Tuesday morning VISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward handed out popcorn to our VES teachers and staff in appreciation for their work this year. He also took the opportunity to quiz some students while visiting the classrooms.
Take a moment during the noon hour to stop by the VISD Administration Building and welcome the new leader of the Roarin' Lion Band, Jeremiah Hastings, to town. You can have some punch and a cookie during the come-and-go event.
There's still a few spots open for our Summer Lego Camp for students who are in the sixth thru eighth grade this year. This is a free camp. To sign up, contact Mrs. Perez in the Middle School front office.
The Baccalaureate service for the members of the VHS Class of 2024 will be held this Sunday, at the 1st Methodist Church.
Last week, Coach Nathan Stinson took his Honors Geography and Gifted & Talented students to the Fort Worth Zoo. The students had a chance to get up close and personal with much of the plant and animal life they've studied all year. It was a great experience for them to see much of what they've studied in class come to life.
Our 2nd and 3rd grade students have been working hard on their spring program. Be sure and head to the auditorium tonight and show your support. When they see friends and family in the audience it always makes them smile.
Last week, students in Mrs. Allison Stanley's chemistry lab calculated how many calories are in the food they eat by actually burning food. Students weighed, then lit the food on fire. The heat from the flame increased the temperature of water in the cans. This data was used to calculate the calories in a single Cheeto, Taki and Marshmallow!
The community is invited to a Meet and Greet for incoming head band director Jeremiah Hastings. Stop by the VISD Administration Building on Wednesday, grab some cookies and punch, and meet the new leader of the Vernon Roarin' Lion Band!
Downtown will be hopping Wednesday afternoon for the annual Santa Rosa Rodeo Parade and we're going to be poppin' as well! Swing by and pick up a bag of popcorn to munch on during the parade! We'll be on the sidewalk in front of the VISD Administration Building.
Thank you to all who helped our life skills students participate in our Vernon Olympics and the All-Star Olympics in Altus.
This is Science Week for our 1st grade students and today 3 Rivers Foundation set up four science stations for our students to visit. One station was All About Magnets, while another was Rock Friends. 3 Rivers brought a portable planetarium so our students could go on A Visit To Outer Space, and Gateway Water brought a learning trailer so students could learn about the water cycle and how we can be good stewards of our water.
Receiving VMS Student of the Week honors for this week are:
6th Grade -- Yareli Espinoza & Hector Aleman
7th Grade -- Plar Shee & Sebastian Servin
8th Grade -- Georgia Balderas & E.J. Knight
Congratulations!!! Keep up the good work!!
Our 5th grade students took a field trip to tour the campus of the Middle School, which will be their campus next year as 6th graders. Students walked around the outside of the building as well as checked out the cafeteria, library and the layout of the school building.
Congratulations to our VES Students of the Week:
2nd Grade -- Delilah Glover & 3rd Grade -- Legend Lah
4th Grade -- Landon Bavousett & 5th Grade -- Carson Soucy
Good job!! Keep up the good work!!
School will be out in a couple of weeks and with that comes trying to keep the kiddos active and entertained. We have three great summer enrichment camps that will do both of those things and also keep them learning -- and learning in a fun way!! Check out the flyers for more information.
The Roarin' Lion Band Banquet was held Saturday evening and several members of the band were honored. Receiving awards were: Elide Corona & Julian Rodriguez, Outstanding Color Guard Members; Georgia Balderas & Luis Perez, Outstanding Marching Band Members; Flora Ortega, Outstanding 8th Grade Band Member; Edgar Morales, Outstanding 9th Grade Band Member; Marianna Ortega, Outstanding 10th Grade Band Member; Savannah (Sam) Thomas, Outstanding 11th Grade Band Member; and Alex Rivera, Outstanding 12th Grade Band Member. The John Phillip Souza Band Award went to Elida Corona.
Nine band seniors each received a $1,000 scholarship from the Band Boosters. Those seniors were Addison Ballard, Electra Boatman, Elide Corona, Matthew Goodrum, Emily Martinez, Vanessa Morales, Alexandria Orton, Fernanda Perez and Alex Rivera.
Here are more pictures from our 3rd grade track meet held Friday afternoon at Lion Stadium.
After having fun at the park Friday morning, our 3rd grade students headed to Lion Stadium in the afternoon for their annual track meet.
Here are a few more pictures from the 2nd grade track meet that was held Friday morning at Lion Stadium.
It was a fun day for our 2nd grade students Friday as they participated in their track meet in the morning and then had fun at the park in the afternoon.
