Selected as VES Students of the Week last week were: 2nd Grade -- Ainsley McIntosh; 3rd Grade -- Kree Kajs; 4th Grade -- Angelina Taw; and 5th Grade -- Blair Jasso. Congratulations!!! Great Job!!
During our Success Rally on Friday, we announced our McCord Six Weeks Superstars for the 2nd six weeks. Receiving Superstar honors were: Pre-Kindergarten -- Rozalie Leija; Kindergarten -- Luke Blevins; 1st Grade -- Ruth Lehman; Specials -- Xaven Hardeman. Great Job!!! Congratulations!!
The VMS Student Council is starting a food drive today that will continue until Dec. 8. The canned food that is collected will go to the Cupboard by Grace. The public is invited to donate to the food drive.
VISD campuses will be on their early release schedules Friday as we dismiss for our Thanksgiving break. Classes will resume on Monday, Nov. 27.
As part of their Student Success Rally on Friday, each grade had a classroom Pie Eating Relay Race. Students in each classroom sat at a table in a line, and each had a small pile of whipped cream in front of them. When the first student finished their plate, the second student started on their plate and so forth. The reward for the winning team was getting to put a pie in Mrs. Bloom's face. The winning teams were: Pre-K -- Ms. Schmoker's classroom; Kindergarten -- Ms. Penny's classroom; and 1st Grade -- Ms. White's classroom.
Ventriloquist Dennis Lee brought his "Nana Puddin'" show to students today. He visited McCord Elementary first before making his way to the Vernon Elementary School. The students gathered in the cafeteria for the assembly and had fun watching the show.
Here are more pictures from the tour the Opportunity Center students and senior economic class students took of Vernon College last Friday.
Last Friday, VHS students from the Opportunity Center and senior economic students received a tour of the Vernon College campus. The students were able to visit the classrooms and student dorms, and were able to talk with instructors of the different technical programs. Here are just a few pics from the tour.
Three VMS band members -- Kenzie Bennett, Flor Ortega and Gia Castillo -- auditioned for the Middle School All-District Band on Saturday at Hirschi High School in Wichita Falls. Kenzie and Flor are eighth graders, and Kenzie plays trumpet, while Flor plays tuba, and Gia is a seventh grader and plays clarinet.
Flor not only made the All-District band, she will be 1st chair tuba!!! The All-District Band performs Dec. 9, at Wichita Falls High School. Congrats to all for trying out and a big WELL DONE to Flor!! Great job!
Receiving VMS Student of the Week honors for last week are: 6th Grade -- Azalea Riojas & Marcus Hurtado; 7th Grade -- Kailee Cherry & Juan Urista; and 8th Grade -- Emily Contreras & Christian Brabbin. Congratulations!!! Great Job!!!
We've got playoff football coming to town!!! Vernon hosting two Class 3A, Division 1 Area Playoff games this week.
Check this out! Tomorrow purchase a great Scooter's coffee and support our Roarin" Lion Band all at the same time!!! A big THANK YOU to Scooter's Coffee for supporting our band!!
Vernon ISD thanks all of those who served in our country's Armed Forces. A special thank you and salute go to our staff members who are veterans. We honor you on this Veteran's Day.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! To these Lady Lions for earning all-district honors in volleyball for District 7-3A. First team -- Cirstin Ivy & Key'Maria McBride; Second Team -- Mari Johnson & Klancy Sherrill; Honorable Mention -- Marli Limon, Mijah Johnson, Zayleigh Sweet, Kirrah Taylor & Amya Chavira.
Making the Academic All-District Team were: Marli Limon, Mari Johnson, Key'Maria McBride, Klancy Sherrill, Cirstin Ivy, Rayshad Daniels, Zayleigh Sweet, Rilynn Mason & Yuleyka Ramirez.
WE ARE PROUD OF ALL OF YOU!!
HOW ABOUT THIS!!! The VHS Incentive Trip for the class with the highest attendance rate for the Fall Semester just got a little sweeter for more students!!! We want to see ALL of YOUR smiling faces EVERYDAY!!
Go Lions!!! Spoil the Panthers' paradise tonight!!
Selected as our McCord Teacher, Staff Member and Special of the Month for October were Laura Penny, Tiffany Lewis and Mary Charo. Congratulations ladies!!! Thank you for all you do for our students and for McCord Elementary!!!
A big CONGRATULATIONS!!! to our Vernon Lion Tennis Coach Carrie Castleberry for being named the Texas Tennis Coaches Association Class 3A Coach of the Year, as well as the Class 3A Region 1 Coach of the Year. Coach Castleberry will receive her awards at the TTCA convention in December. This is a very well deserved honor!!! Coach Castleberry, thank you for all you do for our VHS tennis program!!
It's Turkey Time at VES!! Well, Turkey Bowl Time that is. The Turkey Bowl competition begins tomorrow and will continue until Thursday, Nov. 16. During that time, each classroom will try to clothe a bald turkey poster with the most feathers. Feathers can be purchased during lunch periods for .25 cents each. The top classroom in each grade level will then compete in the Turkey Bowl with a chance to win a frozen turkey.
This is also a great fundraiser for our Student Council. Check out the rest of the story here: https://ves.vernonisd.org/o/ves/article/1332261
Honored as October's VES Teacher and Staff Member of the Month were Savannah Sandoval and Leo Flores. Congratulations!! And thank you for your dedication to our students and VES!
