Vernon ISD

Due to the weather forecast, our Friday night basketball games were moved to tonight. Our Lions will be taking on the City View Mustangs at D.O. Fulton Gym as they wrap up the first half of District 7-3A action. There will be no JV boys game. The Lions will take the court at approximately 7:30 p.m., following the Lady Lions' game. To purchase tickets, go to https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
Good luck Lions!!!

Due to the weather forecast, our Friday night basketball games were moved to tonight. Our Lady Lions will be hosting the City View Lady Mustangs in a District 7-3A game at D.O. Fulton Gym. The game will tip off at 6 p.m. To purchase tickets, go to https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
Good luck Lady Lions!!!

Named as our Pre-Kindergarten Students of the Week for the week of Jan. 12-16 were: Shepherd Say, Ava Torres, Semajae Leija, and Danny Velasquez. Congratulations!! We're proud of you!!

Cited as 1st Grade Students of the Week for the Week of Jan. 12-16 were: Keenan Sowells, Sannay Moo, Wila Hamer, Monse Balderas, Genesis Amador, and (not pictured) Matthew Grinie and Juan Garcia. Great job!! Keep up the good work!!

Our Kindergarten Students of the Week for the week of Jan. 12-16 were: Ermias Maldonado, Olivia Hernandez, Mason Garcia, Beau Adams, Kyrie Peterson, Ian Lorenzo, and Ezekiel Nino. Congratulations!! Keep up the good work!!

Last Saturday, the Lady Lions powerlifting team left early in the morning to travel to Perryton and compete in the Perryton Invitational. They captured second place in the team standings, with one division champion and 12 Top 5 finishes in the individual weight classes. In this tournament, powerlifters who lift equipped and those who lift unequipped competed against each other and not in separate divisions.
Delila Rodriguez took first place in the 198-weight class. Finishing second in their class were: Kyleigh Taylor (181); Olivia Carr (242, unequipped); and Kamryn Hall (242+, unequipped. Taking third place honors were: Zaylor Horn (97); Charleigh Cooper (114); and Madyson Zamora (220, unequipped). Claiming fourth place were: Jaelle Guerrero (114); Jasmine Ler (165, unequipped); Reagan Baskerville (181); and Kendra Garcia (242+, unequipped). Grace Lin finished fifth in the 165-weight class.
Coach Sally Reeves stated she was proud of the hard work, grit, and determination these athletes continue to show, and that they are continuously working on their Regional standings.

Vernon ISD is keeping a close eye on the forecast for the winter weather that is expected to hit our area on Friday.

Due to the weather forecast for Friday, our Lady Lions' and Lions' games scheduled for Friday have been bumped up to Thursday. At this time, it has not been determined if the JV boys game will be played, and game times have not been set. Vernon is hosting City View in District 7-3A action at D.O. Fulton Gym.

Due to the high school basketball games being moved from Friday to Thursday, our Vernon Middle School games will be played today instead of Thursday. Our 7th & 8th grade boys will be traveling to Wichita Falls to take on City View, while our 7th & 8th grade girls will be hosting City View. Games will start at 5 p.m.

Our area is currently being hit by the flu, along with viruses and other illnesses. Please review these steps to help keep your student healthy, as well as how to slow down spreading germs if they do become ill. Help our VISD staff keep our schools as healthy as possible and your student in the classroom.

Receiving our VES Student of the Week honors for the Week of Jan. 12-16 were: 2nd Grade -- Xoey Barnes; 3rd Grade -- Audrina Lopez; 4th Grade -- Luis Quintero (not pictured); and 5th Grade -- Arielle DeLeon. Congratulations!! Keep up the good work!!

Selected as the VMS Students of the Week for the Week of Jan. 12-16 were: 6th Grade -- Shiloh Williams & Camden Castaneda; 7th Grade -- Stormy Mathes & Aven Ramirez; and 8th Grade -- Madison Daniel & Iker Antimo. Congratulations!! Great job!!

Our Lions are on the road tonight, as they travel to Jacksboro to square off against the Tigers in a District 7-3A battle on the hardcourt. The Lions' game will tipoff at approximately 7:30 p.m., following the conclusion of the Lady Lions' game. Good luck Lions!!!

Our Lady Lions open the second round of District 7-3A action tonight on the road, as they travel to Jacksboro to battle the Tigerettes. Good luck Lady Lions!!

SENIORS!!!
The deadline to get a senior ad in the 2026 Yamparika Yearbook is this FRIDAY, Jan. 23. Go to yearbookforever.com to design your senior ad.

Vernon ISD recently hired Autumn Thames, a lieutenant with the Vernon PD, as the district's new Director of Safety & Security and SRO at McCord Elementary. We are very happy to have Lt. Thames as a member of the VISD family, as she brings both teaching and law enforcement experience to her new role. To find out more about Lt. Thames, please follow this link https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2642299

Vernon ISD will be closed Monday, Jan. 19. Good luck to all of our students participating in the Wilbarger County Junior Livestock & Project Show!! School will resume and the Administration Building will resume regular office hours on Tuesday. We hope all of our students and staff enjoy their 3-day weekend!

Our Lady Lions travel to Iowa Park tonight for a District 7-3A match up with the Lady Hawks. The game will tipoff at 6 p.m, following the boys' JV game. Good luck Lady Lions!!! You can do it!!

Approximately 350 wrestlers will hit the mats at D.O. Fulton Gym starting Friday afternoon for the annual Red River Classic Wrestling Tournament. The tournament begins at 4 p.m., Friday, and continues at 10 a.m., Saturday. Schools expected to bring teams to compete in the tournament include Lawton High, Lawton Eisenhower, Eagle Mountain, Borger, Lubbock Monterey, Lubbock Coronado, Boys Ranch, Saginaw, Elk City, Frenship, San Antonio Reagan, Amarillo Bushland, Fort Worth Boswell, and Springtown.
There will be both boys teams and girls teams competing at the tournament. A two-day pass for the tournament is $8 for adults and $5 for students. Day tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Good luck to our Lions and Lady Lions!!!