Mount Vernon High School Class of 2008 Graduation

After four years of hard work (and some fun), 297 Mount Vernon High School seniors received their diplomas on Friday, June 6, during commencement exercises held in the MVHS gymnasium. This year's class garnered scholarship awards totalling $2,055,160! Congratulations to our graduates! To view additional photos, please click here.

Important WASL information

Parents, please note that WASL results will be mailed home Thursday, June 12. Please call your student's counselor at 428-6100 if you have questions regarding scores. If counselors are not available, please call the district Assessment Office at 428-6110, ext. 3024.

WASL retakes will be given in August. You must register your student between June 9 and 27.

• The testing window (August 11-14) is for students in grades 10 to 12 who need to pass one or more of the reading, writing and math WASLs. Science, not yet a graduation requirement, is not given in August.
• Reading is scheduled for August 11, math for August 12 and writing for August 13-14.
• Registration and testing locations will be available at www.k12.wa.us/waslregistration

Attention Honors and Advanced Placement students

Please be advised that if you have schedule changes before the first week of school and are planning to take Honors or Advanced Placement classes, you should check with your teacher to see if there is summer homework to complete!

Summer School at
Mount Vernon High School
Summer 2008
Get on track to graduate!

This year's summer program will be held at Mount Vernon High  School from July 7 to August 8. Classes are designed for any high school student who needs to repeat a class, gain additional credits toward graduation, or prepare for this summer's WASL exams. Classes are available in the morning and afternoon, and breakfast and lunch is provided for free! The cost is $50 per class; students may take on or two classes.

For more information, pick up a registration form from the Counseling Office or Career Center. Be sure to register early to ensure a space. Contact Linda Wise Miller at (360) 428-6100, ext. 2133.

Plan now for Senior Portraits

2009 graduates: start planning now to submit your senior portrait to the yearbook by November 1, 2008. Your appropriate photo may be emailed, placed on a CD, or hard copy delivered to CTE-4.

In addition, Skagina plans to produce a "Young Seniors" page with photos of the seniors other than baby ads. These photos are usually with friends. If you have photos that fit this criteria, please submit them to the Skagina staff. If you would like the images returned, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope or the photos may be returned to the class member.

Please note that the Skagina staff would like all seniors to put their "best face forward." Therefore, we discourage animals, cars, motorcycles, and any other items that may detract from the photo. There will be alternative sections for special photos that may show seniors in other activities they enjoy.

Parents, don't forget that baby ads are due in October, so gather up your favorite photos of your graduating senior when he/she was knee-high to a grasshopper and place the photo with a special message in the yearbook. Costs for purchasing all or part of a yearbook page will be posted on the high school website in September, so please check back.

Questions? Please contact Craig Meldahl at (360) 428-6100, ext. 5114.