With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, our VHS Drill Team took a moment recently to show their support for those battling breast cancer. This Friday is the Lions' open date, but the next game is October 25 and that is the Lions' Pink Out Game, and fans are encouraged to wear pink.
Receiving our VMS Student of the Week honors for last week are:
6th Grade -- Karina Din & Phillip Hunter
7th Grade -- Bella Salazar & Damien Walker
8th Grade -- Nyairah Massenburg & Aiden Trejo
Great job students!! Congratulations!!
Our VES Students of the Week for last week are:
2nd Grade -- Blossom Lar
3rd Grade - Luke Englishbee
4th Grade -- Karyss Finnegan
5th Grade -- Elijah Parra
Congratulations!!! Great job & keep up the good work!!
Our Lady Lions on the road today, as they travel to Jacksboro for a District 7-3A showdown with the Tigerettes. The sub-varsity matches will begin at 5 p.m., with the varsity match scheduled to start at 6 p.m. GO LADY LIONS!!! CAGE THE TIGERETTES!!
GOOD LUCK!! To our Lions as they head to Plainview today for a Class 4A Team Tennis Regional Quarterfinal Playoff Match against Canyon Randall. The match will get underway at 11 a.m. The winner will play for the Region 1 title and a berth in the Class 4A State Team Tennis Tournament. GO LIONS!!!!
Tomorrow wraps up Hispanic Culture Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) and the students in Mrs. Patricia Barrera's Spanish classes presented the projects they've been working on in celebration of Hispanic Culture Month. For the project, the students were put into teams and each group was given a country of Hispanic origin to research. The students researched the country and selected a famous person from that country to also research and include in their presentation.
The 8th grade students in Mrs. Kelly Boswell's science classes have been learning about Newton's 3 Laws of Motion. As a project, teams of two students each designed a Newton's Cradle to demonstrate Newton's 3rd law of motion (action-reaction). Other teachers had a chance to judge all the entries and cast their vote. The winners were:
Best Overall -- Charleigh Cooper & Blakeney Downes; Best Working -- Julian Luna & Isabella Nino; Most Creative -- Jaelle Guerrero & Ava Lagunas
Here are a photos of the entries.
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!
