Vernon ISD

One of our favorite and most fun fundraisers of the year will get underway next Monday, and that is our Student Council's "Dress The Turkey" event. Starting on Nov. 9, members of the VES Student Council will be selling feathers for .25 cents during breakfast. Each class will also receive a "naked" turkey poster that they will "dress" with the feathers they purchase. The top 2 classes in each grade will then compete in the Turkey Bowl on Nov. 19. The money raised during this fundraiser is used to purchase gifts for several children from the Community Star Tree. So, get ready to bring those quarters to school!!

Congratulations to our latest Lady Lion Award Winners!!
Honorees for VHS are Blakeleigh Stewart and Brynlee Rozzell, while receiving the honor for VMS are Paw Doh and Keely Lehman. These four Lady Lions lead by example every day! They consistently give their best, make sure every rep is finished, hold themselves accountable, and always show respect to their coaches and teammates. Their hard work, effort, and commitment do not go unnoticed. We know they will keep setting the standard and representing our Lady Lion program with pride!! These awards are voted on by the Lady Lion coaching staff.

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Today, Becky Gearld and Lacie Marsland from Flower Boutique visited our Kindergarten classes to help the students review what they had learned about plants and plant parts. They brought various flowers and plants for the students to be able to identify and find the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and petals. They also reviewed the function of each part with the students. Mrs. Gearld also showed the students how to make a bouquet and gave each classroom teacher a beautiful arrangement.

Our McCord Students of the 2nd Six Weeks are: Pre-kindergarten -- Emma Sanchez; Kindergarten -- Judiah Hollis & Noelle Gilot; and 1st Grade -- Molo Soe. Outstanding job!! Keep up the great work!! Our Students of the 6 Weeks is brought to you by Nextera.

Receiving our VMS Student of the Week honors for the week of Oct. 26-30 were: 6th Grade -- Maggie Colbert & Parker Brannon; 7th Grade -- Saydi Flynn & Silas Urista; and (not pictured) 8th Grade -- Allison Ferguson and David Casteel. Great job!! Congrats!!

Congratulations to our VES Students of the Week for the week of Oct. 26-30. Those students are: 2nd Grade -- Sugey Cantu; 3rd Grade -- Messiah Martin; 4th Grade -- Andie Chilton; and 5th Grade -- Louis Quintero. Great job!! Keep up the good work!!

Let the VHS Winter Guard take some stress off this Thanksgiving season! We are taking preorders for pies and cookies kits. See the flyer below for all of the information on how to order. Please note that orders must be prepaid. Any order not paid for by the deadline will not be fulfilled. Thank you for your support of our Winter Guard!

Just a quick reminder that the Our Blood Institute Bloodmobile will be in the Vernon Elementary parking lot tomorrow for our VES Blood Drive!! The blood drive will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Our Blood Institute supplies blood to all of the hospitals in our area, including Wilbarger General. Your donation could be used to help your friend, your neighbor, your co-worker, or a member of your family! Please give the gift that costs you nothing, but could save a life!

After picking up a bi-district title with a victory over Graham last week, Plainview is back again this week for a Class 4A, Division 1 Volleyball Playoff Game. This time it will be Decatur taking on Plainview in the Area Round of the playoffs. The game is set for 6 p.m., tomorrow, at D.O. Fulton Gym. Tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases

Help Us Honor Our Veterans! Vernon Middle School would like to recognize and honor the veterans in our families and community through a special Veterans Day PowerPoint presentation. If you have a family member or know someone who has served in the United States military, we would love to include them in our tribute! Please use the link below to submit their information, a photograph, and any special memories or accomplishments you would like to share. Submit Veteran Information Here: Veterans Recognition Form https://forms.gle/ecNP1fWQqbiVynUM7 Submission Deadline: Friday, November 6, 2026 We also invite you to join us for our Veterans Day Assembly! 📅 Wednesday, November 11, 2026 🕥 10:30 A.M. 📍 Vernon High School – Fulton Gym Thank you for helping us honor the brave men and women who have served our country. We look forward to celebrating their service and sacrifice!

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It's the first school day of a new month and that means a new cafeteria menu is out!! Here's the November cafeteria menu for our VISD campuses. Please remember ALL of our students receive a free breakfast and lunch at all of our campuses.

Vernon ISD's phone system is currently down. We cannot receive calls or call out. Technicians are working on the issue and we hope to have service restored soon. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Our VES Blood Drive will be held Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Our Blood Institute Bloodmobile will be the VES parking lot. Our Blood Institute supplies blood to all of our area hospitals, including Wilbarger General. Your donation could save the life of a friend, a neighbor or a family member!! Please take a moment to give the gift that costs nothing, but can save a life!!

Before you go to bed tonight be sure and move your clocks back an hour, as Daylight Savings Time ends tomorrow. We're looking forward to earlier sunrises so there is more light when our students are catching buses and arriving at campuses. We look forward to seeing everyone Monday morning!!

Our VMS football teams hosted their counterparts from Boyd last night at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium, and both the 7th grade and 8th grade team picked up victories.
The 7th grade team claimed a 36-0 victory to remain undefeated with a record of 7-0. Brazos Eakin scored three rushing touchdowns of 57 yards, 24 yards and 1 yard, while Ryker Wilson added a 24-yard TD on the ground. Wilson also helped lead the defense with a fumble recovery, while Nehemiah Lin returned another fumble 42 yards for touchdown.
The 8th grade team picked up a 32-16 victory to improve their record to 3-4 for the year. Jakaiden White scored on a 14-yard run and also hit Isaiah Boyd with a 5-yard touchdown pass, and he returned an interception 92 yards for a defensive score. Arion McCoy also had a 39-yard touchdown run.
Our VMS teams close out the season next Thursday when they travel to Peaster.

We wrapped up National Red Ribbon Week yesterday with the theme "Say BOO to Drugs!", and it was costume day! We had plenty of superheroes, princesses, video game characters and more roaming our halls.