These McCord students received Student of the Week honors. Honorees include: Pre-Kindergarten -- LaDarius Pitts, Jason Moo, Tommy Freeman, Alexander Wigington, and Noel Cordoba. Kindergarten -- Holden Mahan, Trelyn Cherry, Xoey Barnes, Josiah Mergerson, Jaxon Koch, Karson Gearld and Aaron Anthony. 1st Grade -- Evayla Kiiskila, Jayden Bryant, Maceo Villarreal, Sebastian Logsdon, Mark Robinson, Grace Jansa, Barrett McBroom and Savannah Wilson. Their photos will be on the McCord digital sign. Great job students!!!
Congratulations to Melinda Garza, Emily Duncan and Susan Mitchell for receiving top honors for the month of September. Ms. Garza was Staff Member of the Month; Ms. Duncan was Teacher of the Month; and Ms. Mitchell was Specials of the Month. Well deserved honor ladies!! Thank you for all you do for our students.
These 36 VHS students received special t-shirts and a reception in honor of them earning their CCMR point. The goal for Vernon High School is for every graduate to earn their College, Career, and Military Readiness point. Students earn their point by completing dual-credit courses; or earning a certification; or meeting TSI criteria via scores on the SAT, ACT, TSI-A, or College Prep Course in English and Math. Congratulations to these students!!! Job Well Done!!
Let's Go Lions!!! Vernon travels to Breckenridge today for a HUGE District 3-3A, Div. 1 game against the Buckaroos. Remember Lions -- Tough People Last!!! Go whip the Buckaroos!!
The PTO will be selling Lion tattoos tomorrow at lunch. Show your Lion Pride!!!!
Come on and help pump up the spirit before the Lions hit the road to take on the Breckenridge Buckaroos!
Remember it is an Early Release Friday!
Here is our VISD Social Worker Nicole Cameron's newsletter for October.
Selected as the Vernon Elementary School Teacher of the Month for September was Brittany Schumann, while librarian Lisa Hass was selected as the Staff Member of the Month for September. Congratulations!!!
Vernon ISD is always open to feedback from parents and community members, and is conducting a survey to get your opinion when it comes to our school district. The primary goal of the survey is to identify the educational priorities of parents. Your responses are anonymous and there are no right or wrong answers. Please select the answer that best describes your response to the survey question. Scan the QR Code below, or click on this link for English -- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LBB_VernonISD_ParentSurvey or this link for Spanish -- https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/LBB_VernonISD_SpanishParentSurvey
Planning is well underway for our VMS Fall Festival. Students will receive raffle tickets to sell today. There will also be a meeting at 5 p.m., today and 6:30 p.m., Thursday, in Room 250 for parents/guardians and community members who would like to volunteer to help with the festival. You only need to attend 1 of those 2 meetings. If an individual or business would like to donate an item for the silent auction, live auction or for a bingo prize, please contact Amy Frank at amy.frank@visdtx.org
Tuesday evening, Vernon ISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward hosted KAUZ Newschannel 6 Chief Meteorologist Ken Johnson and the First Alert Weather Crew at the new Vernon Elementary School. You can check out the interviews here https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/10/11/first-alert-tracker-tour-makes-stop-vernon-isd/
Dr. Ward also gave Ken a Facebook live tour of the new school. You can watch that by following this link https://www.facebook.com/Newschannel6now/videos/982375693066491
Our VHS tennis team saw its fall season come to an end earlier than we wanted it to yesterday afternoon, as Lions fell to Canyon West Plains in the bi-district round of the Class 4A Team Tennis playoffs. Playing up a classification and facing tougher competition will just make you that much better for the Class 3A Team Tennis playoffs and for UIL Singles & Doubles competition that are played in the spring. Just keep on working! We're proud of all the players and coaches!!
Yesterday, these VHS students received a free Kona Ice after their names were drawn from a group of students who had perfect attendance. Receiving a free treat were (front row, from left) Jesaida Hernandez, Juanita Salazar, Bu Meh and Merrick Byars; (back row) Shyne Rodriguez, Julian Saucedo, Keigan Ballard and J'Dyn Cooper. The Kona Ice treat was provided by the VMS & VHS PTO. See, perfect attendance does pay off!
This tower was made by 2nd and 3rd graders and is on the stage in the cafeteria of the new Vernon Elementary School. The tower was inspired by the students' study of artist Dale Chihuly, who works with glass. There is an estimated 500 bottles painted with a variety of tempera paints, acrylic paints and permanent markers that make up the tower.
These students were selected as VMS Students of the Week last week: 6th Grade -- Kynsleigh Hamm & Marcus Hurtado; 7th Grade -- Maritza Ornelas & Cameron Streit; and 8th Grade -- Maddie Sanchez & Caybryn Gomez (not pictured). Congratulations!!! Great job!! Their photo will be on the digital sign at VMS and the Administrative Center this week.
GOOD LUCK!!! To our Lions tennis team. Class 4A Team Tennis Bi-District playoff match today!!
Our Lady Lions hit the road today for a District 7-3A showdown with the Holliday Lady Eagles. Good Luck Lady Lions!!!
Congratulations to our Vernon Lion cross country team!!! The District 7-3A Cross Country Meet was held today in Holliday, and the Lions finished third in the Boys Standings and earned the right to advance to the Region 1 Cross Country Meet that will be held Oct. 23 in Lubbock. Julian Sauceda also finished in the Top 10. Members of the boys team are Julian Sauceda, Devin Arthur, Kell Castleberry, Christopher Calvillo, Kavian Montoya and Jackson Ochoa.
On Wednesday, 115 VHS students took a trip to Wichita Falls to enjoy Bahama Bucks and a picnic lunch in the park. The trip was a reward for the students who had perfect attendance for the first six weeks of school.
