Vernon Middle School

We wanted to let your parents and students know that Skyward Family Access will be unavailable from February 17 at 6:00 pm-February 18 at 6:00pm. The program is conducting updates and maintenance.

🚨UPDATE: The reported threat in the Vernon area has been resolved by Vernon law enforcement. All campuses will revert back to their normal status. Thank you for your trust!!! We were made aware of a 3rd party threat on a building near the Vernon Middle School campus today. Although the threat was not regarding the Vernon Middle School campus itself, we take this and any other threats seriously and will be overly aggressive in keeping kids safe. For this reason, I have mandated that Vernon Middle School, Central Elementary, Opportunity Center, and DAEP be moved to “secure” status. What this means is that all exterior classes will be moved inside so that all of our students can remain safe under the close watch of all staff members. Respectfully, Dr. Kermit Ward

Vernon Community, Good morning, VMS parents and family members. We would like to inform you that next week VMS will be holding class meetings for all students. The goal of the meetings is to refresh student expectations, norms and campus rules, as well as to introduce new incentive programs. Topics that we will discuss with the students are: Dress code Restroom policy Use of cell phones, smartwatches and ear buds while in school Disrespect toward peers and adults Being on time to school and class Fighting and bullying Grades Discipline policies Many of our students are doing absolutely amazing, but we feel it is time to revisit the expectations here at VMS. We want to recognize the efforts of those students doing well and we will discuss incentives for maintaining and improving in areas such as grades, attendance and discipline. We believe it is important to include our students in these discussions, so our student council and SAC team are already in the process of developing incentives and are excited to implement these as soon as possible. We thank you for entrusting us with the education of your children and we take this responsibility very seriously. We enjoy spending each day with them and look forward to working closely with them as we continue to improve their experience here at VMS. As always, if you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Mr. Burnheimer or Mrs. Sasse. Thank you all for your support.

📢 WE'RE HIRING!! 📢 Vernon ISD is hiring a Secondary Instructional Coach and an Elementary Instructional Coach. You can apply online at bit.ly/ApplyVISD. We can't wait to work with you!

Congratulations to our students of the week for February 6th - 10th! 6th Grade: Chris Say and Aaron Morales 7th Grade: Silence Edwards and Matthew Pena 8th Grade: Maylana Moralez and Austin Isnhower

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Good afternoon VMS parents and families. I just wanted to reach out and let your know we did an emergency lock down drill this morning. I cannot be prouder of how the students and staff reacted. Simply put, everyone was 100% on in ensuring their safety. When you child comes home please praise them on how well today went. Thank you, Mr. Burnheimer

Congratulations to our students of the week for last week! 6th Grade - Gia Castillo and Michael Carter 7th Grade - Kenzie Matheson and Sher Moo 8th Grade - Olga Alvarado-Castillo and Adrain Felton

Reminder: Spinal screenings will be done tomorrow for 7th grade girls and 8th grade boys by our nurse, Mrs. Walker. We ask that all girls please wear a swimsuit top or sports bra under their shirts as they will have to remove their shirt for the exam.

Here is the cafeteria menu for February. You can access a printable version here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16GsKJziQViCVXkYn3B0s_K9Ih9dodTsr/view?usp=share_link

Over the past couple of weeks, we have had to delay school and cancel a few times due to the weather. Today, we looked into how much time we have lost and how much time we are able to lose before we have to make up any time. At this time, we do NOT have to make up any of the time we have lost. This means that Friday, March 10, will still be a day off for everyone unless we end up with more closures/delays at a later date. Have a great weekend!

We both have the same birthday. I am so happy to share this day with this amazing young man. Happy birthday Michael! - Mr. Burnheimer

Just a reminder that there will be no school on Monday, February 6, for all students due to a staff professional development day.

Congratulations to our students of the week for January 23rd - 27th! 6th grade: Maritza Ornelas and Preston Long 7th grade: Gleysi Gonzalez and Michael Hernandez 8th grade: Erianna Chavez and Johnny Taing

We will have school today with our 2 hour delayed start plans in place. Buses will also run 2 hours late. Although wet, the roads are fine, and temperatures are expected to rise as we move through the day.

The VMS basketball games scheduled for tomorrow in Henrietta are cancelled due to the weather.

We currently have moisture on the ground in Vernon and it is expected to continue throughout the night with temperatures expected to hover just above the freezing line overnight. We have decided to be cautious and have a 2 hour delayed start tomorrow, Thursday, February 2. Buses will run 2 hours late as well.

Vernon Community: Vernon ISD will move to close all campuses today, February 1. The threat of precipitation has been enhanced overnight with now a greater than 50% chance of precipitation existing at several times during the day. Stay warm and safe!

Vernon Community: Vernon schools will opt for another 2-hour delay tomorrow, February 1. Buse will run 2 hours late. The rationale behind the decision is we see a current forecast for rain/sleet/snow falling at 10:00a.m. when the temperature will rest at 27 degrees. A 2-hour delay does not help at all in a situation like this but it will help in giving the team and I the time needed to see if things change one way or another. My hat’s off to this staff, who have dealt with quite a few adjustments this week yet are so committed to the mission to teach that they rise and show up even during adverse weather.

All major roads and bridges in and around Vernon have been driven this morning and despite the bitter cold outside, we will continue with our plans for a 2 -hour delayed start for all campuses at Vernon ISD. Buses will run 2 hours late. We will continue to monitor the weather throughout the day.