Honored last week's VMS Students of the Week were: 6th Grade -- Autumn Morgan & Blut Soe; 7th Grade -- Varshini Kadiyala & Urijah Lira; and 8th Grade -- Elysia Nino & Jackson Thomas. Congratulations!!! Keep up the good work!!!
Vernon ISD will operate on a 2-hour delay schedule Monday, Feb. 12, due to the weather. VISD officials will be out checking road conditions early in the morning to ensure they are safe. Buses will run 2 hours later than normal.
Vernon ISD is keeping an eye on the weather.
Six VHS wrestlers competed in the Class 5A Region 1 Wrestling Tournament this weekend, and Shyne Rodriguez finished 4th in the 215-pound weight class to advance to the State Wrestling Tournament. Jaden Martinez placed 6th in his weight class. Also competing at the regional tournament were Juanita Salazar, Jairy Vazquez, Emily Rodriguez and Kellan Byars. The State Wrestling Tournament will be held next weekend in Houston. Congratulations Shyne and to all of our regional wrestlers.
Our Lions fell to the No. 9-ranked Eagles from Holliday, 50-39, tonight in a District 7-3A game at D.O. Fulton Gym. With the loss, Vernon has a record of 7-4 in district play. Despite there being one game left in the regular season, the Lions now know they will be the No. 3 seed from the district heading into the playoffs. Vernon wraps up the regular season Tuesday night against Iowa Park.
We have some outstanding school counselors throughout Vernon ISD and they were celebrated throughout the week on their campuses as this is School Counselors Appreciation Week. Each campus did something special for their counselor(s), we just happened to be at Vernon Elementary when they were celebrating their counselor, Kelli Coble. Our other amazing counselors include: Ashley Bloom, McCord Elementary; Misti Dickerson, Vernon Middle School; and Sandra Kieschnick and RaeAnn Stevens, Vernon High School. Carol Taylor splits time between VMS and VHS.
Those attending the Lions basketball game tonight against the Holliday Eagles can enjoy a loaded baked potato meal from the concession stand and play Prom Pong at halftime. The junior class is running the concession stand to raise money for the Junior-Senior Prom.
This morning, Vernon ISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward and Assistant Supt. Blaise Boswell received a tour of the Tyson Foods bacon plant where Wright Brand Bacon is produced. The tour was part of a meeting to discuss the relationship between Vernon ISD and Tyson Foods.
Today, Vernon Lions Baseball Head Coach Austin Thompson was a guest at the Vernon Lions Club. Coach Thompson presented the program to the club and talked about the Lions baseball team and their upcoming season. The Lions open their season on Tuesday, Feb. 20, in Plainview against the Wayland Baptist University JV team. A Lions Baseball Alumni game will be held next Saturday, Feb. 17, at Jabe Brazzle Field.
Just a quick reminder -- for those wishing to attend tonight's District 7-3A basketball game between our Lions and the Holliday Eagles, tickets must be purchased online. Here is the link: https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
The McCord monthly honors for January were recently selected. Teacher of the Month went to Ms. Whitney Fryman who teaches 1st Grade; Special of the Month was Mrs. Melissa Ruhl who teaches Music; and Staff Member of the Month was awarded to Mrs. Melissa Lagunas. Congratulations ladies!!! Thank you for all you do!!
Our McCord Students of the Week for this week are: Pre-Kindergarten -- Athena Mahurin, Grace Morrison, Michael Crosthwait, Sannay Moo and Issac Martinez (not pictured)
Kindergarten -- Thin Khine, Kayceon Wilson, Logan Northcutt, Jaycee Ryan, Aryssa Bernal, Messiah Martin, Xaven Hardeman and Birdie Rodriguez (not pictured)
1st Grade -- Raleigh Romero, Scarlett Lowry, Benjamin Hai, Miguel Cuadra, Allison Dillard, Liam Rosalez and Jeremy Hernandez Padilla. Congratulations!!! Keep up the good work!! Your picture will be displayed on our digital sign and the digital sign at the Administration Building.
This week, Feb. 5-9, is School Counselors Appreciation Week, and Vernon ISD has some outstanding counselors serving our students at all of our campuses. Mrs. Bloom, Mrs. Coble, Mrs. Dickerson, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Kieschnick, THANK YOU for caring about and helping our students succeed every day!! You ladies do indeed ROCK!!
Our Lions are set to battle the No. 9-ranked Holliday Eagles tonight in a District 7-3A showdown at D.O. Fulton Gym. Sub-varsity action will begin at 4:30 p.m., with the varsity game scheduled to start at approximately 7 p.m.
Remember tomorrow is "Oh So Sweet" Friday at VES!!
VES third grade students who competed in the UIL Academic Contest for elementary students that was held last December were honored with a luncheon today in the school cafeteria. Parents of the students were invited to attend the luncheon. To read the rest of the story, please click on the following link: https://ves.vernonisd.org/o/ves/article/1452323
A luncheon was held today for our VES second grade students who competed in the UIL Academic Contest for elementary students that was held last December. The luncheon was held in the cafeteria and parents were invited to attend the luncheon. To read the rest of the story, please follow this link: https://ves.vernonisd.org/o/ves/article/1452311
During halftime of Tuesday night’s boys’ basketball game, 65 VHS students were recognized for earning their college, career, and military readiness (CCMR) point and received a special t-shirt. So far this year, 102 VHS students have earned their CCMR point. To read the rest of the story, please click on the following link: https://vhs.vernonisd.org/o/vhs/article/1452189
Congratulations to LeaAnn Perkins and Sue Dobbs for receiving our monthly Teacher and Staff Member of the Month for January. Mrs. Perkins is a 3rd grade teacher, while Mrs. Dobbs is our office receptionist. Thank you ladies for all that you do for our students and everyone at VES!!!
Here are a few more pictures from our job shadowing event that some of our seniors who take CTE classes took part in yesterday. To find out more about the event, please click this link to the story: https://vhs.vernonisd.org/o/vhs/article/1450777
