Lion wrestlers Israel Espinoza and Merrick Byars were recognized by the district at Monday evening's VISD Board Meeting. Israel advanced to the State Wrestling Tournament where he finished eighth in his weight class. Coming out of the district tournament Merrick was an alternate for regionals in his weight class, and he found out the day before regionals that he would be competing at the tournament. He ended up just missing out on qualifying for state. The two received recognition certificates from VISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward.
Monday afternoon Adarius Williams signed a letter of intent with Texas Wesleyan University to play football for the Rams. Adarius was a four-year varsity starter in both football and basketball for the Lions. To learn more about Adarius' signing, please follow this link:
https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2109033
Our VISD Community Resource Fair is coming up this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the VHS Cafeteria. Several organizations from the community will be on hand to provide information on all the services that are available to help families in Vernon and the surrounding area. There will also be some games, a bounce house, face painting, and free popcorn. Come on out and enjoy the fun.
Vernon ISD is now in the Teacher Allotment Incentive program, which rewards teachers if that hit certain student achievement benchmarks. Click here to view the video:
https://youtube.com/shorts/PUQG6oNkpZ8?feature=share
To view the current openings at VISD go to www.vernonisd.org
It's Gold vs. Maroon this evening at Jabe Brazzle Field, as the Lions host the Bearcats in a District 7-3A game. The JV game will begin at 4 p.m., with the varsity game scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Good Luck Lions!!!
Our Lady Lions are hosting the Lady Cats from Henrietta in a District 7-3A game today. First pitch is set for 5 p.m., at Ronda Havins Softball Field. Good Luck Lady Lions!!!
We're getting our students prepared for STAAR and having fun all at the same time!!
Join us for our 2nd Annual STAAR Night -- Tuesday, April 1, 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.! Our PTO will have carnival games in the gym and a spaghetti dinner will be provided!!
Next Thursday, April 3, join your child during their lunch time for our VES Family Cookout!!
Plates are $5 per family member who will be coming to eat with their child. We ask that no outside food be brought on our cookout day. Mark your calendar and make plans to join your student!
KID LEAGUE DEADLINE!!
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 26 is the deadline to register for Kid League Baseball. Register by scanning the QR Code below or go to www.vernontxyouthbaseball.com
There will be divisions for 5 year olds thru 8th graders.
Good luck to our Vernon Lion & Lady Lion golfers who will take the course this morning for the first round of the District 7-3A Golf Tournament. The tournament is being played at Rivercreek Golf Course in Burkburnett.
We're a week away from Skandor Akbar Memorial Cup, a professional wrestling event sanctioned by King of Sports Championship Wrestling. The six-man tag team tournament will be held Saturday, March 29, at D.O. Fulton Gym. Skandor Akbar was the name Vernon resident Jimmy Wehba used in the ring during his professional wrestling career. Tickets are $15 general admission and $25 ringside. Doors will open at 5 p.m., with the first match set for 7 p.m.
Our Lions will host the Iowa Park Hawks tonight in District 7-3A baseball action. The JV game will begin at 4 p.m., with the varsity game set to start at 7 p.m. at Jabe Brazzle Field. Good luck Lions!!!
Our Lady Lions will be in action at home this evening, as they host the Iowa Park Lady Hawks in a District 7-3A game at Ronda Havins Softball Field. The game will begin at 5 p.m. Good luck Lady Lions!!
Prior to Spring Break, the VES Student Council started a blanket/sock drive, with items collecting going to residents at Advanced Rehabilitation and Healthcare. Today, on "International Happiness Day" members of the Student Council distributed the items at Advanced Rehab, and it was hard to tell who had more fun -- the students or the residents, who enjoyed talking with the youngsters.
There was also a contest at each grade level for the class that could collect the most items. The winning classes were: 2nd Grade -- Mrs. Wendler; 3rd Grade -- Ms. White; 4th Grade -- Mrs. Inman; and 5th Grade -- Mr. Chance. All the winning classes will receive a popcorn party.
Thanks to everyone who donated to our blanket/sock drive!! It was a great success because of you!
Students in Mrs. Mathes' 6th grade Reading & Language Arts class are currently reading "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and just completed the chapter where the potion teacher is introduced. This week students studied different plants and herbs that are real and are beneficial to our health. In their classes today, students selected a "potion", were given the ingredients they would need, and then followed the directions to concoct their "potion."
The "potions" had names like Skele-gro (Bone Growth Potion); Veritaserum (Truth Serum); Polyjuice (Form-Changing Potion); Draught of Living Death (Semi-Killing Potion); Felix Felicis (Liquid Luck); and Amortentia (Love Potion). They were made with ingredients like goat's milk; cornish pixie blood; dragon pus; moon dust; leech juice; warm mermaid tears; and fairy dust.
Students in Mrs. Elly Gonzales' Money Matters classes were introduced to the real world this week, as Jennifer Trufan, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Wilbarger County Extension Agent for Family and Community Health, presented a three-day "It's Your Money/Welcome To The Real World" program. On the first day, students were able to explore possible careers and collect information on the availability of jobs, education needed, and average salary. On the last day, students selected their career, where they were going to work and live, and then determined if their salary would cover the cost of living. The second day of the program representatives from the Herring Bank explained the variety of bank accounts available, as well as how to write a check and how to cash a check.
Check out what our kindergarten and first grade students are studying in math. Help them enjoy math and improve their math scores by going over the Eureka Math Family Letter with them. Follow the links: 1st Grade: https://bit.ly/1STGRADEMATHSHEET
Kindergarten: https://bit.ly/KINDERMATHSHEET
Our VHS seniors definitely enjoyed their field trip to the Red River Valley Museum this morning. We appreciate and would like to thank the museum for hosting us.
Receiving our VMS Student of the Week honors for the last week of February were:
6th Grade -- Danna Reyes Villanueva & Jacob Azua (not pictured)
7th Grade -- Dakota Mitchell & Alexavier Maxwell
8th Grade -- Koral Grace (not pictured) & Adam Hernandez (not pictured)
Congratulations to these students.
We apologize for the delay in getting this recognition posted.
Earlier this month, our VHS Key Club was named the Vernon Chamber of Commerce Member of the Month for February!! Accepting the honor from two Chamber Red Coats are Danielle Eneanya, Joseph Menendez-Garcia, Key Club President Carolina Horn, Aye Thuzar Khine, Key Club Sponsor Ms. Kayla Bennett, and Benjamin Armstrong.
