Tuesday evening, Vernon ISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward hosted KAUZ Newschannel 6 Chief Meteorologist Ken Johnson and the First Alert Weather Crew at the new Vernon Elementary School. You can check out the interviews here https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/10/11/first-alert-tracker-tour-makes-stop-vernon-isd/
Dr. Ward also gave Ken a Facebook live tour of the new school. You can watch that by following this link https://www.facebook.com/Newschannel6now/videos/982375693066491
These students were selected as VMS Students of the Week last week: 6th Grade -- Kynsleigh Hamm & Marcus Hurtado; 7th Grade -- Maritza Ornelas & Cameron Streit; and 8th Grade -- Maddie Sanchez & Caybryn Gomez (not pictured). Congratulations!!! Great job!! Their photo will be on the digital sign at VMS and the Administrative Center this week.
Today is World Teachers Day!!! THANK YOU to all of our teachers!!! You guys ROCK!!!
The Vernon ISD Administrative Center and our school campuses will be closed Thursday, Friday and Monday, for an early Fall break. Our administrative offices and school campuses will resume regular hours on Tuesday.
Honored as Students of the Week for last week were: 6th Grade -- Sophia Perez & Jonathan Fuentes; 7th Grade -- Emma Sharp & Xaven Leija (not pictured); and 8th grade -- Jacqueline Diaz & Jesse Meija. Your photo will be on the digital sign at VMS and the Admin Building all week. Congratulations & Great Job!!
We apologize for the late posting. Here is the VISD Cafeteria Menu for the month of October.
Here's a weekly "What's Happening at VMS" update spearheaded by 8th grader Blake Haney.
It was a fun morning for approximately 215 VMS students as they were treated to a movie at the Plaza Theater for having perfect attendance for the 1st Six Weeks. Approximately 82 6th Graders, 66 7th Graders and 67 8th Graders enjoyed the movie "Camp Hideout." The district provided the ticket for the movie, with the students purchasing their own snacks.
The VMS Success Rally for the 1st six weeks was held Thursday afternoon in the gym. Students who made the AB and A Honor Rolls for each grade received certificates, and prize drawings were held from among the students who made the honor rolls in each grade.
When the report was ran to see which students qualified for the 1st Six Weeks Perfect Attendance incentive trip, some students were left off the list due to an error where absences for athletics were counted against the students. This error has been corrected and notifications to those who were affected have been sent out.
Please remember tomorrow is an Early Release Friday. Also, most campuses are conducting parent/teacher conferences tomorrow afternoon and early evening.
VMS students gathered at the flagpole this morning for See You At The Pole.
Vernon ISD honored 6 Lion Legends who graduated from VHS and went on to play professional football during a halftime ceremony of Friday's game against Burkburnett. Honored were: the late Bill Herchman, who was represented by his four children; Mac Percival, who was represented by classmate and friend Jim Pennington; Lawrence Gaines, who was represented by his sister, Sherry Johnson; James Dixon; Edmond "Clyde" Gates; and Aston Whiteside.
Monday afternoon the VISD Food Service Department held it's monthly meeting and staff were honored for the month of August. Bertha Reyna, who works at McCord, was named Employee of the Month for August and received a certificate and goodies from Department Manager Skylar Boatman. Receive Special Achievement recognition at each campus were: Emma Ochoa, McCord; Rachel Quintero, Central; Dorothy Mathis, Shive; Louisa Zambrano, Middle School; and Sherry Johnson, High School. Thank you ladies for all of your hard work to ensure our students receive good and nutritious meals.
Middle School Students of the Week for last week were: 6th Grade - Abel Galvan & Reese Fisher; 7th Grade - Braeden German & Koral Grace; 8th Grade - Giovany Flores & Shaelee Stroud. Congratulations students!!! Great job!! This week your photo will be on the digital screen at VMS and the digital screen at the Admin Building.
All Vernon High School and Vernon Middle School, as well as students from Northside and Chillicothe were at the Wilbarger Auditorium this morning for a Dangers of Vaping program presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. The program included a discussion on the dangers of alcohol and drugs as well.
Check out the VMS activities for the week of Sept. 25-29. This flyer and information was provided by students in Mrs. Robinson's class.
To all my Vernon Family:
What a night Friday was. Our Vernon Lions likely put together their best performance of the year against the Burkburnett Bulldogs with a dominating performance. Winning will always be important to me yet how we approach and play the game matters significantly to me as well. Our kids showed up and played a very clean and disciplined game last night that reflects well on those kids and this entire community.
Perhaps the real story of last night is with the band kids. They too submitted their best performance of the year. Due to lack of time remaining at halftime, I personally went to the band kids and shared with them the thought of us establishing a 5th quarter after the game for them to play. I was initially concerned with them not having fan support but a simple request for the football team, the cheerleaders, the students, and for the fans to remain after the contest to support them was easily obliged. This, I am learning is typical Vernon and I am so proud to be part of this community.
I am very much aware of the disappointment of the individuals watching the stream from home not being able to watch the 5th quarter due to the stream being shut off. The termination of the stream is set before the game to stop when the clock hits 0:00. We will work to determine if there is a way around that as the 5th quarter had some unintended benefits. This however, should not diminish the obvious hard work of the kids to add so much diversity to their show since the last time they played. Much like the Colorado Buffaloes are now saying: We coming too!!!!
Reporting Student Absences - Important Information for Parents
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Ensuring the safety and well-being of our students is our top priority. To help us achieve this goal, it’s crucial that we are informed of any student absences promptly.
Gifted and Talented students in the 7th and 8th grade are working together on a project, which involves solving a murder mystery. Gifted & Talented sponsor Christina Mathes said the students have been divided into groups with the groups working on the same murder mystery. They have to take the facts and clues they've been given and put them together to nab the murderer.
