Kona Ice was at the VHS campus yesterday and 8 students from among all those who had perfect attendance for the first six weeks had their names drawn to receive a free Kona Ice reward provided by the VMS & VHS PTO. Lucky winners were Bowie Eakin, Kaiden Ortiz, Harley Lewis, Karla Barraza, Paw Say and Caylee Araiza. Not pictured are Isabella Ortiz and Adarius Williams. Perfect attendance showcases commitment and opens doors to a bright future! Well done students!!
VMS students gathered at the flagpole this morning for See You At The Pole.
VHS students gathered for See You At The Pole early this morning.
Vernon ISD honored 6 Lion Legends who graduated from VHS and went on to play professional football during a halftime ceremony of Friday's game against Burkburnett. Honored were: the late Bill Herchman, who was represented by his four children; Mac Percival, who was represented by classmate and friend Jim Pennington; Lawrence Gaines, who was represented by his sister, Sherry Johnson; James Dixon; Edmond "Clyde" Gates; and Aston Whiteside.
Come on out tonight and cheer on the Lady Lions!!
Monday afternoon the VISD Food Service Department held it's monthly meeting and staff were honored for the month of August. Bertha Reyna, who works at McCord, was named Employee of the Month for August and received a certificate and goodies from Department Manager Skylar Boatman. Receive Special Achievement recognition at each campus were: Emma Ochoa, McCord; Rachel Quintero, Central; Dorothy Mathis, Shive; Louisa Zambrano, Middle School; and Sherry Johnson, High School. Thank you ladies for all of your hard work to ensure our students receive good and nutritious meals.
The VHS tennis team travels to Burk today for a BIG district match. Good Luck Lions!!! Wrap up that district crown!!!
Lady Lions are at home today for a District 7-3A battle with the Lady Rabbits from Bowie.
Scenes from last Friday's pep rally leading up to the Lions' game against Burkburnett. D.O. Fulton Gym was filled with that Lion Spirit and it carried over to the football field, as the Lions claimed a 42-7 victory.
The Vernon Lions defeated the Burkburnett Bulldogs, 42-7, Friday night to close out their non-district schedule with a perfect 5-0 record. Earning special honors for their performance on the field were: Co-Defensive MVP -- Shyne Rodriguez & Jevon Fanner; Tri-Offensive MVP -- Kale Sherrill, Tru Gipson & Adarius Williams; Boss Hog -- Christian Gallegos; Big Stick -- Kameron Plyler; Co-Ball Hawks -- Ty Scott & Tru Gipson; Special Teams MVP -- Angel Serrato; Lion Heart -- Javi Lopez.
Middle School Students of the Week for last week were: 6th Grade - Abel Galvan & Reese Fisher; 7th Grade - Braeden German & Koral Grace; 8th Grade - Giovany Flores & Shaelee Stroud. Congratulations students!!! Great job!! This week your photo will be on the digital screen at VMS and the digital screen at the Admin Building.
All Vernon High School and Vernon Middle School, as well as students from Northside and Chillicothe were at the Wilbarger Auditorium this morning for a Dangers of Vaping program presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. The program included a discussion on the dangers of alcohol and drugs as well.
The Lions may be open this week, but that doesn't mean there will be no football action at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium! It's Powderpuff Football Week!!!! Head out to the stadium Thursday evening and cheer on the girls as they take the field.
Check out the VMS activities for the week of Sept. 25-29. This flyer and information was provided by students in Mrs. Robinson's class.
To all my Vernon Family:
What a night Friday was. Our Vernon Lions likely put together their best performance of the year against the Burkburnett Bulldogs with a dominating performance. Winning will always be important to me yet how we approach and play the game matters significantly to me as well. Our kids showed up and played a very clean and disciplined game last night that reflects well on those kids and this entire community.
Perhaps the real story of last night is with the band kids. They too submitted their best performance of the year. Due to lack of time remaining at halftime, I personally went to the band kids and shared with them the thought of us establishing a 5th quarter after the game for them to play. I was initially concerned with them not having fan support but a simple request for the football team, the cheerleaders, the students, and for the fans to remain after the contest to support them was easily obliged. This, I am learning is typical Vernon and I am so proud to be part of this community.
I am very much aware of the disappointment of the individuals watching the stream from home not being able to watch the 5th quarter due to the stream being shut off. The termination of the stream is set before the game to stop when the clock hits 0:00. We will work to determine if there is a way around that as the 5th quarter had some unintended benefits. This however, should not diminish the obvious hard work of the kids to add so much diversity to their show since the last time they played. Much like the Colorado Buffaloes are now saying: We coming too!!!!
Our Students of the Week for this week are: 1st Grade -- Emiliano Cervantes, Grace Curry, Rhea Snow, Elena Moo, Emma-Lynn Adams, Joseph Htoo, Mackynzee McDonald and Blossom Lar. Kindergarten -- Thin Khine, Bella McRae, Hazlee Padilla, Ana Centeno, Birdie Rodriguez, Nalani Fields and Sophia Edmonds; Pre-K -- Michael Crosthwait, Isabella Hernandez, Nanicha Nubumrung and Alaina Martin. Your photos will be on the digital sign all next week. Great job students!!! Congratulations!!!
Selected as August honorees at McCord were: Staff of the Month, Nicole Feltman, Registrar/Secretary; Teacher of the Month, Allison McCurley, PreK; and Specials of the Month, Sara Reeder, Kindergarten Interventionist. Congrats!!!
Our Lady Lions return home this evening for a District 7-3A battle with the Iowa Park Lady Hawks. Varsity starts at 5 p.m. Come On Lady Lions -- Pluck the Lady Hawks!!
For this Spirit Friday the theme was "Tis The Season" with each class designated a holiday. 9th grade was Valentine's Day; 10th grade was St. Patrick's Day; 11th grade was Easter; and 12th grade was Christmas. It looks like the students definitely got into the spirit of the day!
Our Lady Lions return home this evening for a District 7-3A battle with the Iowa Park Lady Hawks. Varsity starts at 5 p.m. Come On Lady Lions -- Pluck the Lady Hawks!!
