Our Vernon ISD family, and especially our VHS family, suffered a tough loss Sunday afternoon with the sudden death of Gayla DeHoyos. Gayla, a VHS graduate, joined VISD as a substitute teacher in 2002 and became a full-time employee in 2013. She served as the ISS instructor for many years before becoming the high school librarian.
Gayla cared very deeply about the success and well-being of each and every student, and was always there to listen if a student, or coworker, needed to talk. She became a “school momma” to so many VHS students. Gayla was also the Lions and Lady Lions biggest fan – no matter the sport or other school activity.
Our thoughts and prayers are with her husband, Tony, her children and grandchildren during this time.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium.
Our Lions overcame a slow start Friday night and went on to defeat Boyd, 41-21, in a District 4-3A, Div. 1 game. Vernon is now 5-2 for the season and 2-1 in district play. Leading the Lions to the victory over the Yellowjackets were:
Offensive MVP -- Carson Schoppa with 120 yards rushing on just 9 carries and 2 TDs, along with 2 receptions for 27 yards
Co-Defensive MVPs -- Javi Lopez, 11.5 tackles including 3 tackles for loss; and Tyce Payne, 12 tacklets, 2.5 tackles for loss
Ball Hawk Award -- Tru Gipson, 4 tackles including 1 tackle for loss and an interception
Big Stick Award -- Carter Kieschnick, 4.5 tackles and 1 interception
Lion Heart Award -- Landon Bynum, 5 tackles including 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a fumble recovery
Special Team MVP -- Donivan Montano, who led the coverage team with 3 special team tackles.
The Lions are open this week and return to action on Oct. 25 when they host the Bowie Jackrabbits in another district tilt.
Fifth grade students who are running to be an officer on the VES Student Council gave their campaign speeches to the VES student body Friday morning. A few candidates included props including a science experiment, a puzzle, and confetti. Students will cast their vote this week. Those seeking offices include:
President -- Keegan Coley, Xavier Gomez, Mathius Leija & Isla Streit
Vice President -- D'Angelo Galvan & Kylee Jones
Secretary -- Nillianna Hines
Treasurer -- Gavin Bayer, Aiden Hernandez & Braylee Knight
A Halloween-themed Blood Drive will be held tomorrow from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., in the VHS P.E. Gym. The Blood Drive is being hosted by the Vernon ISD Nursing Program. Appointments are welcome and can be made by scanning the QR code, or as always walk-ins are welcome as well! We would love the support from our community and hopefully meet our goal!
We hope you join us Tuesday for a chance to save some lives and walk away with an awesome t-shirt!
Our VHS hallways were bright Friday with students sporting neon yellows and oranges with their construction gear as they enjoyed the dress-up theme of the day, which went along with the Lions Pride Pep Rally theme "Wreck the Yellowjackets." The Lions did just that Friday night, pulling out a 41-21 win in the District 4-3A, Div. 1 game played in Boyd.
Friday's district-wide dress day theme was construction worker to go along with the Lions football pep rally theme "Wreck the Yellowjackets." Our VMS students joined the fun, as there were plenty of construction workers walking the halls at VMS.
Our McCord students showed their Lion spirit Friday, dressing up in construction gear for the "Wreck The Yellowjackets" football pep rally theme.
Our McCord pre-kindergarten students had a blast Thursday at the Pumpkin Patch in Davidson, Okla. They enjoyed going through the maze, a hay ride, and petting the animals among other fun activities.
Due to next week being a short school because of our VISD Fall Break, we have adjusted our schedule for offering special ice cream treats. Our cafeteria will be selling ice cream treats to our 2nd and 3rd grade students on Tuesday, and to our 4th and 5th grade students on Wednesday. Parents, please take note of this change.
Next week Vernon ISD has a short school week. We will have classes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and then dismiss school for our Fall Break. Our Fall Break is from Oct. 17 thru Oct. 21. We hope everyone has a great, relaxing time during the time away from school, and we look forward to seeing everyone back on our campuses and in offices on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
Our Lions will be looking to pick up district victory No. 2 tonight as they travel to Boyd to face off against the Yellowjackets. Vernon is 1-1 in District 4-3A, Div. 1, while Boyd is 0-1 and is coming off its open week. Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.vancoevents.com/us/eventlist/boyd
Or at the gate. It is cash only at the gate. GO LIONS!!! GOOD LUCK!!!
