We have outstanding teachers in the Vernon Independent School District who go above and beyond everyday to provide the best education possible for their students. The week of May 7-13 is Teacher Appreciation Week, and while we have some special activities planned this week, we want our teachers to know Vernon ISD appreciates them every single day!
We will announce the Vernon High School Class of 2023 Top-Ranking Students starting Monday. Stay tuned!!
We almost missed it, but we want to take a moment to thank all of our staff members who work in the cafeterias at our five school campuses. You do much more than just prepare the food, and you make a bigger impact on the lives of our students than you realize!! We appreciate each and every one of you!!
The Life Skill students who participated in the All-Star Olympics held Thursday in Altus were welcomed home in style yesterday afternoon at the courthouse square. The local Texas Farm Bureau, represented by Toby Kitchens and Tiffany Rosalez, presented the students with Sonic gift cards when they returned home.
Life Skill students in kindergarten through twelfth grade took part in the All-Star Olympics that were held Thursday in Altus. All the students had a great time and enjoyed the event.
Congratulations to Lions Taylor Maldonado, Tavares Gaines and Javier Perez-Corona!! Selected to represent Lions Football at the Oil Bowl!
Congratulations to Lions Lavery Gonzales and Sebastian Garza. Representing Lion Basketball at Oil Bowl.
Congratulations to Lady Lion Ashlee Villarreal! Representing Lady Lion Volleyball in Oil Bowl.
It's fun for the kids to relax and enjoy the summer, but it's also important to keep them active. Check out the Champions Volleyball Camp!
Tomorrow is a special day for our kindergarten through 12th grade Life Skill students, as they will be participating in the All-Star Olympics being held at the Altus Junior High. Activities begin with Opening Ceremonies at 9 a.m., with events starting at 9:30 a.m. and continuing until approximately 2 p.m. when Closing Ceremonies will take place. This will be the first time for our McCord Life Skill students to take part in the event. Those students include Benjamin Brocklehurst, Blake Smith, Blossom Lar, Bobby Duncan, Chandler Stout, Tyler Stout, Davi Sarinana, Ethan Fox-Guerrero, Eutropia Sanchez, Krislynn Lawson, Zeva Echols, Dailynn Wade and Mason Smith. VMS students participating will be Eliana Greene, Evelyn Greene, Jaret Cochran, Kaynan Colbert, Kyle Isnhower, James West, Powasheek De Los Santos, Seth Martin and Isaiah Ingland. VHS students taking part in the games will include Marcus Delgado, Rene Delgado, Nikki De Los Santos, Alex McNally, Genny Roth, and Jesse Fox.
Students have plenty of activities to choose from if they want to stay busy during the summer. Here's another choice -- the Lions/Lady Lions Basketball Camp. Mark your calendar and sign your youngster up today!
Congratulations to the students of the week!
6th Grade: Elizabeth Patterson and Moo Say
7th Grade: Georgia Balderas and Michael Hernandez
8th Grade: Nicole Calderon and Kyrell Julian
Congratulations to Martha Quintero and Kamryn Flores for being voted for our teacher and staff member of the month for April! We would like to comment that both of these ladies have stepped into new roles for VMS/VISD this year and have worked hard to make sure the transition went smoothly. We appreciate both of you!
We have 7 Vernon Lions who have accepted college scholarships to continue their athletic careers at the next level. There are 4 sports represented among the 7. The sports and Lion athletes are: Football -- Sebastian Garza, Southeastern Oklahoma State; Tavares Gaines, Wayland Baptist; Taylor Maldonado, McMurry; and Hyme Guzman, Ottawa. Track -- Beau Gearld will throw the shot put for Southeastern Oklahoma Christian. Baseball -- Lavery Gonzales, Ranger. Basketball -- Tyrone McKinney, Wayland Baptist. We wish these young men nothing but success -- in the classroom and on the playing field. We know they will make Vernon proud!
We're in the last month of the school year, but it's not too early to start thinking about summer activities. Here's some information on our Summer Lego Camp for grades 6 thru 8. And the Art Camp for grades 6 thru 8. They're both sure to be lots of fun for the kids!
Here is the May Cafeteria Menu for Vernon ISD: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nu0juJoAyQxUtPXGl6nJ0LFA19TV634n/view?usp=sharing
The Vernon Lions and Lady Lions shined Saturday at the Class 3A Region 1 Track & Field Meet in Abilene, as one relay and three individuals punched their ticket to the State Meet. The gold and silver medalists in each event advance to the State Meet. As a team, the Lions finished third in the region. Check out Vernon's Region 1 accomplishments by clicking on this link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/1097110
Vernon ISD is fortunate to have some excellent leaders at all of our campuses! Happy National Principals Day!!! THANK YOU for the work you do for the betterment of your school and our school district!!
Two Vernon Lions -- Sebastian Garza and Tyrone McKinney -- will be continuing their athletic careers at the collegiate level. Sebastian will be playing football at Southeastern Oklahoma State, while Tyrone will be playing basketball at Wayland Baptist. To read the rest of their story, click on the following link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/1094265
Remember -- EB Library Day for Vernon ISD Emergent Bilingual (ESL) students in grades sixth through twelfth is tomorrow from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Carnegie City-County Library
