Yesterday one of our VISD teachers suffered a devastating house fire. To help with expenses we will be doing a "Hat For A Cause Day" fundraiser every day next week. For $1 donation, students, teachers and staff will be allowed to wear a hat or cap in the classroom that day. The hat or cap must be school appropriate. Let's have some fun with this next week and also help a member of our VISD family.
Today was the letter 'x' day for our pre-kindergarten students. One activity to help them recognize the letter 'x' involved going on a treasure hunt because, as we all know, 'x' marks the spot of the buried treasure. They dressed up as pirates and with "arrrrgh" echoing in the hallways they searched for their 'x'. The students located 'x' and the buried treasure in the school office.
Attention McCord PTO and anyone who wants to be a part of McCord PTO!
We are having a meeting on Thursday, January 30th, 2025, at 5:30pm! We will meet at McCord Elementary's Conference Room. We look forward to see you there!
Vernon ISD is helping the Vernon Boys & Girls Club help get the word out by sharing this flyer! Registration is currently underway for the B&G Softball League for students in kindergarten thru 8th grade. Sign up today!! Should be a great season!!
Last week the LIonette Drill Team held a mini dance clinic for girls from pre-K to 5th grade. The girls learned a dance and will be performing during halftime of tonight's Lions basketball game at D.O. Fulton Gym.
APP UPDATE!
Our Vernon ISD App has just had a big update! Please take a moment to go to your App Store or Play Store and make sure your app updates. Even if you have your app set to update automatically, we are noticing that some people are still needing to update manually.
With this new update, Rooms information is integrated more seamlessly with the rest of the app! Check out these videos to learn more about the app update!
English: https://youtu.be/zW9d0VzqDFI
Spanish: https://youtu.be/W8Cnu-tgK9M
If you have any questions about Rooms or the Vernon ISD app, please email Chantilly Sweet at chantilly.sweet@visdtx.org.
We were proud to be a part of the 113th Annual Vernon Chamber of Commerce Banquet held last night. Being part of this community means so much to us, and we know how important it is to build strong relationships between our schools and local businesses. Our schools are successful when our community thrives, and our community is successful when our schools thrive. Together, we’re creating a positive environment for our students to succeed. Looking forward to even more opportunities to work together and support our future leaders!
Vernon ISD will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. However, many of our students will be busy showing animals at the Wilbarger County 4-H Livestock Show being held at the Wilbarger County Exhibit Building. Good luck to all of our 4-H and FFA students.
Jarrod David, who won a Special Election runoff for Place 3 on the VISD School Board, was sworn in during Monday's board meeting. January is also School Board Appreciation Month and trustees received several gifts from the district and campuses. We appreciate all of our trustees' dedication to help make the district the best it can be, and their commitment to helping the district ensure each student receives a quality education.
Current VISD School Board Trustees are Chris Lehman, Emory Byars, Patrick Parmer, Carrie Hawkins, Amanda Lehman, Jarrod David and Bryson Henry.
Has your child lost a jacket at school?
Our lost jackets will be put on the fence by the cafeteria this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon hoping to be found by their owners.
As we start the first full week of our 2025 Spring Semester, here are a few reminders from our VISD District Nurse Jennifer Walker, RN, on our health protocols.
Monday starts the 2nd week of our Vernon ISD Attendance Incentive for the 4th Six Weeks. Each week a student has perfect attendance they receive a ticket to put in a drawing for a MEGA QUEST 3 virtual reality headset. There will be a drawing for EACH GRADE!!
If a student has perfect attendance for the entire grading period, they will have 7 tickets for the drawing. If a student misses a day one week, they're not eliminated from the competition, they just won't earn a ticket for that week. They will start with a clean slate the next week.
Our 40th anniversary celebration honoring the 1985 Class 3A State Champion Lady Lions will begin with at 5 p.m., this evening with a public reception in the VHS Bandhall. At the conclusion of the Lady Lions' game, at approximately 7:15 p.m., a ceremony honoring team members will be held at D.O. Fulton Gym. Please make plans to attend and help us celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Vernon High School's first team state champion.
Vernon ISD is operating on a 2-hour delayed start today. Roads are wet, but not frozen. Buses will run 2 hours later than normal.
Just a quick reminder that Vernon ISD will be operating on a 2-hour delayed start on Friday.
Vernon ISD officials have decided to close school today as weather conditions have deteriorated . We will also have a 2-hour delayed started on Friday.
Vernon ISD will be operating on a 2-hour delay start today due to the weather. We will continue to monitor the radar and weather conditions.
UPDATE -- Due to the weather models constantly changing, our VISD Administration team believes there is currently not enough concrete information to make a decision on whether or not have school on Thursday. Officials also believe there will not be enough information to make that decision tonight. District officials will make a decision early Thursday morning on whether we will have a regular school day, a late start, or close for the day. District officials will be up early and checking roads if necessary. As soon as a decision is made, we will announce it on our Facebook pages, through texts and we will let the TV stations know.
Our Vernon ISD students return to the classrooms tomorrow as we get the 2025 Spring Semester underway!! Here is the VISD Cafeteria Menu for January. Please remember all VISD students are eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch daily.
Stay WEATHER AWARE!!
With the potential for winter weather coming into our area late Wednesday, our district administration is actively monitoring conditions closely to keep our students and staff safe. A decision regarding delays or closures will be communicated as soon as the decision is made.
Stay informed through:
Parent texts (via Skyward Student Profile Data)
Vernon ISD website: www.vernonisd.org
Vernon ISD & campus Facebook pages (www.facebook.com/VernonISD)
Local News Stations: KAUZ CBS 6; KFDX NBC 3: & KJTL FOX 18
We strongly remind everyone to rely on official Vernon ISD communication channels or sources listed above for accurate and timely updates to help avoid confusion from unverified or unofficial information.
