The WGH Physicians Group is offering FREE sports physicals today starting at 6 p.m. All incoming 7th, 9th and 11th grade students, along with any student who suffered a major injury or had surgery during this year, must take a sports physical before they will be allowed to participate in any school sponsored sport. Sports physical forms are available from school coaches or athletic trainer. Forms must be filled out prior to the student taking the physical.
Tomorrow it will be Donuts with Dad at McCord. The fun event will start at 7 a.m., in the cafeteria. Dads, please use the cafeteria entrance, the south door, to enter the building.
Mark your calendar!! Tuesday it is Donuts with Dads Day at VES!!! The event starts at 7 a.m., in the cafeteria. Please make plans to attend, Our students light up when a member of their family shows up at their campus to attend an event.
What an AWESOME accomplishment!!! The VHS Class of 2024 has a 100% graduation rate!! What a testament to our students and their families, our teachers, our counselors and our administration.
Here are more photos that feature members of our Vernon ISD family participating in the Santa Rosa Rodeo Parade that was held Wednesday afternoon. We had over 200 students, teachers and staff participating in the community event.
Over 200 members of our Vernon ISD family participated in the Santa Rosa Parade held Wednesday afternoon. Our McCord, Elementary School and Middle School all had floats in the parade, while our VHS seniors rode on fire department trucks. Other members of the VISD family rode on floats of various businesses and organizations.
Last week was Science Week for our 1st grade students and science events were held throughout the week. One of those experiments involved using Mentos candy to make a bottled soft drink into a rocket.
Last week was Science Week for our 1st grade students. Special science events were held throughout the week. One of those involved using a watermelon, putting rubber bands around it and counting how many rubber bands it would take to make it explode. This year it took 285 before the watermelon blew its top.
Our VHS Class of 2024 Baccalaureate Service will be held at 2 p.m., tomorrow, at the First Methodist Church.
We have several members of the Class of 2024 who are joining the military after graduation. Please join us in honoring their decision to serve their country.
Last week was Science Week for our 1st grade students and several science events were held throughout the week. One day high school students from Mrs. Allison Stanley's physics class and they did several experiments with the students. Those experiments included: spontaneous combustion with glycerin and potassium permanganate then elephant toothpaste! The high school students then grouped up with the first graders and competed to build the tallest tower out of marshmallows and toothpicks. The tallest tower was about 26 cm tall!
Welcome our tennis state medalists home in style!! They will be escorted down Wilbarger Street at approximately 9:10 p.m. Line Wilbarger and honk as they go by and then fall into line and follow them to the tennis courts. We have a gold medalist, silver medalists and bronze medalists to celebrate!!
Last week students in our 1st grade Gifted & Talented Program held a GT Showcase to present their spring semester projects. Each student selected a wild animal to research. The students made a poster board with information and photos of their animal, as well as put together a booklet with information about animals in general and their specific favorite animal.
Vernon -- We have a STATE CHAMPION!!! Today Kell Castleberry captured the Class 3A Boys Singles State Title with a 6-4, 6-2 victory in the state finals. He advanced to the finals with a 6-2, 6-0 victory in the semifinals. He finished the season undefeated in singles matches with a record of 53-0.
Jonathan Medina & Nevan Schur reached the finals of the Class 3A Boys Doubles, but fell 6-4, 6-1 to take the silver medal. The Boys Doubles team of Christopher Martinez & Matthew Goodrum fell in the semifinals, 6-3, 6-4 and took the bronze.
Welcome our medalist home and show them how proud we are of them tonight at the tennis courts! They should arrive around 9:30 p.m.
Our 3rd graders presented their Spring Program Tuesday evening at the Wilbarger Auditorium. They were great!
Our 2nd graders performed their Spring Program Tuesday evening and they did a great job. And, from these photos, it appears they had a blast doing it.
Over the course of the last month, Vernon ISD Administration has visited each of our campuses to hand out popcorn to teachers and staff as a way to say THANK YOU for the great job they've done this school year. Today, we wrapped up the popcorn tour with a stop at McCord Elementary.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! To our VHS netters, as all of them have advanced to the semifinals at the Class 3A Singles & Doubles State Tournament!
Kell Castleberry won his Boys Singles quarterfinal match 6-0, 6-3; Jonathan Medina and Nevan Schur won their Boys Doubles quarterfinal match 6-2, 6-3; and Christopher Martinez and Matthew Goodrum won their Boys Doubles quarterfinal match 6-2, 6-1.
Their semifinal matches will be played later today.
The Class 3A Singles & Doubles State Tournament starts today in San Antonio. GOOD LUCK to Kell Castleberry in Boys Singles, and Jonathan Medina & Nevan Schur, and Christopher Martinez & Matthew Goodrum in Boys Doubles!! We're cheering loud for you from home!!
UPDATE!!!! The 5th Grade Egg Drop has been canceled for today. It has been rescheduled for 1:30 pm, Tuesday, May 21.