Vernon High School

Good luck to our VHS tennis team as they open district play this afternoon! The Lions will take on the Bowie Jackrabbits in their first district team tennis match of the season!!

The 2025-26 school year is going to be a great one and one you will want to remember!! Order your 2026 Yearbook today!! It will be full of memories you will not want to forget. Buy one today for $60 before the price goes up!! Scan the QR Code for more information!!

We're two days away from the football season-opener and that means we're also two days away from our first pep rally of the year!! In case you missed it, here are the pep rally themes for the year. Friday's pep rally will begin at 3:25 p.m., in D.O. Fulton Gym!

We are now selling single-game reserve seat tickets to all Lions home games!! Tickets are $7 each and MUST be purchased at the Vernon ISD Administration Building, 1713 Wilbarger, by NOON on home-game Fridays.

Vernon High School is participating in T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights Sweepstakes — and with your help, we could win:
🏆 $5,000
🏆 $25,000
🏟️ Up to $1 MILLION in football stadium upgrades!

Here’s how you can help:
1️⃣ Even if you don’t have X (Twitter), click the link — every click helps:
https://x.com/vernonisd/status/1960305044747698213?s=46
2️⃣ Copy the link and share it on ALL of your social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X).
3️⃣ In each post, tag @TMobile + @VernonISD + @vernonchamber + @vernonrecord +
@vernonpolicede
4️⃣ Add the hashtags #FN5GL + #Sweepstakes.
✨ Every post = another entry. The more we share, the better our chances to win BIG for our kids!

For those who will be attending the JV football game in Burkburnett. You can purchase tickets online at: https://www.burkburnettisd.org/o/athletics/page/event-tickets and at the gate. Also, please be aware that Burkburnett ISD has a clear bag policy that is explained below.

The scores were tight at the 3rd Annual Vernon ISD Lions Roar Golf Tournament, with 4 strokes separating the top 7 teams. Winning a scorecard playoff on the 2nd hole to capture first place was the team of Ky Wrinkle, Bambi Nava, Kathy McClellan and Darrell Colbert. To read more about the tournament, please click on the following link. https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2378149

Here are more pictures from Sunday's Meet The Lions event.

It was a great time and a great turnout Sunday evening at the Vernon Athletic Booster Club's annual Meet The Lions event at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium. United Supermarket provided free hotdogs and water to over 200 fans who came out to cheer on our band, cheerleaders and drill team, along with our cross country, tennis, volleyball and football athletes!!

LIONS ROAR is selling Vernon Lions Logo polos!
All proceeds support LIONS ROAR, funding teacher and student initiatives, scholarships, and school culture-building activities.

📍 Purchase at the Vernon ISD Administrative Building (1713 Wilbarger)
💵 Cash or check only (made out to Vernon ISD)
🚫 No holds — first come, first served

Sizes available:
2 Medium
4 Large
1 XL
2 XXL

Quick Reminder: A Junior Class meeting for students and parents will be held tonight!!

Due to a lack of officials, the start time of the Vernon junior varsity football game being played Thursday in Burkburnett has been pushed back to 6 p.m.

Here are more pictures of the teams that took part in the 3rd Annual Lions Roar Golf Tournament benefiting the VISD Foundation, which was held Saturday at the Hill Crest Country Club. We want to thank our sponsors and all the golfers for their support. It was a great day of golf and fun!

Saturday the 3rd Annual Lions Roar Golf Tournament benefiting the VISD Foundation was held at the Hill Crest Country Club. Sixteen teams in the 4-person scramble participated in the tournament, and enjoyed playing in warm, but perfect, golf weather.

Come on out to Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium Sunday evening for our 2025 "Meet The Lions" event. United Supermarket will be providing free hot dogs!! Stay cool with a Kona Ice!! Get your little one's face painted!! Gates open at 6:30 p.m., and introduction of athletes in cross country, volleyball, tennis and football, along with cheerleaders and members of the band and drill team will begin at 7 p.m.!!

The Lions took on the Holliday Eagles Thursday evening in their final scrimmage and tune-up before the 2025 season gets underway. The Lions will kick off the season at home a week from tonight, as they will host the Burkburnett Bulldogs at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium. Kickoff for the game is set for 7 p.m.

Tuesday night, Vernon Lion football players, managers, and trainers’ families came together to paint their PAW! The excitement for the upcoming season was contagious, and this awesome tradition had amazing participation. LET’S GO LIONS! ❤️🦁🏈To see more pictures, click on the following link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/B621Pf5qDjZjYhmn9

This morning VISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward was at VHS to announce to staff and students that VHS received an accountability score of 87, or a "B", for the 2024-25 school year. At lunch later today students received popsicles to celebrate and teachers were treated to a cookie cake. Great job Vernon High School!!!

⛳️🐾 The 3rd Annual LIONS ROAR Golf Scramble is this Saturday!

A huge THANK YOU to our sponsors — your support makes a big difference. When a community works with and supports its schools, both grow stronger together. 🦁❤️

And a big shout-out to all who signed up — our scramble is officially FULL! We’re excited for a great day of golf, fellowship, and cooler temperatures (especially after last year when Vernon made the record books as the hottest spot in the USA 🔥☀️). See ya Saturday morning for donuts, coffee and juice before we tee off at 8:30 a.m.

Go LIONS! 🦁