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Our cafeteria was packed this morning with people and smiles, as grandparents and grandfriends of our students joined them for breakfast.
Earning our 1st Grade Student of the Week honors for last week are: Charlee David, Noah Lopez, Olivia Hernandez, Ermias Maldonado, Jace Andrew, and E'mani Lockhart. Not pictured is Athena Mahurin. Way to go!! Congratulations!! Outstanding job!
Our Pre-K Students of the Week for last week are: Auggie Stark, Kaizen Bryant, Romina Garcia, Oliver Ditmore, and Iyla Sandoval. Great job!! We're proud of you!! Keep it up!!
Receiving our Kindergarten Student of the Week honors for last week are: Roy Medina, Rodrigo Ortiz Martinez, JK Villalobos, Mason Ferguson, Elijah Sertuche, and Armanni Edmonds. Great job!! Keep up the good work!!
Next Tuesday, Sept. 15, the Our Blood Institute Bloodmobile will be at our school!! McCord Elementary is excited to be hosting this blood drive. Please take a moment next Tuesday to stop by and donate blood. Your donation can save up to 3 lives and the blood supply is extremely low right now. Our Blood Institute provides blood for Wilbarger General Hospital and other area hospitals.
After two weeks of playing games on the road, our Lions will be at home this Friday night and will be hosting the City View Mustangs! Our pre-game activities will include recognizing former Lions who are currently in the active military, and also honoring all First Responders on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. All First Responders who show their ID will receive free admission to the game. Single game reserve seat tickets can be purchased at the VISD Administration Building for $7. Single game reserve seat tickets will be sold until 12 p.m., Friday. All general admission tickets must be purchased online. To purchase tickets, please follow this link https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
The PSAT will be given at VHS on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Students have until Sept. 17 to register for the test. Those wishing to sign up for the test may do so in the VHS Office.
The theme for today's pep rally was "Camo Day" and McCord students came to school ready for action.
There was a lot of fun to be had at the pep rally this morning!! https://youtu.be/tRdz4SAu4Iw
Second and third grade students from Vernon Elementary joined us today for the pep rally and helped get that Lion Spirit pumped up and ready for tonight's game in Wellington against the Skyrockets.
Vernon ISD will be closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday. We will resume our regular school hours on Tuesday. We hope all of our students and their families, and our employees and their families have a fun and safe three-day weekend.
This morning members of the Lions Football Leadership Council, along with a few cheerleaders, greeted students as they arrived at Vernon Elementary School.
Our Lions remain on the road in Week 2 of the football season, as they travel to Wellington and will be looking to bring down the Skyrockets. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Tickets must be purchased online by following this link: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/tx/wellington/organization/7179/wellington-high-school/tickets
The football pep rally will be held this morning at 9:25 a.m., at D.O. Fulton Gym. Come join us as we get that Lion Spirit pumping!!
The football pep rally will be held this morning at 9:25 a.m., at D.O. Fulton Gym. Come join us as we get that Lion Spirit pumping!!
The 4th Annual LIONS ROAR HOMECOMING Tailgate is coming together, and there is still time to sign up!
Here’s who will be joining us so far:
Booths & Activities
Red River Valley Museum — Face Painting
VES PTO — Photo Booth and Swag Sales
Boys & Girls Club of Vernon — Football Throw
Vernon College
Hospice of Wichita Falls
VHS Government — Voter Registration
Food Trucks
Los Amigos — Paletas
Taqueria Jalisco (TJ’s)
The Snack Spot
Redbone Indian Taco
Gather your crew and grab a bite to eat before heading to the game!
The tailgate will be held on September 25 from 4:30–6:30 PM in the horseshoe drive in front of Vernon Elementary School. The HOMECOMING game kicks off at 7:00 PM.
School clubs, VISD-endorsed organizations, local businesses, churches, and community groups are still invited to participate. If your group would like to join us, please complete the form by the end of the day on September 14:
https://bit.ly/LionsRoarHomecoming2026
Questions? Contact Kori Eakin at kori.eakin@visdtx.org.
We can’t wait for another fantastic tailgate celebration!
Here’s who will be joining us so far:
Booths & Activities
Red River Valley Museum — Face Painting
VES PTO — Photo Booth and Swag Sales
Boys & Girls Club of Vernon — Football Throw
Vernon College
Hospice of Wichita Falls
VHS Government — Voter Registration
Food Trucks
Los Amigos — Paletas
Taqueria Jalisco (TJ’s)
The Snack Spot
Redbone Indian Taco
Gather your crew and grab a bite to eat before heading to the game!
The tailgate will be held on September 25 from 4:30–6:30 PM in the horseshoe drive in front of Vernon Elementary School. The HOMECOMING game kicks off at 7:00 PM.
School clubs, VISD-endorsed organizations, local businesses, churches, and community groups are still invited to participate. If your group would like to join us, please complete the form by the end of the day on September 14:
https://bit.ly/LionsRoarHomecoming2026
Questions? Contact Kori Eakin at kori.eakin@visdtx.org.
We can’t wait for another fantastic tailgate celebration!
Tomorrow is an Early Release Friday!! Our students will get a head start on their three-day weekend, as VISD will not hold classes on Monday in observance of Labor Day. We hope everyone has a fun and safe weekend.
The Middle School football scrimmages and JV football game that are scheduled to be played today at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium will continue as scheduled. The 7th & 8th grade scrimmages will be played at the same time on opposite ends of the field beginning at 4:30 p.m. The JV game will begin at approximately 5:45 p.m.
Vernon ISD has brought in cases of bottled water to ensure all players stay hydrated. Please read the flyer below for more information.
Vernon ISD has brought in cases of bottled water to ensure all players stay hydrated. Please read the flyer below for more information.
In celebration of Grandparents Day, we are having a special "Grandfriends Day" at McCord Elementary and Vernon Elementary! If you are a grandparent or a special "grandfriend" of a McCord or VES student, you are invited to eat breakfast with us at your student's campus. "Grandfriends Day" will be Wednesday, Sept. 9 for McCord, and Thursday, Sept. 10 for VES. The smiles are students get when family members visit them at school are priceless. If you have a youngster attending McCord or VES, please make plans to attend this special day.
Our Vernon ISD Administration Team has put a plan together to have school tomorrow as scheduled despite Vernon being under a Water Boil Order. Cases of water will be delivered to each campus tonight for students and staff to drink tomorrow, and sanitation stations will be set up outside the bathrooms. Our cafeteria staff will take all extra precautions necessary to safely prepare and cook food for breakfast and lunch.
Sharing an update from Wilbarger TX Emergency Management: The City of Vernon, including Oklaunion, Lockett, the Hines Community and the Box Community all remain under a boil order notice. One booster pump has been repaired and other one is close to being repaired but it will take several hours for the pressure to build. We will provide more information as it becomes available.