To all of our Vernon ISD family, our Vernon community and Wilbarger County, we want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year!!! We hope 2024 is a great year for all of us!!
Our Vernon Lions went undefeated in the Troy Basketball Tournament, beating Lago Vista, 52-45, tonight to capture the tournament championship!! Ty Scott and Adarius Williams were selected for the All-Tournament Team. Congrats to the Lions!! The Lions are now 13-5 for the year and 1-0 in District 7-3A. They return to district action Tuesday when they host Henrietta at D.O. Fulton Gym. Sub-varsity action begins at 1 p.m., with the Lions set to take the court at 4 p.m.
To all of our Vernon ISD family, our Vernon community and Wilbarger County, we want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!
The Middle School Winter Formal was held Thursday evening in the VMS Gym. A Winter Formal King and Queen were crowned for each grade, and the winners were: 6th Grade -- Blut Soe & Praylee Patterson; 7th Grade -- Aiden Trejo & Plar Shee; and 8th Grade -- Carlito Rodriguez & Katie Caveness. A few special visitors also made their appearance at the dance.
Members of the VISD administration staff and WSSA staff who work in the VISD Administration Building presented custodian Lupe Garcia with a Christmas gift this morning. Along with cleaning the Admin Building, Lupe is also one of the custodians who work at Vernon Elementary School.
Vernon Lion athletes brought a little Christmas cheer to a few folks today! The group stopped by McCord, Vernon Elementary, Vista Living of Vernon, and Eagle Flats Village, Students and residents alike enjoyed the visit.
Wok It Out provided lunch for our VHS staff luncheon today. The food was great. The Orange Chicken and Oreo Cookie Egg Rolls were a big hit!! Thank you for supporting VISD!
VHS teachers, students and staff are enjoying a "10 Days of Christmas" countdown to our Christmas break. Today's theme was "Ugly Christmas Sweater" with students and teachers wearing Christmas-themed sweaters.
After New Year's it might be time for some of our baseball alumni to get in shape if they want to take the Jabe Brazzle Baseball Field again, as the the VHS baseball program will be holding its first Lion Baseball Alumni game. Mark your calendar -- Feb. 17!!
Several VMS teachers got in the Christmas spirit and decorated their classroom doors. They were very creative!!
On Wednesday, members of the VHS senior class visited our two local nursing homes and our assisted living facility, and brightened the day of the residents . Seniors sang Christmas carols, handed out Christmas cards, visited with residents and helped with various things. There were smiles all around -- from the residents and facility staff to the seniors!
VHS juniors -- mark your calendar for this great opportunity. VISD is hosting an ACT Boot Camp on Feb. 13. This camp will prepare you for the ACT!! And, the camp is FREE, with VISD picking up the registration fee.
Leading up to our Christmas Break, Vernon ISD campuses will be on their early release schedule for both Thursday and Friday.
VHS teachers, students and staff are enjoying a "10 Days of Christmas" countdown to our Christmas break. Today's theme was "Warm and Cozy" with students and teachers wearing PJs.
Before the Lady Lions' game Tuesday night, the members of the Vernon Middle School girls' 7th and 8th grade basketball teams were recognized and joined the varsity players in the middle of the court at D.O. Fulton Gym.
On Monday, 6th graders took their reward trip for the semester, as they traveled to Altus to see the movie "Wonka," which was followed by a visit to the bowling alley.
Third grade teachers have started a "BOB Club" which stands for "The Best of the Best." Third graders who have shown exemplary leadership skills, followed the rules, and just been an 'overall' great student will be nominated. The first BOB Club luncheon was held in the library with students receiving hamburgers, chips and cookies. This week's BOB Club attendees included Charlee Cokendolpher, Nicholas Moralez, Mariyah West, Karyss Finnegan, Rylee Leija, Olivia Teague, Kayla Calvillo, and Abel Romero.
Are you a grandparent, aunt or uncle and you're still searching for a gift for that teenager that attends VHS? Well, we've got an idea for your -- a 2023-24 VHS Yamparika Yearbook. The yearbook will include the entire year, from the first day of school through graduation. You can preorder the 2023-24 Yamparika here https://yearbookforever.com/.../xWk5Ywn27748H1QPcXnEpu6b
We also have 2022-23 VHS yearbooks available, which contains the entire 2022-23 school year.
A few more pictures of students from Coach Stinson's World Geography classes with brochures they made as part of their European country class project. The teams selected a European country, made a brochure and a visual aid representing the country, and gave a presentation in the cafeteria today during lunch periods..
Students in Coach Stinson's World Geography classes wrapped up a class project today by giving presentations during the VHS lunch periods. The projected involved teams of 2 or 3 students selecting a country in Europe, making a brochure with information about the country, and providing a visual aid that represents their country. The project was graded on the presentation, brochure and visual aid. Most of the student groups used food as their visual aid.
