Vernon ISD

The families of Vernon Lions Football invite you to join them in a bi-district send off for the team on FRIDAY!

Here’s the plan:
•Park along the route (below) to cheer loud, wave flags, and honk as the buses pass.
•Stay near your car to hop in and follow the buses as they head toward the city limits—HONK them out of town!

Buses leave the stadium at 11:30, so be sure to arrive early and claim your spot along the route!

Route:
Lion Stadium→ RIGHT on Yamparika → RIGHT on Stadium→ Right on Wilbarger → Right on Main→ Follow them out of town to the Santa Rosa Rodeo Grounds!

Let’s send them off with a ROAR! 🦁

GO LIONS!!!

Vernon Elementary just received a notification from Strawbridge Studios that our school pictures have been shipped and should be arriving in the next few days.

Parents still need to order pictures? Strawbridge's NEW Code Lookup Tool is now available. You can simply scan the QR code and follow the directions to access your child's picture ordering gallery. No need to contact Customer Service for an access code! *Student last name and Student ID number will be required for data security.*

If at any time parents or guardians have questions about the Code Lookup or are having difficulty navigating the site, they can still reach out to the Strawbridge Customer Service team via the Live Chat on their website, www.strawbridge.net

🦁🏈 2026 VERNON LIONS PRE-ORDERED PLAYOFF SHIRTS ARE READY FOR PICKUP! 🏈🦁

📍 PICKUP LOCATION: 3119 Wilbarger

👕 PICKUP TIMES:

🦁 TODAY, Tuesday, November 10: Until 4:45 PM

🦁 TOMORROW, Wednesday, November 11: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Let’s get ready to cheer on our VERNON LIONS! ❤️🦁🏈

Be sure and pick up your playoff shirt by 6 p.m. Wednesday and wear it on Friday!!

The Vernon Lions' new Spirit Bell was unveiled last Friday night at the Lions' regular-season finale at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium. The Vernon Street Machines & Classics Association presented an idea to repurpose the old school bell, which was dedicated in front of the city's first two-story, all-grades school house in 1890. It had stood in front of Central Elementary School since 1950. For more on the bell's story, please follow this link https://www.vernonisd.org/article/3244957
In the future, the bell will be at home football games and will be rung when the Lions score. M'aujehl Aboso became the first Lion to ring the bell after he scored in last week's game.

Tapped as our 1st Grade Students of the Week for the week of Nov. 2-6 were: Bowen Bell, Ty Anzaldua, Vivianna Wilson, and Beau Adams. Not pictured are Ximena Rodriguez-Soto and Elijah Strickland. Congratulations!! Great job!!

Receiving Kindergarten Student of the Week honors for the week of Nov. 2-6 were: Ezra Jackson, Ximena Servin, Stanley Carter, Ollie O'Neal, Montse Maldonado, Hagen Ramsey, and Jhett Duggan (not pictured). Outstanding work!! Way to go!! We're proud of you!!

Earning our Pre-K Student of the Week honors for the week of Nov. 2-6 were: Myzel Penn, Harper Freeman, J.J. Lar, Moo Paw, and Camilo Escobar (not pictured). Way to go!! Congratulations!! Good work!!

Selected as our VES Students of the Week for the week of Nov. 2-6 were: 2nd Grade -- Blaize Jackson; 3rd Grade -- Evan Owens; 4th Grade -- Davinee Sertuche; and 5th Grade -- Kree Jones (not pictured). Great job!! Keep up the good work!! Congrats!! Our Students of the Week brought to you this week by Nextra.

Selected as our VMS Students of the Week for the week of Nov. 2-6 were: 6th Grade -- Paisley Marsh & Nicholas Moralez; 7th Grade -- Elena Serrano & Abel Groue; and 8th Grade -- Lilyanne Hamby & George King. Great job!! Congratulations!!

CONGRATULATIONS to our five VMS band members who were selected for the Region 7 North Zone All-District Jr. High Band. Earning all-district honors were: Jaydon Pearl, Trombone; Alex Cox, Clarinet; Logan Ware, Clarinet; Quetzalcoati Reyes-Lopez, Clarinet; and Kayson Villegas, Trumpet. The students went through a rigorous audition process on Saturday before being selected for the all-district band.

Our Lady Lions open their 2026-27 season tomorrow night in Quanah against the Lady Indians. Vernon's home-opener was scheduled for Friday, however it has been moved due to the Lions' bi-district playoff game. The Lady Lions will now host Petrolia in their home-opener on Thursday. It will be a varsity game only, with tipoff set for 6 p.m., at D.O. Fulton Gym.

Our Lions are in the playoffs for the 5th straight season and they'll take the field Friday night in Brownwood to battle the Ingram Moore Warriors for a bi-district title! The Class 3A, Division 1 bi-district game will kickoff at 7 p.m., at Gordon Wood Stadium. Vernon will serve as the home team. All tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the gate (cash only) or online at
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/tx/brownwood/organization/10169/brownwood-high-school/tickets
All THSCA, district, senior citizen, clergy, and first responder passes will be accepted.

Registration for the Vernon Jaycees Christmas Star Tree will be held next Sunday, Nov. 15. Youngsters up to 12 years age and can register for the Star Tree. Registration will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., next Sunday at the Vernon Boys & Girls Club. To register, children must be accompanied by their legal guardian who will need to present proof of income, such as a paystub, W2 form or tax return.

A public hearing on the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Accelerated Instruction Programs at Vernon ISD will be held during the next VISD Trustees board meeting, which is scheduled for 6 p.m., Monday, Nov. 16, in the boardroom of the VISD Administration Building.

Our Vernon Lions will square off against the Ingram Moore Warriors in the bi-district round of the Class 3A, Division 1 Playoffs. The game is set for 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13, in Brownwood. Vernon will be the home team. More info on tickets will be announced Monday. The Lions go into the playoffs as the No. 3 seed from District 4-3A. Three teams tied for the No. 2 seed in District 3-3A, but the Warriors earned it on the tiebreaker.

Here are more photos of our kindergarten students as they toured United Supermarket today to wrap up their unit on plants. They explored the produce section, while also getting to tour the bakery and getting to enjoy a fresh baked cookie. They were also able to get a sneak peak behind the scenes where workers prepare fruit, where extra items are stored, and saw how boxes are compacted. They were also able to visit the coolers and the freezer. A big THANK YOU to United for giving our students a tour. They learned a lot and had a great time as well.

To wrap up their unit on plants, our kindergarten students took a field trip to United Supermarket this morning. Students explored the produce section to see all of the wonderful fruits and vegetables that come from plants. They toured the bakery where they saw fresh baked bread and cookies made from wheat, and each student got to enjoy a fresh baked cookie! The tour also included going behind the scenes to see where workers prepare fruit, where extra items are stored, and how boxes are compacted. They were also able to go into the coolers and even the freezer to see how different products are stored.

Winners of our Middle School 2nd Six Weeks Perfect Attendance drawing were: 6th Grade -- Maggie Colbert; 7th Grade -- Zailey Camacho; and 8th Grade -- Elysandra Villeda. Congratulations ladies!! Each week during the 2nd six weeks students who had perfect attendance that week received an entry into the drawing.

Today's dress up theme was "Wear Your PJs to School" and we definitely had students who enjoyed wearing their comfy PJs to school!!