Our Lions will square off against the Eagles from Holliday today in a District 7-3A baseball battle at Jabe Brazzle Field. The JV game will begin at 4 p.m., with the first pitch for the varsity game set for 7 p.m. Good luck Lions!!!
Selected as our Students of the Week for this week are:
6th Grade -- Jahlee Sparkman & Daltan Kymer
7th Grade -- Kenli Kajs & Mon Myint
8th Grade -- (not pictured) Charleigh Cooper & Julian Luna
Congratulations!! Keep up the great work!!
Our first STAAR test will be given on Thursday. Please, check out the information below and the helpful tips to make sure your student has the opportunity to do their very best on those testing days. This week is the first of three consecutive weeks for our students to take a STAAR test (April 16, April 24).
Sixteen students were inducted into the VHS National Honor Society during a ceremony held Monday evening in the VHS Cafeteria. Five juniors and 11 sophomores took the NHS pledge and received their certificates. To find out which students are the newest members of the VHS National Honor Society, please follow this link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2136354
YOU ARE INVITED!!!
The VHS Art Show will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., tomorrow, in the VHS Art Room. Students in our Art 3 & Art 4 classes will be exhibiting their artwork. We have some wonderfully talented artists roaming our hallways. Stop by tomorrow and check it out yourself.
This afternoon our National Honor Society students went over to Vernon Elementary to spend time with the 2nd grade students in the Gifted & Talented Program. The high school students helped the elementary youngsters build an electronic bug that included motors, switches, wires, and even 'antennas'. The bugs then scooted around the hallway.
KAUZ-TV, Channel 6, will be in town today broadcasting their weather report live from Vernon High School for both their 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., newscasts. Their special guest will be VISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward.
Over the last two weeks, our 5th grade students have been prepping for the Reading STAAR test through a STAAR Boot Camp with various stations. Today, our students went outside to the playground to perform "sentence surgery." In this activity, students used chalk to create original sentences on the concrete and then labeled all parts of the sentence.
Last week, Mrs. Hastings' Intro to Culinary students learned all about pasta. After researching the history of pasta, the students made fresh pasta by hand, and were then able to enjoy their freshly-made pasta.
Students in our Gifted & Talented Program are presenting a GT Art Showcase on Friday. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m., at the Red River Valley Museum . Stop by and check out some of their amazing artwork!! We have some talented youngsters!! The come-and-go will last until 7 p.m.
Our Fellowship of Christian Athletes is hosting a Passion Workout on Monday, April 14, that is open to the public. Dinner will be provided for all students following the workout. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m., on Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium.
Our students are currently selling some wonderful gourmet popcorn -- and it's all online!! There are a variety of flavors and all have been approved by our McCord Elementary taste testers! -- especially the Tutti Fruity! Order online by scanning the QR code below or by following this link: https://abc.launchfundraising.com/fundraiserhomeinfo/O/F2NXND
Wednesday, April 30, our VISD All-Star athletes will get their chance to shine at our Vernon All-Star Olympics!! This is a warm-up for our athletes, who will go on to compete at Altus in an Area All-Star Olympics event in May. Donations are currently being accepted to help make our Vernon All-Star Olympics extra-special!! Come on out to Lions Stadium on April 30 and cheer on our All-Star athletes!
We apologize for the late post, but yesterday, April 4, was School Librarian Appreciation Day and we have four of the best! Mary Charo, Lisa Hass, Emily Richey, and Loren Vontungeln all go above and beyond at their campuses in both their own duties, and in helping staff and students. We do -- indeed -- appreciate these four ladies!!
In Thursday evening's running finals of the District 7-3A Track & Field Meet, our VHS athletes picked up three event titles and grabbed 13 top four finishes, with those athletes advancing to the Area Track & Field Meet. To find which of our Lions and Lady Lions advanced to compete in the Area Track & Field Meet, please follow this link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2131269
Despite cold, cloudy and breezy weather conditions, our Lions and Lady Lions claimed 3 individual event titles Thursday evening at Day 2 of the District 7-3A Track & Field Meet in Iowa Park. Several of our athletes also had their personal best times of the season. To find which of our Lions and Lady Lions advanced to compete in the Area Track & Field Meet, please follow this link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2131269
UPDATE: Varsity game will begin at 6 p.m. JV game will still start at 4 p.m., but will only play 90 minutes.
As of 11 a.m., it is still Game Day for the Lions on this rainy Friday, as they are set to travel to Wichita Falls this evening for a District 7-3A game against the City View Mustangs. The JV game will start at 4 p.m., with the varsity game set to get underway at approximately 7 p.m. Good Luck Lions!!
It was a packed house for each of our lunch periods yesterday at our VES Cookout!! We had to set up extra tables to handle all the parents, grandparents and other family members who came to eat with their student! It is great to see so many of our parents on our campus and enjoying time with their student. The smiles on our students' faces are always bigger when their family spends time with them at school, and yesterday there were ear-to-ear grins everywhere!!
Four Lady Lions and four Lions made the medal podium for field events at the District 7-3A Track & Field Meet, which began yesterday in Iowa Park. The meet wraps up today with the finals of the running events set to begin at 5 p.m. To see all of the varsity Day 1 results for VHS, please click on the following link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2127780
The District 7-3A Track & Field Meet began yesterday in Iowa Park, and VHS claimed four event titles and 8 Lions & Lady Lions qualified for the Area Track Meet. The finals of the running events begins today at 5 p.m. To see all of the varsity Day 1 results for VHS, please click on the following link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2127780
