Vernon Elementary School

At the October VISD Board of Trustees meeting three of our 2nd graders -- Saralyn Hamby, Jonah Barnes and Jarret Thompson -- presented a project they while studying Ancient Greek History. The youngsters selected a Greek god and researched their powers. They were a little nervous, but did a great job.

Monday was a comfortable day here at VES when it came to clothes, as we took part in the Red Ribbon Week activities and Monday's theme was "Pajama Day -- Follow Your Dreams, Don't Do Drugs."

Don't forget!! Tomorrow is the 2nd Annual VES Soup Night!! VES will be serving a variety of soups and cornbread prepared by our teachers and staff members from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the VES Cafeteria. This is a free event for all of our students and their families!! Students in our Gifted and Talented Program will also be displaying some of the science projects they have been working on.

Our VES Students of the Week for last week were announced today. Students receiving that honor were Mika'l Lewis, 5th Grade; Macelyn Patterson, 4th Grade; Darrell McLaughlin, 3rd Grade; and Evan Owens, 2nd Grade. Congratulations!! Great job! Keep up the good work!!

Next week is Red Ribbon Week and all of our campuses will be participating in the activities, as we fight the war on drugs. It should be a fun week for our students.

Bryan Taylor was our top seller in our VES Big Kahuna Fundraiser. For earning the top seller spot, Bryan received the large dinosaur. Great job Bryan!! Way to go!!

Our VES administrators and counselors treated all the VES staff to an "Apple Nacho Bar" today to close out the week!

These some of VES students took a field trip to visit the Sweet Pickins Pumpkin Patch in Altus. It would appear they had a great time!

PLEASE REMEMBER!
Although the football game is being played tonight in Bowie, tomorrow is still an early release Friday for Vernon ISD.

We hope you're hungry for soup next week!! Our 2nd Annual Soup Night is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 28, in the VES Cafeteria. We will be serving a variety of soups and cornbread prepared by our teachers and staff members. This is a free event for all of our students and their families. Students in our Gifted and Talented Program will also have a few science projects on display. We look forward to seeing all of students and their families at this wonderful event.

Just a reminder that our Vernon Middle School football and volleyball games are being played tonight in Bowie, along with our JV football game being played in Vernon.
Thursday all district campuses will operate on their regular school day schedule, and Friday will remain an early release day.

Our VES Students of the Week for last week are: 2nd Grade -- Jace Echols; 3rd Grade -- Jayvion Maytubbie; 4th Grade -- Ka'miyah Williams; and 5th Grade -- Kree Kajs. Congratulations!!! Keep up the good work!!

Due to weather concerns for Friday night's Vernon-Bowie football game, the schools have agreed to move the game to Thursday. Kickoff is still set for 7 p.m., at Jackrabbit Stadium. However, due to that move, adjustments had to be made to other junior high and high school sports schedules. Please check the information below. The high school volleyball games had to remain on Friday, due to UIL's rule of one game per week. Athletic events that are played after school hours on Friday are considered to be on the weekend.

Vernon ISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward, Vernon High School Coach Brock Payne, and Lion Tyce Payne represented VISD in the Vernon Chamber of Commerce All-School's Bacon Eating Contest. The contest featured teams consisting of a superintendent, coach and athlete from the three school districts in Wilbarger County vying for the bacon eating title. Harrold won the event.

Thursday all VISD campuses will be operating on their early release schedules. Classes will be dismissed early and will not resume until Tuesday, Oct. 21, as VISD will be on a mini-Fall Break.

VISD will be on a mini-Fall Break Oct. 17-20. We will resume classes on Tuesday, Oct. 21. We hope all of our students, their families and our VISD family are all able to take a breath and recharge your batteries, as we head into the second half of the Fall Semester.

Congratulations! To these students for being named Students of the Week for last week: 2nd Grade -- Vincent Lar; 3rd Grade -- Liviana Valverde; 4th Grade -- Mey'Serentity Bell (not pictured) and 5th Grade -- Eh Htoo. Great job!! Keep up the good work!!

Our 3rd Annual Lions Roar Homecoming Tailgate Party was a huge success!! Thank you to all the businesses, organizations, clubs, Vernon ISD clubs, and food trucks who all helped make this a fun event. Thanks to all of our Lions fans who stopped by and visited one of the food trucks, played a game or just mingled with friends in the crowd. We appreciate all of you!!
Boys & Girls Club of Vernon
Amanda Lehman, Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Agent
Vernon College
Wilbarger St. Church of Christ
McCord PTO
Red River Valley Museum
City of Vernon
VES PTO
VMS & VHS PTO
VHS Student Council
VHS Drill Team
VHS FFA

This is National School Lunch Week and this morning VES treated the cafeteria staff with burritos from TJ's and a drink to thank them for all they do for our students. Members of the VES cafeteria crew are Connie Hickey, Dorothy Mathis, Sara Piceno, Rainey Newcomer, Marguerite Ramirez, Dorothy Salvador, and Beth Newton.

Special Shoutout! 🙌

Huge thanks to the City of Vernon and their awesome employees — Tony DeHoyos, Ernesto De La Cruz, and Kaden Pittman — for helping VISD set up barricades for our Homecoming Tailgate tomorrow!

📅 Friday, 4:30–6:30 PM
📍 Vernon Elementary School Parking Lot

Come out for games, food trucks, and Lion Swag Sales as we get ready to cheer on our Vernon Lions! 🦁❤️

See you there!