Vernon Middle School

Tomorrow is our first Early Release Day of the 2025-26 school year. Here are the early release time for each campus. Please note lunch is provided at VHS after the last bell rings -- from 12:18 p.m. to 12:48 p.m. -- and buses do not run at VHS until 12:48 p.m.

A new state law now requires schools to have written parental consent before providing some non-emergency health care services to students. VISD's school nurses want to provide students with the health care they need -- when they need it -- but must also stay in compliance with state law. Consent forms will be sent home with students this week. We urge parents to review and complete the consent forms and bring the forms back to your child's school.
Please know emergency care will be provided when necessary, as allowed by law and district policy.

Our VMS Students of the Week for last week are: 6th Grade -- Clara Perez & Xavier Gomez; 7th Grade -- Alexandria Cox & Asher Moore; and 8th Grade -- Brillett Castillo Beltran (not pictured) & Luke Payne. Congratulations!! Keep up the good work!!

There has been a change to the VISD 2025-26 school calendar. Due to a scheduling conflict for the Prosper football stadium, the Lions' football game scheduled for Friday, Sept. 19, in Prosper has been moved to Thursday, Sept. 18. The district had an early release scheduled for that Friday and it has now been moved to Thursday, to coincide with the game change. Friday, Sept. 19, will now be a regular, full school day.

All VISD students, teachers and staff are enjoying this Monday Labor Day holiday, but we will be back in school tomorrow and we will be in a new month, as today is September 1. A new month means a new school cafeteria menu! Check out the September cafeteria menu below.

Our 7th Grade Band students have hit the ground running and have begun rehearsing songs for our fall semester performances, as well as music they will perform alongside the high school band later in the football season! We are proud of their hard work and can't wait to see them shine this school year!

Check out our VMS September Calendar of Events and stay in the know with what is happening on our campus!!

We are now selling single-game reserve seat tickets to all Lions home games!! Tickets are $7 each and MUST be purchased at the Vernon ISD Administration Building, 1713 Wilbarger, by NOON on home-game Fridays.

Vernon High School is participating in T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights Sweepstakes — and with your help, we could win:
🏆 $5,000
🏆 $25,000
🏟️ Up to $1 MILLION in football stadium upgrades!

Here’s how you can help:
1️⃣ Even if you don’t have X (Twitter), click the link — every click helps:
https://x.com/vernonisd/status/1960305044747698213?s=46
2️⃣ Copy the link and share it on ALL of your social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X).
3️⃣ In each post, tag @TMobile + @VernonISD + @vernonchamber + @vernonrecord +
@vernonpolicede
4️⃣ Add the hashtags #FN5GL + #Sweepstakes.
✨ Every post = another entry. The more we share, the better our chances to win BIG for our kids!

The scores were tight at the 3rd Annual Vernon ISD Lions Roar Golf Tournament, with 4 strokes separating the top 7 teams. Winning a scorecard playoff on the 2nd hole to capture first place was the team of Ky Wrinkle, Bambi Nava, Kathy McClellan and Darrell Colbert. To read more about the tournament, please click on the following link. https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2378149

LIONS ROAR is selling Vernon Lions Logo polos!
All proceeds support LIONS ROAR, funding teacher and student initiatives, scholarships, and school culture-building activities.

📍 Purchase at the Vernon ISD Administrative Building (1713 Wilbarger)
💵 Cash or check only (made out to Vernon ISD)
🚫 No holds — first come, first served

Sizes available:
2 Medium
4 Large
1 XL
2 XXL

Students who received our VMS Student of the Week honors for Aug. 18-25 were: (front row, from left) Angela Ampig, 6th Grade; and Malachi Stanfill, 7th Grade; (back row) Luke Luster, 6th Grade; and Jaquelyn Sarinana and R.J. Villareal, 8th Grade. Not pictured is Alexandria Balderas, 7th Grade.

Here are more pictures of the teams that took part in the 3rd Annual Lions Roar Golf Tournament benefiting the VISD Foundation, which was held Saturday at the Hill Crest Country Club. We want to thank our sponsors and all the golfers for their support. It was a great day of golf and fun!

Saturday the 3rd Annual Lions Roar Golf Tournament benefiting the VISD Foundation was held at the Hill Crest Country Club. Sixteen teams in the 4-person scramble participated in the tournament, and enjoyed playing in warm, but perfect, golf weather.

Come on out to Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium Sunday evening for our 2025 "Meet The Lions" event. United Supermarket will be providing free hot dogs!! Stay cool with a Kona Ice!! Get your little one's face painted!! Gates open at 6:30 p.m., and introduction of athletes in cross country, volleyball, tennis and football, along with cheerleaders and members of the band and drill team will begin at 7 p.m.!!

⛳️🐾 The 3rd Annual LIONS ROAR Golf Scramble is this Saturday!

A huge THANK YOU to our sponsors — your support makes a big difference. When a community works with and supports its schools, both grow stronger together. 🦁❤️

And a big shout-out to all who signed up — our scramble is officially FULL! We’re excited for a great day of golf, fellowship, and cooler temperatures (especially after last year when Vernon made the record books as the hottest spot in the USA 🔥☀️). See ya Saturday morning for donuts, coffee and juice before we tee off at 8:30 a.m.

Go LIONS! 🦁

Vernon Community,
Vernon ISD put the finishing touches on what I would call a great convocation last week, and I led off that ceremony with the statement “there is no greater time in my career than now to be a teacher.” The world is still lacking in the respect that needs to be demonstrated to teachers and the job that they do; however, it is comforting and a step in the right direction when the Legislature determines it is time for the teachers to be awarded a raise.....
To read more of Vernon ISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward's latest message to the community, please follow this link: www.vernonisd.org

Last week was the first week of school, and our science classes were already conducting lab experiments and the students were having fun. Other departments hit the ground running last week as well, as we kicked off the 2025-26 school year. Great job teachers and students. We're keeping our expectations HIGH this year!!

Vernon ISD is looking for parents to be a part of our School Health Advisory Council (SHAC). Better health leads to higher grades, and when you participate your child is more successful! The council meets four times a year. For more information check out the flyer below.