Brighton Bybee is in his second year as a member of the Student Council. “ I joined because it was something new to me,” he said, “and I just wanted to try it.”. The Student Council is a vital part of Mount Vernon High School because it helps decide where funds go and set up events. “My favorite thing we’ve worked on is the 2023 homecoming,” Bybee, a junior, said. He explained that homecoming was the first big thing he worked on while on student council. Last year the student council raised the prices to get into homecoming.