Vernon ISD

Teachers have a big impact on students at all levels, but none more so than at high school. Earlier this week a few of our students received a question and then took a flower to the teacher who answered that question for them. The students had fun taking part in this Teacher Appreciation Week activity, and as you will be able to tell, a few teachers were surprised. https://youtu.be/mHtSEimoYI0

Sometimes junior high students don't want to talk much about their teachers, but these Middle School students knew just which one of their teachers answered the question they were given and delivered a flower to that teacher to show how mcy they are appreciated! The activity was part of our Teacher Appreciation Week celebration. https://youtu.be/UFrCrro0DAE

For a Teacher Appreciation Week activity, some of our 4th and 5th grade students answered a question by taking a flower to the teacher who answers that question for them. https://youtube.com/shorts/d5zmlRwDgko?feature=share

STATE TENNIS UPDATE -- Vernon will be represented in two bracket championship matches at the Class 3A State Singles & Doubles Tennis Tournament this afternoon in San Antonio! In Mixed Doubles, Lily Beam & Will Castleberry cruised to a 6-0, 6-2 victory in their semifinal match this morning to advance to the state title match. In Boys Doubles, Jonathan Medina & Nevan Schur's semifinal match was a little more thrilling, as they pulled out a 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) victory to move on to their third consecutive state final. The state final matches will begin at 1:15 p.m.
In Boys Singles, Hunter Boatman suffered a 6-3, 6-3 loss as the senior's high school tennis career comes to an end. He will receive a bronze medal.

As an activity during Teacher Appreciation Week, some of our VES 2nd and 3rd grade students answered a question about their teacher and then presented a flower to them. https://youtu.be/B0Ba7N72LTY

For Teacher Appreciation Week a few of our McCord students were asked a question about their teacher. Check out these cute answers.
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STATE TENNIS UPDATE -- After receiving a first-round bye, Lily Beam and Will Castleberry cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 victory in the quarterfinal round of Mixed Doubles. They advance to the semifinal round along with Hunter Boatman in Boys Singles, and Jonathan Medina and Nevan Schur in Boys Doubles. By advancing to the semifinals, all are guaranteed to come home with a state medal!! Congratulations!! Now -- LET'S GO FOR GOLD!!! Semifinals will be played tomorrow morning, with the finals in the afternoon.

STATE UPDATE -- In Boys Singles, Hunter Boatman won his first-round match 6-1, 6-0. In Boys Doubles, Jonathan Medina and Nevan Schur picked up a 6-0, 6-0 victory in the first round. The Mixed Doubles team of Lily Beam and Will Castleberry do not take the court for their first-round match until 2:30 p.m.

Our Vernon tennis players will take the court tomorrow at the UIL Class 3A Singles & Doubles State Tournament being held in San Antonio. Good luck to: Lily Beam & Will Castleberry in Mixed Doubles; Jonathan Medina & Nevan Schur in Boys Doubles; and Hunter Boatman in Boys Singles!! Let's bring home some hardware!!

We will be spotlighting members of our VHS Class of 2026 as we lead up to graduation.

Our Vernon ISD Band Program will be presenting its Spring Concert tomorrow evening. The concert begins at 6 p.m., at the Wilbarger Auditorium. The 6th Grade and 7th Grade Bands will perform, and the final band on the stage will be the Sweepstakes Award-Winning Roarin' Lion Band!

Receiving our Student of the Week honors for last week (April 27-May 1) were: 2nd Grade -- Jaxson Koch; 3rd Grade -- Abigail Deleon; 4th Grade -- Natasha Nubumrung; and 5th Grade -- Lilliana Gonzalez. Congratulations!! Keep up the good work!!

We will be spotlighting members of our VHS Class of 2026 as we lead up to graduation.

Our Middle School and High School teachers were treated to breakfast burritos today as part of Teacher Appreciation Week. The burritos were from our VMS & VHS PTO group, and were generously donated by Fancher Electric and the Streit Clinic. We appreciate their support!

It was a full house this morning at McCord Elementary, as our students enjoyed Muffins With Mom!!

We will be spotlighting members of our VHS Class of 2026 as we lead up to graduation.

Our five Vernon Lion tennis players who qualified for the UIL Class 3A Singles & Doubles State tournament will be leaving for San Antonio in the morning and we will be sending them off with an escort down Wilbarger. The Vernon Police Department & Fire Department, and Wilbarger County Sheriff's Office will lead the way down Wilbarger at approximately 8:20 a.m., and then turn right at Main Street. Park along Wilbarger, honk your horn and wave as they drive by, or step out on the sidewalk and give them a cheer.

These youngsters are being recognized as our McCord Students of the Month for April!! Students receiving that special honor are Victor Romero, Pre-Kindergarten; Delilah Wiest, Kindergarten; Emilia Mullins, Specials & Kindergarten; and Alexander Whittington, 1st Grade. Congratulations!! Outstanding job!! Keep it up!!

Vernon will be represented by three Lions and Lady Lions -- Tru Gipson, Breasha Waggoner and Tevan Evans -- at the UIL Class 3A State Track & Field Meet which will be held May 14 in Austin. The athletes qualified by finishing first or second in their event at the UIL 3A Region 1 Track & Field Meet held last weekend in Abilene. Tru was the regional champion in the Boys 100-meter Dash, while Breasha was the regional champ in the Girls High Jump. Tevan finished second in the Boys High Jump and will be making his second straight trip to the state tournament. For more information on the regional meet, please follow this link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2869002