Vernon ISD

Congratulations to our Kindergarten Students of the Week for last week. Receiving those honors are: Valencia Zapata, Leighton Westmoreland, Elba Balderas Castillo, and Jolee Gilbert. Not pictured are Fallon Edwards and Mason Garcia. Great job!!

Receiving our Pre-Kindergarten Student of the Week honors for last week are: Saw Day, Victor Romero, Jameson Farrell and Journey Farrell. Congratulations!!! Keep up the good work!!

Our VES Students of the Week for last week are: 2nd Grade -- Jace Echols; 3rd Grade -- Jayvion Maytubbie; 4th Grade -- Ka'miyah Williams; and 5th Grade -- Kree Kajs. Congratulations!!! Keep up the good work!!

Due to weather concerns for Friday night's Vernon-Bowie football game, the schools have agreed to move the game to Thursday. Kickoff is still set for 7 p.m., at Jackrabbit Stadium. However, due to that move, adjustments had to be made to other junior high and high school sports schedules. Please check the information below. The high school volleyball games had to remain on Friday, due to UIL's rule of one game per week. Athletic events that are played after school hours on Friday are considered to be on the weekend.

Vernon ISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward, Vernon High School Coach Brock Payne, and Lion Tyce Payne represented VISD in the Vernon Chamber of Commerce All-School's Bacon Eating Contest. The contest featured teams consisting of a superintendent, coach and athlete from the three school districts in Wilbarger County vying for the bacon eating title. Harrold won the event.

Our Lady Lions travel to Henrietta today for a District 7-3A volleyball match with the Lady Cats. The sub-varsity games will start at 4:30 p.m., with the varsity game set to begin at 6 p.m. Good Luck Lady Lions!!!

McCord -- your school pictures are on their way!!

Parents still need to order pictures? Strawbridge has a NEW Code Lookup Tool now available. Just simply scan the QR code and follow the directions to access your child's picture ordering gallery. No need to contact Customer Service for an access code! *Student last name and Student ID number will be required for data security.*
If you have questions about the Code Lookup or you're having difficulty navigating the site, reach out to the Strawbridge Customer Service team via the Live Chat on their website, www.strawbridge.net

Our Lions return to action Friday night as they travel to Bowie to take on the Jackrabbits in a District 4-3A, D1 game. Tickets must be purchased online at https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/bowieisd/L2VtYmVkL2FsbA%3D%3D

Our Lady Lions are on the road today, traveling to Iowa Park to face the Lady Hawks in a District 7-3A volleyball match. The varsity match will start at 4 p.m., with the sub-varsity matches to follow. Good luck Lady Lions!!

We should be receiving the proofs for our school pictures soon. However, to get an early look you can use Strawbridge's new Code Lookup Tool. Just scan the QR code on the flyer below and follow the directions to access your child's picture ordering gallery. The access code is the student's last name and student's ID number. If you have trouble with the online lookup tool, contact the Strawbridge Customer Service team via live chat on their website, www.strawbridge.net

VHS freshmen, sophomores and juniors will have the opportunity to retake their school picture on Friday, Oct. 24.

To students in Ms. Kristyna Butler's Principles of Arts, Audiovisual, Technologies & Communications classes went to Wichita Falls where they toured the KFDX TV station. The students were able to see all aspects of news production from the sound booth to the newsroom, and even sat in on a live news broadcast.

Today, the VHS CTE Program held a luncheon for its local business partners. The culinary arts students prepared the meal. CTE Department Leader Elly Gonzales welcomed everyone, while RaeAnn Stevenson, Director of Programs & Student Services, gave a presentation on what the CTE Program is all about, and teachers of some the CTE pathways talked about their pathway and the classes included in that pathway.

🎉 Guess & Win Winner! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the VHS Student Council Guess & Win booth at our 3rd Annual Lions Roar Tailgate! 🦁

The total number of pom-poms in the frame was 1,929, and the closest guess without going over was 1,500, made by T’eal Sweet! 👏
Congratulations, T’eal — we’ll be in touch soon with your prize!

Thursday all VISD campuses will be operating on their early release schedules. Classes will be dismissed early and will not resume until Tuesday, Oct. 21, as VISD will be on a mini-Fall Break.

Our Lady Lions volleyball seniors and their parents were recognized in a ceremony prior to last night's varsity match against the Jacksboro Tigerettes. Senior members of the team are Jeana Martinez, Aaliyah Moralez, Klancy Sherrill, Mylee Greening, Kyndell Horn, and managers Jacie Parkhill and Brooklyn Harjo. We apologize for not having individual photos of the seniors and their parents. We had camera issues.

VISD will be on a mini-Fall Break Oct. 17-20. We will resume classes on Tuesday, Oct. 21. We hope all of our students, their families and our VISD family are all able to take a breath and recharge your batteries, as we head into the second half of the Fall Semester.

Here are a few more photos from the Vernon Fire Department's visit yesterday at McCord. Our students enjoyed seeing the fire truck and some of the equipment, and visiting with Sparky.

Here are a few more photos from the Vernon Fire Department's visit here yesterday at McCord.