Valley ISD reached out to area school districts concerning a first grade student who has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Valley ISD is holding a fundraiser "Hats On For Paxton" tomorrow to help the young man and his family, and Vernon ISD is joining in. For a $1 donation, students, teachers and staff will be allowed to wear their cap/hat in class. Teachers will collect donations in their classrooms.
This morning VISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward introduced new McCord Principal Amber Furhmann to the faculty. Mrs. Furhmann will spend today at the campus and plans on making several more campus visits before the end of the school year. She will take over as school principal in June. Scott Hogue served as the interim school principal for the 2023-24 school year.
Vernon ISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward and Asst. Supt. Blaise Boswell are busy cooking hamburgers this morning, the first day of Teacher Appreciation Week. Today they are cooking burgers for teachers at McCord Elementary, DAEP, Opportunity Center, AFP and WSSA. On Tuesday, they will be cooking for the teachers and staff at Vernon Elementary, and Wednesday it will be the teachers and staff at Middle School who will get to enjoy the burgers. Vernon High School teachers and staff will receive their hamburger lunch on Thursday. On Friday, custodial, maintenance and bus barn staff will be treated to a hamburger lunch.
It's coming....the McCord Roundup is set for Monday!! For all McCord students and parents, and especially for children who will be attending McCord next year and their parents. Tour the school!! Meet the teachers!! Learn of services available through a variety of local agencies!! Play games!! Free Hot Dogs!!
We all know that it takes a village to put on any type of an event, but it also takes a leader. We would like to give Coach Edwin Bah a shout out for leading the way for our All-Star Olympics that was held here Monday for our Life Skills students and for helping take them to compete yesterday in Altus. We would also like to thank all the coaches, teachers, staff and students who helped make it a special day for our special students. I think we enjoyed as much, if not more, than they did. Seeing all of the smiles was priceless!
Today is National School Lunch Hero Day and we want to give a HUGE shoutout to our VISD cafeteria workers. We appreciate their work in ensuring our cafeterias serve good, nutritional meals to our students. They go above and beyond for our students!! Thank you for all that you do!!
Don't forget -- tomorrow is the FFA Annual Plant Sale!!
Big news for our students moving on to the 2nd grade next year!!
Today is School Principal's Day! Vernon ISD has some outstanding principals who work hard to make their school campuses the best they can be. We greatly appreciate all that they do for their students, teachers and staff!!
Lost and found jackets will be displayed on the 1st grade playground fence on Friday afternoon. Please come and find your lost coats so they can be washed and stored for the upcoming summer!
Your McCord kiddo could be a tennis star and the future of Vernon Lion Tennis! Here's information on how to register your McCord kiddo for Tennis Camp.
Here are some more pictures of the fun our Special Education/Life Skills students from McCord Elementary through Vernon High School had at our VISD All-Star Olympics Monday morning at Lion Stadium. Our students will be traveling to Altus on Thursday to compete in an area All-Star Olympics event.
Our Special Education/Life Skills students from McCord Elementary through Vernon High School participated in our VISD All-Star Olympics Monday morning at Lion Stadium. After the Opening Ceremonies, students competed in several events including the Softball Toss, Ball Race, Broad Jump, 25-Yard Race, and more. A big thank you to our Roarin' Lion Band, cheerleaders, VHS athletes and the teachers and coaches who came out to help run the event. Our students will be traveling to Altus on Thursday to compete in an area All-Star Olympics event.
Our FUN Summer Science Camp will be held in two sessions, with kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders attending June 17-20, and 3rd and 4th graders attending June 24-27. The camp is free. Sign up today!!! The camp will be a blast!!
We are also have some positions open as science camp aides. The application is also below.
The annual Vernon Tennis Camp will be held June 3-6. Registration is online only. You can use the QR code on the flyer, or click on this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HQ0gneYzRsohEcPglgxhBdSi-X3ZuviPEyPKuZ9SB-U/edit
Honored as our McCord Students of the Week for this week are:
1st Grade -- Sandra Penado, Aurora Grimaldo, Hazel Stanley, Darrell McLaughlin, Emma-Lynn Adams, Hazel McIntosh and Jerald Gray
Kindergarten -- Kaysen Hartwell, Trelyn Cherry, Leyana Guerra, Ariana Su, Jaxson Koch, Aryssa Bernal, Aaron Anthony and ZZ Zuniga
Pre-Kindergarten -- Athena Mahurin, Abraham Ramirez, Vanaya West and Gemma Omelas Jimenez
Congratulations!!! Keep up the good work!!
Attention McCord Students: You can buy your own bag of Mrs. Bloom's for $1.00 tomorrow! Money collected will benefit McCord PTO which helps support our teachers and students.
QUICK REMINDER: Please remember our All-Star Olympics for our life skills students will be held Monday! We would love to have fans in the stands cheering on our athletes! We also still need a few items. If you would like to donate something to our All-Star Olympics, please contact Jana Neely at jana.neely@visdtx.org
Summer will be here before you know it. Here's another activity to help keep children from getting bored, and one that will help them with their basketball skills!! The basketball camp is open to all those who will be in kindergarten thru 9th grade next year. Sign up today!!! It should be a lot of fun!!
Reminder: McCord PTO Meeting today at 5pm
We will go over the end of year events and how you can help make our final memories lasting ones. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
