Monday morning VHS held its Senior Pep Rally for the Class of 2024. During the pep rally each sport and organization at the high school was spotlighted along with the seniors who are involved in each activity. A slide show of the seniors was also shown, along with a slide show of former teachers and coaches offering words of wisdom and encouragement to our Class of 2024. The pep rally ended with the seniors lining up to sing the Alma Mater.
If your child has medication at their school, please stop by and pick it up by the last day of school. The medication cannot be sent home with the student and it cannot stay at the school during the summer. If you have any questions, please contact your campus school nurse.
Stop by D.O. Fulton Gym today between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., and help us recognize and thank the members of our 2024 graduating class who are entering the military.
Sunday afternoon VHS seniors took part in a county-wide Baccalaureate service organized by the Wilbarger County Ministerial Alliance.
The WGH Physicians Group is offering FREE sports physicals today starting at 6 p.m. All incoming 7th, 9th and 11th grade students, along with any student who suffered a major injury or had surgery during this year, must take a sports physical before they will be allowed to participate in any school sponsored sport. Sports physical forms are available from school coaches or athletic trainer. Forms must be filled out prior to the student taking the physical.
Mark your calendar!! Tuesday it is Donuts with Dads Day at VES!!! The event starts at 7 a.m., in the cafeteria. Please make plans to attend, Our students light up when a member of their family shows up at their campus to attend an event.
What an AWESOME accomplishment!!! The VHS Class of 2024 has a 100% graduation rate!! What a testament to our students and their families, our teachers, our counselors and our administration.
Tomorrow it will be Donuts with Dad at McCord. The fun event will start at 7 a.m., in the cafeteria. Dads, please use the cafeteria entrance, the south door, to enter the building.
Our VHS Class of 2024 Baccalaureate Service will be held at 2 p.m., tomorrow, at the First Methodist Church.
Last week was Science Week for our 1st grade students and several science events were held throughout the week. One day high school students from Mrs. Allison Stanley's physics class and they did several experiments with the students. Those experiments included: spontaneous combustion with glycerin and potassium permanganate then elephant toothpaste! The high school students then grouped up with the first graders and competed to build the tallest tower out of marshmallows and toothpicks. The tallest tower was about 26 cm tall!
Here are more photos that feature members of our Vernon ISD family participating in the Santa Rosa Rodeo Parade that was held Wednesday afternoon. We had over 200 students, teachers and staff participating in the community event.
Over 200 members of our Vernon ISD family participated in the Santa Rosa Parade held Wednesday afternoon. Our McCord, Elementary School and Middle School all had floats in the parade, while our VHS seniors rode on fire department trucks. Other members of the VISD family rode on floats of various businesses and organizations.
Last week was Science Week for our 1st grade students and science events were held throughout the week. One of those experiments involved using Mentos candy to make a bottled soft drink into a rocket.
Last week was Science Week for our 1st grade students. Special science events were held throughout the week. One of those involved using a watermelon, putting rubber bands around it and counting how many rubber bands it would take to make it explode. This year it took 285 before the watermelon blew its top.
We have several members of the Class of 2024 who are joining the military after graduation. Please join us in honoring their decision to serve their country.
Welcome our tennis state medalists home in style!! They will be escorted down Wilbarger Street at approximately 9:10 p.m. Line Wilbarger and honk as they go by and then fall into line and follow them to the tennis courts. We have a gold medalist, silver medalists and bronze medalists to celebrate!!
Last week students in our 1st grade Gifted & Talented Program held a GT Showcase to present their spring semester projects. Each student selected a wild animal to research. The students made a poster board with information and photos of their animal, as well as put together a booklet with information about animals in general and their specific favorite animal.
Vernon -- We have a STATE CHAMPION!!! Today Kell Castleberry captured the Class 3A Boys Singles State Title with a 6-4, 6-2 victory in the state finals. He advanced to the finals with a 6-2, 6-0 victory in the semifinals. He finished the season undefeated in singles matches with a record of 53-0.
Jonathan Medina & Nevan Schur reached the finals of the Class 3A Boys Doubles, but fell 6-4, 6-1 to take the silver medal. The Boys Doubles team of Christopher Martinez & Matthew Goodrum fell in the semifinals, 6-3, 6-4 and took the bronze.
Welcome our medalist home and show them how proud we are of them tonight at the tennis courts! They should arrive around 9:30 p.m.
Our 3rd graders presented their Spring Program Tuesday evening at the Wilbarger Auditorium. They were great!
Our 2nd graders performed their Spring Program Tuesday evening and they did a great job. And, from these photos, it appears they had a blast doing it.
