Mount Vernon Senior High School

Mount Vernon Senior High School

Location
Mount Vernon, Indiana, USA
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1870
Principal	Mr Steve Riordan
Address	700 Harriet St
Faculty	75
Number of students	834
Color(s)
Athletics	Big Eight Conference (Indiana)
Mascot	Wildcats
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. 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.

1 Student body
2 Athletics
- 2.1 Teams
- 2.2 Sports achievements
3 External links

Student body

In 2008-2009 enrollment was 849 students. In 2009 Mount Vernon graduated 86.7% of seniors.

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.

Sports achievements

Football Sectional Titles: 1999(3A), 2007(3A)

Basketball Sectional Titles: 1968, 1972, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1988

Men's Swimming: 1998 - Finished 3rd in State Finals

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

High Schools 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) (5)	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) • Jasper John Paul (Unknown) • Northeast Dubois (Jeeps) Southridge (Raiders)

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) (3)	School Districts: M.S.D. Mt. Vernon & South Posey • M.S.D. North Posey • New Harmony Consolidated High Schools: Mt. Vernon (Wildcats) • New Harmony (Rappites) • North Posey (Vikings)

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)

Athletic Conferences	Big Eight • Blue Chip • Patoka Lake • Pocket Ahletic • Southern Indiana Athletic • Southwestern Indiana • Southwest Seven Football • Independent