VHS Turkey Trot
Will you be in town on Thanksgiving Day? Will you have family visiting? Make this a new family tradition and support students in need in VISD.
Register online here: https://forms.gle/iWNooC93TjdQHbVm6
You can pay online for the Turkey Trot: https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
Go Lions!!! Spoil the Panthers' paradise tonight!!
A big CONGRATULATIONS!!! to our Vernon Lion Tennis Coach Carrie Castleberry for being named the Texas Tennis Coaches Association Class 3A Coach of the Year, as well as the Class 3A Region 1 Coach of the Year. Coach Castleberry will receive her awards at the TTCA convention in December. This is a very well deserved honor!!! Coach Castleberry, thank you for all you do for our VHS tennis program!!
Our Lions take on the Paradise Panthers in a Class 3A, Div. 1 Bi-District Playoff Game tonight at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. District, Senior Citizen and Military Passes are accepted. Tickets can be purchased online by following this link: http://www.wfisd.net/tickets
Tickets may also be purchased at the gate with a credit card. No cash transactions.
Winners of a drawing from among those students who had perfect attendance and no tardies for the last six weeks were: Kevin Arthur, McKenzie Belcher, Davis Bloom, Kell Castleberry, Bella Garcia, Avery Garcia, Carson Schoppa and Maria Perez. They received a free Kona Ice courtesy of the VMS & VHS PTO.
Honored as VHS Teacher & Staff Member of the Month for October were Kia Dixon and Thomas Ortega. Thank you for all you do and for your dedication to the students and to Vernon High School!! Congratulations!
VHS Students of the Month for October were: 9th Grade -- Maddison Delaune & Merrick Byars; 10th Grade -- Rhegan Jones & Ty Scott; 11th Grade -- Alyssa Andara (not pictured) & Timothy McLaughlin; 12th Grade -- Brooklyn Nobriga & Zac Centeno. From those students, Brooklyn Nobriga was selected as VHS Student of the Month for October. Congratulations to all!! Great Job!!
Earning Award Chains for their performances in Vernon's 42-7 victory over Bowie last Friday night were: Case Fleming, Top Blocker; Adarius Williams and Jevon Ffanner, Turnover Chain; Angel Serrato, Ball Hawk; and Keinin Gardner, Big Stick. The players get to keep the chains until the next game.
High school and Vernon Middle School students attended a Veteran's Day Program this morning sponsored by the VHS National Honor Society. The 77th Army Corp Band from Fort Sill performed and a local veteran spoke to the students.
Receiving MVP Game Balls for their performance in Vernon's victory over Bowie last Friday night were: Javi Lopez, Special Teams MVP; Shyne Rodriguez, Defensive MVP; and Ty Scott, Offensive MVP. The Texas Farm Bureau Game Balls were presented by Tiffany Rosalez, an agent in the local Texas Farm Bureau Office operated by Toby Kitchens.
Don't forget the VHS Veteran's Day program is today at the Wilbarger Auditorium. It is featuring the Army Corp Band. All veterans and the general public are invited!!
The Lions wrapped up the regular season Friday night with a 42-7 victory over the Bowie Jackrabbits. Receiving Player of the Game honors were: Ty Scott, Offensive MVP; Shyne Rodriguez, Defensive MVP; Javi Lopez, Special Teams MVP; Keinin Gardner, Big Stick; Angel Serrato, Ball Hawk; Ismael Urista, Boss Hog; Case Fleming, Best Blocker; and Johnny Pruitt, Lion Heart.
Some members of the VHS Class of 1966 toured the high school Saturday as part of their class reunion. The Class of 1966 was the first graduation class to attend the current high school building. Students moved from the old high school building to the new one in the spring of 1966 with 12 weeks left in the school year.
Just a reminder that we go back to Standard Time. Don't forget to turn your clocks back an hour before you go to bed tonight.
For VHS freshmen, sophomores and juniors who missed getting their school pictures taken, Lifetouch will be at school for retakes on Friday, Nov. 10.
Our Lions will take on the Paradise Panthers in a Class 3A, Division 1 Bi-District playoff game. The game is set for 7 p.m., Thursday, at Memorial Stadium. Vernon will be the visiting team. Tickets are $5 and must be purchased online at http://www.wfisd.net/tickets
If you didn't think you wanted a VHS 2022-2023 yearbook and have now changed your mind -- you in luck!!! The VHS Journalism Department still has last year's yearbooks for sale. The yearbooks include fall and spring UIL activities, all sports, prom and graduation!! There's more pictures than in previous years. The price of the yearbook is $60. To purchase a yearbook, contact the VHS Journalism Department.
Our Lions wrap up the 2023 regular season tonight in Bowie. Go Snare A Jackrabbit!!!
Students in Coach Kia Dixon's Math and Models class had fun with their cardboard box project. Two of the boats made a lap in the pool at Vernon College, but none were able to make another lap. "The Motor-Boaters" finished first, with "The Senior Sleepover" taking second and "Lightning McQueen" coming in third. To read more about the project, go to https://www.vernonisd.org/article/1321984
Come on out to D.O. Fulton Gym tomorrow morning and help pump up that Lion spirit as the Lions wrap up the regular season in Bowie tomorrow night.
