Our Vernon Lions are finally back home this week and it's a big game -- the District 4-3A, D1 opener!! The Lions will host the Paradise Panthers this Friday at Leo Brittain Field. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases and single-game reserve seat tickets can be purchased at the Vernon Administration Building. Single-game reserve seats are $7 and must be purchased by Noon, Friday.
Congratulations to these students who earned Student of the Week honors for last week: 6th Grade -- Neveah Adams & Basilio Comacho; 7th Grade -- Alyvia Sawyer & Ayden Garrett; and 8th Grade -- Kaezyn Martinez & Jacob Martinez. Way to go!! Keep up the good work!!
VMS held its drawing for the perfect attendance prize in each grade Friday and the winners were: 6th Grade -- Kendall Balderas; 7th Grade -- Miyah Mejia; and 8th Grade -- Emmanuel Garcia Menendez. They each won a Meta Quest VR device. During the 1st six weeks, each week students who had perfect attendance earned an entry into a drawing for a chance to win the perfect attendance prize. Students will take a survey today to determine the perfect attendance prize for the 2nd six weeks.
Join us for the 3rd Annual LIONS ROAR HOMECOMING Tailgate on October 10th! We invite Vernon ISD school clubs, VISD-endorsed organizations, local businesses, churches, and community groups to participate. Only Vernon ISD entities can sell items, and Vernon ISD will not be providing prizes for booths.
Just like last year, we’ll set up in the horseshoe drive in front of Vernon Elementary School. Participants must supply their own materials and manage cleanup. The event kicks off at 4:30 PM, and close at 6:30 for 7 PM game kickoff.
If your group wants to participate, please complete the form located at this link: https://bit.ly/lionsroarform
Please complete the Google form by end of the day, October 4th.
We can’t wait for a fantastic tailgate celebration! Questions? Contact Kori Eakin at kori.eakin@visdtx.org.
Just like last year, we’ll set up in the horseshoe drive in front of Vernon Elementary School. Participants must supply their own materials and manage cleanup. The event kicks off at 4:30 PM, and close at 6:30 for 7 PM game kickoff.
If your group wants to participate, please complete the form located at this link: https://bit.ly/lionsroarform
Please complete the Google form by end of the day, October 4th.
We can’t wait for a fantastic tailgate celebration! Questions? Contact Kori Eakin at kori.eakin@visdtx.org.
Our Picture Day is next week!!! We hope all of our students and staff show up Wednesday with smiles on their faces!!
A big THANK YOU to Fancher Electric for donating breakfast tacos and to Texas Credit Corporation for providing waters this morning to celebrate the first six weeks at VMS and VHS! Our teachers and staff were so appreciative of this special treat, and we are grateful to members of the VMS & VHS PTO who delivered! Your generosity helps make Vernon ISD a wonderful place to learn and work! 🐾❤️
Last night in Wichita Falls, our 7th grade football squad picked up a 32-26 victory, while our 8th grade team suffered a 36-8 loss.
Scoring TDs for the 7th grade squad were Kenneth Sweet with touchdown runs of 60, 13 and 42 yards, and Ja'Kaiden White with scampers of 5 yards and 25 yards. White also hit Kameron Fanner with a 40-yard pass to set up one of the touchdowns. Offensive MVPs were Sweet and White, while defensive MVPs were Tyler Holmes & Beckett Bayer.
In the 8th grade game, Vernon found the end zone in the 2nd quarter on a 90-yard interception return by Tatum Gipson. R.J. Villareal ran in the 2-point conversion. Braxten Booth was the Offensive MVP, while Gipson was the Defensive MVP.
Scoring TDs for the 7th grade squad were Kenneth Sweet with touchdown runs of 60, 13 and 42 yards, and Ja'Kaiden White with scampers of 5 yards and 25 yards. White also hit Kameron Fanner with a 40-yard pass to set up one of the touchdowns. Offensive MVPs were Sweet and White, while defensive MVPs were Tyler Holmes & Beckett Bayer.
In the 8th grade game, Vernon found the end zone in the 2nd quarter on a 90-yard interception return by Tatum Gipson. R.J. Villareal ran in the 2-point conversion. Braxten Booth was the Offensive MVP, while Gipson was the Defensive MVP.
