The Vernon High School Senior Scholarship Banquet was held earlier this week in the VHS Cafeteria. Fifty-three seniors were recognized and 120 scholarships were awarded. This is the first of five posts recognizing all the scholarships and recipients.
All campuses will be on an early release schedule on Thursday and on Friday, the final day of our 2023-24 school year!!
Our annual Mock Wreck -- to show seniors and juniors the dangers of driving while under the influence -- occurred Tuesday morning on the south side of the football stadium. A big thank you to the Vernon PD, Vernon FD, Wilbarger County Sheriff's Office, Sullivan Funeral Home and Air Vac for helping with this presentation.
Tuesday afternoon Vernon High School held a reception recognizing members of our Class of 2024 who will be joining the military after graduation. Our seniors who will be serving our country in the Armed Forces are: Keyshawn Edwards, Preston Overby, Danielle Parker and Johnny Pruitt Jr., in the Marines; Vincent Houck and T.J. Thomas in the Navy; and Shyne Rodriguez, Jas No La and Nay Moo in the Army. We are proud of these students for their decision to serve defending our nation.
Some of our VISD students have been recommended for summer school. If your child has been recommended for summer school, you should have received a letter with a QR code. The QR code allows you to register your child for summer school. You can also register your child be following this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJWBax664wv1hqiVIBa7hFBRWDrsXfuBzLUdKE-5Z4Cneu3w/viewform?usp=sf_link
Please complete the registration process. If you need assistance with registering your child, in person registration will be at VMS in the Library on May 29th and 30th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Monday morning VHS held its Senior Pep Rally for the Class of 2024. During the pep rally each sport and organization at the high school was spotlighted along with the seniors who are involved in each activity. A slide show of the seniors was also shown, along with a slide show of former teachers and coaches offering words of wisdom and encouragement to our Class of 2024. The pep rally ended with the seniors lining up to sing the Alma Mater.
If your child has medication at their school, please stop by and pick it up by the last day of school. The medication cannot be sent home with the student and it cannot stay at the school during the summer. If you have any questions, please contact your campus school nurse.
Stop by D.O. Fulton Gym today between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., and help us recognize and thank the members of our 2024 graduating class who are entering the military.
Sunday afternoon VHS seniors took part in a county-wide Baccalaureate service organized by the Wilbarger County Ministerial Alliance.
The WGH Physicians Group is offering FREE sports physicals today starting at 6 p.m. All incoming 7th, 9th and 11th grade students, along with any student who suffered a major injury or had surgery during this year, must take a sports physical before they will be allowed to participate in any school sponsored sport. Sports physical forms are available from school coaches or athletic trainer. Forms must be filled out prior to the student taking the physical.
What an AWESOME accomplishment!!! The VHS Class of 2024 has a 100% graduation rate!! What a testament to our students and their families, our teachers, our counselors and our administration.
Our VHS Class of 2024 Baccalaureate Service will be held at 2 p.m., tomorrow, at the First Methodist Church.
Last week was Science Week for our 1st grade students and several science events were held throughout the week. One day high school students from Mrs. Allison Stanley's physics class and they did several experiments with the students. Those experiments included: spontaneous combustion with glycerin and potassium permanganate then elephant toothpaste! The high school students then grouped up with the first graders and competed to build the tallest tower out of marshmallows and toothpicks. The tallest tower was about 26 cm tall!
Here are more photos that feature members of our Vernon ISD family participating in the Santa Rosa Rodeo Parade that was held Wednesday afternoon. We had over 200 students, teachers and staff participating in the community event.
Over 200 members of our Vernon ISD family participated in the Santa Rosa Parade held Wednesday afternoon. Our McCord, Elementary School and Middle School all had floats in the parade, while our VHS seniors rode on fire department trucks. Other members of the VISD family rode on floats of various businesses and organizations.
We have several members of the Class of 2024 who are joining the military after graduation. Please join us in honoring their decision to serve their country.
Welcome our tennis state medalists home in style!! They will be escorted down Wilbarger Street at approximately 9:10 p.m. Line Wilbarger and honk as they go by and then fall into line and follow them to the tennis courts. We have a gold medalist, silver medalists and bronze medalists to celebrate!!
Vernon -- We have a STATE CHAMPION!!! Today Kell Castleberry captured the Class 3A Boys Singles State Title with a 6-4, 6-2 victory in the state finals. He advanced to the finals with a 6-2, 6-0 victory in the semifinals. He finished the season undefeated in singles matches with a record of 53-0.
Jonathan Medina & Nevan Schur reached the finals of the Class 3A Boys Doubles, but fell 6-4, 6-1 to take the silver medal. The Boys Doubles team of Christopher Martinez & Matthew Goodrum fell in the semifinals, 6-3, 6-4 and took the bronze.
Welcome our medalist home and show them how proud we are of them tonight at the tennis courts! They should arrive around 9:30 p.m.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! To our VHS netters, as all of them have advanced to the semifinals at the Class 3A Singles & Doubles State Tournament!
Kell Castleberry won his Boys Singles quarterfinal match 6-0, 6-3; Jonathan Medina and Nevan Schur won their Boys Doubles quarterfinal match 6-2, 6-3; and Christopher Martinez and Matthew Goodrum won their Boys Doubles quarterfinal match 6-2, 6-1.
Their semifinal matches will be played later today.
The Class 3A Singles & Doubles State Tournament starts today in San Antonio. GOOD LUCK to Kell Castleberry in Boys Singles, and Jonathan Medina & Nevan Schur, and Christopher Martinez & Matthew Goodrum in Boys Doubles!! We're cheering loud for you from home!!
