Vernon ISD

The 1st Annual 4-person golf scramble, benefitting the Vernon ISD Education Foundation, will be held April 22, 2023. More information about the scramble and how to enter will be posted at a later date. Sponsorship opportunities will be available as well. Thank you to everyone for your continued support of Vernon ISD. If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact Kori Eakin @ 940-553-1900 extension 2229.

Each year, every school campus in Texas is given a School Report Card. We want to make sure our parents and community are aware of these and where to find them. You can find the 2022 School Report Card for all of our VISD campuses here: https://www.vernonisd.org/documents/district-information/accountability-reports/district-and-campus-report-cards/311080

Vernon Community: Vernon ISD employed a team of drivers this morning to drive roads at 6:00 a.m. to ensure that all community members would be safe as we transition students to school. The roads are just fine and we expect no hardships in getting our kids back to school. Vernon I.S.D. will move forward with a 2-hour delayed start at all campuses this morning. Parents and students can expect all school buses to run their normal routes; just 2 hours later than normal.

Vernon Community: Due to the weather forecast and amount of moisture already accumulating, we are going to play it safe and move forward with the closure of Vernon ISD schools today, Tuesday, January 24, 2023. We feel that we would be able to get students and staff to school safely, but the weather models show that there could be perilous conditions around departure time; thus, impacting our ability to guarantee everyone’s safe arrival home. The frost line currently shows it will be freezing around 10am here in Vernon, and we are looking at the possibility of 3-5 inches of snow by this evening on top of the rain that will turn to ice once the temperature drops. In order to ensure that families have enough time to adjust, we will also go ahead and make the move for a 2-hour delayed start for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

Vernon Community: In addition to me, district officials have been monitoring Monday night’s and Tuesday’s forecast since last week. Our concerns have grown due to the weather models that have constantly changed. In the best interest of both our students and staff, all Vernon schools will move to a 2-hour delayed start for tomorrow. The 2-hour delay gives district officials enough time to access the roads in the morning and review the most current weather forecasts. An update will be posted on the district’s website, the district’s APP and Facebook to determine further decisions beyond the 2-hour delay. Dr. Kermit Ward VISD Superintendent

Please see the attached message from our Superintendent regarding a social media post on Friday mistakenly referring to one of our local campuses. Please know the post has been investigated and determined not to affect any Vernon ISD campuses, but we will be monitoring the situation closely.

Vernon ISD is bringing in Dr. Harrison to talk to our students and community about bullying prevention. Dr. Harrison will be at the following locations on February 28. - Vernon High School to meet with the students at 9:00am - Vernon Middle School to meet with the students at 1:30pm - Wilbarger Auditorium to meet with the parents and the community at 6:00pm We look forward to working with our students and the community to prevent bullying.

Our new Vernon Elementary School construction is coming along nicely! We should be in our new school later this year. Check out what's coming in our new school: https://youtu.be/1hwC8vpjomQ

Just a reminder that the survey for the Community Resource Fair will close tomorrow, Jan. 20th, by end of day. After that date, the survey will no longer be open to receive responses. Thank you to those that have already filled it out and provided their input! Here is the survey link: https://forms.gle/biecJCKHwQKRM7rQ9

Vernon ISD is working hard to make sure that our students and staff are safe. In addition to monitoring our visitors, securing our doors, and the other safety measures we have put into place, we also want to make sure that our students are safe from bullying. You can report any bullying incidents anonymously by filling out a report here: https://appweb.stopitsolutions.com/login You can also access that link by going to the homepage of www.vernonisd.org and all of our campus websites. In addition, this link is now available in the Menu on our Vernon ISD App.

Vernon ISD will be streaming their varsity basketball games on YouTube. Please subscribe to the following YouTube Channels: Boys: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSH43Vppgnzu_0IfGHGGxvw Girls: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvgZbVCvfpqHHSKSzhOPR3A

🏀 Our 7th and 8th grade Lady Lions came to support our Varsity Lady Lions tonight at the game and were recognized at half-time! Let's go, Lady Lions!!!

Just a reminder that ALL Vernon ISD campuses will be CLOSED on Monday, January 16 and Tuesday, January 17.

Every public school district and campus have School Report Cards and Federal Report Cards published annually. This information is posted on our VISD website located at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/accountability-reports.

Hello Vernon Lion families! We are planning a community resource fair this Spring. Our hope with this event is to connect our families to the community resources in our area. We would love to have your input for the event and learn what type of resources you would like to see represented there. Please use the link provided below to record your thoughts. The survey will close on Jan. 20th. The information gathered from the survey will help us to plan and coordinate the event. Thank you in advance for taking the time to complete this survey! Access the survey here: https://forms.gle/biecJCKHwQKRM7rQ9

We here at Vernon ISD want to see our students succeed as much as you do. We want to give them the absolute best and are striving to improve every day. One of those improvements is that Vernon High School will be administering, AND paying for, the ACT exam for ALL of our 11th grade students at Vernon High School! We believe this is one more step towards setting our students up for success! More information will be shared with these students at a later date.

🍕Here is the January Cafeteria Menu for Vernon ISD: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DDRdSl_4YrpUGk6hm1kUe4xMuMvLdTlS/view?usp=share_link

JANUARY DATES TO REMEMBER FOR VERNON ISD 👉1/2: NO SCHOOL for students (teachers have a workday) 👉1/3: NO SCHOOL for students (teachers have PD) ⭐1/4: ALL students return to school 👉1/16-1/17: NO SCHOOL and all offices will be closed You can view our full 2022-2023 School Calendar here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v-xbxT_vSvucxjiHC4sJotcazTr6kNjn/view?usp=share_link

Meet my new friend Bentley. During my campus tours, I ran into this little fella and I was caught off guard when he said, "Hello Dr. Ward". These Vernon ISD kids are simply the best and deserve the absolute best that we can give them.

Just a reminder that the last day of school before our break will be Friday, December 16. Enjoy the holidays and we look forward to seeing all of our students again on January 4!