Downtown will be hopping Wednesday afternoon for the annual Santa Rosa Rodeo Parade and we're going to be poppin' as well! Swing by and pick up a bag of popcorn to munch on during the parade! We'll be on the sidewalk in front of the VISD Administration Building.
Thank you to all who helped our life skills students participate in our Vernon Olympics and the All-Star Olympics in Altus.
This is Science Week for our 1st grade students and today 3 Rivers Foundation set up four science stations for our students to visit. One station was All About Magnets, while another was Rock Friends. 3 Rivers brought a portable planetarium so our students could go on A Visit To Outer Space, and Gateway Water brought a learning trailer so students could learn about the water cycle and how we can be good stewards of our water.
Receiving VMS Student of the Week honors for this week are:
6th Grade -- Yareli Espinoza & Hector Aleman
7th Grade -- Plar Shee & Sebastian Servin
8th Grade -- Georgia Balderas & E.J. Knight
Congratulations!!! Keep up the good work!!
Our 5th grade students took a field trip to tour the campus of the Middle School, which will be their campus next year as 6th graders. Students walked around the outside of the building as well as checked out the cafeteria, library and the layout of the school building.
Congratulations to our VES Students of the Week:
2nd Grade -- Delilah Glover & 3rd Grade -- Legend Lah
4th Grade -- Landon Bavousett & 5th Grade -- Carson Soucy
Good job!! Keep up the good work!!
School will be out in a couple of weeks and with that comes trying to keep the kiddos active and entertained. We have three great summer enrichment camps that will do both of those things and also keep them learning -- and learning in a fun way!! Check out the flyers for more information.
The Roarin' Lion Band Banquet was held Saturday evening and several members of the band were honored. Receiving awards were: Elide Corona & Julian Rodriguez, Outstanding Color Guard Members; Georgia Balderas & Luis Perez, Outstanding Marching Band Members; Flora Ortega, Outstanding 8th Grade Band Member; Edgar Morales, Outstanding 9th Grade Band Member; Marianna Ortega, Outstanding 10th Grade Band Member; Savannah (Sam) Thomas, Outstanding 11th Grade Band Member; and Alex Rivera, Outstanding 12th Grade Band Member. The John Phillip Souza Band Award went to Elida Corona.
Nine band seniors each received a $1,000 scholarship from the Band Boosters. Those seniors were Addison Ballard, Electra Boatman, Elide Corona, Matthew Goodrum, Emily Martinez, Vanessa Morales, Alexandria Orton, Fernanda Perez and Alex Rivera.
Here are more pictures from our 3rd grade track meet held Friday afternoon at Lion Stadium.
After having fun at the park Friday morning, our 3rd grade students headed to Lion Stadium in the afternoon for their annual track meet.
Here are a few more pictures from the 2nd grade track meet that was held Friday morning at Lion Stadium.
It was a fun day for our 2nd grade students Friday as they participated in their track meet in the morning and then had fun at the park in the afternoon.
It was a packed house Friday morning during our Muffins With Moms event held in our VES cafeteria.
Our district continues to be amazing!! With just a one-day notice, our students, teachers and staff donated a total of $906 for Paxton Barclay, a first grade student in Valley ISD who has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Multiple school districts to the west and south of us participated in the Wednesday "Hats On For Paxton" event. Thank you Vernon ISD!!
During the National Honor Society induction ceremony last night, while the new inductees received their certificates, the senior members of the 2023-24 NHS received their NHS Stole to wear during commencement exercises. Those seniors included: Marli Limon, Christopher Martinez, Rufaro Mubvumba, Freddy Alex Rivera and Kale Sherrill.
The VHS National Honor Society inducted new members Thursday evening during an induction ceremony held in the cafeteria. Six sophomores and one senior were inducted. During the ceremony, the NHS qualities of Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Character were presented, and the inductees recited the NHS pledge before receiving their certificates. NHS inductees included senior Freddy Alex Rivera, and sophomores Keigan Ballard, Mason Ballard, Zayley Horn, Carleigh Ivy, Jeana Martinez and Klancy Sherrill.
Our McCord Students of the Week for this week are:
1st Grade -- Rayleigh Romero, Mason Yahola, C.J. Waters, Jaylee Cherry, Allyson Torres, Zoeh Reyes Padilla and Tyla Seldon
Kindergarten -- Marcus Aleman, Luke Blevins, Xoey Barnes, Violet Paw, Nevaya Lagunas, Natalie Burns, Macy White and Xaven Hardeman
Pre-Kindergarten -- Emilia Mullins, William Flud, Nanicha Nubumrung, Blaize Jackson and Dakota Perez
Great job!! Congratulations!!
Our VHS Drill Team is having a bake sale on Saturday!!! A perfect opportunity to buy a sweet treat for your mom for Mother's Day! Be sure and stop by and check out all the goodies!!
Here are a few more photos from our Vernon Elementary 5th grade track meet, which was held this afternoon.
This morning our Vernon Elementary 5th grade students went to the park and then this afternoon they headed to the football stadium for their track meet.
