A sendoff was held this morning for VHS junior Bowie Eakin, who is heading to the Class 5A State Wrestling Tournament after finishing fifth in his weight class at the Region 1 Class 5A Wrestling Tournament held last weekend in Lubbock. The State Wrestling Tournament begins tomorrow in the Houston suburb of Cypress and continues Saturday.
National Signing Day -- Feb. 4 -- was an historic day for VHS, as six Lion athletes signed letters of intent to attend college on athletic scholarships. Signing to play football at the next level were Ty Scott, Jamari Chance, Tru Gipson, Manny Ochoa, and Cordell Scott, while Brinden Farrell signed to play baseball. This makes seven members of the Class of 2026 who have signed athletic scholarships. Powerlifter Kamryn Hall signed her letter of intent earlier this month. To read more about our National Signing Day Ceremony, please click on this link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2704525
Last night was Senior Night for our basketball, wrestling and powerlifting athletes. Seniors and their parents were recognized during festivities prior to the Lady Lions' basketball game at D.O. Fulton Gym.
Eight Lions made the Times Record News 2025 Red River 22 Large-School Team and two earned special honors. Ty Scott was named the Most Valuable Player, while Adrain Felton was named the Defensive Player of the Year. Also making the Red River 22 team were offensive linemen Manny Ochoa and Keigan Ballard; linebackers Bowie Eakin and Tyce Payne; defensive back Jamari Chance; and kicker Mu Soe.
Ty is only the fourth Lion to be named the Red River 22 MVP and the first since 2006. The others are Mark Tidwell (1977), Benny Cherry (1992), and Aston Whiteside (2006). Ty finished 2025 with over 1,000 yards passing and rushing, and also contributed on defense in the secondary. From his defensive end position, Adrain racked up 13 1/2 sacks and 32 tackles for loss. He is the first Lion to receive the Red River 22 DPOY since 1997 when defensive lineman Sidney Gaines earned the honor.
Ty is only the fourth Lion to be named the Red River 22 MVP and the first since 2006. The others are Mark Tidwell (1977), Benny Cherry (1992), and Aston Whiteside (2006). Ty finished 2025 with over 1,000 yards passing and rushing, and also contributed on defense in the secondary. From his defensive end position, Adrain racked up 13 1/2 sacks and 32 tackles for loss. He is the first Lion to receive the Red River 22 DPOY since 1997 when defensive lineman Sidney Gaines earned the honor.
Tapped as our VHS Staff Member of the Month for January was Danielle Donnell, while Stacy McNutt was selected as our VHS Teacher of the Month for January. Both go above and beyond to help students and staff members. We appreciate all of their hard work! Congratulations!!
A big CONGRATULATIONS!! to Brandon Juarez and Jacklyn Maldonado for receiving our VHS Student of the Month honors for January. Both Brandon and Jacklyn are wonderful students and well-deserved of this honor.
We will be honoring the two senior members of our Vernon Lions basketball team tonight. Senior Night festivities will begin at 5:45 p.m., at D.O. Fulton Gym, with senior basketball players, as well as seniors involved in wrestling and powerlifting, and their parents being recognized. Our Lions will square off against the Iowa Park Hawks in a District 7-3A battle following the Lady Lions' game. The boys' varsity game should tip off at approximately 7:15 p.m. Good luck Lions!! Cage the Hawks!!
Our Lady Lions wrap up their 2025-26 season tonight and it's Senior Night as we recognize our lone Lady Lion Senior Nadia Gaines. Senior Night festivities, which will also honor Lion basketball seniors, as well as seniors in wrestling and powerlifting, will begin at approximately 5:45 p.m., with the Lady Lions game against Iowa Park to tip off at 6 p.m. Good luck Lady Lions!!
