Earning our VES Student of the Week honors for the Week of Feb. 2-6 were: 2nd Grade -- Benjamin Brocklehurst; 3rd Grade -- Mason Smith (not pictured); 4th Grade -- Ethan Fox-Guerrero; and 5th Grade -- Eutropia Sanchez. Congratulations!! We're proud of you!!

Due to the City of Vernon being under a Water Boil Order, we are cancelling school Monday. We will be purchasing pallets of water tomorrow and setting up alternate hand-washing stations at all campuses. We will have school on our regular schedule on Tuesday.
If the Water Boil Order is still in place on Tuesday, all students will receive a bottle of water in the morning and another bottle of water at lunch.
If the Water Boil Order is still in place on Tuesday, all students will receive a bottle of water in the morning and another bottle of water at lunch.

This week is School Counselor Appreciation Week and Vernon ISD would like to give a shoutout to our amazing counselors. These ladies care about both the students and staff on their campuses. They do an outstanding job of offering help when needed and on finding resources that can help our students be successful. A big THANK YOU TO: Ashley Bloom, McCord Elementary; Sierra Thomas, Vernon Elementary; Rachel Schur, Vernon Elementary & Middle School; Misti Dickerson, Middle School; and Sandra Kieschnick and Carol Taylor, High School.

📣 Vernon ISD Parent FYI — Progress Reports Are Coming!
It’s progress report time! BUT… did you know you don’t have to wait on progress reports to know how your child is doing?
Life gets busy, and sometimes a failing grade sneaks up on us before we know it. Don’t let that happen! Skyward can send daily progress reports, so you and your child can address concerns early — before it’s too late!
Help us help your child succeed! We appreciate your partnership and support!
Here’s how to set it up in Skyward:
Log in to Skyward
Go to Family Access
Click My Account
Scroll to Email Notifications
Check the box to receive grading emails for your student
Enter the grade minimum you want to be notified about (your choice)
You can also check the box to receive daily progress reports
Click Save
A quick setup today can prevent surprises later and helps everyone stay on track. ✔️
Let’s finish the grading period strong, Lions! 🦁
It’s progress report time! BUT… did you know you don’t have to wait on progress reports to know how your child is doing?
Life gets busy, and sometimes a failing grade sneaks up on us before we know it. Don’t let that happen! Skyward can send daily progress reports, so you and your child can address concerns early — before it’s too late!
Help us help your child succeed! We appreciate your partnership and support!
Here’s how to set it up in Skyward:
Log in to Skyward
Go to Family Access
Click My Account
Scroll to Email Notifications
Check the box to receive grading emails for your student
Enter the grade minimum you want to be notified about (your choice)
You can also check the box to receive daily progress reports
Click Save
A quick setup today can prevent surprises later and helps everyone stay on track. ✔️
Let’s finish the grading period strong, Lions! 🦁

Our VES 2026 Yearbook is on sale now!! Yearbooks are $15, but that price goes up to $20 after Feb. 13.
Get your year of 2025-26 memories today!!
Get your year of 2025-26 memories today!!

A few weeks ago our fourth grade English Language Arts classes concluded Unit 5 in Bluebonnet Learning which included The American Revolution. Mrs. Inman's class celebrated competing the unit with a revolution-themed tea party. Some students dressed up in costumes depicting the late 1700s, and Mrs. Inman provided decorative teacups, plates, tablecloths, cookies, tea bags and sugar cubes. Each student received their own teacup and plate, and Mrs. Inman demonstrated proper tea etiquette, including how to hold a teacup and steep a tea bag before serving the tea. Students were also given two or three sugar cubes to sweeten their team. The tea party served as a meaningful way to reinforce the knowledge and understanding students gained through reading and studying the American Revolution.





After missing school four days due to winter weather, we know there have been some questions concerning the remainder of our 2025-26 school calendar. In the letter below, Vernon ISD Interim Supt. Dr. Blaise Boswell explains where the district currently stands on that issue..

Earning Vernon Elementary Student of the Week honors for the week of Jan. 19-23 were: 2nd Grade -- Lillyannah McRath (not pictured); 3rd Grade -- Ivyana Sandoval; 4th Grade -- Aubri Cardenas; and 5th Grade -- Camila Parmer. Great job!! Congrats!! We're proud of you!!

Today is the first school day in February and here here is our VISD Cafeteria Menu for February. Remember that all Vernon ISD students are eligible to receive a free breakfast and lunch in our campus cafeterias. Here's to a great February -- even though the groundhog saw his shadow, which gives us a forecast of 6 more weeks of winter.

Vernon Elementary is gearing up to save lives, help our hearts, AND our community through Kids Heart Challenge - a fun and impactful program for students and families!
Sign up early and join us! http://www2.heart.org/site/TR?fr_id=12402&pg=company&company_id=530844
Sign up early and join us! http://www2.heart.org/site/TR?fr_id=12402&pg=company&company_id=530844

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.

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!!

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.

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.

