Vernon ISD

The District 7-3A Track & Field Meet kicked off Monday with the field events, along with the running preliminaries. Here are a few pictures from the field events. The finals of the running events will be held tonight at Eagle Stadium in Holliday. The finals will begin at 5 p.m. The Vernon Lions are currently leading the team race in the Boys Division, while the Lady Lions are third in the Girls Division. Good luck to all those competing tonight!!

Due to severe weather concerns for Saturday, VHS administration has made the decision to move the 2026 VHS Prom from Avitia's to the VHS Cafeteria. The move not only provides an indoor storm shelter (if needed), but also more coverage in case it is raining when the students make their prom arrival.
Decorating for the prom will begin Friday afternoon after 2 p.m. If parents wish to come and help decorate the cafeteria before school is released, please remember you will need to check in at the school office and will need your driver's license.
On Saturday, students can start lining up for the annual Prom Arrival Promenade at 6 p.m., at the corner of Paradise and Yucca Lane, with all vehicles heading East on Paradise. Vehicles will turn right onto Yucca Lane and right into the horseshoe drive. After students make their arrival, the vehicle will need to be driven away. The vehicle can be parked in the South parking lot of the high school.
Parents and community residents are invited to watch the prom promenade and may park in the North parking lot. Those wishing to take a peek inside and get pictures may do so until 8 p.m. At that time all guests will be asked to leave.
A Prom King and Queen will be crowned at 10:45 p.m., and the prom will conclude at 11 p.m.

Yesterday, 13 of our FFA students competed In the Area IV CDE Contest held at Tarleton State University in Stephenville. The students competed on 3 teams. The Entomology team of Aidan Hernandez, Aaron Clemente, Karson Rich, and Kenneth Cordero placed 17th, while the Floriculture team of Avery Conley, Arianna Mendoza, Presley Lehman, and Jacie Parkhill placed in the Top 30. Members of the Livestock Judging team were Kenzie Dobbs, Bentley Dobbs, Kirby Lehman, and Lyric Thompson. We're excited to see our FFA program growing and can't wait to see what the future brings for the program and our students!

VES had some special guests for lunch today, as the milkman and Moocules (think Hercules) from Oak Farms stopped by for all four lunch periods. The students received cow ear hats, and were quite surprised when Moocules made his entrance and walked around giving high fives. The milkman and Moocules were on hand to tell the students how important it is to drink milk and shared the health benefits milk provides, including helping build strong bones and muscles.

McCord Elementary had a few visitors greeting students as they arrived on campus this morning -- the milkman and Moocules (think of Hercules). The visitors were from Oak Farms, which is Vernon ISD's milk supplier. The milkman and Moocules were on campus to remind our students of the importance of drinking milk, and all the healthy benefits -- including building strong bones and muscles -- that come from drinking milk.

On Tuesday the VES PTO treated our teachers and staff to a Sweet & Savory Popcorn Bar! 🍿
We are so thankful for their continued support—our school is stronger because of it. ❤️

For the month of March our McCord Teacher and Staff Member of the Month Award goes to six very deserving women!! First Grade teacher Mrs. Jana White was named Teacher of the Month, while our entire cafeteria crew was honored as Staff Member of the Month. Our cafeteria crew includes Rosemary Cervantes, Candice Cox, Karina Lira, Carmela Fuentes, and Emilia Chavez. These ladies, along with Mrs. White, go that extra mile for our students and staff every single day! We appreciate all they do for our campus!

Congratulations to our VMS Teacher and Staff Member of the Month for March -- Donna Thornton and Jennifer Walker, RN. Mrs. Thornton is our Resource Math & Science teacher, while Mrs. Walker is our school nurse. They both are excellent at what they do and always go above and beyond for our students and their co-workers. Thank you both for helping make our VMS campus special!

Day 1 of the District 7-3A Track & Field Meet was held yesterday with the field events and running preliminaries being completed. We had two event champions and seven Lions and Lady Lions qualified for the area meet in nine events. The top four finishers in each event move on to the area meet. The finals of the running events will be held Thursday in Holliday beginning at 5 p.m. To see all of Vernon's field event results, please follow this link https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2808477

The Lions will square off against the Eagles this evening in a District 7-3A game being played in Holliday. The JV game will begin at 4 p.m., with the varsity game set to get underway at 7 p.m. Good luck Lions!!!

The Lady Lions are on the road today for the last time this season, as they travel to Holliday to meet the Lady Eagles in a District 7-3A Softball game. The game will begin at 5 p.m. Good luck!!!

We still have 6 weeks left of the school year, but it's never too early to start putting events on your summer schedule!!! The Champs Volleyball Camp will be held June 9-June 11 at D.O. Fulton Gym. The camp is open to incoming kindergartners thru incoming freshmen. There will be two camp sessions --incoming sixth thru ninth graders will be in one session, with incoming kindergartners to fifth graders in another session.

Named as our McCord Students of the Month for March were: Journey Atnip, 1st Grade; Taelyn Williams, Kindergarten; Collins McIntosh, Pre-K, and Zane Torres, Specials, (not pictured). Day in and day out, these students come to school with smiles on their faces ready to do the best they can do in their classroom. And, have a little fun with their friends as well. Great job!! Congratulations!!!

April showers bring May flowers, but you know what else does?
The Vernon FFA Plant Sale!!
Come out and see our varieties of bedding plants and decorative flowers for 2026. Great deals and a few steals!
See you Saturday, April 25, 8:00am to 12:00pm.

Receiving our Student of the Week honors for last week (March 30-April 3) are: 2nd Grade -- Tommy Teague; 3rd Grade -- Angela Simja; 4th Grade -- Leia Englishbee; and 5th Grade -- Blake Thatcher. Outstanding job!! Congrats!!

Selected as our Students of the Week for last week (March 30-April 3) were: 6th Grade -- Kryleigh Perkins & Jacob Montoya; 7th Grade -- Evanny Quintero & Braxton Nail; and 8th Grade -- Khloe Zamora & Cooper Copeland. Congratulations!! Keep up the great work!

Our VHS Key Club donated over 1,100 eggs to the Vernon Community-Wide Easter Egg Hunt that was held Saturday in downtown Vernon. This year, members of the Key Club have completed over 500 hours of community service across 20 different volunteer opportunities.

Yesterday, VMS & VHS PTO coordinated a flower bar to show their appreciation for the second-to-last six weeks! 🌸
A big thank you to Amanda Lehman with Texas Farm Bureau Insurance for donating the vases, and to Flower Boutique along with Brian & Karen Bayer for providing the beautiful flowers.
It’s moments like this that remind us how a community that supports and serves one another truly makes a difference!
We appreciate your generosity and support of our staff! 💐

Here are our Vernon Lion medalists from the District 7-3A UIL Singles & Doubles Tournament held last week. We have two bracket champions, as Hunter Boatman is the Boys Singles district champ and the duo of Lily Beam and Will Castleberry is the Mixed Doubles district champs. We also took silver in two brackets -- Truett Schur in Boys Singles and the team of Sarah Black and Maddie McLennan in Girls Doubles. These six students will now move on to the Class 3A Region 1 UIL Singles & Doubles Tournament.
The duo of Amy McLennan and Thomas Gonzales grabbed a bronze medal in Mixed Doubles at the district tournament.

The District 7-3A District Track & Field Meet is being held today at Holliday. The meet begins at 10 a.m. with field events, and the track preliminaries will be run this afternoon. The running finals will begin at 5 p.m., Thursday, back in Holliday. GOOD LUCK!! to our Lions and Lady Lions!!