It's not too late to have some fun tonight!!! Head out to the VHS Gym and join the VMS Lions' Roar 1K/5K Color Run/Walk! Check in and registration starts at 5 p.m. The 1K begins at 6 p.m., with the 5K to follow. Entry fee is $10 for students and $20 for adults. Funds from the color run go to the VMS student incentive fund. Go get color blasted!!
Middle School parents -- an informational meeting for our Middle School Fall Festival will be held tonight at 6 p.m., in the VMS Cafeteria. The fun-filled VMS Fall Festival is set for Tuesday, Oct. 8. Please attend the meeting and see how you can help to make this the best Fall Festival yet!!
Get those creative juices flowing and put your favorite character costume together for Thursday's VMS Pep Rally! Are you going to be a superhero? A character from your favorite movie or TV show? Or, a character from your favorite book? We're looking forward to seeing all of your "characters" roaming the halls on Thursday.
It's something no one wants to talk about -- yet, unfortunately we know it happens and that is teen suicide. September is Suicide Prevention Month with a focus on spreading information everyone needs to know on how to recognize when someone may be contemplating suicide and how to help. Remember -- Friends Help Friends!!
The Fine Arts can play a tremendous part in a student's education and Vernon ISD has some of the best Fine Arts teachers around at all levels. Happy National Arts in Education Week!! We appreciate all of you and all you do for our students!
VMS students recognized as Student of the Week for last week were: 6th Grade -- Stormy Mathes & Beckett Bayer (not pictured); 7th Grade -- Eh Chur & Deavon Henslee; and 8th Grade -- Leah Diekman & Marco Garcia. Congratulations to these students! Great job and keep up the good work!!
A student in Mrs. Kimberly Adams' science class shows her excitement when her lab experiment is a success. The experiment involved a beaker filled with vinegar and a balloon filled with baking soda. When the student lifted the balloon and poured the baking soda into the vinegar, the chemical reaction caused the balloon to blow up
Our Lions took down the Gainesville Leopards last Friday in our 2024 Homecoming game. Check out https://youtu.be/nZT7xeroapA for some of the highlights.
Twenty-three years ago today our world changed forever. We take a moment today to remember and honor those who lost their lives on 9/11. We will never forget. And -- no matter where the attack comes from -- united we stand!!
Our 7th & 8th grade VMS Lions will take the field for their first game of the season Thursday when they host City View. VMS is holding a pep rally at 3:25 p.m. to pump up the teams and show that Lion Pride!! Dress up in your rodeo gear and support all of these future varsity Lions!!
We're a week away from our VMS Lion's Roar 1K/5K Color Run/Walk!! It's still not too late to register!! You don't want to miss all the fun!! Money from the fundraiser goes directly back to the students at VMS through rewards, field trips and other student incentives.
Our VMS Fall Festival is set for Tuesday, Oct. 8. An information meeting for parents, grandparents and other community residents who would like to help with the event will be held at 6 p.m., next Monday, Sept. 16, in the VMS Cafeteria. The Fall Festival is a great, fun event that raises money for our student incentive fund. Our hope is for all of our students to have someone there at the meeting.
During Homecoming Week each day had a Dress Day, and one of the themes was "Twin Day". Here are 2 sets of twins, plus 1 who formed a quintet.
On Thursday, Vernon ISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward returned to the classroom as he served as the substitute teacher in Mrs. Chelsea Lopez's math classes. Dr. Ward definitely enjoyed his time in the classroom. To watch the video, please click this link https://youtu.be/xW7PM4QPwNA
Our Lions are ready to go on a Leopard hunt!! Tonight's Homecoming activities will begin at 6:30 p.m. with performances by our Roarin' Lion Band and VHS Drill Team. Vernon and Gainesville will kick it off at 7 p.m., and our Homecoming Queen will be crowned during a halftime ceremony. Remember -- tickets for all home VISD athletic events must be purchased online. Go to https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases to purchase tickets.
We were just informed that Sand Road is closed from Franklin Dr. to Bismarck St. as the City of Vernon works on a water leak. It is expected to be closed for the rest of the day. If you are picking up students at McCord, Vernon Elementary or VHS you may need to change your route.
Congratulations to this group of students who were named VMS Students of the Week!!
Student of the Week honorees are: 6th Grade -- Veva Finnegan & Isaiah Boyd; 7th Grade -- Danica Walker & Jayden Bodine; and 8th Grade -- Jaelle Guerrero & Matthew Sosa.
The first NWEA test for VMS students is tomorrow. Please make a note that on NWEA testing days the lunch period for our students will change. Lunch time for 6th Grade will be 11:29 a.m. to 11:54 a.m.; for 7th Grade 12:59 p.m. to 1:24 p.m.; and for 8th Grade 12:14 p.m. to 12:38 p.m.
Test days are Sept. 9, Sept. 9; Sept. 12 and Sept. 18.
After enjoying today's Labor Day holiday, VISD students, teachers and staff return to school tomorrow. We left school Friday in the month of August, and return to school tomorrow in the month of September, and here is our cafeteria menu for the month of September.
Vernon ISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward attended the Vernon Lions Club weekly meeting at lunch today and gave the program for the meeting. Dr. Ward discussed the positive steps and goals the district reached in 2023-24, the district's goals for this school year and the steps being taken to reach those goals.
