Remember it is an Early Release Friday!
Here is our VISD Social Worker Nicole Cameron's newsletter for October.
Vernon ISD is always open to feedback from parents and community members, and is conducting a survey to get more of your opinion when it comes to our school district. The primary goal of the survey is to identify the educational priorities of parents. Your responses are anonymous and there are no right or wrong answers. Please select the answer that best describes your response to the survey question. Scan the QR Code below, or click on this link for English -- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LBB_VernonISD_ParentSurvey or this link for Spanish -- https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/LBB_VernonISD_SpanishParentSurvey
Tuesday evening, Vernon ISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward hosted KAUZ Newschannel 6 Chief Meteorologist Ken Johnson and the First Alert Weather Crew at the new Vernon Elementary School. You can check out the interviews here https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/10/11/first-alert-tracker-tour-makes-stop-vernon-isd/
Dr. Ward also gave Ken a Facebook live tour of the new school. You can watch that by following this link https://www.facebook.com/Newschannel6now/videos/982375693066491
This tower was made by 2nd and 3rd graders and is on the stage in the cafeteria of the new Vernon Elementary School. The tower was inspired by the students' study of artist Dale Chihuly, who works with glass. There is an estimated 500 bottles painted with a variety of tempera paints, acrylic paints and permanent markers that make up the tower.
Central and Shive students to visit new Vernon Elementary School tomorrow.
"Before Vernon ISD students, teachers and staff are released later this week for a much-anticipated early fall break, Central and Shive Elementary students are going to get an early treat – having a “Mock School Day” at the new Vernon Elementary School on Wednesday. And, school is released Wednesday, students will walk out of Central and Shive for the last time, and walk into Vernon Elementary School for the first “official” day of school at the new campus when classes resume Tuesday morning." To read the entire story, click this link https://www.vernonisd.org/article/1270155
Please remember tomorrow is an Early Release Friday. Also, most campuses are conducting parent/teacher conferences tomorrow afternoon and early evening.
Vernon ISD has started using a new program for parents and teachers to have an extra avenue of communication. This program is called Rooms and is hosted by a company named Thrillshare. Some of our parents have already started accessing Rooms but we have a lot of questions regarding the platform. This is totally expected with anything that is new. We have created a webpage with FAQ's for parents along with some helpful videos. You can find that page here: https://bit.ly/VISDParentRooms
If you have additional questions about Rooms after looking at the webpage, please feel free to email chantilly.sweet@visdtx.org.
Vernon ISD is proud to announce our partnership with CareSolace! Care Solace offers mental health care coordination services and can help connect you and your child with appropriate community-based providers, all at no cost to you. Whether it's counseling, therapy, or other mental health services, Care Solace can assist you in finding the support your family may need. Care Solace will connect you with providers accepting all medical insurances, including Medicaid, Medicare, and sliding scale options for those without insurance. Multilingual support is available 24/7 on the phone and through the website. Vernon ISD is committed to the health, safety, and well-being of our students, staff, and families. If you or a family member are looking for help with mental health or substance use, call 888-515-0595 at any time or search on your own at caresolace.com/vernonisd. If you have any additional questions regarding this service, please feel free to reach out to Nicole Cameron, District Social Worker at 940-553-1900 or nicole.cameron@visdtx.org.
Here is the 2023 Vernon Lion Football schedule. Remember, for those fans who had reserve tickets last year, TODAY is the LAST DAY to reserve those seats for this season. On Monday, all unclaimed reserve seats go on sale to the general public. Tickets are $30 for 5 home games. The VISD Administrative Building will be open until 4 p.m. today and closed on Friday. To reserve your tickets, stop by or call Angel at 940-553-1900. ARE YOU READY?!
Vernon Lion Head Basketball Coach Mark Wynn has been selected as the Class 3A Don Coleman Outstanding Coaching Award for 2023. The award is presented by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. In his first season as the head coach of the Lions, Wynn led the squad to a second place finish in District 7-3A, and to bi-district and area championships. Vernon finished the year with a record of 23-10, which was the most victories for the Lions in a single season since 2008. That was also the last year the Lions advanced to the third round of the playoffs. Congrats Coach Wynn!!
Last week Lions Tennis Head Coach Carrie Castleberry received the 2023 Texas High School Coaches Association Girls Tennis Coach of the Year Award. Under her leadership, the Lions won the 2023 Texas Tennis Coaches Association State Team Tennis Title, and in UIL competition, Vernon collected 4 individual state titles and 1 runner-up title. Vernon ISD has known for a long time how great she is and we're extremely happy that her hard work and dedication to the tennis program and to inspiring young athletes to greatness both on and off the court, is being recognized by others. Congrats Coach Castleberry!!
ATTENTION LION FOOTBALL FANS!! Thursday is the DEADLINE to purchase 2023 season tickets and reserve the same seats you had last year!! Unclaimed reserve seats will go on sale to the general public on Monday, June 26. Vernon Lion Football 2023 -- ARE YOU READY?!!!
Vernon ISD is now partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters -- Wichita County to bring their program to the students at our Vernon Middle School. To learn more about our partnership and plans for the 2023-24 school year, click on this link https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/06/10/big-brothers-big-sisters-partner-with-vernon-isd/
Our Lions are looking forward to a great football season in 2023 and you don't want to miss it!! Season tickets with reserved seating went on sale today!!! Check out the info below. Angel is at the Vernon ISD Administration Building Monday thru Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with lunch from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. If you pay for tickets online, please print and bring receipt when you select your seats and pick up your tickets.
Vernon will be well represented this weekend as we have five Lions and a Lady Lion taking part in the Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl All-Star Games in Wichita Falls. Action starts Friday evening with the all-star basketball games and continues Saturday with volleyball and football games. Go support and cheer for our Lions and Lady Lion.
🏫2023-2024 REGISTRATION IS OPEN🏫
Online registration for returning Vernon ISD students is now available online. All returning students must register.
If you are a new student, you must enroll first and then register.
Instructions for how to do both can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q13SYh9oGV6qZcGRs8FJUubL8P79HZj-/view?usp=sharing
Members of the Vernon Lion TTCA 2023 State Team Tennis Championship team show off the state rings they received during a ceremony this morning with their coaches in one photo and with VISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward and Vernon Mayor Pam Goslin in the other photo.
Vernon Lion Tennis campers go through a variety of drills during a day at the camp, which concludes today.
A few more shots from the Vernon Lion Tennis camp, with a little water game fun time included.
