GOOD LUCK!!
To our Roarin' Lion Band, who will be competing in the UIL Marching Contest tomorrow at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls. The Roarin' Lion Band is scheduled to take the field at 1:45 p.m., Saturday.
Our Lady Lions are on the road today, traveling to Iowa Park to face the Lady Hawks in a District 7-3A volleyball match. The varsity match will start at 4 p.m., with the sub-varsity matches to follow. Good luck Lady Lions!!
We should be receiving the proofs for our school pictures soon. However, to get an early look you can use Strawbridge's new Code Lookup Tool. Just scan the QR code on the flyer below and follow the directions to access your child's picture ordering gallery. The access code is the student's last name and student's ID number. If you have trouble with the online lookup tool, contact the Strawbridge Customer Service team via live chat on their website, www.strawbridge.net
VHS freshmen, sophomores and juniors will have the opportunity to retake their school picture on Friday, Oct. 24.
To students in Ms. Kristyna Butler's Principles of Arts, Audiovisual, Technologies & Communications classes went to Wichita Falls where they toured the KFDX TV station. The students were able to see all aspects of news production from the sound booth to the newsroom, and even sat in on a live news broadcast.
Today, the VHS CTE Program held a luncheon for its local business partners. The culinary arts students prepared the meal. CTE Department Leader Elly Gonzales welcomed everyone, while RaeAnn Stevenson, Director of Programs & Student Services, gave a presentation on what the CTE Program is all about, and teachers of some the CTE pathways talked about their pathway and the classes included in that pathway.
🎉 Guess & Win Winner! 🎉
Thank you to everyone who stopped by the VHS Student Council Guess & Win booth at our 3rd Annual Lions Roar Tailgate! 🦁
The total number of pom-poms in the frame was 1,929, and the closest guess without going over was 1,500, made by T’eal Sweet! 👏
Congratulations, T’eal — we’ll be in touch soon with your prize!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by the VHS Student Council Guess & Win booth at our 3rd Annual Lions Roar Tailgate! 🦁
The total number of pom-poms in the frame was 1,929, and the closest guess without going over was 1,500, made by T’eal Sweet! 👏
Congratulations, T’eal — we’ll be in touch soon with your prize!
Thursday all VISD campuses will be operating on their early release schedules. Classes will be dismissed early and will not resume until Tuesday, Oct. 21, as VISD will be on a mini-Fall Break.
Our Lady Lions volleyball seniors and their parents were recognized in a ceremony prior to last night's varsity match against the Jacksboro Tigerettes. Senior members of the team are Jeana Martinez, Aaliyah Moralez, Klancy Sherrill, Mylee Greening, Kyndell Horn, and managers Jacie Parkhill and Brooklyn Harjo. We apologize for not having individual photos of the seniors and their parents. We had camera issues.
VISD will be on a mini-Fall Break Oct. 17-20. We will resume classes on Tuesday, Oct. 21. We hope all of our students, their families and our VISD family are all able to take a breath and recharge your batteries, as we head into the second half of the Fall Semester.
Here are a few more photos from the Vernon Fire Department's visit yesterday at McCord. Our students enjoyed seeing the fire truck and some of the equipment, and visiting with Sparky.
Here are a few more photos from the Vernon Fire Department's visit here yesterday at McCord.
Our McCord students received a visit from the Vernon Fire Department yesterday. Firemen Ragan, Burkham and Pierce showed the students the fire engine and ambulance, and pieces of equipment on both. The students were then visited by Sparky and each class took their picture with him.
Our Vernon Lions tennis team saw their fall season come to an end a few minutes ago, as they fell to No. 2-ranked Canyon, 10-6, in the Class 4A Region 1 Team Tennis Playoff Quarterfinals.
Great season!!! We're proud of you!!!
We wrapped up the 7 doubles matches in our Class 4A Region 1 Team Tennis Quarterfinals Playoff match in Plainview and Vernon trails Canyon by 1, 4-3, going into the 12 singles matches. The first team to win a total of 10 matches wins the team match and advances to the Region 1 Tournament. Go Lions!!! We believe in you!!
Tonight's the night!!
You are invited to the Vernon Middle School Fall Festival on Tuesday, October 14th from 5:30–8:00 PM in the VMS Gym!
We’ll kick off the evening with a Chicken Spaghetti Dinner served from 5:30–6:30 PM (presale only). After 6:30, any remaining meals will be available until sold out.
🎃 Festival Highlights Include:
Pumpkin Painting
Haunted House
Fun Booths & Games
And much more!
All proceeds raised will directly benefit our VMS students through:
Reward Field Trips
Attendance Incentives
The Lion Buck Store
And other student programs
You are invited to the Vernon Middle School Fall Festival on Tuesday, October 14th from 5:30–8:00 PM in the VMS Gym!
We’ll kick off the evening with a Chicken Spaghetti Dinner served from 5:30–6:30 PM (presale only). After 6:30, any remaining meals will be available until sold out.
🎃 Festival Highlights Include:
Pumpkin Painting
Haunted House
Fun Booths & Games
And much more!
All proceeds raised will directly benefit our VMS students through:
Reward Field Trips
Attendance Incentives
The Lion Buck Store
And other student programs
Our group of 1st Graders who earned Student of the Week honors for last week includes: Prescilla Thaw, Julius Rodriguez, Journey Atnip, Gemma Jimenez, Abraham Ramirez, Isabella Hernandez-Padilla, Paisley Delacruz, and Braxton Lane. Great job!! Congratulations!!!
Congratulations to these students for being named our Kindergarten Students of the Week for last week: Eliseo Ewan, Tracydora Thaw, Noah Lopez, Protea Faul, Cora Robb, and Emani Lockhart. Not pictured is Amari McManus. Great job!! Keep up the good work!
Receiving our Pre-Kindergarten Student of the Week honors for last week were: Juliette Valtierra, Ximena Servin, Zaelen Espinoza, and M.J. Vrana. Congratulations!! Great job!!
Monday evening Jeanne Ballard, from the Vernon College Financial Aid Department, met with with VHS seniors and their parents, and explained what the FAFSA is, and provided other important information about applying for financial aid to attend college. FAFSA stands for Free Application For Federal Student Aid. It helps seniors to complete this form prior to applying for any scholarships or grants.
