Vernon Middle School

Just a reminder that our Vernon Middle School football and volleyball games are being played tonight in Bowie, along with our JV football game being played in Vernon.
Thursday all district campuses will operate on their regular school day schedule, and Friday will remain an early release day.

Our Roarin' Lion Band competed in the UIL Area Marching Contest Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls and received a Division 2 (Excellent) rating from the 3 judges. Band Director Jeremiah Hastings said he, assistant band director Matthew Golden and color guard sponsor Audrey Hastings are proud of the students and the hard work they put in this season. We agree!! We are so proud of the band and their directors. They've showed improvement every time they've taken the field and we know the future is very bright for our band program!!

Due to weather concerns for Friday night's Vernon-Bowie football game, the schools have agreed to move the game to Thursday. Kickoff is still set for 7 p.m., at Jackrabbit Stadium. However, due to that move, adjustments had to be made to other junior high and high school sports schedules. Please check the information below. The high school volleyball games had to remain on Friday, due to UIL's rule of one game per week. Athletic events that are played after school hours on Friday are considered to be on the weekend.

Vernon ISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward, Vernon High School Coach Brock Payne, and Lion Tyce Payne represented VISD in the Vernon Chamber of Commerce All-School's Bacon Eating Contest. The contest featured teams consisting of a superintendent, coach and athlete from the three school districts in Wilbarger County vying for the bacon eating title. Harrold won the event.

We should be receiving the proofs for our school pictures soon. However, to get an early look you can use Strawbridge's new Code Lookup Tool. Just scan the QR code on the flyer below and follow the directions to access your child's picture ordering gallery. The access code is the student's last name and student's ID number. If you have trouble with the online lookup tool, contact the Strawbridge Customer Service team via live chat on their website, www.strawbridge.net

Thursday all VISD campuses will be operating on their early release schedules. Classes will be dismissed early and will not resume until Tuesday, Oct. 21, as VISD will be on a mini-Fall Break.

VISD will be on a mini-Fall Break Oct. 17-20. We will resume classes on Tuesday, Oct. 21. We hope all of our students, their families and our VISD family are all able to take a breath and recharge your batteries, as we head into the second half of the Fall Semester.

Tonight's the night!!
You are invited to the Vernon Middle School Fall Festival on Tuesday, October 14th from 5:30–8:00 PM in the VMS Gym!
We’ll kick off the evening with a Chicken Spaghetti Dinner served from 5:30–6:30 PM (presale only). After 6:30, any remaining meals will be available until sold out.

🎃 Festival Highlights Include:
Pumpkin Painting
Haunted House
Fun Booths & Games

And much more!
All proceeds raised will directly benefit our VMS students through:

Reward Field Trips
Attendance Incentives
The Lion Buck Store
And other student programs

Our 3rd Annual Lions Roar Homecoming Tailgate Party was a huge success!! Thank you to all the businesses, organizations, clubs, Vernon ISD clubs, and food trucks who all helped make this a fun event. Thanks to all of our Lions fans who stopped by and visited one of the food trucks, played a game or just mingled with friends in the crowd. We appreciate all of you!!
Boys & Girls Club of Vernon
Amanda Lehman, Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Agent
Vernon College
Wilbarger St. Church of Christ
McCord PTO
Red River Valley Museum
City of Vernon
VES PTO
VMS & VHS PTO
VHS Student Council
VHS Drill Team
VHS FFA

Our VMS Students of the Week for last week are: 6th Grade -- Mathew Servin & Julianna Carrego (not pictured); 7th Grade -- Fernanda Cuadra & Carson Soucy; and 8th Grade -- Damien Walker & Danica Walker. Congratulations!! Keep up the great work!!

Congratulations to our Roarin' Lion Band!!! In preparation of their UIL Marching Contest on Oct. 18, the band competed in the Seymour Marching Competition on Saturday and marched away with a Division 1 (Superior) rating from all 5 judges!!! Band Director Jeremiah Hastings said he and Assistant Band Director Matt Golden are extremely proud of the students' accomplishment and look forward to continued improvement before the band goes to UIL competition this Saturday. The band will perform in the UIL Marching Contest at 1:45 p.m., Saturday, at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls.

Special Shoutout! 🙌

Huge thanks to the City of Vernon and their awesome employees — Tony DeHoyos, Ernesto De La Cruz, and Kaden Pittman — for helping VISD set up barricades for our Homecoming Tailgate tomorrow!

📅 Friday, 4:30–6:30 PM
📍 Vernon Elementary School Parking Lot

Come out for games, food trucks, and Lion Swag Sales as we get ready to cheer on our Vernon Lions! 🦁❤️

See you there!

Tomorrow's JV game in Boyd has been pushed back to a 5:30 p.m. start. The game was originally scheduled for 5 p.m., however there was an issue on getting officials there by then. Tickets may be purchased, with cash only, at the gate in Boyd.
Our Vernon Middle School teams will play here with the first game set to begin at 5 p.m. Tickets must be purchased online at www.vernonisd.org

October 6 is National Instructional Coaches Day, and Vernon ISD is lucky to have four wonderful instructional coaches!!! They provide great support to our teachers and help them be the best they can be in the classroom!!

These students have been selected as our Students of the Week for last week: 6th Grade -- Lexi Halford & Jefferson Reyes; 7th Grade -- Lilyanne Hamby & LaDarius Wilson; and 8th Grade -- Danni VonTunglen & Bryson Boswell. Congratulations!! Great job!! Keep up the good work!!

It is HOMECOMING WEEK!! Our Lions will be hosting the Boyd Yellowjackets for the 2025 Homecoming Game Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m., and the 2025 Homecoming Queen will be crowned at halftime. Single game, reserve seat tickets can be purchased at the Vernon ISD Administration Building until Noon, Friday. General admission tickets must be purchased online at www.vernonisd.org No tickets will be sold at the gate.

Parents, Vernon ISD likes to hear from you and values your input. Please take a moment to complete our parent survey. We do this survey every year, and survey results from previous years have played a part in the district altering various processes and procedures. Please follow this link https://forms.gle/43AqPYJqYvvhu1fp7 to complete the survey. The deadline to complete the survey is Friday.

In case you missed it, this is Homecoming Week for VISD and here are the dress up themes, as each day of the week is Lion Spirit Day!!

The Boys & Girls Club is hosting a Pickleball Tournament tomorrow at the Lion's Den Teen Center.