Vernon Middle School

Remember -- tomorrow is an early release Friday for Vernon ISD! We hope our students enjoy their early start to the weekend.

Wednesday our Roarin' Lion Band competed in the Class 3A Region 7 Concert & Sight Reading Contest in Wichita Falls. Our Roarin' Lion Band earned a SUPERIOR (Division I) rating in Concert, and an EXCELLENT (Division II) rating in Sight Reading. In Sight Reading two judges gave the band a Division II rating, while one judge gave the band a Division I. The band was one judge away from earning Division I in both Concert & Sight Reading, which would have given them a Sweepstakes Award. CONGRATULATIONS to all of our Roarin' Lion Band members and directors. Great job!! We're super proud of you!!

Vernon ISD is now in the Teacher Allotment Incentive program, which rewards teachers if that hit certain student achievement benchmarks. Click here to view the video: https://youtube.com/shorts/PUQG6oNkpZ8?feature=share To view the current openings at VISD go to www.vernonisd.org

Our VISD Community Resource Fair is coming up this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the VHS Cafeteria. Several organizations from the community will be on hand to provide information on all the services that are available to help families in Vernon and the surrounding area. There will also be some games, a bounce house, face painting, and free popcorn. Come on out and enjoy the fun.

Receiving VMS Student of the Week honors for the week of March 17-21 are: 6th Grade -- Amyiah Hampton & Logan Ware 7th Grade -- Alexis Owen (not pictured) & Jagger Wood 8th Grade -- Inda Jani Reyes-Lopez & Jaeden Jones Congratulations!! Great Job!!

KID LEAGUE DEADLINE!! Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 26 is the deadline to register for Kid League Baseball. Register by scanning the QR Code below or go to www.vernontxyouthbaseball.com There will be divisions for 5 year olds thru 8th graders.

We're a week away from Skandor Akbar Memorial Cup, a professional wrestling event sanctioned by King of Sports Championship Wrestling. The six-man tag team tournament will be held Saturday, March 29, at D.O. Fulton Gym. Skandor Akbar was the name Vernon resident Jimmy Wehba used in the ring during his professional wrestling career. Tickets are $15 general admission and $25 ringside. Doors will open at 5 p.m., with the first match set for 7 p.m.

Students in Mrs. Mathes' 6th grade Reading & Language Arts class are currently reading "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and just completed the chapter where the potion teacher is introduced. This week students studied different plants and herbs that are real and are beneficial to our health. In their classes today, students selected a "potion", were given the ingredients they would need, and then followed the directions to concoct their "potion." The "potions" had names like Skele-gro (Bone Growth Potion); Veritaserum (Truth Serum); Polyjuice (Form-Changing Potion); Draught of Living Death (Semi-Killing Potion); Felix Felicis (Liquid Luck); and Amortentia (Love Potion). They were made with ingredients like goat's milk; cornish pixie blood; dragon pus; moon dust; leech juice; warm mermaid tears; and fairy dust.

Introducing our 2025-26 VMS cheerleaders: (front row, from left) Maribel Lagunas, Paw Say, Trinity Villarreal, Blair Jasso, Ashlynn Torres and Isabella Brahier; (back row) Bryn Gardner, Payzlee Brannon, Praylee Patterson, mascot Lezah Lee, Brynlee Disbrow, Kynsleigh Hamm and Sophia Trejo. The cheerleaders were selected after tryouts were held the week before Spring Break.

Receiving our VMS Student of the Week honors for the last week of February were: 6th Grade -- Danna Reyes Villanueva & Jacob Azua (not pictured) 7th Grade -- Dakota Mitchell & Alexavier Maxwell 8th Grade -- Koral Grace (not pictured) & Adam Hernandez (not pictured) Congratulations to these students. We apologize for the delay in getting this recognition posted.

Mark your calendar -- Saturday, March 29!! Our Community Resource Fair will be held at the VHS Cafeteria. There will be games and food -- including bounce houses, cornhole, face painting, popcorn, snowcones and more!! More than 10 door prizes including a Fitbit and Amazon Tablet! There will also be several local organizations providing information on resources available in the area.

DEADLINE EXTENDED!! It's not too late to register and get a t-shirt for our VMS Vernon Pride Stride 1K/5K Run/Walk!! The event is scheduled for 6 p.m., Thursday, April 3. Check out the info and QR code on the flyer below. Order by end of day tomorrow, March 18, to guarantee a t-shirt!!

It's time to PLAY BALL!!!! Registration for the 2025 Kid League Baseball League is currently underway. Kid League has divisions for 5 year olds thru 8th grade students. Deadline to register is March 26. Register at www.vernontxyouthbaseball.com

REMINDER!! Just in case you need it -- we spring forward tonight night!! Before you go to bed remember to set your clock 1 hour ahead! If you don't, you'll be running behind tomorrow!!

Congratulations to these students who will make up our 2025-26 VMS cheerleading squad!!

Here is the March Newsletter from our VISD Social Worker Nicole Cameron.

For the last couple of week the VMS 6th grade Gifted & Talented students have been researching a vacation destination. The groups then created a travel guide book to help people who would like to visit their destination. They also gave a presentation over their vacation destination.

This will be the Main Event at the Skandar Akbar Memorial Cup being held Saturday, March 29, at D.O. Fulton Gym. Vernon is home to the late legendary wrestler Skandar Akbar and this wrestling event is to honor him. The event, a six-man tag team tournament, is being presented by King of Sports Championship Wrestling. Check out the link to the video and learn more about this exciting event. https://youtu.be/e-bA0Cjs8JQ

We are getting a little head start on our Spring Break, as tomorrow is an Early Release Friday. We hope everyone has a safe, fun and relaxing Spring Break. Classes resume on Monday, March 17.

Vernon ISD will be on Spring Break March 8-16. We hope all of our students and their families, along with our teachers and staff enjoy the break and get the chance to do something fun and relax. We will return on Monday, March 17, ready to hit the ground running as we close out the 2024-25 school year.