This morning Principal Dr. Cynthia Jackson, Assistant Principal Jeremy Reeder, and Counselor Sandra Kieschnick visited two classrooms to surprise the two recipients of our VHS Teacher of the Year and Staff Member of the Year honors for 2026. Selected as the Teacher of the Year was Libbi Garnett, while the Staff Member of the Year went to Hilda Moreno. The awards were voted on by VHS faculty and staff. Congratulations to Ms. Garnett and Mrs. Moreno!!
The Roarin' Lion Band Winter Guard performed the routine they learned for their competition last night during a Community Showcase held at D.O. Fulton Gym. Toward the end of the showcase a few parents joined the group on the court for a little fun.
Our 7th Grade and 8th Grade girls' track teams did well when they competed earlier this year at the Seymour Jr. High Track meet and the Burkburnett Jr. High Track Meet. The 8th Grade girls finished second in the team standings at Seymour and third at Burkburnett, while the 7th Grade girls finished 3rd at the Seymour meet. To see who earned medals in their individual events, please follow this link:: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2803938
Our Senior Recognition Night for Lady Lions softball, track and golf was originally scheduled for tonight, however when the softball game was moved to last night and then relocated to City View, the event was postponed. Next week's games against Holliday will now follow the original schedule of being in Holliday on Tuesday and home on Friday, but we will not be having the Lady LIons' Senior Recognition Night on Friday. Instead, we will be combining softball, baseball and boys' and girls' golf and track into one Senior Recognition Night that will be held on Tuesday, April 21, at Jabe Brazzle Field. The ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. We apologize for all of the changes and any confusion they may have caused.
Don't forget about the Vernon High School Pep Squad meeting set for 6 p.m., Tuesday, in the VHS Cafeteria. VHS is forming a Pep Squad for the 2026-27 school year and this meeting will provide information for parents of students who would like to be a member. The Pep Squad will be away for enthusiastic students to sit together and show their Lion Spirit in the stands. If you're interested in joining, please fill out the form found here: http://bit.ly/40uNopp
Instead of having an Easter Egg this year, our 1st grade students held a food drive. For each item the students brought they received candy as a prize. The classroom that collected the most items earned a Popcorn & Peeps Party. Miss Fryman's class won the contest, as her students brought a total of 417 food items for the drive. As a group, all of our 1st grade class collected a total of 886 canned food items that will be donated. Congratulations to Miss Fryman's class and good job to all of our 1st grade students and teachers!!
Some of our FFA members have been busy competing in Career Development Events. Last week four students -- Aidan Hernandez, Kenneth Cordero, Lyric Thompson, and Brodie Heath traveled to Canyon to compete in Entomology at the West Texas A&M Invitational. The team placed 18th. Earlier this week, an Entomology team and a Livestock Judging team competed in the Weather Invitational CDE Contest. Competing on the Entomology team were Kenneth Cordero, Aidan Hernandez, and Karson Rich, while members of the Livestock Judging team were Lyric Thompson, Brodie Heath, Kirby Lehman, and Bentley Dobbs. Students will be competing in the Area IV Contest on Wednesday, April 8, in Stephenville.
Students in Mrs. Chavira's Life Skills class had fun yesterday morning as they tried their hands at decorating eggs. It looks like they did a great job!
Our Vernon Lions tennis team captured both Girls' and Boys' District 7-3A titles today at the district UIL Singles & Doubles Tournament. Eight players qualified for the regional tournament. We'll post more pics and info tomorrow!! Congratulations!!!
Tomorrow is an Early Release Friday for Vernon ISD!! We hope the students enjoy their early start to the weekend.
A huge CONGRATULATIONS!! To our Roariin' Lion Band for earning a Sweepstakes Trophy at the UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest held yesterday in Wichita Falls. It has been seven years since the band's last Sweepstakes Trophy win! To read more about their accomplishment, please follow this link -- https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2801411
With the rain we received last night making it impossible to play at Ronda Havins Softball Field today, the decision has been made to move the Vernon Lady Lions' game to Wichita Falls. Vernon and City View will now play at 5 p.m., today, at Lady Mustang Field. Our Lady Lions Senior Recognition for members of the softball, track, and golf teams has been moved to next Tuesday, April 7, when the Lady Lions will host Holliday. Please note that is also a schedule change, as Vernon was originally scheduled to face the Lady Eagles in Holliday on Tuesday.
Wednesday afternoon the decision was made to move the Vernon Lions' home baseball game from Friday to Thursday due to the possibility of severe weather on Friday and City View being out of school that day. However due to the rain we received last night, we are unable to play the game at Jabe Brazzle Field. So, the game will now be played at Mustang Field in Wichita Falls. There will be no JV game, so the District 7-3A varsity battle will begin at 6 p.m., with the Lions serving as the home team. Good luck Lions!!!
Tomorrow is the day!! Our VHS Roarin' Lion Band Winter Guard will be performing their contest routines in a Community Showcase that will get underway at 6 p.m., in D.O. Fulton Gym. Come on out and show your support for this wonderful group!
Due to Friday's weather forecast, along with City View being out of school Friday, the District 7-3A baseball game between our Lions and the Mustangs has been moved to tomorrow, Thursday. Also, the JV game has been cancelled. The varsity game will now begin at 6 p.m., Thursday, at Jabe Brazzle Field.
Vernon ISD is lucky to have an outstanding group of paraprofessionals working at all of our campuses, and today we would like to tell them how much we appreciate all they do for the district. We are lucky to have paraprofessionals who step up wherever needed to make sure their campus runs as smoothly as possible. Thank you for all you do for our teachers and our students.
Our VHS tennis team will be in Wichita Falls today competing in Day 1 of District 7-3A UIL Singles & Doubles Tournament. The top two finishers in each bracket -- Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles and Mixed Doubles -- will advance to the Class 3A Region 1 UIL Singles & Doubles Tournament. Day 2 of the tournament, being played at Hamilton Park, will be held tomorrow. Good luck to our Lion netters!!!
Good luck to our Roarin' Lion Band as the band competes in the UIL Concert & Sightreading Contest today in Wichita Falls. We know you'll do great!
Tomorrow is the start of a new month, which means it is time for a new VISD Cafeteria menu. So, below you will find the menu for April -- the last full month of school for the 2025-26 school year.
Last weekend, our VHS tennis team competed in the Sharon Wartes Invitational Tournament in Abilene. There were 33 teams competing in the tournament, with most of those being 4A and above. Nevan Schur and Jonathan Medina competed in the Boys "A" Doubles draw and won the draw. In the finals, they defeated a team from Tyler Legacy, 6-4, 6-3 to capture the championship. Congrats guys!! Awesome job!
