Earning Student of the Week recognition for last week were: 6th Grade -- Neveah Castillo & Caleb Sanders; 7th Grade -- Jordyn Briggs & Michael Valverde; and 8th Grade -- Avayah Ramirez & Carlito Rodriguez. Congratulations on a job well done!!! Your photo will be displayed this week on our digital signs and on the digital sign at the Admin Building.
Our VMS Band will be hosting a Spaghetti Supper fundraiser on Friday, Dec. 15 at the Vernon Elementary School Cafeteria. The supper will begin at 4:30 p.m. and continue until 6:30 p.m. Dine in or carry out available. Enjoy spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, dessert and water for $10 per ticket. At 7 p.m., the VMS One-Act Play will be presented. Tickets can be purchased at the door, or in advance from 6th and 7th grade band members, and band directors.
The 7th Grade Band was the middle act at the VMS & VHS Band Christmas Concert held last night at the Wilbarger Auditorium. The band performed three songs: "Christmas on the Farm;" "Christmas Fun;" and "The Chipmunk Song."
The 6th Grade Band opened the VMS & VHS Band Christmas Concert last night at the Wilbarger Auditorium. This is our first-year band students and they performed three songs: "Good King Wencesias;" "Jolly Old St. Nicholas;" and "Jingle Bells."
We are hosting a Class 2A, Div. 1 State Semifinal game tomorrow evening. It should be a great game and great weather. Head on out to Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium and catch the action. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
Don't forget our VISD Gifted and Talented Program parent meeting at 6 p.m., tomorrow, Thursday, in the VHS Media Center. This meeting is intended to provide information to parents who are deciding on whether to nominate their child for Gifted and Talented testing. We will have a meeting for parents of identified GT students in the spring. Please contact Amanda Brown at 940-553-1900 ext 2247 with any questions.
Here is a link to the VHS Powerlifting Store. https://shop.signonsigns.com/collections/vernon-powerlifting-pre-order
Wear your powerlifting gear with pride and help raise money for the program.
Here are more photos of the Newton Cradles that students in Mrs. Kelly Boswell's eighth grade science classes designed and created as part of a class project. The students studying Newton's 3 laws of motion, and create these Newton Cradles to demonstrate Newton's 3rd Law (Action-Reaction). Some of the students were very creative.
Here are more photos of the Newton Cradles that students in Mrs. Kelly Boswell's eighth grade science classes designed and created as part of a class project. The students studying Newton's 3 laws of motion, and create these Newton Cradles to demonstrate Newton's 3rd Law (Action-Reaction). Some of the students were very creative.
Mrs. Kelly Boswell's eighth grade science classes are studying Newton's 3 laws of motion, and a class project was to design and create a Newton Cradle to demonstrate Newton's 3rd Law (Action-Reaction). Some of the students were very creative.
Please remember that if you are going to one of our school campuses during school hours, you must have your driver's license or other form of photo ID when you check in at the office. And, you must check in at the office. You will be issued a name tag that must be worn while you are on our campus and returned to the office as you leave the campus. Thank you for understanding and for helping us keep the learning environment for our students and your children a safe place.
Selected as VMS Students of the Week for last week were: 6th Grade -- Olivia Hall (not pictured) & Thony Teng; 7th Grade -- Leah Mena & Jacobi Pedigo; and 8th Grade -- Anabelle Colbert & Blake Haney. Congratulations!! Keep up the good work!! Your picture will be displayed on our digital signs and the digital sign at the Admin Building.
Vernon ISD is currently taking nominations for our Gifted and Talented Program, which we have on each school campus. However, some parents may not exactly know what our Gifted and Talented Program is all about and if their child should be nominated. We are holding a parent information meeting for our Gifted and Talented Program at 6 p.m., Thursday, at the VHS Media Center. If you have questions about our GT Program, please join us.
It's that time of year, and nothing can get you in the Christmas spirit faster than music!! Join us Tuesday night for our VISD Band Program Christmas Concert featuring performances by our 6th Grade Band, 7th Grade Band, and our Roarin' Lion Band!
Just a quick reminder that tomorrow is an Early Release Friday for VISD.
As we transition from the football field to the confines of a gym, we would like to thank our Lion fans for the spirit you show and your support of our sports programs. We would also like to remind everyone that if you are ejected from any UIL athletic event, you are banned from all District 7-3A athletic events for an entire calendar year. This is a District 7-3A rule that all members of the district adhere to and support. #ProudtobeaLION
Here is our cafeteria menu for the December.
We are currently taking nominations for our Gifted & Talented Program for every campus. If you know a student you would like to nominate, please contact the counselor at the student's campus for more information.
Our Students of the Week for the week of Nov. 13-Nov. 17 were: 6th Grade -- Paw Say & Jaiden Scales; 7th Grade -- Brynnlee Rozzell & Aiden Trejo; and 8th Grade -- Kenzie Bennett & Ethan Robledo. Congratulations to these students!! Great job!!
Over the Thanksgiving break, two members of our VMS Student Council -- Joy Hogan and Julian Rodriguez -- volunteered to be bell ringers for the Salvation Army's Red Kettle stationed at United Supermarket. The Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign continues into mid-December, with Red Kettles stationed at United and Wal-Mart.
