Vernon ISD

Today is the first school day in February and here here is our VISD Cafeteria Menu for February. Remember that all Vernon ISD students are eligible to receive a free breakfast and lunch in our campus cafeterias. Here's to a great February -- even though the groundhog saw his shadow, which gives us a forecast of 6 more weeks of winter.

After all the guessing on what the UIL realignment would look like, it turns out it looks VERY similar to the 2024 realignment. In Class 3A, D1 football, the Lions remain in District 4-3A with the same district mates -- Bowie, Boyd, Paradise and Peaster. UIL opted to make it a five-team district and not replace Iowa Park and Ponder, who moved up to Class 4A, D2. Vernon will be in District 6-3A for other sports, with the only changing being Breckenridge moving in to replace Iowa Park. Rounding out the district are returning schools Bowie, Henrietta, Holliday, Jacksboro and WF City View.

Last Friday our VMS teachers and staff held their annual Chili & Soup Luncheon and Cook-off. Winning the Best Overall Chili Award was Mrs. Amy Frank, while Most Unique Chili Award went to Mrs. Margie Mathes. For the soups, receiving the Best Overall Soup Award was Mrs. Justina Lara-Flores, and the Most Unique Soup Award was presented to Mrs. Sharon Lingle.

Tomorrow morning UIL will release its biennial realignment, and which district Vernon will land in when it comes to Class 3A, Division 1 football is up in the air. The map below shows all of the Class 3A, D1 schools that are expected to be in Region 1. To check out some of the possibilities, please click on this link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2672153

Two Vernon Lion wrestlers qualified for the Class 5A Region 1 Wrestling Tournament yesterday by finishing in the Top 4 in their weight classes at the District 3-5A Wrestling Tournament. Congratulations to Bowie Eakin and Carlito Rodriguez for moving on to the regional tourney. Two additional wrestlers, Merrick Byars and Isaiah Garcia, finished fifth in their weight classes and will be alternates to the regional event. Others medaling in their weight class were Lions Eh Soe and Sylus Belcher, and Lady Lions Koral Grace and Xiomara Fernandez, who all finished sixth in their weight classes. To read more, please follow this link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2669551

There are 4 months left in this school year, but we're already making plans for 2026-27! Students who would like to tryout to be a VHS cheerleader next year can start signing up on Feb. 9. The deadline to sign up is Feb. 14. Parent meetings will be held at 6 p.m., on both Feb. 18 and Feb. 25, in the VHS cafeteria. A parent of anyone trying out for cheerleader MUST attend one of the meetings. Once the signup period opens, scan the QR code below or click this link to complete the application https://bit.ly/VHScheer26-27

Vernon Elementary is gearing up to save lives, help our hearts, AND our community through Kids Heart Challenge - a fun and impactful program for students and families!
Sign up early and join us! http://www2.heart.org/site/TR?fr_id=12402&pg=company&company_id=530844

Vernon is hosting the District 3-5A Wrestling Tournament today at D.O. Fulton Gym. Thirteen schools, including Springtown, Canyon, Lubbock High, along with other schools within a 3 hour drive of Vernon, are competing in the tournament. Finals should begin later this afternoon.

The annual public hearing for the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) will be held at 6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 16, at the Vernon ISD Administration Building in the Boardroom.

Our VMS cheerleaders are already getting ready for the 2026-27 school year!! Tryouts for next year's cheerleading squad will be held Friday, March 6. Informational meetings for parents and students planning to tryout will be held at 6 p.m., on Feb. 10 and Feb. 12. Students planning to tryout and a parent/guardian MUST attend ONE of the meetings. There is a SportsYou group for those wishing to tryout. The code to the group is YCK8-5EUZ.

Our Lions begin the second round of District 7-3A basketball action this evening, as they travel to Holliday to square off against the Eagles. This game was originally scheduled for Tuesday, but was postponed until today due to the weather. Tip off is set for 6 p.m. Good luck Lions!! Pluck the Eagles!!

Our Lady Lions will travel to Holliday today for a District 7-3A game against the Lady Eagles. This game was originally scheduled to be played Tuesday, but was postponed until today due to the weather. Tip off will be at 4:30 p.m. Good luck Lady Lions!!

LATE START THURSDAY!!
Vernon ISD will now be operating on a 2-hour delay start today. Buses will run 2 hours late. We look forward to seeing all of our students and staff.

Vernon ISD will be operating on its regular schedule on Thursday. VISD administrators will be out early in the morning driving roads and checking conditions. If we go to a delay start, we will send out information via Facebook, our Vernon ISD App, and by text as early as possible in the morning. Please be aware there are still a few slick spots around town on the side roads, so please take extra caution driving in those areas. We look forward to seeing all of our students and staff tomorrow!!

Our Vernon Middle School girls' and boys' basketball games that were originally scheduled for Thursday will now be played on Friday. The boys will play here and the girls will play in Holliday on their regular time schedule.

Our District 7-3A basketball games against Holliday that were originally moved from this evening to Wednesday, have now been moved to Thursday. Games will be in Holliday, varsity teams only. Lady Lions' game will begin at 4:30 p.m., with the Lions' game to follow at approximately 6 p.m.

NO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY!
Vernon ISD will be closed tomorrow. We are hopeful that we can resume school Thursday on our regular schedule. We will continue to keep parents updated.

NO SCHOOL TUESDAY!!
Vernon ISD administrators have announced VISD will be closed Tuesday due to the road conditions from the winter weather. We expect to be on our regular schedule Wednesday. If that changes, we will let everyone know as soon as possible. Vernon's basketball games scheduled for Tuesday evening in Holliday have been postponed.

NO SCHOOL MONDAY!!
Vernon ISD administrators have announced VISD will be closed Monday due to the road conditions from the winter weather. As of now, VISD will operate on a 2 hour late-start schedule on Tuesday, with buses running 2 hours late. We will provide confirmation of that late start, or any changes to Tuesday's schedule, on Monday afternoon. Parents/guardians, if you are not receiving our text messages, please login to your Skyward account and update your contact cell number. If you do not have a Skyward login, please contact your campus when we return to school. We hope everyone stays safe and warm.