Our Lady Lions begin District 7-3A action on the softball diamond today in Wichita Falls against the City View Lady Mustangs. Varsity will start at 5 p.m., with the JV game to follow. Good luck Lady Lions!!
Today during their PE Class, our students had the opportunity learn some drumming techniques on the Djembe, an African drum. David Cox, with Rhythm Path, had students follow his lead as they learned about the different notes the drum could make by hitting different areas of the drum head. They also followed David as he led them on different rhythm sequences.
Selected as VMS Students of the Week were: 6th Grade -- Eh Cher & Alexander Bailey; 7th Grade -- Inda Jani Reyes-Lopez & Gabriel Cordoba; and 8th Grade -- Julyssa Felton & Bentley Dobbs. Congratulations!!! Keep up the good work!! Your photo will be displayed this week on the digital signs on our building and on the sign at the Administration Building.
Congratulations to our Vernon Lions track team for opening the season Friday by claiming Boys Division title at the Long Sleeve Relays held at Hamlin High School.
We apologize for the late post, but join us in congratulating Ja'Qwan Arthur and McKenzie Belcher for being named the 2024 VHS Valentine King & Queen!!! They were crowned at the Valentine's Dance held in the VHS Cafeteria. Members of the royal court were: Karrissa Mejia, Jairy Vazquez, Marli Limon, Jaylie Freeman, Layla Trinidad, Kaylee Delaune, Rufaro Mubvumba, Ariel Croxton, Zac Centeno, Case Fleming, Cross Durham, T.J. Thomas, Kale Sherrill, Kell Castleberry and Greg Newton.
A big THANK YOU to Nutrien Ag Solutions for being one of our CTE Industry Partners. Last week at our CTE Fair for our 7th, 8th & 9th grade students, Bobby Riggins, from the Nutrien Ag office in Altus, talked to our students about the various careers in agriculture. #nutrienaltus
We're having a send-off for our State qualifying film team!!!! It starts tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. at VHS. The Wilbarger County Sheriff's Department and Vernon Fire Department will then escort team members Garrett Munson, Rodrigo Olivas, Eziqiel Amador, and Kenneth Cordero, along with sponsor Dustin Swatzall, down Wilbarger Street from Sand Road to Main Street. Line Wilbarger to help send this group off in style!! Only 6 films from conferences 1A thru 3A advance to state!! This is the first time for VHS to advance to state in the Traditional Animation Film category. Good luck guys!!!!
We have quite a few Lions who qualified for the Regional Meet in Powerlifting. The link below is for ordering a regional qualifier t-shirt. The deadline to order shirts is 5 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 28. Names of regional qualifiers are not listed on the t-shirt, but can be added at a later date.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeuGB1QDv41xR2haYaHTp7HaMqb8k7PMW7ogOFuDCFsBxhZzQ/viewform
They'll be a whole lot of Dr. Seuss next week, as we are celebrating his birthday with a week of Dr. Seuss fun!! There's an opportunity to dress up every day and show how much we enjoy Dr. Seuss. And, as always, let's take a moment to read every day!!
February is Heart Health Awareness Month and today Wilbarger General Hospital's Kenda Coley, RN, and Gay Lynn Gary, RN, were on the VES campus to present a heart health program to our students. They showed our students how to take their pulse, how much blood is in their body, how the heart is a muscle and how muscles work, and what to eat to be heart healthy. Thank you Kenda and Gay Lynn for the great program and for helping our students learn how to be heart healthy.
Calling all GOLFERS!!! The 2nd Annual VISD Lions Roar Golf Scramble is set for April 20, 2024. Get your clubs out and get ready for some fun!!! If you're not a golfer, but would like to be a sponsor, contact Kori Eakin at kori.eakin@visdtx.org
Our McCord Students of the Week for this week are: 1st Grade -- Xochitl Blanco, Journee Chance, Weekonehsu Myint, Xavier Valtierra, Kamia Rios, Ruth Lehman and Elijah Mathis;
Kindergarten -- Iris Kymer, Elijah Collier, Steana Hser, Jimena Montes-Perez, Kamryn Castillo, Raylynn Duggan, Granger Gray and EhSunny Poe;
Pre-Kindergarten -- Joanna Sandoval, Jason Moo, Blaize Jackson, Ivan Sandoval and Andrea Belton (not pictured).
Congratulations!!! Keep up the good work!!! Your photo will be posted on the digital signs on our campus and at the Admin Building.
Informational meeting for 8th thru 11th grade girls interested in being on the 2024-25 VHS Drill Team will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, at the VHS Cafeteria.
This is a GroupMe link for the VHS Class of 2026. This is where students and parents can get all your information about class fundraisers.
Next Friday, March 1, will be our special day to celebrate Dr. Seuss here at VES.
Vernon ISD held a CTE Fair for 7th, 8th & 9th grade students Tuesday morning. We have 10 industry partners who volunteered their time for our students. A big THANK YOU to the City of Vernon for being one our CTE partners and to City Manager Darell Kennon for speaking to our students. #vernontx.gov
The yearbook staff is working on the inaugural yearbook for Vernon Elementary! If you would like to be a part of our yearbook, please review the information below.
Let's celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday with a whole week of Dr. Seuss fun!! There's an opportunity to dress up every day and show how much we enjoy Dr. Seuss. And, as always, let's take a moment to read every day!!
Unfortunately, Tuesday night's bi-district playoff game didn't end like we wanted it to, as our Lions fell to the Peaster Greyhounds, 64-51. Vernon wraps up the season with a record of 19-11. The Lions gave it their all and never gave up, but couldn't pull out the victory to keep their season alive. A big thank you to our seniors -- Kell Castleberry, Julius Dawkins and Jevon Fanner -- for their leadership, hustle, attitude and work ethic they displayed while wearing the maroon and white and representing the Lions!
CONGRATULATIONS!! To our Vernon Middle School and Vernon High School band students who earned Division I ratings on their solos and ensembles at the UIL Solo & Ensemble Contest held on Saturday, Feb. 17 in Wichita Falls.
A total of 16 students competed in the UIL Solo & Ensemble Contest and with 14 of those students being from VMS and EVERY student received a Division I (Superior) rating on their solo or ensemble. To read more of the story, please click on the following link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/1471127
