Vernon High School

Our VHS UIL team wants YOU!!
Students come join our UIL team and have fun using what you're learning in the classroom. There is a wide variety of events to choose from, and all students should find at least one event that interests them. Sign up with Mr. Francis or go to https://SHORTURL.AT/NPAYP

We're just starting the Spring Semester, but May and the end of school will be here in a blink of an eye. We want to make sure our seniors, and their parents, know and understand the criteria requirements for seniors being eligible to participate in our Class of 2026 Senior Activities. Please review the information below.

VHS seniors!!
Balfour representatives will be on campus Thursday to provide you with information on graduation caps, gowns and other items. This is just to provide you with information you can take home and share with your parents. Balfour will return later in the spring to take orders for caps and gowns.

Welcome back!!! To all of our VISD students!! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas Break and are ready to learn and have fun as we start the Spring Semester. Here's to a great Spring Semester!!

VHS senior Zach Sanchez will be competing at the Class 3A Congressional Debate Meet today in Austin. This is his 3rd year to advance to the state meet. Logan Wehrein and A.J. Ragland were named alternates to state at the Region 1 meet and are also in Austin.
GOOD LUCK!!!!

We are excited to welcome our students back tomorrow as we start the Spring Semester of the 2025-26 school year. Here is the cafeteria menu for January. Please remember all VISD students receive a FREE breakfast and lunch every school day in our cafeterias.

Time is running out if you are a parent of a VHS senior and would like to put a Senior Ad in the 2026 Yearbook, and if you're a local business owner who would like to show your support for VHS with a Business Ad in the yearbook. Scan the QR codes below by January 23 to get your Senior Ad or Business Ad in the yearbook!!

Calling former Vernon Lions baseball players!! The annual Alumni Baseball Game is set for Saturday, Feb. 14, at Jabe Brazzle Field. Those interested in playing will need to contact Lions Head Coach Leo Murguia by email at leonel.murguia@visdtx.org
The cost for a t-shirt is $20 for S-XL, and $25 for 2XL-4XL. The game is a fundraiser for the Lions baseball program. The deadline to sign up to play and/or order a t-shirt is Monday, Feb. 2.

This morning, the Vernon Police Department and Vernon ISD welcomed Autumn Thames to their staffs. Autumn will hold the rank of lieutenant with the Vernon PD and will serve as VISD's Director of School Safety and Security, as well as be the School Resource Officer at McCord Elementary. Interim Supt. Dr. Blaise Boswell explained this is a newly-established position and reflects VISD's and Vernon PD's collaborative commitment to maintaining a safe and secure learning environment for all students, staff, and visitors.

The nomination window for our Vernon ISD Gifted and Talented Program is now open. The deadline to nominate a student is Monday, Jan. 19. Parents, teachers and others in the community can nominate students. Nominations will only be accepted via a Google Form you can access by scanning the QR code below, or by following this link: https://bit.ly/VISD-GTProgram
Parents/guardians will have two opportunities to attend an informational meeting on our GT program. Both meetings will be held Tuesday, Jan. 13, the first will be held at 1 p.m., at the VISD Boardroom, and the second will be held at 6 p.m., at the VHS Media Center.

Our Vernon Lions open District 7-3A action today at home as they host the Holliday Eagles. The Lions will hit the court at D.O Fulton Gym at approximately 2:30 p.m., following the conclusion of the Lady Lions' game. Tickets must be purchased online at www.vernonisd.org.
GOOD LUCK LIONS!!!

Our Lady Lions resume District 7-3A action today as they host the Holliday Lady Eagles at D.O. Fulton Gym. The Lady Lions will take the court at 1:15 p.m., following the boys JV game. The Lady Lions are 0-2 in district play, while the Lady Eagles are 1-0. Tickets must be purchased online at www.vernonisd.org
GOOD LUCK LADY LIONS!!!

We would like to wish all of our students and their families, along with all of our VISD staff and their families a very Happy New Year!! We hope 2026 is the best year yet for everyone!!

Girls in our high school athletics program sponsored two Jaycee Star Tree Kids this year and earlier this week the students went shopping for their Star Tree kids. Today the presents were delivered to the bank.

Receiving Teacher and Staff Member of the Month honors for December are English teacher Kayla Bennett and Administrative Assistant Catherine Scales. They are outstanding co-workers who go above and beyond for the students and their VHS co-workers to help make VHS the best place it can be!! We appreciate them both!!

Receiving our Student of the Month honors for December are Emmy Ware and Prentice Murray. They are wonderful students both in and out of the classroom. Congratulations!!

Our Vernon Lady Lions will be on the road this afternoon, as they will travel to Wichita Falls to take on the City View Lady Mustangs in a District 7-3A basketball game. There is no sub-varsity games today, so the varsity game will begin at 3:15 P.M. Good Luck!!! We're backing you Lady Lions!!

When the dismissal bell rings today and our students leave our campuses, Vernon ISD will officially be on its Christmas Break. VISD staff will return and normal office hours will resume on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, while we will welcome our students back to the classroom on Wednesday, Jan. 7. We hope all of our VISD students and their families, along with all of our VISD family, has a wonderful Christmas Break.

Today was "Ugly Christmas Sweater" Day at VHS and look who showed up wearing the same sweater -- English teacher Doug Patterson and student Sienna Thomas.