During this Spring semester our VES students have been working on two artwork projects for Tyson Foods and the Wilbarger Humane Society. On Wednesday, students from Mrs. Woods' class, along with art teachers Mrs. Parmer and Mr. Burr, delivered the artwork. To find out more, please follow this link https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2735633
Lt. Autumn Thames, VISD Director of Safety & Security, and High School SRO Scott Maxwell spoke with students in Ms. Garnett's classes this morning concerning dating violence. February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and the presentation included the importance of trust, respect, and honesty in relationships.
Local basketball fans will want to make their way to D.O. Fulton Gym tonight for a huge playoff game between the Denton Braswell Lady Bengals and the Frenship Lady Tigers. The winner of this Class 6A D2 Region 1 Final will move on to the State Tournament. All tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
Forty-one of our 1st grade students did not miss a day of school during the 4th Six Weeks!! We are so proud of them. Receiving Perfect Attendance certificates were: Mrs. White's class -- Fernanda Meza, Dallis Ramirez, Carter Smith, Autumn Williams, Kloyee Cooper, Luka Cardenas, Aitana Caballero, Penelope Johnson, and Juan Garcia; Mrs. Singleton's class -- Kingston Harter, Brantley Riggins, Jumi Soe, Jason Moo, Cooper Chilton, Andrea Castillo Beltran, Palmer Henry, Kamilah Smith, and Jynsen Patterson; Mrs. Pryman's class -- Sebastian Gonzalez, Angelina Blut, John Craighead, Emiliano Mendoza, Dakota Perez, and Teal Sweet; Mrs. Kajs' class -- Tavin Peterson, Addisyn Crowley, Genesis Amador, Alaizay Cherry, and Lamarqus Polk (not pictured); Mrs. Fullerton's class -- Zachary Pierce, Lillebeth Selman, Ava Viruegas, Sophia Neal, Noble Martinez, and Chandler Coleman; Mrs. Mora's class -- Sannay Moo, Jesus Lora, Evalyn Sanchez, Jackson Imel, Caleb Dowes, and Abraham Ramirez. Congratulations to them all!!
Good luck to our VHS tennis team as they will compete in the Region 1 Texas Tennis Coaches Association Team Tennis Tournament tomorrow in Lubbock. The TTCA event is for schools in Class 3A and below. UIL Team Tennis, which is held in the Fall, is for schools in Class 4A and above. The Lions compete in the Fall by playing up a classification. The top two teams from the regional tournament will move on to the TTCA Team Tennis State Tournament that will be held next weekend.
Our State champion film crew will receive an escort down Wilbarger and finishing at VHS. They should arrive in Vernon around 3:55. Line Wilbarger and welcome the State champs home in style!!!
Ladies and gentlemen -- we have a Film State Champion!!
Our entry in the Narrative Film Category "HIM IN BLACK: The Investigation" earned the gold medal yesterday at the UIL State Film Festival held in Austin. The film was produced by Kenneth Cordero, Malakhi Propes-Scott, Donivan Montano, and Jacob Brown. And, our entry in the Traditional Animation Film Category "A Tail of Two Lives" received the silver medal in that category. Garrett Munson, who was making his third trip to the UIL State Film Festival, was the producer of the film. This is the second consecutive year for Munson to earn a silver medal at State. Congratulations to all!!
Our entry in the Narrative Film Category "HIM IN BLACK: The Investigation" earned the gold medal yesterday at the UIL State Film Festival held in Austin. The film was produced by Kenneth Cordero, Malakhi Propes-Scott, Donivan Montano, and Jacob Brown. And, our entry in the Traditional Animation Film Category "A Tail of Two Lives" received the silver medal in that category. Garrett Munson, who was making his third trip to the UIL State Film Festival, was the producer of the film. This is the second consecutive year for Munson to earn a silver medal at State. Congratulations to all!!
Tomorrow is an Early Release Friday for all Vernon ISD campuses. We hope our students and their families enjoy the little extra weekend time.
We wrap up the spotlights of our eight CTE (Career and Technical Education) pathways offered at VHS this month by highlighting Nursing Science. February is CTE Month and over the last two weeks we have highlighted all of our pathways. A few of the pathways start at Vernon Middle School as well, and incoming ninth graders choose a pathway as they enter VHS. All of the pathways offer industry based certifications that help the students in the workforce after graduation. The pathway in the spotlight today is Nursing Science.
We just realized we missed posting our VMS Students of the Week for the week of Feb. 9-13. Those students were: 6th Grade -- Paw Wah & Elias Garcia; 7th Grade -- Amiyah Hampton & Kayden Contreras; and 8th Grade -- Praylee Patterson & Colton Pauly. Congratulations!! Way to go!!
Vernon College is hosting an informational meeting for parents of VHS students who are considering taking dual credit courses for the first time in the 2026-27 school year. Students also need to attend the meeting, which will be held at 5:30 p.m., Monday, in the King Physical Education Center on the VC campus.
Earning our Student of the Week honors for the week of Feb. 16-20 were: 6th Grade -- Gracie Najera & Cameron Enriquez; 7th Grade -- Azaria Copeland & Jaidyn Chance; 8th Grade -- Lezah Lee & Miles Sanchez. Great job!! Congratulations!!
Two ensembles and one soloist from the Roarin' Lion Band earned the right to advance to the UIL State Solo and Ensemble Competition after receiving a Superior Rating on the Class 1 (Advanced Rating) piece of music they performed at the UIL Region 7 Solo and Ensemble Competition held earlier this month. To find out more, please follow this link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2728975
Some members of our 7th Grade Band, as well as some eighth grade members of the Roarin' Lion Band participated in the UIL Region 7 Solo and Ensemble Competition held earlier this month. VMS band students collected 22 gold medals. To find out more, please follow this link
https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2728966
https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2728966
Earning our 1st Grade Student of the Week honors for the week of Feb. 16-20 were: Tommy Freeman, Wyatt Corona, Bentley Carr, Luka Cardenas, Thomas Bohannon, Kelis Wilson, and William Fluid. Congrats!! Outstanding work!! Keep it up!
Receiving our Kindergarten Student of the Week honors for the week of Feb. 16-20 were: Marcus Bergman, Ezra Curnutte, Lynda Shepherd, Joseph Vasquez, Ty Anzaldua, Vanessa Neal, and Jordan Leija (not pictured). Congratulations!! Keep up the good work!
Selected as our Pre-Kindergarten Students of the Week for the Week of Feb. 16-20 were: Saw Day, Eliana Perez, Rodrigo Benitez, and Judiah Hollis (not pictured). Great job!! We're proud of you!!
We have 2 groups of VES Students of the Week to recognize. Receiving Students of the Week honors for the first and second week of February are: 2nd Grade -- Kimberly Beltran Castillo & Kamryn Castillo; 3rd Grade -- Sandra Penado Hernandez & Maceo Villarreal; 4th Grade -- Jonah Hastings & Katie Dobbs; and 5th Grade -- Christopher Lewis & Maggie Colbert. Congratulations to all!! Great job!! Keep up the good work!
We are continuing to highlight the eight CTE (Career and Technical Education) pathways we offer at VHS this month, as February is CTE Month. A few of those pathways start at Vernon Middle School as well. All incoming ninth graders choose a pathway as they enter VHS. All of the pathways offer industry based certifications that help the students in the workforce after graduation. The pathway in the spotlight today is Culinary Arts.
We held a senoff this morning for our film students who left this morning for the UIL State Film Festival. All three film entries advanced to the semifinals, with two moving on to the State competition which will be held tomorrow in Austin. https://youtu.be/BG1Bo_ySIiU