This week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and today, First Presbyterian Church generously provided snack and charcuterie boxes from Texas Eats & Sweets for all VISD teachers. We have some amazing teachers, and we are truly grateful for the support and kindness shown to them by our community.
Wilbarger General Hospital and the WGH Medical Group are once again ready to provide our VISD athletes with free sports physicals for the 2025-26 school year. If your child will be in the 7th, 9th or 11th grade next year and plan on participating in sports, they MUST have a new sports physical before they will be allowed to practice. Also, regardless of grade, if your child sustained an injury this year that forced them to miss a game, they will also need to take a sports physical. Paperwork has been handed out to students. If it didn't make it home, please contact a coach at your school.
Last week, 5th grade students went over to visit Vernon Middle School, where they will be attending school next year. The students rotated through 4 stations. Mrs. Sasse gave a presentation on rules and expectations; Mrs. Mathes gave a presentation on PBIS and Class Bank; Principal Katrina Price and SRO Deputy Adams gave the students a tour of the school; and at the snack station, Rebecca Bass from Region 9 also gave a presentation on expectations when students are in the cafeteria as well as provided information on some mental health services available at VMS.
An induction ceremony for the National Junior High Honor Society will be held Tuesday, May 13. Students will be notified tomorrow if they have made the Vernon Middle School NJHHS for the 2025-2026 school year.
REMEMBER!! NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!!
And, this week is Teacher Appreciation Week. To have a little fun, we have a dress-up theme every day this week. So, let's have some fun this week.
We just heard -- our state medalist tracksters will be here a little after 5 p.m. Line Wilbarger and let them know how much support they had and how proud we are of them as they are led down Wilbarger by our Vernon PD, Vernon FD, and Wilbarger County Sheriff's Office. Then follow them to the fieldhouse and congratulation them!
Get ready to welcome back our State Track & Field Medalists!! They will be escorted down Wilbarger by Vernon Police & Fire Departments, as well as the Sheriff's Office! Wave, honk your horns and follow them on to the VHS Fieldhouse. They should arrive at approximately 3:45 p.m. That time is tentative. As soon as we have a definite time we will repost. Keep a lookout. We have 7 state medalists!!!
The Vernon Boys & Girls Club's Summer Volleyball League is just around the corner, and the time to sign up is NOW!! The league is open to kindergarten thru 8th grade students. The deadline to sign up is Friday, May 9.
The draft will be held May 13, and games begin June 16 and will last approximately a month. During the season games will be played on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights.
Go to Vernonbgc.org to register.
Don't delay!! Sign up today!!
Mark your calendars!! Our 3rd Annual Lions Roar Golf Scramble is set for Saturday, Aug. 23
Start putting your team together now -- it's going to be great!!
Congratulations to our latest Students of the Week!!
6th Grade -- Alexandria Balderas (not pictured) & Ayden Valderrama
7th Grade -- Azalea Riojas (not pictured) & Law Nyar
8th Grade -- Izzy Newton & Xaven Leija (not pictured)
Great job!! Keep up the good work!!
Today is School Lunch Hero Day and we have some amazing school lunch heroes who work in our campus cafeteries who do an amazing job providing nutritional meals for our students. They do an outstanding job of preparing and serving meals to our students each and every day. We appreciate all of you!!
Here are a few more pictures from the All-Star Olympics held Wednesday morning. Our students, both those who competed and those who helped, had a blast yesterday at the All-Star Olympics!! A big thank you to the Vernon Boys & Girls Club for hosting the event due to the weather.
Our students, both those who competed and those who helped, had a blast yesterday at the All-Star Olympics!! A big thank you to the Vernon Boys & Girls Club for hosting the event due to the weather.
Today is School Principal's Day and Vernon ISD is blessed to have some outstanding administrators at all of our campuses! We are throwing the spotlight on each one, and our fifth to highlight today is Katrina Price, principal of Vernon Middle School.
SALE!! SALE!! SALE!!
Vernon ISD is clearing out Central and Shive Elementary. Many items remain at the schools including: student desks; teacher desks; student chairs; office chairs; book shelves; filing cabinets; cafeteria tables; and much more! We are having a presale before our general sale.
Items being sold sight unseen and in 'as is' condition. We will post photos of items next week. To see list of items with prices, please follow this link: https://bit.ly/centralandshivesaleitems
This presale ends June 2
For May, every day's cafeteria menu will be "Manager's Choice" and the menu will vary from campus to campus. Our students are in for some tasty surprises as we close out the school year.
After Friday there are only 3 weeks left in the 2024-25 school year! Can you believe it?! Below is a calendar for May. Please note there will be no school on Monday, May 5, and Monday , May 12. These days were set aside as make-up days for bad weather, however we did not have to use them.
Wednesday, May 14 is an early release day for the Santa Rosa Rodeo Parade. Thursday, May 22 is the last day of school and we will have an early release that day as well.
Due to the high percentage for rain Wednesday morning, the decision has been made to move the Vernon All-Star Olympics to the Boys & Girls Club of Vernon. We are so thankful for the Boys & Girls Club offering to host our event in their two gyms. We would love to fill the stands in the gym with fans cheering on our all-star athletes. Tyson Foods will also be running a concession stand, with all proceeds going to the Vernon All-Star Olympics program.
Vernon ISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward and Asst. Supt. Blaise Boswell are joined by VISD Public Information Officer Kathy McClellan as they accepted Vernon Middle School's challenge to take the Speak Your Mind Ice Water Bucket Challenge for mental health awareness week. Dr. Ward challenged Vernon Mayor Pam Gosline and Vernon College President Dr. Dusty Johnston.
https://youtu.be/XKXEu9w_1k0
We're already gearing up for summer fun and one of the first things on the list is the Champs Volleyball Camp for pre-kindergarteners to 8th graders. The camp will be held June 9-11 at D.O. Fulton Gym. Sign your youngster up today!! Follow this link: https://bit.ly/volleyballcamp2025
