Last Friday, students in Mrs. Allison Stanley's Honors Physics class tested their egg drop vehicle in an Impulse Lab. All students had the same 9 materials and had to use all of the materials in building their vehicle. The vehicles were dropped from 1 meters, 2 meters and 3 meters. For extra credit, the vehicles were dropped from the height of the roof. The first egg casualty was a 2 meters, and 2 eggs survived the extra credit drop.
Enjoy some good Chicken Spaghetti and then have fun playing Bingo next Thursday, May 2, at the VMS Cafeteria!! Tickets are $10 for adult and $5 for students if purchased before the event. Tickets are $12 for adult and $7 for students at the door.
Stop by the VMS office or use the QR code to purchase tickets! Proceeds will go to the VMS student activity fund.
Receiving our McCord Student of the Week honors last week were:
Pre-Kindergarten -- Maevery Echols, Jason Wah, Sebastian Gonzalez, Frank Vanek and Ila Jones (not pictured).
Kindergarten -- K'siyah Guerra, Bella McRae, Landry McFall, Eli Albineda, Emilio Escobedo, Dax Edwards, Sophia Edmonds, and Major Dobbs.
1st Grade -- Saul Cordoba, Denicio Luna, Ivan Clemente, Dominik Johnson, Cadyn Rosa, Foster Bell, and Barrett McBroom.
Congratulations!!! Great job! Keep up the good work!!
We have some outstanding bus drivers who make sure our students get to school and back home safely every school day!! Today is School Bus Driver Appreciation Day, but Vernon ISD appreciates our bus drivers every single day!! THANK YOU!!
Our Vernon Lady Lions just missed out on a trip to the Class 3A State Track & Field Meet today, as they finished third in the 800-Meter Relay at the Class 3A Region 1 Meet that concluded today. The event was scheduled to finish Saturday, however the rain pushed the conclusion of the meet to today. The top two places in each event qualify for State.
The relay team of Klancy Sherrill, Zayleigh Sweet, Mari Johnson and Key'Maria McBride took third with a time of 1-minute, 46.20-seconds. Klancy also finished seventh today in the 300-Meter Hurdles with a time of 48.84 seconds.
On Friday, Key'Maria just missed out on a trip to State in the Triple Jump, finishing third with a leap of 37-feet, 2.5-inches. In the High Jump, Klancy cleared 5-feet and finished eighth, and Mari had a throw of 105-feet, 8-inches to finish tenth in the Discus.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! To Jackson Aydelott and Kameron Plyler who will be representing Vernon at the Class 3A State Track & Field Meet. Today, Jackson set a new Class 3A Region 1 Track & Field Meet record and took the gold medal in the 400-Meter Dash with a time of 47.45 seconds. He also finished fourth in the 200-Meter Dash with a time of 22.06 seconds.
Kameron won the High Jump on Friday when he cleared 6-feet, 5-inches. Also on Friday, Julius Dawkins finished fourth in the Triple Jump with a leap of 44-feet, 7.75-inches. Jamari Chance also competed in the Triple Jump had his best distance was 42-feet, 1-inch.
Vernon had tough luck in the 800-Meter and Mile Relay. The Lions dropped the stick in the 800-Meter relay. In the Mile Relay, our squad finished with the third-best time in the prelims, but was disqualified for running out of our lane.
Earning recognition as VMS Students of the Week for this week are:
6th Grade -- Anjely Ayala and Alexander Bailey;
7th Grade -- Zailey Vargo and Adrian Gourneau
8th Grade -- Katie Caveness and Julian Rodriguez
Congratulations!!! Keep up the good work!!
Congratulations to these young ladies for being selected as the VES Students of the Week for last week:
2nd Grade -- Charlotte Crosthwait & 3rd Grade -- Charley Booth
4th Grade -- Cambri Araiza & 5th Grade -- Ashlynn Torres
Great job!! Keep up the great work!!
Keeping children entertained and busy during the summer can sometimes be hard to do. VISD has a solution to that problem -- Art and Chess camps. These camps will be held June 17-20. The Art Camp has sessions for students in junior high and high school, while the Chess Camp is for students in third thru eighth grade. See the flyers below for more information.
If your child loves sports, be sure and sign them up for Volleyball Camp 2024!! The camp will be held June 10-12 and is open to kindergarten thru 9th grade students (incoming grade for 2024-25)
Check out the flyer below for more information!!
Spring is here and it's time to buy plants for your garden!! Our annual FFA Plant Sale will be held from 8 a.m. to Noon, Saturday. Our FFA students have over 5,000 plants to sell this year consisting of numerous bedding plants, potted plants, hanging baskets and vegetables!! The first 50 people in the door Saturday morning will receive a 15% off coupon. For purchases of $80 or more, you will receive a special blend fertilizer mixture to help protect your investment.
Quick reminder that our Vernon Elementary Blood Drive for the Our Blood Institute (formerly Texas Blood Institute) will be held tomorrow from noon to 4 p.m. Also remember if an adult donates blood in the name of one of our students, the student earns a pizza!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Kameron Plyler Class 3A Region 1 High Jump champion!! Kameron will compete at the State Meet in May.
Here are some more photos for you to enjoy from our McCord Spring Program featuring our Kindergarten Class.
The McCord Spring Program featuring the Kindergarten Class was held last night at the Wilbarger Auditorium. The students went through a variety of songs they've learned this year including "Walk To School Song," "Count To 100 Silly Song," "Peanut Butter & Jelly Song," and the "Short Vowel Song."
Our Lady Lions wrap up their 2024 season tonight as they take on the Henrietta Lady Cats. This is also Senior Night for the Lady Lions. Senior activities start at 4:15 p.m., with the varsity game to begin at 5 p.m. at Ronda Havins Softball Field. The Lions will play at 7 p.m., following the JV game that begins at 4:30 p.m. at Jabe Brazzle Field.
Today, Vernon ISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward and Asst. Supt. Blaise Boswell popped in at VHS to distribute popcorn to all teachers and staff to show the district's appreciation for all they do for their campus and their students. Dr. Ward also provided a quick lesson to students a Spanish class, and he and Blaise listened to English teacher Doug Patterson has he explained what activity students in his classroom were doing today. Administration will be popping in at each campus on selected Fridays as we close out the school year.
A report of seeing a post concerning a possible threat to a "Vernon Middle School" was made this morning campus administrators this morning. Please read the statement below for more information.
Selected as our McCord Student of the Week for last week were:
Pre-Kindergarten: Michael Crosthwait, Kristopher Roseborough-Mitchell, Andres Lora, Teal Sweet, and Dakota Perez
Kindergarten: Jeremiah Martinez, Scarlett Tate, Jonah Barnes, Gracie Villanueva, Bryan Fox-Guerrero, Tommy Teague, Trindyn Torres, and EhSunny Poe
1st Grade: Tessa Perez, Jayden Bryant, Rhea Snow, Audrina Lopez, Blossom Lar, Grace Jansa, and Eileen Baires Rivera.
Congratulations!!! Keep up the good work!!!
Honored as our McCord Students of the Month for March were: Pre-Kindergarten -- Brantley Riggins; Kindergarten -- Braylee Moseley; and 1st Grade -- Brayden Skinner. Not pictured is Specials Student of the Month Beckham Shugart.
Congratulations!!! Good work!!
