The annual public hearing for the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) will be held at 6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 16, at the Vernon ISD Administration Building in the Boardroom.
Our VMS cheerleaders are already getting ready for the 2026-27 school year!! Tryouts for next year's cheerleading squad will be held Friday, March 6. Informational meetings for parents and students planning to tryout will be held at 6 p.m., on Feb. 10 and Feb. 12. Students planning to tryout and a parent/guardian MUST attend ONE of the meetings. There is a SportsYou group for those wishing to tryout. The code to the group is YCK8-5EUZ.
LATE START THURSDAY!!
Vernon ISD will now be operating on a 2-hour delay start today. Buses will run 2 hours late. We look forward to seeing all of our students and staff.
Vernon ISD will now be operating on a 2-hour delay start today. Buses will run 2 hours late. We look forward to seeing all of our students and staff.
Vernon ISD will be operating on its regular schedule on Thursday. VISD administrators will be out early in the morning driving roads and checking conditions. If we go to a delay start, we will send out information via Facebook, our Vernon ISD App, and by text as early as possible in the morning. Please be aware there are still a few slick spots around town on the side roads, so please take extra caution driving in those areas. We look forward to seeing all of our students and staff tomorrow!!
Our Vernon Middle School girls' and boys' basketball games that were originally scheduled for Thursday will now be played on Friday. The boys will play here and the girls will play in Holliday on their regular time schedule.
NO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY!
Vernon ISD will be closed tomorrow. We are hopeful that we can resume school Thursday on our regular schedule. We will continue to keep parents updated.
Vernon ISD will be closed tomorrow. We are hopeful that we can resume school Thursday on our regular schedule. We will continue to keep parents updated.
NO SCHOOL TUESDAY!!
Vernon ISD administrators have announced VISD will be closed Tuesday due to the road conditions from the winter weather. We expect to be on our regular schedule Wednesday. If that changes, we will let everyone know as soon as possible. Vernon's basketball games scheduled for Tuesday evening in Holliday have been postponed.
Vernon ISD administrators have announced VISD will be closed Tuesday due to the road conditions from the winter weather. We expect to be on our regular schedule Wednesday. If that changes, we will let everyone know as soon as possible. Vernon's basketball games scheduled for Tuesday evening in Holliday have been postponed.
NO SCHOOL MONDAY!!
Vernon ISD administrators have announced VISD will be closed Monday due to the road conditions from the winter weather. As of now, VISD will operate on a 2 hour late-start schedule on Tuesday, with buses running 2 hours late. We will provide confirmation of that late start, or any changes to Tuesday's schedule, on Monday afternoon. Parents/guardians, if you are not receiving our text messages, please login to your Skyward account and update your contact cell number. If you do not have a Skyward login, please contact your campus when we return to school. We hope everyone stays safe and warm.
Vernon ISD administrators have announced VISD will be closed Monday due to the road conditions from the winter weather. As of now, VISD will operate on a 2 hour late-start schedule on Tuesday, with buses running 2 hours late. We will provide confirmation of that late start, or any changes to Tuesday's schedule, on Monday afternoon. Parents/guardians, if you are not receiving our text messages, please login to your Skyward account and update your contact cell number. If you do not have a Skyward login, please contact your campus when we return to school. We hope everyone stays safe and warm.
This afternoon, Vernon ISD Athletic Director and Lions Head Football Coach Kevin Sherrill announced he was leaving after serving in those roles for five years. Other than his first year in Vernon, the Lions have made the playoffs every season, winning two playoff games and reaching the regional quarterfinal round in both 2024 and 2025. He has accepted the AD/Head Football Coach position with Blooming Grove ISD. To read more about Coach Sherrill leaving, please follow this link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2653721
Out of an abundance of caution, Vernon ISD is canceling school for tomorrow, 1/23/2026. All schools and offices will be closed. The Vernon Boys and Girls Club will also be closed.
UPDATE: VERNON ISD WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY. NO CLASSES.
Due to the winter weather that is expected to hit the area Friday afternoon, Vernon ISD will be operating on our regular Early Release Schedule tomorrow. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE WEATHER, THE VERNON BOYS & GIRLS CLUB WILL NOT BE OPEN TOMORROW.
We hope of our students, staff and their families stay safe and warm during the winter storm. We will make an announcement Sunday afternoon concerning school on Monday.
Vernon ISD is keeping a close eye on the forecast for the winter weather that is expected to hit our area on Friday.
Due to the high school basketball games being moved from Friday to Thursday, our Vernon Middle School games will be played today instead of Thursday. Our 7th & 8th grade boys will be traveling to Wichita Falls to take on City View, while our 7th & 8th grade girls will be hosting City View. Games will start at 5 p.m.
Our area is currently being hit by the flu, along with viruses and other illnesses. Please review these steps to help keep your student healthy, as well as how to slow down spreading germs if they do become ill. Help our VISD staff keep our schools as healthy as possible and your student in the classroom.
Selected as the VMS Students of the Week for the Week of Jan. 12-16 were: 6th Grade -- Shiloh Williams & Camden Castaneda; 7th Grade -- Stormy Mathes & Aven Ramirez; and 8th Grade -- Madison Daniel & Iker Antimo. Congratulations!! Great job!!
Vernon ISD will be closed Monday, Jan. 19. Good luck to all of our students participating in the Wilbarger County Junior Livestock & Project Show!! School will resume and the Administration Building will resume regular office hours on Tuesday. We hope all of our students and staff enjoy their 3-day weekend!
January is School Board Recognition Month and our Vernon ISD trustees found gifts from the district and each campus waiting for them at their regular monthly business meeting held Monday evening. Vernon ISD would like to thank our trustees for caring about our district, and for wanting nothing but the best for our students, teachers and all of our staff. VISD trustees include Carrie Hawkins, Patrick Parmer, Chris Lehman, Emory Byars, Jarrod David, Bryson Henry, and Amanda Lehman, who left the meeting before the photo was taken to attend a school activity her daughter was participating in.
VISD is currently taking nominations for the Gifted & Talented Program. If parents would like more information on the GT Program, two meetings are scheduled for today: 1 p.m., at the VISD Administration Building Boardroom; and 6 p.m., in the Media Center at Vernon High School.
ATTENTION VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENTS!!
Due to Atmos Energy working on a project, only one lane on Wood Street will be open this afternoon. To try and alleviate traffic congestion, parents/guardians who pick their child up after school will be allowed to pick them up in the front of the Middle School and on the north side of the school.
Due to Atmos Energy working on a project, only one lane on Wood Street will be open this afternoon. To try and alleviate traffic congestion, parents/guardians who pick their child up after school will be allowed to pick them up in the front of the Middle School and on the north side of the school.
Everyone is getting back into the school routine this week as we head full steam into the Spring Semester, and with it being the middle of the flu season, Vernon ISD would like to remind parents and guardians of the documentation the district needs to receive when students are absent from school. To review the information, please follow this link: https://www.bit.ly/student_absence
