Time is running out to nominate your favorite Vernon ISD teacher in the Red River Best Chevy Dealers Teacher Appreciation Contest. Students, parents, residents and teachers can go online and nominate their choice for Outstanding Teacher!! The deadline is this Friday, Feb. 28.
All VISD students and staff can be extra comfortable Thursday as it is "Pajama For A Purpose Day!" Students and staff at all campuses who want to wear their pajama pants (appropriate for school) Thursday may do for a $3 donation. The fundraiser is for a VMS student who lost all of their belongs in a recent house fire.
Hopefully this week Vernon ISD will have more of a regular, normal week. However, there are no classes tomorrow for a teacher workday, and Friday is one of the district's early release Fridays. We hope everyone is enjoying this nice weather! Definitely better than last week's frigid temperatures.
This morning four of our students who just also happen to be Camp Fire girls, Isabella Meurs, Grace Jansa, Camilla Parmer and Lillianna Gonzales, were guests on KVWC's Friday morning show "This, That & The Other" with host Kathy McClellan. The girls announced Camp Fire's annual Candy Sale will begin late next week or the first week of March, and talked about the fun they have and what they enjoy about being in Camp Fire.
It's been a crazy week with no classes on Monday, early dismissal Tuesday due to weather and no school Wednesday because of the weather. So, don't forget tomorrow is one of VISD's regularly-scheduled early release Fridays. We hope everyone has a nice weekend with the warmer weather coming our way.
Vernon ISD will be operating on a regular schedule on Thursday. Buses will run at their regular times and classes will start at their regular times. We encourage everyone to bundle up because it is still going to be extremely cold tomorrow.
Due to the slick road conditions and with the extreme cold temperatures not expected to allow the road conditions to improve, Vernon ISD officials have announced school will be closed Wednesday. We hope everyone stays safe and warm tomorrow.
Due to the swiftly deteriorating road conditions, Vernon ISD Administrators have made the decision to dismiss school early. Buses will begin running at 1:30 p.m. at McCord. 1:35 p.m., Vernon Elementary; 1:40 p.m. Vernon Middle School; 1:45 p.m. Vernon High School. Those parents who would like to pick up their child before 1:30 p.m. may do so. Vernon Elementary students who usually go to Boys & Girls Club will stay at VES due to club not having enough staff.
We will send out information about tomorrow later this evening.
While the students were out of school yesterday, our teachers and staff were in school -- at least for half a day. Monday was a Professional Development Day for our teachers and staff, but it wasn't all work and no play. There were PD sessions for half a day, and for the other half of the day teachers and staff had the option of going to a movie at the Vernon Plaza or getting a little artistic at Paint Your Peace. Regardless of what option they chose, all had a good time.
February is Career & Technical Education Month, and Vernon ISD has an outstanding CTE Program. Plus, last year every senior earned their CCMR point before graduating. Check out the link: https://youtube.com/shorts/JYnU0bKxd4A?feature=share
Vernon ISD is in the planning stages for this year's Community Resource Fair scheduled for March 29. If your organization would like to participate in the fair and display your organization's strengths and the support and services it provides the community, please sign up by clicking this link: https://bit.ly/41btv7U
We utilize the Community Resource Fair to educate and connect our families with resources in our area. The deadline to register is Friday, Feb. 28.
Save The Date!! Our VES Kids Heart Challenge kicks off on Tuesday, Feb. 18 and ends on Friday, March 7. During this time our students will discover ways to take care of their hearts and brains through fun activities while practicing kindness and gratitude. They will also learn ways to de-stress. Plus, the students have the chance to earn PE equipment for our school while raising funds to protect all hearts. Go to our VES Kids Heart Challenge page here http://www2.heart.org/site/TR?fr_id=11259&pg=company&company_id=479759 and sign your student up early.
#KidsHeartChallenge #AmericanHeartAssociation
The last two weeks of February are short weeks for our VISD students. There is no school Monday, Feb. 17, for a teacher/staff Professional Development Day, and Feb. 21 is an Early Release Friday. Students are also out Monday, Feb. 24, for a teacher/staff Work Day, and Feb. 28 is also an Early Release Friday.
Vernon ISD currently has an opening for a Transportation Manager, as well as several teaching positions. Come join our VISD family!! For information on all of our openings, please click the following link https://bit.ly/3EC6x0O
Mrs. Sandoval's 3rd grade Science class is studying rapid earth changes this week. One of those changes is earthquakes. Her students were tasked with a project of using marshmallows and toothpicks to construct a tower over 2 stories tall that could withstand a 10-second earthquake (table shake). The students had fun with the project and did a great job.
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and next week is "Respect Week!" Take a look at VISD Social Worker Nicole Cameron's newsletter for more information.
This week -- Feb. 3-Feb. 7 -- is National School Counseling Week. Vernon ISD is extremely lucky to have exceptional school counselors at all of our campuses. We want to take a moment to thank all of them and recognize the wonderful work they do with our students and teachers.
BLOOD DRIVE TODAY!!
We're sharing the news because Our Blood Institute's blood supply is dangerously low. The City of Vernon Blood Drive is underway and will continue until 2:30 p.m. The bloodmobile is parked at the corner of Wilbarger and Cumberland. Our Blood Institute supplies all of the hospitals in the surrounding area, including Wilbarger General. A unit of donated blood can save 3 lives. Stop by tomorrow and give a gift that costs nothing, but can save a life!
We're sharing the news because Our Blood Institute's blood supply is dangerously low. The City of Vernon Blood Drive will be held tomorrow from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The bloodmobile will be parked at the corner of Wilbarger and Cumberland. Our Blood Institute supplies all of the hospitals in the surrounding area, including Wilbarger General. A unit of donated blood can save 3 lives. Stop by tomorrow and give a gift that costs nothing, but can save a life!!
Vernon ISD's District Site-Based Committee will meet at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 12, at the Vernon Administration Building to review the Texas Academic Report. The committee will update its comprehensive needs assessment and its district improvement plan. The public is invited to attend.