For the THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR, VHS's entry in the Traditional Animation Category of the Class 1A-3A UIL Film Competition has advanced to the State Film Festival that will be held in Austin later this month. The entry "A Tail of Two Lives" was produced by student Garrett Munson, who is making his third trip to the State Film Festival. The entry advanced from the semifinal round of competition and is one of the top 6 entries submitted in the Traditional Animation Category. To watch "A Tail of Two Lives" (you better have some tissue handy) click on this link: https://youtu.be/Z7M7DyDNGJY
For the FIRST TIME EVER Vernon High School's entry in the Narrative Category of the Class 1A-3A UIL Film Competition has advanced to the State Film Festival that will be held in Austin later this month. The entry "HIM IN BLACK: The Investigation" was produced by Donivan Montano, Malahki Propes-Scott, Jacob Brown, and Kenneth Cordero. The top 6 submissions in each film category advance from the semifinal round to the State Film Festival. To view "HIM IN BLACK: The Investigation" just click on this link: https://youtu.be/WO0d0yl4Zm0?si=Mwv-U5BOB72P4cw1
Several weeks ago the UIL Film Competition began and Vernon High School submitted three films in the Class 1A-3A Division. In the Documentary Category, Vernon's entry was "Garrett's Pumpkins" produced by Garrett Munson, Kenneth Cordero, Rodrigo Olivas, Logan Luster, Logan Wehrwein, and Nicholas Baird. Their entry advanced to the semifinals, but was not selected to advance to the State Film Festival.
To view "Garrett's Pumpkins" click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNun-Ke0UqI
To view "Garrett's Pumpkins" click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNun-Ke0UqI
Students in Mrs. Butler’s Principles of Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications classes spent the past two weeks creating a news cast from the ground up. They came up with their own stories, created scripts, filmed, and edited the entire project. This idea stemmed from Mrs. Butler’s time spent at KFDX this summer during her externship.
This year, VHS is offering seniors an opportunity to purchase and decorate a ceiling tile for the college they will be attending next fall. Kamryn Hall was the first senior to purchase and complete decorating a ceiling tile, and it was put up last week. Seniors wishing to decorate a ceiling tile to show what college they will be attending can contact counselor Sandra Kieschnick.
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.
The signup period for students wishing to tryout for the VHS 2026-27 cheerleading squad opens tomorrow. The deadline to sign up is Saturday, Feb. 14. Parent meetings will be held at 6 p.m., on both Feb. 18 and Feb. 25, in the VHS cafeteria. A parent of anyone trying out for cheerleader MUST attend one of the meetings. To sign up, scan the QR code below or click this link to complete the application https://bit.ly/VHScheer26-27 Students must use their VISD email address to sign up.
Last Thursday, students in Mrs. Hastings Culinary classes turned into cookie detectives. Students prepared a standard chocolate chip cookie recipe, but each recipe had a missing or extra ingredient. After all cookies were prepared, the students went around and investigated each batch of cookies. Their job was to find the error in each recipe. Exercises like this help our students grasp a deeper understanding of baking and how the ingredients work together to make a baked good.
Vernon Lion Bowie Eakin finished 5th in the 165-pound weight class in the Class 5A Region 1 Wrestling Tournament held in Lubbock this weekend. Bowie is an alternate to the Class 5A State Wrestling Tournament in his weight class. The State Wrestling Tournament will be held next week. Carlito Rodriguez advanced to the regional tournament in the 175-pound class, but did not place.
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.
Our Lions will square off against the Jackrabbits tonight in a District 7-3A game being played in Bowie. In the first round, these two teams went into overtime before Bowie managed to take the win. The game will begin at approximately 8 p.m., following the varsity girls' game. Tickets must be purchased online at https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/bowieisd/L2VtYmVkL2FsbA%3D%3D
Good luck Lions!!
Good luck Lions!!
Our Lady Lions are traveling to Bowie today for a District 7-3A game against the Lady Rabbits. This is the last road game of the season for the Lady Lions. The game will start at approximately 6:30 p.m., and tickets must be purchased online at https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/bowieisd/L2VtYmVkL2FsbA%3D%3D
