Vernon ISD

School Picture Day for VHS is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 23. Below is a picture package price list and a QR code which takes parents directly to your picture day ordering gallery once photos are taken.

Registration is now underway for the Boys & Girls Club Basketball League for kindergarten thru second grade students! Scan the QR code below or go to the B&G Club website www.vernonbgc.org. Youngsters must have a Boys & Girls Club membership to play in the league. Memberships can be purchased at the time of registration. Deadline to sign-up for the basketball league is Sept. 22.

Vernon ISD had the privilege of hosting the Vernon Leadership Class yesterday morning as part of their "Education Day." Class members heard from employees who work behind the scenes in the business office and other positions that people don't associate with a school district. The class traveled by school bus to Vernon Elementary School and toured the campus before heading to Vernon High School to take a look at the CTE facilities. Students in the VHS culinary program cooked lunch for the class. We hope the class enjoyed their time with us and learned a little something about school districts and Vernon ISD that they didn't know before.

Yesterday, Mrs. Woods' 3rd grade math class were charged with working out 2-step word problems. The students had fun working in groups to work out how they solved the problems, and when they explained how they solved the problems to each other.

Receiving Student of the Week honors at VMS for last week were: 6th Grade -- Lucia Hamer & Zyron Thomas; 7th Grade -- Cambri Araiza & Jace Hennessee; and 8th Grade -- Paw Doh & Jason Mullin (not pictured). Congratulations!! Great job!!

Earlier this week our Director of Safety & Security, Lt. Autumn Thames, along with our VMS SRO Deputy Ronnie Adams, and Vernon PD Chief Dan Birbeck presented the program "Words Matter: School Safety Starts With What We Say" to our students. The goal of this program is to help prevent threats to our schools by educating students about the seriousness of the words they use and the potential consequences of making threatening statements.
Students are being reminded that even joking about a threat is not a joke. Statements involving violence or threats against a school, student, teacher, or staff member must be taken seriously and can result in significant school discipline and serious legal consequences.
Through “Words Matter,” we want students to understand their words have an impact.
Words matter. Choices matter. School safety matters.

It was standing room only this morning in the VES cafeteria as students were joined by their grandparents/grandfriends for breakfast. The crowd was so big our staff had to set up extra tables in the hall. And, that made our smiles and those of our students even bigger! Having this turning shows our students' families are interested and invested in their education. A thank you to all who joined us this morning. It was a great way to start the day!!

We would like to let the parents of our students with special needs, 504 services or Emergent Bilingual services know they will be receiving an email from SameGoal. We use this system to securely send and receive information related to your child's educational services and needs. If you receive an email from SameGoal, it is a legitimate communication from the district regarding your child.

Our cafeteria was packed this morning with people and smiles, as grandparents and grandfriends of our students joined them for breakfast.

Our Pre-K Students of the Week for last week are: Auggie Stark, Kaizen Bryant, Romina Garcia, Oliver Ditmore, and Iyla Sandoval. Great job!! We're proud of you!! Keep it up!!

Receiving our Kindergarten Student of the Week honors for last week are: Roy Medina, Rodrigo Ortiz Martinez, JK Villalobos, Mason Ferguson, Elijah Sertuche, and Armanni Edmonds. Great job!! Keep up the good work!!

Next Tuesday, Sept. 15, the Our Blood Institute Bloodmobile will be at our school!! McCord Elementary is excited to be hosting this blood drive. Please take a moment next Tuesday to stop by and donate blood. Your donation can save up to 3 lives and the blood supply is extremely low right now. Our Blood Institute provides blood for Wilbarger General Hospital and other area hospitals.

After two weeks of playing games on the road, our Lions will be at home this Friday night and will be hosting the City View Mustangs! Our pre-game activities will include recognizing former Lions who are currently in the active military, and also honoring all First Responders on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. All First Responders who show their ID will receive free admission to the game. Single game reserve seat tickets can be purchased at the VISD Administration Building for $7. Single game reserve seat tickets will be sold until 12 p.m., Friday. All general admission tickets must be purchased online. To purchase tickets, please follow this link https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases

The PSAT will be given at VHS on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Students have until Sept. 17 to register for the test. Those wishing to sign up for the test may do so in the VHS Office.

The theme for today's pep rally was "Camo Day" and McCord students came to school ready for action.

There was a lot of fun to be had at the pep rally this morning!! https://youtu.be/tRdz4SAu4Iw

Second and third grade students from Vernon Elementary joined us today for the pep rally and helped get that Lion Spirit pumped up and ready for tonight's game in Wellington against the Skyrockets.

Vernon ISD will be closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday. We will resume our regular school hours on Tuesday. We hope all of our students and their families, and our employees and their families have a fun and safe three-day weekend.

This morning members of the Lions Football Leadership Council, along with a few cheerleaders, greeted students as they arrived at Vernon Elementary School.