T.G. McCord Elementary

We're a week away from kicking off the VHS Youth Football Camp!! The camp will be held July 21-23 at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium. The camp is open to area youngsters in kindergarten thru 9th grade. Registration fee is $30. To register, please follow this link: https://forms.gle/BQN7VfaiKDcyHJwp9

In just 7 weeks the Vernon Lions kick off their 2025 season!
Our cheerleaders are already hard work on plans to keep that Lion spirit strong all year long!! They have already set the pep rally theme for all 10 regular season games, and the theme for Homecoming Week. The homecoming game is set for Oct. 10.
Get those creative juices flowing!

Below is the local Texas Department of State Health Services vaccination calendar for July. The office is located at 1531 Cumberland.
Please remember all required immunizations must be up to date before the start of the school year. Students will not be allowed to start school without current immunization records on file and up to date.

Registration is underway for the Boys & Girls Club of Vernon's Soccer League, which begins Sept. 13!
League is open to area youngsters from kindergarten thru 8th grade!
Deadline to register is Monday, Aug. 4. Team draft will be held Wednesday, Aug. 6.
Players will meet their coach at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 14, and there will also be a soccer clinic at that time.
Sign up today!! Scan the QR code below or follow this link: https://vernonbgc.org/s/news/soccer-MC6G5FREAWRBHXJCJ2IQG7NMCC2M

We're just 16 days away from the VHS Youth Football Camp, which will be held July 21-23 at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium. The camp is open to area youngsters in kindergarten thru 9th grade. Registration fee is $30. To register, please follow this link: https://forms.gle/BQN7VfaiKDcyHJwp9

We would like to wish all of our VISD students and their families, along with all of our VISD family, a happy and safe 4th of July!! We hope everyone is having a great fun and safe summer!!

The Vernon Lions/Lady Lions Basketball Camp wrapped up its three-day run today. The camp began Tuesday, with the session for the younger campers being held in the morning these last three days. They all had fun and enjoyed learning and improving on their basketball fundamentals.

The Boys & Girls Club of Vernon's 6th Annual Back to School Bash is right around the corner! The event will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 5, at the Boys & Girls Club. The event will including handing out free school supplies, back-to-school clothing, and other back-to-school services including health screenings, haircuts and more. Food vendors will also be on hand, and there will also be fun games, music and entertainment. Make plans to attend on Aug. 5!!

We suspended online registration and enrollment for the 2025-26 school year earlier this week and, unfortunately, it is still suspended at this time. When we resume online registration and enrollment for the upcoming school year we will make an announcement. Thank you for understanding and we apologize for any inconvenience.

As of today we are exactly 7 weeks away from the first day of school!!! We know some families start planning early, so below is the school supply list for our McCord students. We look forward to seeing all of their bright shining faces on Aug. 13.

After wet field conditions forced the Vernon Lions Baseball Camp to push the dates of the camp to late last week, the baseball camp and Vernon Lady Lions Softball Camp combined for one big camp. Youngsters learned and practiced the fundamentals common to both sports, and then broke into smaller groups and worked on sports specific skills. The camp wrapped up Saturday morning.

UPDATE!! We wanted to get the word out about the football camp yesterday, but unfortunately the registration link was not working. That has now been corrected. The VHS Youth Football Camp will be held July 21-23 at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium. The camp is open to area youngsters in kindergarten thru 9th grade. Registration fee is $30. To register, please follow this link: https://forms.gle/BQN7VfaiKDcyHJwp9

The VHS Youth Football Camp will be held July 21-23 at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium. The camp is open to area youngsters in kindergarten thru 9th grade. Registration fee is $30.

REMEMBER!! Tomorrow is the start of our Vernon Lady Lion/Lion Basketball Camp!! Open to students going into kindergarten thru 9th grade. Don't miss out. You can still register by scanning the QR code below. You can also register in the morning at D.O. Fulton Gym before your camp session.

GO!! FIGHT!! WIN!! Do you have a youngster who enjoys shaking pom-poms, jumping around, and cheering for their team? Well then, be sure and sign them up for the Sparkle & Shine Cheer Camp scheduled for July 9-11!! The camp is open to incoming kindergarten thru 6th grade students. There will be 2 sessions during the camp. Session 1 is for kindergarten thru 2nd grade students and will be held from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Session 2 is for 3rd grade thru 6th grade students and will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Registration fee is $40. Scan the QR code on the flyer to register, or follow this link: https://bit.ly/4jpdT6y

The Champs Volleyball Camp held at D.O. Fulton Gym wrapped up its 3-day run yesterday. Campers ranging from pre-kindergarteners to 8th graders worked to learn the game and improve their volleyball skills all while having fun.

Below is the 2025-26 state and federal budget proposal. The public is invited to comment on the proposed budgets indicated below and may email such comments to kermit.ward@visdtx.org on or before June 19.

Vernon ISD is holding a public meeting on the district's 2025-26 proposed state and federal budgets on Monday, June 23, in the boardroom at the Vernon ISD Administrative Building. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m., and is open to the public.

ATTENTION!! Due to the Lions Baseball Camp moving to June 19-21, the same dates as the Lady Lion Softball Camp, the two camps are going to be combined. They will break out into sport-specific drills during the camp. The starting time for both camps will be 10 a.m.

Here are a few more pictures as we wrap up or week-long VISD Summer Enrichment Camps this afternoon. Youngsters enjoyed conducting science experiments, painting, cooking a variety of tasty treats, learning yoga and more.