Mount Vernon Senior High School

For other schools of a similar name, see Mount Vernon High School.

Mount Vernon Senior High School

Address
700 Harriett St Mount Vernon, Indiana United States
Coordinates	37°56′15″N 87°53′13″W / 37.937414°N 87.887032°W / 37.937414; -87.887032Coordinates: 37°56′15″N 87°53′13″W / 37.937414°N 87.887032°W / 37.937414; -87.887032
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1870
School district	M. S. D. of Mount Vernon
Principal	W. Tom Russell
Faculty	49
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	753 (2013-2014)
Color(s)
Athletics conference	Big Eight
Team name	Wildcats
Rival	North Posey High School
Gym Capacity	3,200
Website	Mount Vernon Senior High School

Mount Vernon Senior High School is a public high school in Mount Vernon, Indiana and is part of the M.S.D. of Mount Vernon.

About

The current campus was completed in 1960 and was expanded in the 1980s. It serves high school students from 4 townships (Black, Lynn, Marrs & Point) in the southern half of Posey County.

Athletics

Teams

Mount Vernon's athletic teams are nicknamed the Wildcats and the school's colors are Maroon and Gray. The Wildcats compete in the Big Eight Conference (Indiana) in the following sports: baseball, boys and girls basketball, cross country, football, golf, boys and girls soccer, softball, boys and girls swimming, boys and girls tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.

References

External links

Indiana's Big Eight Conference

Current members	Boonville Jasper Mount Carmel (Illinois) Mount Vernon Princeton Community Vincennes Lincoln Washington

Former members	Gibson Southern Tell City

Southern Indiana Athletic Conference (SIAC)

Current members	Castle Evansville Bosse Evansville Central Evansville Harrison Evansville Mater Dei Evansville North Evansville Reitz Evansville Reitz Memorial

Former members	Bedford (Bedford North Lawrence) Bicknell (North Knox) Bloomington (Bloomington South) Boonville Evansville Rex Mundi Huntingburg (Southridge) Jasper Linton (Linton-Stockton) Mount Vernon New Albany Princeton (Princeton Community) Sullivan Tell City Terre Haute North Terre Haute South Vincennes Lincoln Washington

Effected/created conferences	Big Eight Blue Chip Conference Indiana Hoosier Hills Pocket Tri-River Western Indiana

Indiana's Pocket Athletic Conference (PAC)

3A Members	Gibson Southern Heritage Hills Pike Central Southridge

2A Members	Forest Park North Posey South Spencer Tell City

1A Member Independent in Football	Tecumseh

Former Members	Cannelton (Independent) Mount Vernon (Big Eight) Wood Memorial (Blue Chip / Southwest Seven)

Education in Southwestern Indiana

Daviess County (14) (4)

School Districts:	Barr-Reeve Community Schools North Daviess Community Schools Washington Community Schools

High Schools:	Barr-Reeve (Vikings) North Daviess (Cougars) Washington (Hatchets) Washington Catholic (Cardinals)

Dubois County (19) (4)

School Districts:	Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools Northeast Dubois School Corporation Southeast Dubois School Corporation Southwest Dubois School Corporation

High Schools:	Forest Park (Rangers) Jasper (Wildcats) Northeast Dubois (Jeeps) Southridge (Raiders)

Closed:	Jasper John Paul (Ravens)

Gibson County (26) (3)

School Districts:	East Gibson School Corporation North Gibson School Corporation South Gibson School Corporation

High Schools:	Gibson Southern (Titans) Princeton Community (Tigers) Wood Memorial (Trojans)

Knox County (42) (4)

School Districts:	North Knox School Corporation South Knox School Corporation Vincennes Community School Corporation

High Schools:	North Knox (Warriors) South Knox (Spartans) Vincennes Lincoln (Alices) Vincennes Rivet (Patriots)

Martin County (51) (2)

School Districts:	Loogootee Community School Corporation Shoals Community School Corporation

High schools:	Loogootee (Lions) Shoals (Jug Rox)

Perry County (62) (3)

School Districts:	Cannelton City Schools Perry Central School Corporation Tell City-Troy Twp. School Corporation

High Schools:	Cannelton (Bulldogs) Perry Central (Commodores) Tell City (Marksmen)

Pike County (63) (1)

School District:	Pike County School Corporation

High School:	Pike Central (Chargers)

Posey County (65) (2)

School Districts:	M.S.D. Mt. Vernon & South Posey M.S.D. North Posey

High Schools:	Mt. Vernon (Wildcats) North Posey (Vikings)

Closed:	New Harmony (Rappites)

Spencer County (74) (2)

School Districts:	North Spencer School Corporation South Spencer School Corporation

High Schools:	Heritage Hills (Patriots) South Spencer (Rebels)

Vanderburgh County (82) (10)

School Districts:	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville

High Schools	Evansville Bosse (Bulldogs) Evansville Central (Bears) Evansville Day (Eagles) Evansville Harrison (Warriors) Evansville Mater Dei (Wildcats) Evansville North (Huskies) Evansville F.J. Reitz (Panthers) Evansville F.J. Reitz Memorial (Tigers) Evansville Signature (Penguins) Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center (None)

Warrick County (87) (3)

School District:	Warrick County School Corporation

High Schools:	Boonville (Pioneers) Castle (Knights) Tecumseh (Braves)

Special Resources

Gibson-Pike-Warrick Special Education Cooperative

Athletic Conferences

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