Vernon ISD

To students in Ms. Kristyna Butler's Principles of Arts, Audiovisual, Technologies & Communications classes went to Wichita Falls where they toured the KFDX TV station. The students were able to see all aspects of news production from the sound booth to the newsroom, and even sat in on a live news broadcast.

Today, the VHS CTE Program held a luncheon for its local business partners. The culinary arts students prepared the meal. CTE Department Leader Elly Gonzales welcomed everyone, while RaeAnn Stevenson, Director of Programs & Student Services, gave a presentation on what the CTE Program is all about, and teachers of some the CTE pathways talked about their pathway and the classes included in that pathway.

🎉 Guess & Win Winner! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the VHS Student Council Guess & Win booth at our 3rd Annual Lions Roar Tailgate! 🦁

The total number of pom-poms in the frame was 1,929, and the closest guess without going over was 1,500, made by T’eal Sweet! 👏
Congratulations, T’eal — we’ll be in touch soon with your prize!

Thursday all VISD campuses will be operating on their early release schedules. Classes will be dismissed early and will not resume until Tuesday, Oct. 21, as VISD will be on a mini-Fall Break.

Our Lady Lions volleyball seniors and their parents were recognized in a ceremony prior to last night's varsity match against the Jacksboro Tigerettes. Senior members of the team are Jeana Martinez, Aaliyah Moralez, Klancy Sherrill, Mylee Greening, Kyndell Horn, and managers Jacie Parkhill and Brooklyn Harjo. We apologize for not having individual photos of the seniors and their parents. We had camera issues.

VISD will be on a mini-Fall Break Oct. 17-20. We will resume classes on Tuesday, Oct. 21. We hope all of our students, their families and our VISD family are all able to take a breath and recharge your batteries, as we head into the second half of the Fall Semester.

Here are a few more photos from the Vernon Fire Department's visit yesterday at McCord. Our students enjoyed seeing the fire truck and some of the equipment, and visiting with Sparky.

Here are a few more photos from the Vernon Fire Department's visit here yesterday at McCord.

Our McCord students received a visit from the Vernon Fire Department yesterday. Firemen Ragan, Burkham and Pierce showed the students the fire engine and ambulance, and pieces of equipment on both. The students were then visited by Sparky and each class took their picture with him.

Our Vernon Lions tennis team saw their fall season come to an end a few minutes ago, as they fell to No. 2-ranked Canyon, 10-6, in the Class 4A Region 1 Team Tennis Playoff Quarterfinals. Great season!!! We're proud of you!!!

We wrapped up the 7 doubles matches in our Class 4A Region 1 Team Tennis Quarterfinals Playoff match in Plainview and Vernon trails Canyon by 1, 4-3, going into the 12 singles matches. The first team to win a total of 10 matches wins the team match and advances to the Region 1 Tournament. Go Lions!!! We believe in you!!

Tonight's the night!!
You are invited to the Vernon Middle School Fall Festival on Tuesday, October 14th from 5:30–8:00 PM in the VMS Gym!
We’ll kick off the evening with a Chicken Spaghetti Dinner served from 5:30–6:30 PM (presale only). After 6:30, any remaining meals will be available until sold out.

🎃 Festival Highlights Include:
Pumpkin Painting
Haunted House
Fun Booths & Games

And much more!
All proceeds raised will directly benefit our VMS students through:

Reward Field Trips
Attendance Incentives
The Lion Buck Store
And other student programs

Our group of 1st Graders who earned Student of the Week honors for last week includes: Prescilla Thaw, Julius Rodriguez, Journey Atnip, Gemma Jimenez, Abraham Ramirez, Isabella Hernandez-Padilla, Paisley Delacruz, and Braxton Lane. Great job!! Congratulations!!!

Congratulations to these students for being named our Kindergarten Students of the Week for last week: Eliseo Ewan, Tracydora Thaw, Noah Lopez, Protea Faul, Cora Robb, and Emani Lockhart. Not pictured is Amari McManus. Great job!! Keep up the good work!

Receiving our Pre-Kindergarten Student of the Week honors for last week were: Juliette Valtierra, Ximena Servin, Zaelen Espinoza, and M.J. Vrana. Congratulations!! Great job!!

Our Lady Lions host the Jacksboro Tigerettes in District 7-3A volleyball action today at D.O. Fulton Gym. It is also Senior Recognition Night, with our Lady Lion seniors and parents being honored in a ceremony prior to the varsity match. Sub-varsity matches begin at 4:30 p.m., with the varsity match set to begin at 6 p.m. The Senior Recognition Ceremony will begin at approximately 5:45 p.m. Good luck Lady Lions!!

Our Vernon Lions tennis team is in Plainview this morning for a Class 4A Region 1 Team Tennis Quarterfinal Playoff match against Canyon. The winner advances to the 4A Region 1 Tournament in Abilene later this week. Good Luck Lions!!!

Last Friday the Lions sent their 2025 Homecoming crowd home happy after knocking of Boyd, 44-14, in a District 4-3A, D1 game. Earning Player of the Week honors for the game were: Jamari Chance, Offensive MVP & Ball Hawk; Adrain Felton, Defensive MVP; Mu Soe, Special Teams MVP; Ty Scott, Most Explosive; Thomas Gonzales, Lion Heart; Manny Ochoa, Boss Hog; Bowie Eakin, Big Stick; and Jacob Brown, Top Blocker. The Lions are now 6-1 for the year and 2-1 in district play. Vernon is open this Friday night. The Lions' next game is Oct. 24, in Bowie.

Our Health Occupations Program is hosting an Our Blood Institute Blood Drive Tuesday -- tomorrow -- from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The blood drive will be in the PE Gym. Our Blood Institute provides blood to all of our area hospitals, including Wilbarger General, Electra and United Regional. VHS is the defending Our Blood Institute Blood Drive champion, and this is our first blood drive of the new school year. You can scan the QR code or call the number on the flyer to set up an appointment. Please take a moment to give a gift that costs you nothing, but can safe a life!!