Mount Vernon Jackets Athletics

It's funny, I started this post with a story.  I was going to go all philosophical on you and talk about "Culture" or "Leadership" or "Today's Youth in our Society" or even "How Our Youth Are Perceived", but as I began to write I realized that simply posting the email that was sent to our Principal Scott Will this morning, is all that I needed to share. This email received following our Jackets Boys Basketball game this past weekend at neighboring Highland High School, truly summarizes all of those philosophical titles into one.  It speaks better than I could have ever expressed in this post. We are proud of our students! We are proud of who they are! We are proud of how they represent this school and community! And, we are proud of our HIVE! Good morning Scott, I wanted to let you know we greatly appreciated your student section last weekend at our game.  They were very respectful and cheered in a positive manner in t

This time of year is always great to see the start of the collegiate and professional sports seasons.  Teams, coaches, and players have prepared for their opportunities to both represent their university in the sport they're most passionate about, and professional athletes have the opportunities to fulfill a lifelong dream of playing at the highest level of competition.   These teams are compiled of veteran players, fifth year seniors, and individuals that have been through multiple coaches, experiences, and even multiple programs.  Yet, there's also those players that are the "Rookies", the incoming freshman, the team members that despite their journey find themselves in a situation of being the low-person on the totem pole...the "Rookie". As an administrative team here at MVHS, one of our readings for this school year is " The Power of a Positive Team" by Jon Gordon.  Gordon writes of positive teams working together with optimism, positivity,

Today we welcomed our Class of 2019, '20, '21, and '22, into the halls for yet another school year.  Although there are wide array of emotions those students bring into the building on the first day, I tend to gravitate to those that come back with a renewed sense of enthusiasm.  We're all in better spirits when you're around individuals that just exude confidence and enthusiasm.  So, in this 2018-19 school year, we are living the theme of "BE....".  BE...Enthusiastic! BE...Inspiring! BE...Patient, Prepared, Epic, Motivated, Positive...etc, etc, etc. So what is your "BE" going to be for 2018-19? When thinking about my "BE", I couldn't help but reflect on a story I heard about Dabo Sweeney, Head Football Coach at Clemson University.  In 2008, amidst a coaching search for their next Head Football Coach, the Board of Trustees interviewing Coach Sweeney, explained to him that they wanted in their next coach and program...The