Congratulations to Mrs. Felicia Robinson our VMS Teacher of the Month for February, and Mr. Quinton Porter, our VMS Staff Member of the Month for February. Mrs. Robinson and Mr. Porter both rock it!! They go above and beyond for our students and their co-workers. We're lucky to have them here at VMS!
Our Lady Lions open District 7-3A softball action today as they travel to Bowie to face the Lady Jackrabbits. Instead of just one game, the teams will be playing a doubleheader, with game one beginning at 5 p.m., and game two to follow at approximately 7 p.m. Good luck Lady Lions!!
This is Dr. Seuss Week at McCord Elementary as they celebrate the birthday of the author of many wonderful children's books. Monday was "Hat Day." Today is "Green Eggs and Ham Day" with students celebrating by wearing green. The daily celebrations for the rest of the week include: "Wacky Wednesday Day" when students can wear clothes backwards, inside out, or mismatched; Thursday is "Oh, The Places We Will Go! Day" with students dressing their best because it is also Picture Day; and Friday is "The Sleepy Book Day" when students can wear their favorite pajamas.
Selected as our McCord Students of the Month for February were: Luka Cardenas, 1st Grade; Emalyn Derwin, Kindergarten; and Esther Jackson, Specials. Not pictured is O'mani Lockhart, Pre-Kindergarten. Congratulations!! Keep up the good work!! We're proud of all of you!!
Vernon will have 34 young ladies competing in the Texas High School Powerlifting Association Region 1 Powerlifting Meet this Friday and Saturday. To find out more about the meet, please follow this link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2740835
Today is our first day of school for March and here is the school cafeteria menu for the month. Please remember all of our VISD students can receive a free breakfast and lunch everyday at their campus cafeteria.
Our VMS Students of the Week for the week of Feb. 23-27 are: 6th Grade -- Keely Lehman & Mathius Leija (not pictured); 7th Grade -- Leah Terry & Marvien Reputas; and 8th Grade -- Marisol Cordoba & Alex Bailey. Congratulations!! Great job!
Members of our Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapter competed in the Region 1 Leadership Conference last weekend and three will be moving on to the FCCLA State Leadership Conference!! Tyra Sparkman earned a silver medal in Culinary Arts FCSA, while the duo of Katelyn McLaughlin and Ysabella Ampig took bronze in Service Project Display. FCCLA is a new organization for us this year, and this was the first time for the members to compete. Congratulations to those who are advancing to the State Leadership Conference, and good job to all who stepped out and competed.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Our Lions are TTCA Region 1 Champions and are moving on to the State Team Tennis Tournament next weekend.
During this Spring semester our VES students have been working on two artwork projects for Tyson Foods and the Wilbarger Humane Society. On Wednesday, students from Mrs. Woods' class, along with art teachers Mrs. Parmer and Mr. Burr, delivered the artwork. To find out more, please follow this link https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2735633
Lt. Autumn Thames, VISD Director of Safety & Security, and High School SRO Scott Maxwell spoke with students in Ms. Garnett's classes this morning concerning dating violence. February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and the presentation included the importance of trust, respect, and honesty in relationships.
Local basketball fans will want to make their way to D.O. Fulton Gym tonight for a huge playoff game between the Denton Braswell Lady Bengals and the Frenship Lady Tigers. The winner of this Class 6A D2 Region 1 Final will move on to the State Tournament. All tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
Forty-one of our 1st grade students did not miss a day of school during the 4th Six Weeks!! We are so proud of them. Receiving Perfect Attendance certificates were: Mrs. White's class -- Fernanda Meza, Dallis Ramirez, Carter Smith, Autumn Williams, Kloyee Cooper, Luka Cardenas, Aitana Caballero, Penelope Johnson, and Juan Garcia; Mrs. Singleton's class -- Kingston Harter, Brantley Riggins, Jumi Soe, Jason Moo, Cooper Chilton, Andrea Castillo Beltran, Palmer Henry, Kamilah Smith, and Jynsen Patterson; Mrs. Pryman's class -- Sebastian Gonzalez, Angelina Blut, John Craighead, Emiliano Mendoza, Dakota Perez, and Teal Sweet; Mrs. Kajs' class -- Tavin Peterson, Addisyn Crowley, Genesis Amador, Alaizay Cherry, and Lamarqus Polk (not pictured); Mrs. Fullerton's class -- Zachary Pierce, Lillebeth Selman, Ava Viruegas, Sophia Neal, Noble Martinez, and Chandler Coleman; Mrs. Mora's class -- Sannay Moo, Jesus Lora, Evalyn Sanchez, Jackson Imel, Caleb Dowes, and Abraham Ramirez. Congratulations to them all!!
Good luck to our VHS tennis team as they will compete in the Region 1 Texas Tennis Coaches Association Team Tennis Tournament tomorrow in Lubbock. The TTCA event is for schools in Class 3A and below. UIL Team Tennis, which is held in the Fall, is for schools in Class 4A and above. The Lions compete in the Fall by playing up a classification. The top two teams from the regional tournament will move on to the TTCA Team Tennis State Tournament that will be held next weekend.
Our State champion film crew will receive an escort down Wilbarger and finishing at VHS. They should arrive in Vernon around 3:55. Line Wilbarger and welcome the State champs home in style!!!
Ladies and gentlemen -- we have a Film State Champion!!
Our entry in the Narrative Film Category "HIM IN BLACK: The Investigation" earned the gold medal yesterday at the UIL State Film Festival held in Austin. The film was produced by Kenneth Cordero, Malakhi Propes-Scott, Donivan Montano, and Jacob Brown. And, our entry in the Traditional Animation Film Category "A Tail of Two Lives" received the silver medal in that category. Garrett Munson, who was making his third trip to the UIL State Film Festival, was the producer of the film. This is the second consecutive year for Munson to earn a silver medal at State. Congratulations to all!!
Our entry in the Narrative Film Category "HIM IN BLACK: The Investigation" earned the gold medal yesterday at the UIL State Film Festival held in Austin. The film was produced by Kenneth Cordero, Malakhi Propes-Scott, Donivan Montano, and Jacob Brown. And, our entry in the Traditional Animation Film Category "A Tail of Two Lives" received the silver medal in that category. Garrett Munson, who was making his third trip to the UIL State Film Festival, was the producer of the film. This is the second consecutive year for Munson to earn a silver medal at State. Congratulations to all!!
Tomorrow is an Early Release Friday for all Vernon ISD campuses. We hope our students and their families enjoy the little extra weekend time.
We wrap up the spotlights of our eight CTE (Career and Technical Education) pathways offered at VHS this month by highlighting Nursing Science. February is CTE Month and over the last two weeks we have highlighted all of our pathways. A few of the pathways start at Vernon Middle School as well, and incoming ninth graders choose a pathway as they enter VHS. All of the pathways offer industry based certifications that help the students in the workforce after graduation. The pathway in the spotlight today is Nursing Science.
We just realized we missed posting our VMS Students of the Week for the week of Feb. 9-13. Those students were: 6th Grade -- Paw Wah & Elias Garcia; 7th Grade -- Amiyah Hampton & Kayden Contreras; and 8th Grade -- Praylee Patterson & Colton Pauly. Congratulations!! Way to go!!
Vernon College is hosting an informational meeting for parents of VHS students who are considering taking dual credit courses for the first time in the 2026-27 school year. Students also need to attend the meeting, which will be held at 5:30 p.m., Monday, in the King Physical Education Center on the VC campus.
