Vernon Middle School

IT'S HOMECOMING WEEK!!!
Our Lions will be hosting the arch-rival Hawks from Iowa Park for the 2026 Homecoming Game Friday night. The Lions are 2-2 for the year and on a two-game winning streak! The Hawks are 3-1 and on a three-game winning streak. General admission tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
Single game, reserve seat tickets may be purchased for $7 at the Vernon ISD Administration Building until Noon on Friday.

It's Homecoming Week 2026 and that means there's daily dress-up themes! Please note McCord Elementary may have altered a theme(s) to better fit their campus. If your child attends McCord and brought home a sheet that shows different themes, please follow that sheet. Let's build that Lion Pride all week!!

Congratulations to our VMS Lady Lion Athletes of the Six Weeks -- Trinity Villarreal, Braelyn Derwin, Stormy Mathes, and Jaylynn Lira! These girls showed good leadership during athletics and classroom during the first 6 weeks of school, and they work hard each day to make themselves and others better!

Our Lions remain home this week and will be hosting the Perryton Rangers tonight!! Due to there being no classes today, we will not have a pep rally. General admission tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
Single game reserve seat tickets can be purchased at the Vernon ISD Administration Building until Noon today. The cost is $7. Good luck Lions!!! Rope the Rangers!!!

There will be no classes tomorrow as Friday is a Professional Development Day for our Vernon ISD teachers and staff. Also, please remember that the Boys & Girls Club of Vernon will also be closed tomorrow. We hope our students enjoy their 3-day weekend and come back Monday ready to learn and have fun.

Congratulations to our 7th grade football team, as they started the season last night with a 38-0 victory over Barwise Junior High. Scoring TDs for the VMS squad were Gavin Bayer, 42-yard run; Daylin Butler, 18-yard run; Brazos Eakin, 4-yard run; Ryker Wilson, 1-yard run; and Mathew Servin who returned a fumble for a TD. Defensive standouts were Wilson with an interception, and Xavier Gomez and Eh Bwe with fumble recoveries.
Middle School came out on the short end of the scoreboard in the 8th grade game, falling to Barwise, 36-6. Scoring the lone TD for the 8th grade squad was Jakaiden White on a 10-yard run.

To celebrate the end of our first six weeks, VMS & VHS PTO members went door to door today, delivering breakfast tacos, water, and smiles to our amazing teachers and staff!
A special thank you to Streit Clinic and Fancher Electric for donating the delicious breakfast tacos. We are incredibly thankful for the support our community members and parents give our schools!
And to our teachers and staff—thank you for all you do for our students every day! ❤️

Congratulations to our VMS Students of the Week -- 6th Grade: Kampbell Hamm & Grayson Wilson; 7th Grade: Anivea Copeland & Camden Castaneda; 8th Grade: Chelsey Cordero & Luis Mendoza. Great job!! Keep up the good work!

Our Lions remain home this week, as they host the Perryton Rangers in a non-district contest at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium. General admission tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
A VISD All-Sports Pass can also be purchased online. The pass is good for all home regular-season VISD sports activities.
Reserve seat tickets for home football games may be purchased at the Vernon ISD Administration Building until Noon on Friday.

🚨 Monday, September 14, is the LAST DAY to sign up if you and/or your business or organization would like to participate in the Lions Roar Homecoming Tailgate!! To sign up, follow this link: https://bit.ly/LionsRoarHomecoming2026

It's the home opener for our Lions tonight, as they host the City View Mustangs. Today's spirit pep rally will begin at 3:25 p.m. Vernon ISD and the City of Vernon have joined forces for a pre-game ceremony to honor all First Responders on this 25th anniversary of 9/11. Pre-game activities will start a 6:35 p.m., with former Lions football players who are currently serving in the military being recognized, with the ceremony for First Responders to follow. All First Responders with their ID will be admitted to the game for free and are asked to meet on the East end of the field.
Single game, reserve seat tickets will be sold at the Vernon ISD Administration Building until noon today. All general admission tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
Also online fans can purchase a VISD Athletic Pass, which will get you into all home VISD athletic events, with the exception of playoff games.

Receiving Student of the Week honors at VMS for last week were: 6th Grade -- Lucia Hamer & Zyron Thomas; 7th Grade -- Cambri Araiza & Jace Hennessee; and 8th Grade -- Paw Doh & Jason Mullin (not pictured). Congratulations!! Great job!!

Earlier this week our Director of Safety & Security, Lt. Autumn Thames, along with our VMS SRO Deputy Ronnie Adams, and Vernon PD Chief Dan Birbeck presented the program "Words Matter: School Safety Starts With What We Say" to our students. The goal of this program is to help prevent threats to our schools by educating students about the seriousness of the words they use and the potential consequences of making threatening statements.
Students are being reminded that even joking about a threat is not a joke. Statements involving violence or threats against a school, student, teacher, or staff member must be taken seriously and can result in significant school discipline and serious legal consequences.
Through “Words Matter,” we want students to understand their words have an impact.
Words matter. Choices matter. School safety matters.

We would like to let the parents of our students with special needs, 504 services or Emergent Bilingual services know they will be receiving an email from SameGoal. We use this system to securely send and receive information related to your child's educational services and needs. If you receive an email from SameGoal, it is a legitimate communication from the district regarding your child.

After two weeks of playing games on the road, our Lions will be at home this Friday night and will be hosting the City View Mustangs! Our pre-game activities will include recognizing former Lions who are currently in the active military, and also honoring all First Responders on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. All First Responders who show their ID will receive free admission to the game. Single game reserve seat tickets can be purchased at the VISD Administration Building for $7. Single game reserve seat tickets will be sold until 12 p.m., Friday. All general admission tickets must be purchased online. To purchase tickets, please follow this link https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases

Vernon ISD will be closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday. We will resume our regular school hours on Tuesday. We hope all of our students and their families, and our employees and their families have a fun and safe three-day weekend.

The 4th Annual LIONS ROAR HOMECOMING Tailgate is coming together, and there is still time to sign up!
Here’s who will be joining us so far:

Booths & Activities
Red River Valley Museum — Face Painting
VES PTO — Photo Booth and Swag Sales
Boys & Girls Club of Vernon — Football Throw
Vernon College
Hospice of Wichita Falls
VHS Government — Voter Registration

Food Trucks
Los Amigos — Paletas
Taqueria Jalisco (TJ’s)
The Snack Spot
Redbone Indian Taco

Gather your crew and grab a bite to eat before heading to the game!
The tailgate will be held on September 25 from 4:30–6:30 PM in the horseshoe drive in front of Vernon Elementary School. The HOMECOMING game kicks off at 7:00 PM.
School clubs, VISD-endorsed organizations, local businesses, churches, and community groups are still invited to participate. If your group would like to join us, please complete the form by the end of the day on September 14:
https://bit.ly/LionsRoarHomecoming2026
Questions? Contact Kori Eakin at kori.eakin@visdtx.org.
We can’t wait for another fantastic tailgate celebration!

Tomorrow is an Early Release Friday!! Our students will get a head start on their three-day weekend, as VISD will not hold classes on Monday in observance of Labor Day. We hope everyone has a fun and safe weekend.

The Middle School football scrimmages and JV football game that are scheduled to be played today at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium will continue as scheduled. The 7th & 8th grade scrimmages will be played at the same time on opposite ends of the field beginning at 4:30 p.m. The JV game will begin at approximately 5:45 p.m.
Vernon ISD has brought in cases of bottled water to ensure all players stay hydrated. Please read the flyer below for more information.