It's another gold ball for our Lions tennis team as they defeated Lampasas 10-1 today in an Area match of the Class 4A Team Tennis Playoffs. Vernon now moves on to the Region 1 semifinals and will face the winner of the Brock-Canyon Randall Area match. The Region 1 semifinal match will be played Tuesday, however a time and site will not be known until the Lions know who their opponent will be.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! GREAT JOB!!!
The Vernon ISD Nursing Program will host a Halloween themed Blood Drive Tuesday from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. Appointments are welcome and can be made by scanning the QR code, or as always walk-ins are welcome! We would love the support from our community and hopefully meet our goal! Here are some other things to know:
• Our local hospital’s blood supply is stocked with our donations - how cool is that?!
• Students of age 16 MUST fill out a permission slip and have it signed by a legal guardian to attempt to donate
• Only 3 in 100 people donate
• 17 years and older do not require a permission slip but must meet weight requirements among others during the screening process
• For every 1 donation you can save up to 3 lives
• You must have a valid form of ID. Ex. Driver’s license, Permit, or school ID card
• If you haven’t yet, at some point in your life you will meet or know someone who has had to receive blood
• Students who do not have an ID can you the yearbook but will need a copy of their transcript to prove their age for eligibility
• For more questions visit OBI.org
We hope you join us on Tuesday for a chance to save some lives and walk away with an awesome t-shirt!
A few special awards were handed out yesterday at our Child Nutrition Services monthly meeting. Candy Cox received the September Employee of the Month award, while campus monthly achievement honors went to Karina Lira, McCord; Carmela Fuentes, Vernon Elementary; Luisa Zambrano, Middle School; and Yirian Ramirez, High School.
Those recognized for having perfect attendance for September were: Renea Branin, Amelia Chavez; Candy Cox; Amelia Escobedo; Carmela Fuentes; Alejandra Haines; Dorothy Mathis; Faye Montes; Beth Newton, Emma Ochoa; Marguerita Ramirez; and Yirian Ramirez.
Yesterday our CTE program hosted a luncheon for community business men and women. The goal of the luncheon was to bridge the gap between our students and local employers. Each teacher -- Elly Gonzales, Audrey Hastings, Candace Adams, Brooke Meinzer, Justin Stone and Jakelyn Quisenberry -- who teaches a CTE pathway class spoke about their pathway and the classes they teach. This let the local employers know what we are teaching and gave them the opportunity to help us by letting us know if we're missing something in the classroom that would benefit our students in their business. It also gave us the opportunity to show our students there are good places to work in Vernon and they don't have to leave Vernon to get a good job. All the food was prepared by our Culinary Arts students, and it was delicious!!
Our Lions tennis team is back in action today as they square off against Lampasas in an Area round match in the Class 4A Team Tennis Playoffs. Vernon defeated Hereford Tuesday to advance, while Lampasas defeated Decatur. The Area match will be played today at 10:45 a.m., in Mineral Wells. GOOD LUCK LIONS!!!
QUICK REMINDER -- Tomorrow is a Vernon ISD early release Friday for students.
Tyrone McBride and Crystal Ruelas were crowned King and Queen of the 2024 VMS Fall Festival during last night's festivities. Both students are in the 8th grade. The boy and girl from each grade who sold the most Fall Festival raffle tickets represented their grade in the Fall King and Queen Court. Then, students votes selected the King and Queen.
The 7th & 8th grade football teams travel to Boyd Thursday for games with their Yellowjacket opponents. Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.vancoevents.com/us/eventlist/boyd
And, tickets can also be purchased at the gate, where it is cash only.
The Lions travel to Boyd on Friday for their third District 4-3A, Div. 1, game of the season. Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.vancoevents.com/us/eventlist/boyd
And, tickets can also be purchased at the gate. It is cash only at the gate. Game time is 7 p.m.
The JV game that will be played here Thursday evening will begin at 5 p.m. Tickets for the JV game must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
