Our Lady Lions volleyball team opened their season yesterday afternoon with a victory over Wichita Falls Christ Academy. The Lady Lions dropped the first game, 22-25, but bounced back to win the match 25-21, 25-15 and 25-17. The Lady Lions are traveling to Atlus today to tangle with the Lady Bulldogs and will be in Burkburnett Friday and Saturday for the Cooldown in Boomtown Tournament.
Our Lions tennis team was on the court for two tough matches yesterday. They squared off against Canyon West Monday morning and met Amarillo Tascosa in the afternoon. Both matches were against bigger schools with quality tennis programs and the Lions battled in both, but unfortunately came out on the short end of both by the score of 12-7. Vernon will travel to Amarillo on Saturday where the Lions will face two more high classification schools in Amarillo Caprock and Lubbock Cooper.
Today marks the beginning of our 2026-27 school year and there were plenty of smiles as students arrived at their campuses.
Students and their families visited our campuses Monday evening during Vernon ISD's Meet The Teacher event. Students picked up schedules, found their classrooms, and met their teachers during their visit to their campus.
We are ready to embark on a brand new school year tomorrow!! We are so excited to see our students! Below are instructions on our student morning drop off and afternoon pick up procedures. There are also two maps, and the instructions are posted in Spanish and Karen.
We're welcoming our students back to school tomorrow!! Here is the August cafeteria menu for our VISD campuses. Please remember that ALL of our students receive FREE breakfast and lunch in the cafeteria.
Our Roarin' Lion Band has been working hard these last two weeks, learning the music and the marching formations they will be entertaining the crowds with during the football game halftime shows. Due to work being down to lay down new turf at Lion Stadium, the band practiced marching on a mat in the P.E. Gym.
The first day of our 2026-27 school year is Tuesday and we would like to take a moment to introduce the new members of our VISD family. We also included new McCord Principal Cari King, who is new to the McCord campus. We are excited to see all of our students and can't wait to get the new year started. https://youtu.be/hK09KnzJMLM
The Vernon Lions held their Midnight Madness practice at 12 a.m., Saturday morning. Due to work still being done on the new turf at Lion Stadium, the practice was held on the field north of the stadium. A big thank you to Avitia Concrete, Quantum Rise, and JC Davis for providing portable lights for the practice. The Lions will host Childress in a scrimmage on Friday. The scrimmage is expected to be held in the stadium on the new turf.
Freshmen orientation for members of the VHS Class of 2030 is TOMORROW!!!
Our Lions defense is getting some love in the preseason!! Dave Campbell's Texas Football selected our linebacker corps as the No. 1 Linebacking Corps in the state in Class 3A! And, junior linebacker Tyce Payne came in at No. 7 in Rally Preps Pre-Season Texas High School Football 2028 LB Ranking. All linebackers on the list are juniors.
The following link has the story from Dave Campbell's, however you have to subscribe to to read it.
https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2026/08/06/ranking-the-five-best-lb-corps-in-classes-4a-3a-2a?ref=article_preview_title
The following link has the story from Dave Campbell's, however you have to subscribe to to read it.
https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2026/08/06/ranking-the-five-best-lb-corps-in-classes-4a-3a-2a?ref=article_preview_title
To complete remaining stabilization work following a upgrade a couple of weeks ago, Skyward has schedule maintenance work over the next four nights. Starting tonight, and continuing Friday, Saturday and Sunday, maintenance work will be done from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. During these times, customers may experience brief service interruptions or periods of reduced performance while changes are applied. VISD apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.
FRESHMEN!! Don't forget!!
Freshmen Orientation is set for 2:30 p.m., Monday, in the VHS cafeteria. Please make plans to attend!!
Freshmen Orientation is set for 2:30 p.m., Monday, in the VHS cafeteria. Please make plans to attend!!
Get your first look at the 2026 Vernon Lions at their Midnight Practice!! The practice will begin at 12 a.m., Saturday. Due to work continuing to lay the new turf at Lion Stadium, the Midnight Practice will be held north of the stadium. We apologize for the inconvenience. Fans are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to sit in. Take a nap Friday evening and come on out at midnight Saturday to cheer on your Lions!!!
We will be welcoming all of our students to our campuses on Monday for Meet The Teacher Night! Between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., students and their families can stop by their campus to pick up their schedules and meet their teachers! We look forward to seeing everyone! We are looking forward to the 2026-27 school year being a great one!
We are just 5 days away from the First Day of School for the 2026-27 school year!! Here are our campus start and release times. Please note that McCord has two release times -- one for pre-kindergarten and one for kindergarten and 1st grade. We're looking forward to a great year!!
We currently have a great employment opportunity for someone who likes working with youth and who wants to make a difference. Anyone interested in applying for this position can go to our website at www.vernonisd.org and click on the Employment Button.
DON'T FORGET!!! The Boys & Girls Club Back to School Bash is today!! It starts at 4 p.m., and will continue until 7 p.m. Stop by and pick up free school supplies, hair cuts, vaccinations, food, information about services and organizations available in the community and much more!!
Our Roarin' Lion Band has been hard at work as they prepare for the 2026 marching season. They began rehearsals on July 27, working on learning the songs they will play as well as marching. Marching practice is being held in the P.E. Gym due to new turf being put down in the stadium. To make the practices fun, there has been a theme for each day. Those Theme Days have included Pajama Day, Hawaiian Day, Camo Day and Color Wars Day.
Our Lady Lions continued to work on improving their basketball skills and court awareness yesterday afternoon in their second practice of the 2026 season. On Friday, they will travel to Childress for scrimmages with the Lady Bobcats, and Saturday they will head to Wichita Falls for scrimmages against City View.
