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Proposed School Closures, Reconfiguration Considered In Westchester District Proposed School Closures, Reconfiguration Considered In Westchester District
Proposed School Closures, Reconfiguration Considered In Westchester District Administrators in a Westchester school district have unveiled plans that could see the closure of three schools as part of a broader effort to reorganize district buildings amid declining enrollment and fiscal distress. During a town hall meeting on Friday, Dec. 6, Mount Vernon City School District officials discussed reconfiguration options that include the potential closures of Cecil H. Parker School, Mount Vernon Honor Academy, and Mount Vernon Leadership Academy.  The session, held at Graham School and on Zoom, marked the second community forum on the topic, district officials said…

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School District In Westchester Marks Highest Graduation Rate In Over 20 Years School District In Westchester Marks Highest Graduation Rate In Over 20 Years
School District In Westchester Marks Highest Graduation Rate In Over 20 Years A school district in Westchester has bounced back from a turbulent year by recording its highest graduation rate in more than two decades.  In an announcement on Friday, Sept. 20, the Mount Vernon City School District revealed its 2023-2024 graduation rate had climbed to 79.9 percent, a level not seen in over 20 years, according to the district.  The rate increased 5.6 percentage points over the previous school year, officials added.  Graduation rates for individual schools in the city were recorded as: Mount Vernon High School: 82.7 percent; Denzel Washington School of th…

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'Did Not Deserve To Die': Mother Of Fatally Shot Teenager In Westchester Speaks Out 'Did Not Deserve To Die': Mother Of Fatally Shot Teenager In Westchester Speaks Out
'Did Not Deserve To Die': Mother Of Fatally Shot Teenager In Westchester Speaks Out The mother of a teenager who was the victim of a fatal shooting in Westchester is urging city officials to improve safety and prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.  The shooting, which happened in Mount Vernon on Thursday, March 9 around 10:35 a.m. in the courtyard of the Levister Towers complex at 215 South 9th Avenue, left 14-year-old Zyaire Fernandez dead.  Earlier Report - Arrest Made After Teenager Shot Dead In Mount Vernon: ID Of Victim Released Days after the shooting, on Tuesday, March 14, Mount Vernon Police arrested  21-year-old Tyr…

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Arrest Made After Teenager Shot Dead In Westchester: ID Of Victim Released Arrest Made After Teenager Shot Dead In Westchester: ID Of Victim Released
Arrest Made After Teenager Shot Dead In Westchester: ID Of Victim Released Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting in broad daylight that left a teenager dead in Westchester.  Earlier Report - Teen Killed In Broad Daylight Was Ninth-Grade Student In Mount Vernon The shooting, which happened in Mount Vernon on Thursday, March 9 around 10:35 a.m., occurred in the courtyard of the Levister Towers complex at 215 South 9th Avenue and left 14-year-old Zyaire Fernandez dead, according to Mount Vernon Police.  Days later, on Tuesday, March 14, around 1 a.m., authorities found the suspect in the shooting, 21-year-old Tyrese Coghiel…

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Westchester HS Student Wins $10K Scholarship: 'Feels Surreal' Westchester HS Student Wins $10K Scholarship: 'Feels Surreal'
Westchester HS Student Wins $10K Scholarship: 'Feels Surreal' A high school junior from Westchester was awarded a whopping $10,000 scholarship to go toward her future college education.  Tamera Tate, an 11th-grade student at Mount Vernon STEAM Academy, was awarded the scholarship by the College Board in a ceremony held on Thursday, March 2, the school announced.  One of only 12 students in the entirety of New York state to be chosen for the $10,000 scholarship, Tate was selected after participating in BigFuture, an online guide created by the College Board that helps students plan for what comes after high school.  Just by partici…

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Teen Killed In Broad Daylight Was Ninth-Grade Student In Westchester Teen Killed In Broad Daylight Was Ninth-Grade Student In Westchester
Teen Killed In Broad Daylight Was Ninth-Grade Student In Westchester A teenager who was left dead after a shooting in broad daylight in Westchester was a ninth-grade student who was not in school at the time of the incident, officials said.   Earlier Report - Teen Killed In Broad Daylight Westchester Shooting The fatal shooting, which happened in Mount Vernon on Thursday, March 9 around 10:35 a.m., occurred in the courtyard of the Levister Towers complex at 215 South 9th Avenue, according to city officials.  First responders soon arrived at the complex and found a Mount Vernon youth with an apparent gunshot wound. The student was th…

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