The Roarin' Lion Band Banquet was held Saturday evening and several members of the band were honored. Receiving awards were: Elide Corona & Julian Rodriguez, Outstanding Color Guard Members; Georgia Balderas & Luis Perez, Outstanding Marching Band Members; Flora Ortega, Outstanding 8th Grade Band Member; Edgar Morales, Outstanding 9th Grade Band Member; Marianna Ortega, Outstanding 10th Grade Band Member; Savannah (Sam) Thomas, Outstanding 11th Grade Band Member; and Alex Rivera, Outstanding 12th Grade Band Member. The John Phillip Souza Band Award went to Elida Corona.
Nine band seniors each received a $1,000 scholarship from the Band Boosters. Those seniors were Addison Ballard, Electra Boatman, Elide Corona, Matthew Goodrum, Emily Martinez, Vanessa Morales, Alexandria Orton, Fernanda Perez and Alex Rivera.
The community is invited to a Meet and Greet for incoming head band director Jeremiah Hastings. Stop by the VISD Administration Building on Wednesday, grab some cookies and punch, and meet the new leader of the Vernon Roarin' Lion Band!
Here are more pictures from our 3rd grade track meet held Friday afternoon at Lion Stadium.
After having fun at the park Friday morning, our 3rd grade students headed to Lion Stadium in the afternoon for their annual track meet.
Here are a few more pictures from the 2nd grade track meet that was held Friday morning at Lion Stadium.
It was a fun day for our 2nd grade students Friday as they participated in their track meet in the morning and then had fun at the park in the afternoon.
It was a packed house Friday morning during our Muffins With Moms event held in our VES cafeteria.
Our district continues to be amazing!! With just a one-day notice, our students, teachers and staff donated a total of $906 for Paxton Barclay, a first grade student in Valley ISD who has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Multiple school districts to the west and south of us participated in the Wednesday "Hats On For Paxton" event. Thank you Vernon ISD!!
During the National Honor Society induction ceremony last night, while the new inductees received their certificates, the senior members of the 2023-24 NHS received their NHS Stole to wear during commencement exercises. Those seniors included: Marli Limon, Christopher Martinez, Rufaro Mubvumba, Freddy Alex Rivera and Kale Sherrill.
The VHS National Honor Society inducted new members Thursday evening during an induction ceremony held in the cafeteria. Six sophomores and one senior were inducted. During the ceremony, the NHS qualities of Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Character were presented, and the inductees recited the NHS pledge before receiving their certificates. NHS inductees included senior Freddy Alex Rivera, and sophomores Keigan Ballard, Mason Ballard, Zayley Horn, Carleigh Ivy, Jeana Martinez and Klancy Sherrill.
Our McCord Students of the Week for this week are:
1st Grade -- Rayleigh Romero, Mason Yahola, C.J. Waters, Jaylee Cherry, Allyson Torres, Zoeh Reyes Padilla and Tyla Seldon
Kindergarten -- Marcus Aleman, Luke Blevins, Xoey Barnes, Violet Paw, Nevaya Lagunas, Natalie Burns, Macy White and Xaven Hardeman
Pre-Kindergarten -- Emilia Mullins, William Flud, Nanicha Nubumrung, Blaize Jackson and Dakota Perez
Great job!! Congratulations!!
Our VHS Drill Team is having a bake sale on Saturday!!! A perfect opportunity to buy a sweet treat for your mom for Mother's Day! Be sure and stop by and check out all the goodies!!
Here are a few more photos from our Vernon Elementary 5th grade track meet, which was held this afternoon.
This morning our Vernon Elementary 5th grade students went to the park and then this afternoon they headed to the football stadium for their track meet.
Here are a few more pictures from our Vernon Elementary 4th Grade track meet that was held this morning.
It was picnic and track meet day for our Vernon Elementary 4th grade students. They competed in their track meet in the morning before heading to the park in the afternoon.
Vernon High had 4 entries in the Class 3A Region 1 Singles & Doubles Tennis Tournament and 3 of those entries will move on to the Class 3A State Tournament. Kell Castleberry was the Boys Single Region 1 champion, while Jonathan Medina and Nevan Schur were the Region 1 champs in Boys Doubles. Christopher Martinez and Matthew Goodrum finished second in Boys Doubles to also qualify for the state tourney. Rufaro Mubvumba picked up the bronze medal in Girls Singles. She had a playback to qualify for state, but lost that match, 6-2, 6-2.
Vernon ISD is pleased to announce Jeremiah Hastings has accepted the position as head band director of our district band program. Mr. Hastings comes to us after serving as the director of bands at Cooper ISD for 13 years. Please join us in welcoming him to the community. A public come-and-go meet and greet for Mr. Hastings will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 15, in the boardroom of the Administrative Center.
Our Lions dominated the boys division of the Class 3A Region 1 Singles & Doubles Tournament by capturing two event championships, one second place and qualifying five for the State Tournament. Kell Castleberry won the Boys Singles title by picking up a 6-1, 6-0 victory in the championship match. It was an all-Vernon Boys Doubles final, with Jonathan Medina-Nevan Schur defeating Christopher Martinez-Matthew Goodrum, 6-3, 6-4. In Girls Singles, Rufaro Rubvumba won her third-place match 6-2, 6-3, and will be in a playback for a shot at advancing to the State Tournament. Her playback begins at Noon.
Yesterday our VISD Grounds and Transportation Department held its annual hamburger cookout and presented their end of the year awards. Kenneth Reynolds was named the Custodian of the Year, while Kenneth Newton received the Maintenance Worker of the Year award. The Bus Driver of the Year award went to Steve Azbell. We greatly appreciate all of our custodians, maintenance workers and bus drivers. Your behind-the-scenes work is invaluable to Vernon ISD. It would be hard for the district to function without all of you!! Thank you for another great year!!
