Our Lions left today to compete in the Division 3 Regional Powerlifting Meeting being held Saturday, in Brownfield. Those qualifiers include: (front row, from left) Julian Sauceda, Izzy Espinoza, A.J. Ragland, and Brayden Ledesma; (back row) Devin Arthur (alternate), Christian Gallegos, Manny Ochoa, Justin Rejino and Bowie Eakin. Not pictured are Mason Ballard, Tru Gipson, Ethan Wilkinson, Keigan Ballard and Brayden Booth.
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.
Yesterday, in her Senior English class teacher Ms. Kayla Bennett had guest speakers, Allison Barritt, OTA/S, and Rustyn Fuller, OTA/S, who gave a presentation on the Caddo Kiowa Technology Center's Occupational Therapy Assistant program. The two are finishing up the program this semester. Two VHS students, Ryne Sanders and Adrian King took a turn trying to pull apart TheraPutty.
As we continue to celebrate Dr. Seuss Week, Thursday was a comfortable day for our students as staff as they were allowed to wear their PJs for Pajama Day.
The Dr. Seuss Week celebration continued Wednesday, as it was "Wacky Wednesday" here at McCord.
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
Good luck to our VHS tennis team!! They will be competing in the UIL Class 3A & Below Region 1 Team Tennis Tournament on Friday and Saturday at South Plains College in Levelland. The first and second place teams from the tournament will advance to the UIL Class 3A & Below State Team Tennis Tournament March 14 & 15 in Waco.
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.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
To VHS senior Kellan Byars who made the Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State Wrestling Team. Kellan, a senior, made the academic all-state first team!
With all of the teams in District 7-3A eliminated from the playoffs, the district's All-District team has been announced. Congratulations to senior Adarius Williams for making the All-District Second Team, and senior Jackson Aydelott and juniors Ty Scott and Jamari Chance for earning Honorable Mention.
Hitting the books in the classroom and making the Academic All-District team were seniors Adarius Williams, Ethan Evans and J'Dyn Cooper, and juniors Ty Scott, David Albineda and Jamari Chance.
This is the last week of our Kids Heart Challenge!
We hope your student has been having fun and learning lots of new things about helping their hearts and helping others! You're doing our community a HUGE favor by helping to bring the awareness to heart disease, stroke, and CPR. The awareness leads to funding, and the funding leads to hope to ANYONE with a heart!
Can you help us by: thinking of 10 family or friends who love to help and send them a message through the VES KHC page or app!? http://www2.heart.org/site/TR?fr_id=11259&pg=company&company_id=479759
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.
Our pre-kindergarten students took a fun field trip yesterday to the City-Carnegie Library. The students listened to a story and then had fun coloring in drawings that had to do with the story. The field trip was part of the Dr. Seuss Week celebration.
This week, March 2-8, is National School Social Worker Week, and Vernon ISD is lucky to have one of the best in Nicole Cameron. Nicole does an outstanding job covering our campuses and helping students and their families.
This is Dr. Seuss Week at McCord Elementary and Tuesday it was "Green Eggs & Ham Day," with students and teachers wearing green. Some classes also enjoyed a green treat.
This week is Texas Education Diagnostician Week and VHS Principal Dr. Jackson presented Melissa Hearn with a cake yesterday to celebrate. Vernon ISD appreciates all of our diagnosticians for the work they do helping our students and our teachers.
Our Lady Lions' softball game against District 7-3A opponent Bowie was postponed yesterday due to the high winds and safety concerns for the players. The game will now be played today at 5 p.m., at the Ronda Havins Softball Field. Good luck Lady Lions!!!
The Vernon High School Drill Team Squad Leaders for the 2025-26 school year were recently selected. Serving as Squad Leaders next year will be (from left) Anabelle Colbert, Flor Ortega, Captain Mariana Ortega, Olga Alvarado, and A'myah Allen.
In February, students in the Culinary Arts and Advanced Culinary Arts classes took the ServSafe Manager test. Twenty-six of those students passed and earned their manager level food safety certificate. This valuable certificate proves the students have managerial-level knowledge of food safety and sanitation standards. Their teacher, Mrs. Audrey Hastings, said she is extremely proud of these students.
Earning their ServSafe Manager certification were: Alexa Avita, Jasana Goodrum, Karla Barraza, Karma Calderon, Nadia Gaines, Lucia Garcia, Keinin Gardner, Mylee Greening, Mijah Johnson, Soula Johnson, Rhyan Lee, Isabella Mejia, Damian Tapia, Anabel Escobedo, Jaycelynn Feltman, Marcus Gonzales, Leticia Granados, Taw Doh Htoo, Ragan Jones, Lupita Munoz, Mu Lay Paw, Gabriel Romero, Melanie Serrato, Xavier Thomas, Emmy Ware, and Haydn Weddle.
UPDATE!! GAME HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY AT 5 PM.
Our Lady Lions will play their District 7-3A home opener this evening as they host the Bowie Lady Rabbits. As of 11:30 a.m., the game is scheduled to be played. The Lady Lions will be hoping to avenge last Tuesday's 13-3 loss to the Lady Rabbits. The game is set to start at 5 p.m., at Ronda Havins Softball Field.
