Monday is a special day for our Vernon Elementary students as it is "Grandparents & Special Friends Day". If you are a grandparent or a special friend of one of our students, you are invited to join them for breakfast at 7 a.m., Monday. They will LOVE having you at school with them and making special memories. And, you'll get to enjoy French Toast Sticks, Coffee, Juice, etc.
On Wednesday, our Patient Care Technician students who are seniors attended a Leadership Conference hosted by Our Blood Institute. The students gained knowledge on what it means to donate blood, how it benefits recipients, and ways to promote our local blood drives. They also brainstormed with surrounding schools and programs on how to host a successful blood drive and use leadership skills to increase volunteer hours. Officers for our Senior Nursing Program are Aye Khine, secretary; Alondra Espinoza, vice president; Ka'Liyha Fanner, president; Emily Garcia, reporter/media coordinator; and Aubrey Castorena, treasurer. The first VHS Blood Drive of the 2024-25 school year will be held next month.
Monday evening, families of our varsity football players, trainers and managers came together for a "Paw Painting" night and it was a huge success! It was amazing to see everyone working side by side, creating memories and showing their Lion pride! A big thank you to everyone who participated and helped kick off the season in such a fun and meaningful way!
VHS staff and students were seeing double all day as today's Homecoming Week Dress Day theme was "Twin Day". Students were showing their Lion Spirit as they get prepared for Friday night's Homecoming Game against Gainesville.
There was plenty of "twinning" going on today at Vernon Elementary as "Twin Day" was the theme for today's Homecoming Week Dress Day. Our staff and students were seeing "twins" all day!!
We were just informed that Sand Road is closed from Franklin Dr. to Bismarck St. as the City of Vernon works on a water leak. It is expected to be closed for the rest of the day. If you are picking up students at McCord, Vernon Elementary or VHS you may need to change your route.
Two official voter registration deputies volunteered their time Tuesday and spent all day in the senior government classes to register students who will be 18 by Nov. 5. With this being an election year, VHS opted to teach government in the fall and economics in the spring. It is usually the other way around. Voter registration deputies will also have a table at Friday night's Homecoming Game to register anyone over the age of 18 who is not yet a registered voter.
Students in Brett White's World History class became archeologists Tuesday afternoon as they went on an archeological dig in front of the high school. They located some "archeological treasures" including a spoon, batteries, and livestock ear tags. They also found some coins and some paper currency.
Here are a few more pics of our McCord Campus showing our Lion Spirit and having fun with today's Homecoming Week Dress Day "Twin Day".
The theme for today's Homecoming Week Dress Day was "Twin Day" and the McCord Elementary halls and classrooms were full of "twins" showing their Lion Spirit!!
Our junior varsity football team will travel to Gainesville tomorrow to battle the JV Leopards. The game starts at 5 p.m.. Tickets need to purchased online by going to https://www.gainesvilleleopards.org/HTtickets
No cash is accepted at the gate.
Our students at McCord definitely got into the Homecoming spirit yesterday as they rocked the Red, White & Blue theme Dress Day. Each day this week of Homecoming there's a special theme for Dress Day.
Starting Friday, 9th thru 11th grade students will be able to register for the PSAT which will be given on Thursday, Oct. 10. This is a National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which students take as a sophomore or junior. High enough marks on the test as a junior can help a student land a National Merit Scholarship, which can mean big bucks toward a college education. The signup period is Sept. 6 thru Sept. 20. To sign up, students need to see Mrs. Scales in the VHS Office. The cost to take the test is $14 and is due when student signs up.
We apologize for being a bit behind, but here are our VES Students of the Week for the first two weeks of school. Week 1 Students of the Week were: 2nd Grade -- Hazel McIntosh; 3rd Grade -- Averie Bavousett; 4th Grade -- Shawn Duke; and 5th Grade -- Keegan Coley.
Week 2 Students of the Week were: 2nd Grade -- Zaylee Vasquez; 3rd Grade -- Isabella Escobedo; 4th Grade -- Abel Romero; and 5th Grade -- D'Angelo Galvan.
Congratulations to all of these students!! They definitely started the 2024-25 school year off right!!
Congratulations to this group of students who were named VMS Students of the Week!!
Student of the Week honorees are: 6th Grade -- Veva Finnegan & Isaiah Boyd; 7th Grade -- Danica Walker & Jayden Bodine; and 8th Grade -- Jaelle Guerrero & Matthew Sosa.
Our students had fun today with today's Homecoming Week Dress Day theme of wearing red, white and blue!! Wednesday's theme is Twin Day. Our Lions will face the Gainesville Leopard Friday night in the Homecoming Game. The 2024 Homecoming Queen will be crowned during halftime of the game.
Congratulations to these MVPs from the Lions' 54-7 season-opening victory over Burkburnett! Offensive MVP -- Adarius Williams, 112 yards rushing; Defensive MVP -- Nick Guzman; Tri-Special Team MVPs -- Tru Gipson, 70-yard kickoff return for TD; Mu Soe -- 6 of 8 PATs and deep kickoffs; and Israel Espinoza for kickoff and punt coverage.
Our Lions are at home this week to take on Gainesville in our 2024 Homecoming Game!!
The first NWEA test for VMS students is tomorrow. Please make a note that on NWEA testing days the lunch period for our students will change. Lunch time for 6th Grade will be 11:29 a.m. to 11:54 a.m.; for 7th Grade 12:59 p.m. to 1:24 p.m.; and for 8th Grade 12:14 p.m. to 12:38 p.m.
Test days are Sept. 9, Sept. 9; Sept. 12 and Sept. 18.
This is Homecoming Week leading up to our Lions taking on Gainesville in Friday's Homecoming game. Nominees for Homecoming Queen and King are (front row, from left) Emily Rodriguez, Kellan Byars, Kaitlyn Beam, Courtney Saylor, Emily Garcia, Aubrey Castorena, KaLiyah Fanner, Mijah Johnson, Key'Maria McBride, and Zayleigh Sweet; (back row) J'Dyn Cooper, Nick Guzman, Javi Lopez, Adarius Williams, Adrian King, Mason Ford, Jackson Aydelott, Carson Schoppa, Josiah Geiger and Parker Flynn. Homecoming King will be crowned during the pep rally that begins at 3:25 p.m., Friday, in D.O. Fulton Gym, and the Homecoming Queen will be crowned during halftime of the Lions' clash with the Leopards. Our Roarin' Lion Band and VHS Drill Team will perform at 6:30 p.m., before the game.
After enjoying today's Labor Day holiday, VISD students, teachers and staff return to school tomorrow. We left school Friday in the month of August, and return to school tomorrow in the month of September, and here is our cafeteria menu for the month of September.
