Vernon ISD

Our VES Students of the Week for the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4 were: 2nd Grade -- Jason Moo; 3rd Grade -- Prinzleigh Trejo (not pictured); 4th Grade -- Hazel McIntosh; and 5th Grade -- Katie Dobbs. VES Students of the Week for the week of Sept. 7-11 were: 2nd Grade -- Alaina Martin; 3rd Grade -- Meredyth Ballard (not pictured); 4th Grade -- Anibal Medina (not pictured); and 5th Grade -- Jonah Romero. Congratulations to all!! Keep up the great work!!

Earning our 1st Grade Student of the Week honor for the Week of Sept. 7-11 were: Mia Reyes Gomez, Gabriel Adams, Petou Meng, Rylee Thompson, Lynda Shepherd, and John Cavira. Outstanding job!! Keep it up!! Congrats!!

Selected as our Kindergarten Students of the Week for the week of Sept. 7-11 were: Asher Schweikardt, Everly Rosalez, Aria Christian, Ixtla Gil, Wesley Carter, Alan Gonzalez, and Ryder Jansa. Way to go!! We're proud of you!!

Our Pre-K Students of the Week for the week of Sept. 7-11 were: Grayson Morrison, Elayna Garcia, Dior Leija, Jayvn Kendricks, and Solomon Robinson. Great job!! Keep up the good work!!

Our Lions defeated City View 40-10 Friday night to improve their record to 1-2 for the year. Defensive MVP was linebacker Thomas Gonzales, who led the defense with 12 tackles, including 2 tackles for loss. Co-Offensive MVPs were: QB Xaven Leija, who was 8-of-13 for 154 yards, 2 TDs, 1 Int and had 4 carries for 30 yards; RC/RB M'Aujehl Aboso, who had 2 carries for 44 yards and 2 scores, and 3 receptions for 67 yards; and RC Zander Leija, who had 4 receptions for 76 yards and 2 TDs. Congratulations to our Players of the Week!!

Congratulations to our VMS Students of the Week -- 6th Grade: Kampbell Hamm & Grayson Wilson; 7th Grade: Anivea Copeland & Camden Castaneda; 8th Grade: Chelsey Cordero & Luis Mendoza. Great job!! Keep up the good work!

Our Lions remain home this week, as they host the Perryton Rangers in a non-district contest at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium. General admission tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
A VISD All-Sports Pass can also be purchased online. The pass is good for all home regular-season VISD sports activities.
Reserve seat tickets for home football games may be purchased at the Vernon ISD Administration Building until Noon on Friday.

TOMORROW!!!
The bloodmobile will be here for our McCord Elementary Feel Like a Superhero Blood Drive!! The blood drive benefits the Our Blood Institute, which provides blood for Wilbarger General Hospital and all hospitals in this area.

🚨 Monday, September 14, is the LAST DAY to sign up if you and/or your business or organization would like to participate in the Lions Roar Homecoming Tailgate!! To sign up, follow this link: https://bit.ly/LionsRoarHomecoming2026

Our McCord students showed up in their cowboy gear yesterday as it was "Western Day", which was the theme of the football pep rally.

Before Friday night's game, Vernon recognized 7 former Lions who graduated within the last 5 years and are currently serving in the military. Their family members were on hand to receive a shadow box that included the young man's old jersey and pictures. Those former Lions included Jaydon Robledo, Tralan "T.J." Thomas, Shyne Rodriguez, Preston Overby, Ashton "Red" Dickinson, Israel "Izzy" Espinoza, and Andrew Hernandez.

On Wednesday, our cross country runners competed in the Rattlesnake Run in Guthrie. Celestina Sanchez led the way for the girls on the 2-mile course, finishing in the Top 30 out of over 100 competitors. The boys ran a 3-mile course and Blake Haney led the way for the boys, finishing in the Top 25 out of over 100 competitors. The cross country team will compete in the Seymour Invitational on Wednesday.

It's the home opener for our Lions tonight, as they host the City View Mustangs. Today's spirit pep rally will begin at 3:25 p.m. Vernon ISD and the City of Vernon have joined forces for a pre-game ceremony to honor all First Responders on this 25th anniversary of 9/11. Pre-game activities will start a 6:35 p.m., with former Lions football players who are currently serving in the military being recognized, with the ceremony for First Responders to follow. All First Responders with their ID will be admitted to the game for free and are asked to meet on the East end of the field.
Single game, reserve seat tickets will be sold at the Vernon ISD Administration Building until noon today. All general admission tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
Also online fans can purchase a VISD Athletic Pass, which will get you into all home VISD athletic events, with the exception of playoff games.

School Picture Day for VHS is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 23. Below is a picture package price list and a QR code which takes parents directly to your picture day ordering gallery once photos are taken.

Registration is now underway for the Boys & Girls Club Basketball League for kindergarten thru second grade students! Scan the QR code below or go to the B&G Club website www.vernonbgc.org. Youngsters must have a Boys & Girls Club membership to play in the league. Memberships can be purchased at the time of registration. Deadline to sign-up for the basketball league is Sept. 22.

Vernon ISD had the privilege of hosting the Vernon Leadership Class yesterday morning as part of their "Education Day." Class members heard from employees who work behind the scenes in the business office and other positions that people don't associate with a school district. The class traveled by school bus to Vernon Elementary School and toured the campus before heading to Vernon High School to take a look at the CTE facilities. Students in the VHS culinary program cooked lunch for the class. We hope the class enjoyed their time with us and learned a little something about school districts and Vernon ISD that they didn't know before.

Yesterday, Mrs. Woods' 3rd grade math class were charged with working out 2-step word problems. The students had fun working in groups to work out how they solved the problems, and when they explained how they solved the problems to each other.

Receiving Student of the Week honors at VMS for last week were: 6th Grade -- Lucia Hamer & Zyron Thomas; 7th Grade -- Cambri Araiza & Jace Hennessee; and 8th Grade -- Paw Doh & Jason Mullin (not pictured). Congratulations!! Great job!!

Earlier this week our Director of Safety & Security, Lt. Autumn Thames, along with our VMS SRO Deputy Ronnie Adams, and Vernon PD Chief Dan Birbeck presented the program "Words Matter: School Safety Starts With What We Say" to our students. The goal of this program is to help prevent threats to our schools by educating students about the seriousness of the words they use and the potential consequences of making threatening statements.
Students are being reminded that even joking about a threat is not a joke. Statements involving violence or threats against a school, student, teacher, or staff member must be taken seriously and can result in significant school discipline and serious legal consequences.
Through “Words Matter,” we want students to understand their words have an impact.
Words matter. Choices matter. School safety matters.

It was standing room only this morning in the VES cafeteria as students were joined by their grandparents/grandfriends for breakfast. The crowd was so big our staff had to set up extra tables in the hall. And, that made our smiles and those of our students even bigger! Having this turning shows our students' families are interested and invested in their education. A thank you to all who joined us this morning. It was a great way to start the day!!