Mount Vernon High School (Alexandria, Virginia)
Coordinates: 38°43′37.58″N 77°5′30.17″W / 38.7271056°N 77.0917139°W / 38.7271056; -77.0917139
| Mount Vernon High School | |
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| Address | |
| 8515 Old Mount Vernon Road Alexandria, Virginia 22309 |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1939, 1974 (relocated) |
| School district | Fairfax County Public Schools |
| Principal | Nardos King |
| Staff | 230 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,738 (2006) |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Maroon and gray ██ |
| Mascot | Majors |
| Feeder schools | Whitman Middle School |
| Rival schools | Edison High School West Potomac High School |
| Athletic conferences | National District Northern Region |
| Website | http://www.fcps.edu/MtVernonHS |
Mount Vernon High School is a school in the Fairfax County Public Schools system located in Mount Vernon, Virginia.
The school was founded in 1939. The school motto is "Esse Non Videri (Latin for "To be, not to seem to be").
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