Vernon Middle School

Our 7th Grade and 8th Grade girls' track teams did well when they competed earlier this year at the Seymour Jr. High Track meet and the Burkburnett Jr. High Track Meet. The 8th Grade girls finished second in the team standings at Seymour and third at Burkburnett, while the 7th Grade girls finished 3rd at the Seymour meet. To see who earned medals in their individual events, please follow this link:: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2803938

Tomorrow is an Early Release Friday for Vernon ISD!! We hope the students enjoy their early start to the weekend.

A huge CONGRATULATIONS!! To our Roariin' Lion Band for earning a Sweepstakes Trophy at the UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest held yesterday in Wichita Falls. It has been seven years since the band's last Sweepstakes Trophy win! To read more about their accomplishment, please follow this link -- https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2801411

Tomorrow is the day!! Our VHS Roarin' Lion Band Winter Guard will be performing their contest routines in a Community Showcase that will get underway at 6 p.m., in D.O. Fulton Gym. Come on out and show your support for this wonderful group!

Vernon ISD is lucky to have an outstanding group of paraprofessionals working at all of our campuses, and today we would like to tell them how much we appreciate all they do for the district. We are lucky to have paraprofessionals who step up wherever needed to make sure their campus runs as smoothly as possible. Thank you for all you do for our teachers and our students.

Tomorrow is the start of a new month, which means it is time for a new VISD Cafeteria menu. So, below you will find the menu for April -- the last full month of school for the 2025-26 school year.

Receiving our Student of the Week honors for last week (March 23-27) are: 6th Grade -- Akaya Bennett & Daylin Butler; 7th Grade -- Chelsey Cordero & Ba Ney (not pictured); and 8th Grade -- Reese Fisher & Thony Teng. Congratulations!! Keep up the great work!!

Our VHS Roarin' Lion Band Winter Guard will take the floor at D.O. Fulton Gym on Thursday for their Community Showcase. Members of the Winter Guard will be performing their contest show. The Community Showcase will begin at 6 p.m. Come on out and show your support for this wonderful group!

Tomorrow is an Early Release Friday for Vernon ISD. We hope our students enjoy their early start to the weekend.

Yesterday VISD Supt. Dr. Blaise Boswell sat down with KAUZ reporter Shun'de Hooks to discuss his appointment as superintendent and what the future holds for Vernon ISD. To view interview, click the following link: https://www.newschannel6now.com/2026/03/10/vernon-isd-officially-names-new-superintendent/

The VHS Roarin' Lion Band Winter Guard will be performing a Community Showcase at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 2, in D.O. Fulton Gym. Come on out and show your support for this wonderful group!

During last night's Vernon ISD board meeting, trustees approved the school calendar for the 2026-2027 school year. The first day of the 2026-2027 school year will be Tuesday, Aug. 11, while the last day of the school year will be Thursday, May 20, 2027. Key dates for the 2026-2027 school year include: Fall Break -- Oct. 16-19; Thanksgiving Break -- Nov. 23-27; Christmas Break -- Dec. 17-Jan. 6, 2027 (teachers return Jan. 4); and Spring Break -- March 15-19. There are 8 early release Fridays on the calendar, and 7 days designated as Professional Development, or a Staff Workday, when students will be out of school.

Our Student of the Week honors for last week (March 16-20) are going to: 6th Grade -- Anivea Copeland & Alexanther Martinez; 7th Grade -- Maddy Maung & JaKaiden White; and 8th Grade -- Kynsleigh Hamm & Law Nyar. Great job everyone!! Congratulations!

Our VMS tennis team picked four consolation crowns and four third place medals at the VMS Junior High Tennis Tournament held Saturday at the Ruben Vargas Tennis Counts. Bracket consolation champions were: Miley Lopez, Girls Maroon Singles; Braxten Booth and Tyler Bohannon, Boys Maroon Doubles; Abel Galvan and Cayden Contreras, Boys White Doubles; and Allison Ferguson and Torren Adams, Girls White Doubles. Finishing third in their brackets were: Lezah Lee, Girls White Singles; Braydon Macmillan, Boys Maroon Singles; Jeremiah Bodine, Boys White Singles; and Ashlynn Torres and Landrey Conley, Girls White Doubles. Great job everyone!! Congratulations!
Our bracket champions and second place finishers were recognized in a separate post.

Our VMS tennis team picked up quite a bit of hardware Saturday at the VMS Junior High Tennis Tournament held at the Ruben Vargas Tennis Courts. Bracket champions were Maebree McLennan, Girls Maroon Singles; Praylee Patterson and Calvin Kemp, Mixed Maroon Doubles; and Aylin Cordova and Mon Mynt, Mixed White Doubles. Taking second in their divisions were: Reid Coffee, Boys Maroon Singles; Austin Lehman and Kayson Villegas, Boys Maroon Doubles; Devon Henslee and Ayden Grant, Boys White Doubles; and Emely Rivera and Jonathon Fuentes, Mixed White Doubles. Congratulations!!!
Those who took third place or were consolation bracket champions will be recognized on a separate post.

Tryouts for our VMS cheerleading squad were held two weeks ago on the Friday we dismissed for spring break, and those who made the squad have now been announced. Members of the 2026-27 VMS cheerleading team will be: captains Ashlyn Torres and Trinity Villarreal; Lily Hamby, Paisleigh Oglesby, Hser Than, Isla Streit, Lexi Halford, Nillianna Hines, Jaymee Robertson, Keely Lehman, Braelyn Derwin, and Saydi Flynn. The mascot will be Halle Morris.

This Saturday!!!
Our VISD Community Resource Fair will be held in the VHS Cafeteria. Stop by and learn about the various agencies and organizations that provided services to our community. There will also be fun activities for the family including water balloons and outdoor games. Kona Ice will be on hand selling snowcones. More than 10 door prizes will be given away include two grand prizes -- a set of JBL headphones and an Amazon Echo Show 8. The event begins at 11 a.m. and will continue until 2 p.m.

On Tuesday, Vernon ISD held a CTE Fair for our 8th grade students. The students took a field trip to the Wilbarger County Expo Center where the CTE Fair was set up, with each of our CTE pathways having a booth manned by the teacher and high school students who are currently in the pathway. The 8th grade students were able to pick up information and ask questions about the different pathways. Students and their parents returned to the CTF Fair Tuesday night so the parents could visit the booths and get information about the pathways. All 8th grade students must choose a pathway before their freshman year. Also Tuesday night, students and parents were able to work on their class schedule for next year.

During a special board meeting held last night, Vernon ISD trustees named Brock Payne athletic director and head football coach for the district. Payne has been a member of our VISD family for five years, serving as the Lions defensive coordinator and teaching Spanish, as well as wearing many other hats. Be watching for the story we will post later today.

We are seeking interest in purchasing this Vernon Lions polos.
We must have interest for at least 50 Adult Polos and 50 Youth Polos before an order can be placed.
This form is only to see who may be interested in purchasing a polo.
If we receive enough interest to meet the minimum order requirement, we will contact those who indicated interest with ordering and payment details.

Youth XXS-XL-$40
Adult S-3XL-$55

If you are interested, please provide your information on this form: https://bit.ly/VernonLionsPoloInterestForm
Please respond by March 27th. Remember -- this is NOT -- an order form.