There were aliens and cowboys all over the McCord campus yesterday!! We still don't know who won -- the aliens or the cowboys!
Our Lady Lions open District 6-3A action today as they host the Bowie Lady Rabbits!! JV matches will begin at 5 p.m., with the varsity match set to get underway at 6 p.m., at D.O. Fulton Gym. Tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
Good Luck Lady Lions!! Go Snare A Rabbit!!!
Good Luck Lady Lions!! Go Snare A Rabbit!!!
Our VES Students of the Week for the week of Sept. 14-18 are: 2nd Grade -- Monserrat Balderas; 3rd Grade -- Ana Centeno; 4th Grade -- Jerald Gray; and 5th Grade -- Adrian Moore. Congratulations!! Keep up the good work!!
At the conclusion of each 6 weeks we will be naming our McCord Students of The 6 Weeks. Selected as our Students of the 1st 6 Weeks were: 1st Grade -- Rylee Thompson, Kindergarten -- Rauri Dean; and Pre-Kindergarten -- Oliver Ditmore. Not Pictured is our Specials honoree, Athena Mahurin. Congratulations to all!! Great job!! Keep up the good work!!
PEP RALLY TIME CHANGE!!!
The Homecoming Pep Rally will begin at 3:15 p.m., Friday, in D. O. Fulton Gym. The start time has been moved up 10 minutes for the original start time of 3:25 p.m. The Homecoming King will be crowned during the pep rally, while the Homecoming Queen will be crowned during halftime ceremonies at the football game.
The Homecoming Pep Rally will begin at 3:15 p.m., Friday, in D. O. Fulton Gym. The start time has been moved up 10 minutes for the original start time of 3:25 p.m. The Homecoming King will be crowned during the pep rally, while the Homecoming Queen will be crowned during halftime ceremonies at the football game.
Our Lions improved their record 2-2 on Friday with a 56-20 victory over the Perryton Rangers. Earning Offensive Player of the Game honors were running backs Thomas Gonzales and Trey Rivas. Thomas rushed 9 times for 129 yards and 2 TDs, while Trey carried 12 times for 174 yards and 1 TD. Linebacker Tyce Payne received Defensive Player of the Week honors. He recorded 7 tackles, including 1 sack and 3.5 tackles for loss.
Selected as our VMS Students of the Week for the week of Sept. 14-18 were: 6th Grade -- Willow Brown & Shawn Duke; 7th Grade -- Diamond Gavin & Brazos Eakin; and 8th Grade -- Kendree Isnhower & Dalton Kymer. Congratulations!! Great job!! Our VMS Students of the Week is sponsored by Nextera.
Earlier this month Ms. Hamer's English 4 classes took a field trip to the Carnegie City-County Library. This was the first time for several of the students to visit the library and see everything the library has to offer -- from the children's section, to the news archives, to the opportunity to chess or put puzzles together.
Tomorrow is Fall Picture Day for McCord Elementary!! We can't wait to see our students wearing their favorite outfits and their brightest smiles!!
IT'S HOMECOMING WEEK!!!
Our Lions will be hosting the arch-rival Hawks from Iowa Park for the 2026 Homecoming Game Friday night. The Lions are 2-2 for the year and on a two-game winning streak! The Hawks are 3-1 and on a three-game winning streak. General admission tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
Single game, reserve seat tickets may be purchased for $7 at the Vernon ISD Administration Building until Noon on Friday.
Our Lions will be hosting the arch-rival Hawks from Iowa Park for the 2026 Homecoming Game Friday night. The Lions are 2-2 for the year and on a two-game winning streak! The Hawks are 3-1 and on a three-game winning streak. General admission tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
Single game, reserve seat tickets may be purchased for $7 at the Vernon ISD Administration Building until Noon on Friday.
It's Homecoming Week 2026 and that means there's daily dress-up themes! Please note McCord Elementary may have altered a theme(s) to better fit their campus. If your child attends McCord and brought home a sheet that shows different themes, please follow that sheet. Let's build that Lion Pride all week!!
Last week VHS students selected their 2026 Homecoming Court. The Homecoming Queen nominees are (seated, from left) Lily Maxwell, Lily Beam, Alyssa Adams, Sarah Black, Brek Payne, Maylana Moralez, Leah Delagarza, and Mia Martinez. Homecoming King nominees are (standing, from left) Bowie Eakin, Cameron Najera, Adrain Felton, Will Castleberry, Kayson Sanders, Luis Perez, and Nicholas Whatley. Not pictured is Jamerion Willie. The Homecoming King will be crowned during the pep rally next Friday afternoon, while the Homecoming Queen will be crowned during halftime of the 2026 Homecoming Game against Iowa Park.
Congratulations to our VMS Lady Lion Athletes of the Six Weeks -- Trinity Villarreal, Braelyn Derwin, Stormy Mathes, and Jaylynn Lira! These girls showed good leadership during athletics and classroom during the first 6 weeks of school, and they work hard each day to make themselves and others better!
Today VISD Supt. Dr. Blaise Boswell and Vernon Elementary Principal Leslie Powell received a $1,000 donation from Casey's. The donation was made as part of Casey's grand opening. Thank you to Casey's for their donation and to all of our local businesses and community members who continue to step up and support VISD in various ways.
Senior Parents!! Don't forget to complete the opt-in form that has been sent out via text and to the Senior Parent SportsU group. We don't want your student to miss out on the fun!
Our Lions remain home this week and will be hosting the Perryton Rangers tonight!! Due to there being no classes today, we will not have a pep rally. General admission tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
Single game reserve seat tickets can be purchased at the Vernon ISD Administration Building until Noon today. The cost is $7. Good luck Lions!!! Rope the Rangers!!!
Single game reserve seat tickets can be purchased at the Vernon ISD Administration Building until Noon today. The cost is $7. Good luck Lions!!! Rope the Rangers!!!
Yesterday our cross country team competed in the Seymour Invitational Cross Country Meet. On the boys' side, Blake Haney had a time 20-minutes, 27.14-seconds over the 5K course and finished in the Top 10 to earn a medal. Kynsleigh Hamm led the way for the Lady Lions, finishing the girls' 3.2K course in a time of 15:58.91 for 19th place.
Today, students in our VHS Life Skills class took a sweet field trip to Braum's for ice cream, and for a lesson on how to handle money and how to be respectful while in a restaurant.
Earlier this week, students in Mrs. Chavira's class had a hands-on lesson with mixing colors to come up with a new color. Students painted each hand a different color, made a handprint of each hand on a piece of paper, and then rubbed their hands together and made a handprint of the new color.
Today is the last day for 9th thru 11th graders to sign up for the PSAT that will be given here on Oct. 28. If you haven't signed up to take the test, you have until 4 p.m. today.
