Our Vernon Lions claimed gold medals in two of the three relays and in four individual events at the District 7-3A Track & Field Meet held Monday and Wednesday at the Iowa Park High School Football Field. The Lions finished second in the overall team standings, and had Area Track Meet qualifiers in nine events. The top four finishers in each event advance to Area. To see how our Lions fared in the track events, please follow this link: https://vhs.vernonisd.org/o/vhs/article/1537199
Fueled by claiming gold medals in three events, silver medals in four events and bronze medals in three events, the Vernon Lady Lions finished third in the team standings at the District 7-3A Track & Field Meet held Monday and Wednesday at the Iowa Park High School Football Field. Lady Lions qualified for the Area Track & Field Meet in 11 events. To see how our Lady Lions fared in the track events, please follow this link: https://vhs.vernonisd.org/o/vhs/article/1537202
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ROARIN' LION BAND!!
Yesterday, the Vernon Roarin' Lion Band competed in the Region 7 UIL Concert & Sight Reading Contest in Wichita Falls. The band earned a Division 2 (Excellent) rating on the Concert stage, with their 3 prepared Concert selections ("Moscow, 1941" "Zig Zag" and "The Lone Eagle March").
The band then entered the Sight Reading room and after looking at an entire piece of music for only 7 minutes, they performed that piece of music ("Bozeman Trails") and earned a Division 1 (Superior) rating and earned a Class "B" plaque to signify their Division 1 rating in one of the two contest areas.
Congratulations to co-band directors Aaron Burr and Dianne Koch, and to all the members of the Roarin' Lion Band. You make us PROUD!!!
While work continues on getting the Vernon ISD/Child Care Partners Daycare Center ready to open later this spring, the facility received its first major donation Thursday afternoon. The $10,000 donation was from Atmos Energy and was presented to Child Care Partners Executive Director Keri Goins and Vernon ISD Assistant Principal Blaise Boswell by Atmos representative Pam Hughes-Pak.
To read more about the facility, including information on a hiring fair, please follow this link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/1536003
Graduation is just around the corner!! Get your senior a "Senior Dedication Page" in the 2024 VHS Yearbook. Tell them how proud you are of them! Embarrass them with a baby picture. Contact the VHS Yearbook staff at vhsyearbook@visdtx.org for more information. Remember, the 2024 VHS Yearbook will cover VHS activities with plenty of pictures from the start of the school year thru graduation. It will definitely be a keepsake!!
Our Prom is Saturday!! Here are just a few reminders for students and parents:
1. Doors open to prom at 6:30 pm. Parents are welcome to come and take pictures until 8:00 pm. Casino games, food, and dancing will open at 8:00. Prom king and queen will be crowned at 10:30 pm. Prom ends at 11:00 pm. If you students prom before it is over they will NOT be permitted back inside.
2. Students are encouraged to drive through the horseshoe for the Grand Entry. Vehicles will line up along Yucca Lane going towards Paradise Street. You will enter the horseshoe from the north entrance (the normal entrance) and drop off in front of the first set of doors. If the student is driving the vehicle, make sure to have an alternative driver drive the vehicle off. There is NO PARKING IN THE HORSESHOE. Student vehicles need to park in the North parking lot (gym side). Parent vehicles need to park in the south parking lot (tennis courts side).
3. All those entering for prom must come in the north doors from the horseshoe. No one may enter from side doors, the media center, the back hall, etc.
4. Upon arrival, students will be randomly selected to complete a breathalyzer test. Refusal to complete the test will result in no entry.
5. No outside food or drink will be allowed.
Today Vernon Elementary School, Vernon Middle School and Vernon High School each held a student assembly on their campuses. The focus was on bullying, with guest speaker Vance Morris. Mr. Morris is a retired educator who was, himself, bullied in school while he was growing up.
In the field events of the District 7-3A Track & Field Meet, we had 4 Lady Lions and 3 Lions finish in the Top 4 of their event and qualify for the Area Track & Field Meet. Key'Maria McBride won the Triple Jump and took third in the Long Jump, while Mari Johnson was second in the Shot Put and third in the Discus, and Klancy Sherrill was second in the High Jump. Courtney Saylor finished fourth in the Pole Vault. For the Lions, Julius Dawkins won the Triple Jump and Kameron Plyler won the High Jump and finished third in the Long Jump. Jamari Chance was third in the Triple Jump. The district meet concludes this afternoon with the finals of the track events. Good luck to our Lions & Lady Lions!!!
The VHS tennis team competed in the Amarillo Relays Tennis Tournament last Thursday and brought home two Top 3 finishes. Kell Castleberry captured the Boys Singles championship, while the doubles team of Christopher Martinez and Matthew Goodrum finished second in Boys Doubles. Great job guys!!! Congrats!!
Here is our cafeteria menu for April.
Tuesday was School Assistant Principals Day and we apologize for being a day late in recognizing our AMAZING assistant principals. Sometimes the duties and responsibilities of being an assistant principal aren't the easiest to handle, but Vernon ISD has assistant principals who handle everything in a professional and calm manner, and who are always focused on what is best for their students. Thank you for all you do at your campus and throughout the district!
Today is Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! We have paraprofessionals at each campus who help our students and our teachers with hundreds of things, and sometimes it may seem like that help goes unnoticed. But, we notice and appreciate all of you each and every day! Our "paras" play a role in Vernon ISD's success!
The Vernon Rotary Club recently held a local 4-Way Speech Contest, with the contest winner advancing to the Rotary Club Regional Speech Competition. Taking first place in the local speech contest was Aung Men, who received a $150 cash prize. Finishing second was Zachery Sanchez who received a $100 cash prize, and third went to Logan Wehrwein who received a $50 cash prize. The students gave a speech on What the Four-Way Test Means to Me. The four-way test involves these questions: Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
VHS teacher Dustin Swatzell helped the Vernon Rotary Club organize the event.
Good luck to our Lions and Lady Lions as they travel to Iowa Park tonight for District 7-3A baseball and softball games. Varsity softball begins at 5 p.m., with the JV to follow. On the baseball diamond, the JV leads things off at 4:30 p.m., with the varsity to follow at 7 p.m. Go pluck the Hawks!!!
Last week, Vernon High School Gifted & Talented students, along with students in Coach Nathanael Stinson's honors Geography class traveled to Canyon for a tour of West Texas A&M University and a visit to the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum. The students were given an in-depth look at life as a typical college student and learned of the opportunities available to WT students. They also enjoyed touring the largest museum in Texas and in discovering what early life on the Plains looked like.
Good Luck to our Lions and Lady Lions as they compete in the District 7-3A Track & Field Meet today and Wednesday.
We would like to wish all of our VISD students and their families, along with our teachers, our staff and our trustees a Happy Easter.
Coach Bah and several Lion athletes helped prepare over 500 eggs Thursday afternoon for the annual Easter Egg Hunt that will be held Easter Sunday at 3 p.m. at Christine Lyday Park. The egg hunt is in memory of Janie Embers. It is wonderful when our students volunteer for community projects!
It was a fun time for teachers and staff Thursday afternoon as the final bell of the day marked the beginning of an Easter egg hunt just for them. Some of the eggs were special prize eggs. One of the prizes was a "Lunch Out on VHS" and claiming that prize was Stephen Able.
The Lions Roar Golf Scramble is set for Saturday, April 20. The deadline to register in order to receive your special gift is Monday. The final deadline has been extended until April 13. Don't wait!!! We're limited to the first 18 teams and we only have a few spots left!!
