Vernon ISD

Here are highlights from Vernon's 30-7 victory over Burkburnett last week! Let's get pumped up for this week's game against the Gainesville Leopards. Video provided by Iban Lira and audio provided by Vernon radio station KVWC.
https://youtu.be/arub8mRIj8A

Tomorrow is our first Early Release Day of the 2025-26 school year. Here are the early release time for each campus. Please note lunch is provided at VHS after the last bell rings -- from 12:18 p.m. to 12:48 p.m. -- and buses do not run at VHS until 12:48 p.m.

After having their district opener against Bowie canceled last Thursday due to lightning and rain, the Lions will try it again today! Vernon will open its district team tennis season today at 4 p.m., when the Lions host the Jackrabbits at Ruben Vargas Tennis Complex.

CHEER WITH THE VHS CHEERLEADERS!!
Our cheerleaders will be conducting a Mini Cheer Clinic on Thursday, Sept. 25, and the youngsters who participate in the clinic will cheer along side the cheerleaders on the sideline of Friday's game!! The clinic is open to all kindergarten thru 5th grade students. The fee for the clinic is $40 and that includes a t-shirt.

Vernon ISD is now accepting bids for the vacant campus buildings at 3130 Bacon, the Shive Elementary building, and at 1300 Paradise, the Central Elementary building. Please see the attached sealed bid notices for more information.

Grandparents Day is this Sunday, and McCord will be celebrating next Tuesday, Sept. 9! Grandparents and special grandfriends of our students are invited to come and eat breakfast with their grandchild. Join us starting at 7 a.m. and enjoy breakfast with your little one.

Grandparents Day is this Sunday, and Vernon Elementary will be celebrating the very next day -- Monday, Sept. 8! Grandparents and special grandfriends of our students are invited to come and eat breakfast with their grandchild. Join us starting at 7 a.m. and enjoy breakfast with your little one.

Seniors! Tarleton State is waiving the application fee when you apply between Sept. 1 and Sept. 8. Go to https://loom.ly/YNrVoig and apply through the ApplyTexas website

The Lions opened the 2025 season with a 30-7 victory over Burkburnett last Friday. Receiving Player of the Week honors were: Ty Scott, Offensive MVP & Explosive Player; Adrain Felton, Defensive MVP; Jamari Chance, Ball Hawk; Christian Gallegos, Offensive Lineman; Malakhi Propes-Scott, Lion Heart; Evan Wilkinson, Top Skill Position Blocker; Thomas Gonzales, Big Stick; Mason Ballard, Special Teams; and Jaxon Urquizo, Special Teams Gunner.
The Lions hit the road this Friday, as they will travel to Gainesville to take on the Leopards. All tickets must be purchased online. To get your ticket, follow this link https://www.gainesvilleleopards.org/HTtickets

Our Pre-Kindergarten Students of the Week for last week are: Danny Velasquez, Collins McIntosh, J. McKay Villalobos, and Eliana Perez. Great job!! Congratulations!!

Receiving our 1st Grade Student of the Week honors for last week are: Nate Anzaldua, Ayden Rushing, Bentley Carr, Evalyn Sanchez, Thomas Bohannon, Olivia Delagarza, Gabriel Olivas, and Prescilla Thaw. Congratulations!! Keep up the good work!!

Our kindergarten Students of the Week for last week are: Ermias Maldonado, Charlee David, Molo Soe, Olivia Hernandez, and Ian Lorenzo. Not pictured are Kingston Ochoa and Jace Andrew. Great job!! Congratulations!!

Congratulations to our VES Students of the Week!! They are: 2nd Grade -- Alyas Stanley; 3rd Grade -- Zaylee Vasquez; 4th Grade -- Ainsley McIntosh; and 5th Grade -- Jonas Balderas!! Great job!! Keep up the great work!!

A new state law now requires schools to have written parental consent before providing some non-emergency health care services to students. VISD's school nurses want to provide students with the health care they need -- when they need it -- but must also stay in compliance with state law. Consent forms will be sent home with students this week. We urge parents to review and complete the consent forms and bring the forms back to your child's school.
Please know emergency care will be provided when necessary, as allowed by law and district policy.

Our VMS Students of the Week for last week are: 6th Grade -- Clara Perez & Xavier Gomez; 7th Grade -- Alexandria Cox & Asher Moore; and 8th Grade -- Brillett Castillo Beltran (not pictured) & Luke Payne. Congratulations!! Keep up the good work!!

Senior pictures for our Class of 2026 is set for this Thursday, Sept. 4. Seniors will be called out of class 10 at a time. Seniors who are not in school on Thursday, will have the opportunity to have their senior pictures made Friday. Yearbook picture day for our remaining classes is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 25.

🦁 LIONS ROAR Polo Update 🦁
We only have 1 Medium and 3 Large Vernon Lions Logo Polos left!

All proceeds go to LIONS ROAR, supporting teacher & student initiatives, scholarships, and school culture-building activities.

📍 Available at the Vernon ISD Administrative Building (1713 Wilbarger)
💵 Cash or check only (made out to Vernon ISD)
🚫 No holds — first come, first served

Friday's dress-up theme was "Construction Day" to coincide with the pep rally theme "Wreck the Bulldogs." We had plenty of construction workers roaming our halls and showing plenty of spirit!

Last week, second grade completed Unit One of their RLA curriculum: "Fairy Tales and Tall Tales." In one of the tall tales, "Paul Bunyan," it told the story of Sourdough Sam cooking giant flapjacks in the world's biggest frying pan for Paul Bunyan. On Friday, Mrs. Robyn Hamm's class cooked miniature pancakes and discussed the antonyms of giant, colossal, enormous, big being small, miniature, tiny, and small.

There has been a change to the VISD 2025-26 school calendar. Due to a scheduling conflict for the Prosper football stadium, the Lions' football game scheduled for Friday, Sept. 19, in Prosper has been moved to Thursday, Sept. 18. The district had an early release scheduled for that Friday and it has now been moved to Thursday, to coincide with the game change. Friday, Sept. 19, will now be a regular, full school day.