Last Friday, VMS Student Council President Olivia Hastings and members of the 8th grade class delivered donations from our VMS Canned Food Drive that was held in the Fall to the local USSV.
Last week students in Ms. Butler's art classes created abstract sculptures using floral foam and paint. They did a great job.
Our VMS tennis team competed in the Iowa Park Jr. High Tennis Tournament on Saturday and came away with two championships and a 3rd place finish. Steven Ybarra and Cameron Streit were the Boys Doubles champions, and Brooklyn DeLaune and Virshini Kadilaya claimed the gold in Girls Doubles. It was all Vernon in the 3rd place match in Boys Doubles, and Calvin Kemp and Brayden MacMillan just edged teammates Braxton Booth and Braeden German in a close battle.
The 2025 Yamparika yearbook is going to be special!! Buy yours today!!
SENIORS -- purchase your senior spotlight in the yearbook!
Businesses -- support the 2025 Yamparika by purchasing an ad in the yearbook!
All of these can be done by scanning the QR code or following this link https://www.yearbookforever.com/school-store/po4RnMb2qkVLC68F1jN6gQX3
Vernon ISD is helping the Vernon Boys & Girls Club help get the word out by sharing this flyer! Registration is currently underway for the B&G Softball League for students in kindergarten thru 8th grade. Sign up today!! Should be a great season!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! to Garrett Munson who finished as a runner-up in the 2025 SWRE Youth Tour Contest. Garrett receives a $500 scholarship and an expenses-paid trip to a leadership conference. Great job Garrett!! We're proud of you!!
Balfour representatives were on campus today to take orders for caps and gowns from our VHS seniors. Seniors who did not order today, may order caps and gowns from the Balfour website. Caps and gowns should be ordered within the next 2 weeks to ensure they are here by graduation.
Vernon Elementary Students of the Week for December were:
2nd Grade -- Weekonehsu Myint, Dexter Shelton and Mason Smith
3rd Grade -- Nayeli Castillo, Luis Quintero and Jose Centeno
4th Grade -- Kason Balderas, Cadence Valverde and Tomas Avitia
5th Grade -- Alexa Nail (not pictured), Ava Valles and Isla Streit
Congratulations to all of our Students of the Week!!! We apologize for the late posting.
Two Vernon High School students, Jacob Brown and Garrett Munson, are finalists in the 2025 SWRE Youth Tour Contest. The final portion of the contest, the interview, was held yesterday. SWRE will announce the winners of the contest live on the Southwest Rural Electric Facebook page at noon today. Good luck to Jacob and Garrett!!
VISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward was at Vernon High School at the perfect time today, as he received an Apple Cinnamon Muffin from Culinary Art students Mylee Greening and Mijah Johnson. Our Culinary Arts students made the muffins to celebrate those staff members who had December birthdays. They are celebrating January birthdays next week, and Dr. Ward, who's birthday is this month, received his treat a little early.
Yes, it is January, but May will be here before you know it!!
Class of 2025 -- order your caps and gowns this Thursday, Jan. 23, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the VHS Media Center.
Last week, students in Ms. White's 3rd grade class learned fractions in a fun and engaging way by using pizza as a hands-on teaching tool. The students voted between pepperoni & cheese pizzas and used them to demonstrate concepts like halves, quarters, and eighths. Students were asked questions to divide the pizzas into equal slices, discussing how each part represented a fraction of the whole. They practiced decomposing and composing the pizzas. The lesson ended with students enjoying their edible “math problems,” making the learning experience both memorable and delicious.
Our Lions are in action tonight as they host Holliday in a District 7-3A contest at D.O. Fulton Gym. Sub-varsity games will begin at 4:30 p.m. The Lions will take the court at approximately 7:30 p.m., following the conclusion of the Lady Lions' game. Vernon starts the second round of district play tonight. Good luck Lions!!
Our Lady Lions will host the Holliday Lady Eagles in a big District 7-3A game tonight at D.O. Fulton Gym. A Vernon victory tonight will leave the Lady Lions in sole possession of 2nd place in the district. A loss will put Vernon and Holliday tied for 2nd place with 3 district games remaining. Good luck Lady Lions!!!
Earlier this month VHS junior Zack Sanchez competed in the Class 3A State Congressional Debate competition in Austin. Zack was called to the floor to debate a topic, but didn't make the finals. Other VHS congressional debaters also made the trip to support and cheer for Zack.
Last week the LIonette Drill Team held a mini dance clinic for girls from pre-K to 5th grade. The girls learned a dance and will be performing during halftime of tonight's Lions basketball game at D.O. Fulton Gym.
APP UPDATE!
Our Vernon ISD App has just had a big update! Please take a moment to go to your App Store or Play Store and make sure your app updates. Even if you have your app set to update automatically, we are noticing that some people are still needing to update manually.
With this new update, Rooms information is integrated more seamlessly with the rest of the app! Check out these videos to learn more about the app update!
English: https://youtu.be/zW9d0VzqDFI
Spanish: https://youtu.be/W8Cnu-tgK9M
If you have any questions about Rooms or the Vernon ISD app, please email Chantilly Sweet at chantilly.sweet@visdtx.org.
VES hosted the morning show for local radio station KVWC this morning. Guests on This, That & The other included VES students Keely Lehman, Emmalyn Grace, Halle Morris, Weston Corona, Katie Dobbs and Amari Espenshade, who are all showing animals in the Wilbarger County 4-H Livestock & Project Show being held Sunday and Monday. They were interviewed by T,T&O host Kathy McClellan. Also on the show were Jennifer Trufan and Holli Hall who are with Texas Agrilife Extension Service and who talked about the upcoming show.
We were proud to be a part of the 113th Annual Vernon Chamber of Commerce Banquet held last night. Being part of this community means so much to us, and we know how important it is to build strong relationships between our schools and local businesses. Our schools are successful when our community thrives, and our community is successful when our schools thrive. Together, we’re creating a positive environment for our students to succeed. Looking forward to even more opportunities to work together and support our future leaders!
Our Lions wrap up the boys' first round of District 7-3A play tonight on the road in Wichita Falls to take on the City View Mustangs. Vernon is searching for their first district win of the season, while City View is coming off a loss to Holliday and are 4-1. One boys' sub-varsity game will be played beginning at 4:30 p.m., in the high school gym. The Lions' game will begin at approximately 7:30 p.m., after the conclusion of the girls' varsity game. Good Luck Lions!!
