site: 2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. 2020-07-23.
- Web site: All Time State Tournament Results. Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. 15 March 2014. 10–17. https://web.archive.org/web/20140315072558/http://www.ighsau.org/hoops/2014/14HoopScoop.pdf. 15 March 2014. dead.
- Web site: 2020 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. 2020-07-23.
- Web site: Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-09. 2020-07-23.
- Web site: 2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. 2020-08-11.
- Web site: 2019 IGHSAU Track & Field Record Book. Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. 2019-05-13. 2020-08-23.
- https://www.ighsau.org/news/2019-class-3a-state-volleyball-scores-statistics/