Tomorrow is an Early Release Day for Vernon ISD. Please remember that Friday will now be a regular school day.
Due to the varsity football game being moved to Thursday this week, here is an updated schedule for games being played at all levels this week. Good luck to the Middle School squads as they travel to Wichita Falls today!! Please remember VISD is on an early release schedule on Thursday.
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Parents and grandparents of our VMS students, and community members, are invited to attend this evening's Fall Festival Informational Meeting being held in the VMS Cafeteria. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. Please join us as we make plans for our biggest and funnest event of the year!!
Parents and grandparents of our VMS students, and community members, are invited to attend this evening's Fall Festival Informational Meeting being held in the VMS Cafeteria. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. Please join us as we make plans for our biggest and funnest event of the year!!
Our VMS Students of the Week for last week are: 6th Grade -- Rachel Moralez Barrios & Kris Castell; 7th Grade -- Landry Conley & Jason Mullen; 8th Grade -- Brooklynn Morris & Deavon Hensley. Congratulations!! Great job & keep up the good work!!
Please take a moment today to remember the events of 9-11-2001 and those who lost their lives that day. Also, remember the unity our country had immediately after those attacks. The UNITED States of America desperately needs that unity in these current days!
The VMS Fall Festival has been set for Tuesday, Oct. 14.
There will be a Fall Festival information meeting for all VMS parents, grandparents, and other community members who would like to help. The meeting will be held this coming Monday, Sept. 15, at 5:30 p.m., in the VMS Cafeteria. The VMS Fall Festival is always a fun event!! Make plans to attend the meeting and help make this the best Fall Festival yet!!
There will be a Fall Festival information meeting for all VMS parents, grandparents, and other community members who would like to help. The meeting will be held this coming Monday, Sept. 15, at 5:30 p.m., in the VMS Cafeteria. The VMS Fall Festival is always a fun event!! Make plans to attend the meeting and help make this the best Fall Festival yet!!
Due to a recent law, school counselors, just like school nurses, must now have parental consent before providing routine counseling services to students. Our school counselors have a form we are asking all parents to fill out and return to their child's school. Students at Vernon Middle School and Vernon High School should have brought their form home yesterday (Monday), while students at Vernon Elementary and T.G. McCord Elementary will be bringing their form home today. Parents, PLEASE complete the form and return it to the school as soon as possible.
Named VMS Students of the Week for last week were: 6th Grade -- Halle Morris & Elias Garcia; 7th Grade -- Sadie Jones & Beckett Bayer; 8th Grade -- Naveah Castillo & Trent Kenerly. Congratulations!! Keep up the great work!!
Tomorrow is our first Early Release Day of the 2025-26 school year. Here are the early release time for each campus. Please note lunch is provided at VHS after the last bell rings -- from 12:18 p.m. to 12:48 p.m. -- and buses do not run at VHS until 12:48 p.m.
A new state law now requires schools to have written parental consent before providing some non-emergency health care services to students. VISD's school nurses want to provide students with the health care they need -- when they need it -- but must also stay in compliance with state law. Consent forms will be sent home with students this week. We urge parents to review and complete the consent forms and bring the forms back to your child's school.
Please know emergency care will be provided when necessary, as allowed by law and district policy.
Please know emergency care will be provided when necessary, as allowed by law and district policy.
Our VMS Students of the Week for last week are: 6th Grade -- Clara Perez & Xavier Gomez; 7th Grade -- Alexandria Cox & Asher Moore; and 8th Grade -- Brillett Castillo Beltran (not pictured) & Luke Payne. Congratulations!! Keep up the good work!!
There has been a change to the VISD 2025-26 school calendar. Due to a scheduling conflict for the Prosper football stadium, the Lions' football game scheduled for Friday, Sept. 19, in Prosper has been moved to Thursday, Sept. 18. The district had an early release scheduled for that Friday and it has now been moved to Thursday, to coincide with the game change. Friday, Sept. 19, will now be a regular, full school day.
All VISD students, teachers and staff are enjoying this Monday Labor Day holiday, but we will be back in school tomorrow and we will be in a new month, as today is September 1. A new month means a new school cafeteria menu! Check out the September cafeteria menu below.
