Today is National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day and we just want to give a shoutout to our SRO Cody Cook and let him know how much we appreciate him and the work he does at our campuses and four our district !! We're so glad you're with us Officer Cook!!!
QUICK REMINDER -- Tomorrow is an early release Friday! We hope everyone has a great early start to the weekend!!
VES Students of the Week for last week were: 2nd Grade -- Xiomara Valtierra; 3rd Grade -- Mary Paw; 4th Grade -- Malaysia Johnson; and 5th Grade -- Annabel Rays. Congratulations!! Keep up the good work!!
Vernon ISD and Child Care Partners are working together to open a new child care facility in Vernon, and a meeting is being held at 6 p.m., Thursday, at the Vernon Elementary School cafeteria to provide information to Vernon residents, and to give an update on the facility. Officials from Vernon ISD and Child Care Partners will be on hand to talk about the facility and answer questions those in attendance may have concerning the new facility.
Vernon ISD will operate on a 2-hour delay schedule Monday, Feb. 12, due to the weather. VISD officials will be out checking road conditions early in the morning to ensure they are safe. Buses will run 2 hours later than normal.
Vernon ISD is keeping an eye on the weather.
We have some outstanding school counselors throughout Vernon ISD and they were celebrated throughout the week on their campuses as this is School Counselors Appreciation Week. Each campus did something special for their counselor(s), we just happened to be at Vernon Elementary when they were celebrating their counselor, Kelli Coble. Our other amazing counselors include: Ashley Bloom, McCord Elementary; Misti Dickerson, Vernon Middle School; and Sandra Kieschnick and RaeAnn Stevens, Vernon High School. Carol Taylor splits time between VMS and VHS.
This week, Feb. 5-9, is School Counselors Appreciation Week, and Vernon ISD has some outstanding counselors serving our students at all of our campuses. Mrs. Bloom, Mrs. Coble, Mrs. Dickerson, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Kieschnick, THANK YOU for caring about and helping our students succeed every day!! You ladies do indeed ROCK!!
VES third grade students who competed in the UIL Academic Contest for elementary students that was held last December were honored with a luncheon today in the school cafeteria. Parents of the students were invited to attend the luncheon. To read the rest of the story, please click on the following link: https://ves.vernonisd.org/o/ves/article/1452323
A luncheon was held today for our VES second grade students who competed in the UIL Academic Contest for elementary students that was held last December. The luncheon was held in the cafeteria and parents were invited to attend the luncheon. To read the rest of the story, please follow this link: https://ves.vernonisd.org/o/ves/article/1452311
Congratulations to LeaAnn Perkins and Sue Dobbs for receiving our monthly Teacher and Staff Member of the Month for January. Mrs. Perkins is a 3rd grade teacher, while Mrs. Dobbs is our office receptionist. Thank you ladies for all that you do for our students and everyone at VES!!!
Remember tomorrow is "Oh So Sweet" Friday at VES!!
Vernon ISD and Child Care Partners have begun work to open a facility in Vernon at the Central Elementary building. Here is a link to story that aired on KAUZ.
https://www.newschannel6now.com/2024/02/02/vernon-isd-child-care-partners-team-up/
Vernon ISD Social Worker Nicole Cameron is currently working on putting this year's Community Resource Fair together and she needs your help! The hope for this event is to connect families with the community resources that are available to them. If your organization would like to participate in the fair and display the organization's strengths and the support and services it provides the community, please click on this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDlABoPhln1uiJhWiBXFvEeMx4yRhKgd_zCa1PkZqSRxpIXA/viewform?pli=1
The deadline to sign up is Feb. 16.
Wilbarger County is included in the Red River Best Chevy Dealers Teacher Appreciation Contest for 2024. That means Vernon ISD teachers can be nominated. We've had winners before, and we definitely have teachers in our school district who deserve to be recognized.
Nominations are open and we encourage everyone to take a few minutes to show your appreciation to the teachers that are making an impact on your children, family members or friends lives. Click the link below to get started!
https://www.redriverbestchevydealersteacherappreciation.com/
The UIL Academic Contest for elementary students was held last December, and today VES honored the 5th grade students who participated in the event. Parents of the students were invited to the event, as the students received their UIL t-shirt and their medal/ribbon if they placed in their event. For the names of the students and what event they participated in, please follow this link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/1448556
Fourth grade students who participated in the UIL Academic Contest held last December were recognized during a luncheon today. Parents of the students were invited to the event, as the students received their UIL t-shirt and their medal/ribbon if they placed in their event. For the names of the students and what event they participated in, please follow this link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/1448505
There's plenty going on at VES! Check out our Newsday Tuesday flyer!!
Selected as our Vernon Elementary Students of the Week for last week were: 2nd Grade -- Ehshine Poe; 3rd Grade -- Lucas Kelton; 4th Grade -- Brazos Eakin; and 5th Grade -- Beckett Bayer. Congratulations fellas!!! Keep up the good work!!
Some of our students and teachers/staff looked a little different when they came to school today compared to how they looked when they left Thursday. To celebrate the 100th day of school, some of them came dressed as senior citizens. They all did a great job.
