Those who attended the Vernon ISD Community Resource Fair Saturday morning received a lot of information about organizations that provide a variety of assistance programs and services to local families. There were also fun things for the children to do as well.
WE'RE 2 DAYS AWAY!!
The Vernon Pride Stride 1K/5K. The race will be held Thursday, at 6:00 PM, starting at the VHS gym.
Registration (T-shirt not included):
• $10 for students
• $20 for adults
• Register online by scanning the QR Code below or on race day (race day registration begins at 5:15 PM)
Prizes:
• First place 5K female and 5K male will each win a $25 Amazon gift card
All proceeds directly support Vernon Middle School students through field trips and other incentive programs.
Sign up today and help make a difference.
Here is the April Newsletter from VISD Social Worker Nicole Cameron.
Our VMS tennis team did a great job Saturday at the Vernon Jr. High Tennis Tournament. We captured two first-place finishes, two second-place finishes, five third-place finishes, and a consolation championship.
Gold Medals -- Brooklyn DeLaune & Varshini Kalidaya in Maroon Girls Doubles; Praylee Patterson & Cameron Streit, Maroon Mixed Doubles
Silver Medals -- Sophia Bohannon & Skylar Harbour, Maroon Girls Doubles; RJ Villareal & Jonathan Fuentes, White Boys Doubles
Bronze Medals -- Caylee Streit & Payzlee Brannon, Maroon Girls Doubles; Stephen Ybarra & Calvin Kemp, Maroon Boys Doubles; Leah Mena & Braeden German, White Mixed Doubles; Miley Lopez, White Girls Singles; Tyler Bohannon, White Boys Singles
Consolation Championship -- Aylin Cordova & Mon Mynt, White Mixed Doubles
Congratulations to all!!! We're proud of you!!
3 PLAYERS NEEDED!
Kid League Baseball needs 3 more 7th or 8th graders to register to have a Babe Ruth League. Scan the QR Code below or go to www.vernontxyouthbaseball.com to register!! Deadline has been extended!!
It’s not too late to register for the Vernon Pride Stride 1K/5K. The race will be held Thursday, at 6:00 PM, starting at the VHS gym.
Registration (T-shirt not included):
• $10 for students
• $20 for adults
• Register online by scanning the QR Code below or on race day (race day registration begins at 5:15 PM)
Prizes:
• First place 5K female and 5K male will each win a $25 Amazon gift card
All proceeds directly support Vernon Middle School students through field trips and other incentive programs.
Sign up today and help make a difference.
Our Vernon ISD Community Resource Fair will be held tomorrow, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the VHS Cafeteria. Stop by and enjoy free popcorn, cookies, games and door prizes. Kona Ice will also be there selling snow cones. For all the organizations and information available at the resource fair, please follow the link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2114772
Wednesday our Roarin' Lion Band competed in the Class 3A Region 7 Concert & Sight Reading Contest in Wichita Falls. Our Roarin' Lion Band earned a SUPERIOR (Division I) rating in Concert, and an EXCELLENT (Division II) rating in Sight Reading. In Sight Reading two judges gave the band a Division II rating, while one judge gave the band a Division I. The band was one judge away from earning Division I in both Concert & Sight Reading, which would have given them a Sweepstakes Award. CONGRATULATIONS to all of our Roarin' Lion Band members and directors. Great job!! We're super proud of you!!
Remember -- tomorrow is an early release Friday for Vernon ISD! We hope our students enjoy their early start to the weekend.
A Spring Volleyball League for area 6th thru 11th grade girls will begin in late April. The volleyball league is not affiliated with any of the participating schools. Amber Hall will be the director of the league. Games will be played on Thursdays beginning on April 24. Registration fee is $30. Scan the QR Code below, print out the registration form, or go here https://drive.google.com/file/d/174mZqxGuuyS8leHm6cuYXr63jnBWgXDF/view?usp=sharing
to get the form. The deadline to register for the league is Tuesday, April 1.
Receiving VMS Student of the Week honors for the week of March 17-21 are:
6th Grade -- Amyiah Hampton & Logan Ware
7th Grade -- Alexis Owen (not pictured) & Jagger Wood
8th Grade -- Inda Jani Reyes-Lopez & Jaeden Jones
Congratulations!! Great Job!!
Vernon ISD is now in the Teacher Allotment Incentive program, which rewards teachers if that hit certain student achievement benchmarks. Click here to view the video:
https://youtube.com/shorts/PUQG6oNkpZ8?feature=share
To view the current openings at VISD go to www.vernonisd.org
Our VISD Community Resource Fair is coming up this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the VHS Cafeteria. Several organizations from the community will be on hand to provide information on all the services that are available to help families in Vernon and the surrounding area. There will also be some games, a bounce house, face painting, and free popcorn. Come on out and enjoy the fun.
KID LEAGUE DEADLINE!!
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 26 is the deadline to register for Kid League Baseball. Register by scanning the QR Code below or go to www.vernontxyouthbaseball.com
There will be divisions for 5 year olds thru 8th graders.
We're a week away from Skandor Akbar Memorial Cup, a professional wrestling event sanctioned by King of Sports Championship Wrestling. The six-man tag team tournament will be held Saturday, March 29, at D.O. Fulton Gym. Skandor Akbar was the name Vernon resident Jimmy Wehba used in the ring during his professional wrestling career. Tickets are $15 general admission and $25 ringside. Doors will open at 5 p.m., with the first match set for 7 p.m.
Students in Mrs. Mathes' 6th grade Reading & Language Arts class are currently reading "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and just completed the chapter where the potion teacher is introduced. This week students studied different plants and herbs that are real and are beneficial to our health. In their classes today, students selected a "potion", were given the ingredients they would need, and then followed the directions to concoct their "potion."
The "potions" had names like Skele-gro (Bone Growth Potion); Veritaserum (Truth Serum); Polyjuice (Form-Changing Potion); Draught of Living Death (Semi-Killing Potion); Felix Felicis (Liquid Luck); and Amortentia (Love Potion). They were made with ingredients like goat's milk; cornish pixie blood; dragon pus; moon dust; leech juice; warm mermaid tears; and fairy dust.
Receiving our VMS Student of the Week honors for the last week of February were:
6th Grade -- Danna Reyes Villanueva & Jacob Azua (not pictured)
7th Grade -- Dakota Mitchell & Alexavier Maxwell
8th Grade -- Koral Grace (not pictured) & Adam Hernandez (not pictured)
Congratulations to these students.
We apologize for the delay in getting this recognition posted.
Introducing our 2025-26 VMS cheerleaders: (front row, from left) Maribel Lagunas, Paw Say, Trinity Villarreal, Blair Jasso, Ashlynn Torres and Isabella Brahier; (back row) Bryn Gardner, Payzlee Brannon, Praylee Patterson, mascot Lezah Lee, Brynlee Disbrow, Kynsleigh Hamm and Sophia Trejo. The cheerleaders were selected after tryouts were held the week before Spring Break.
It's time to PLAY BALL!!!!
Registration for the 2025 Kid League Baseball League is currently underway. Kid League has divisions for 5 year olds thru 8th grade students. Deadline to register is March 26.
Register at www.vernontxyouthbaseball.com
Mark your calendar -- Saturday, March 29!!
Our Community Resource Fair will be held at the VHS Cafeteria. There will be games and food -- including bounce houses, cornhole, face painting, popcorn, snowcones and more!!
More than 10 door prizes including a Fitbit and Amazon Tablet!
There will also be several local organizations providing information on resources available in the area.
