Both of our third-place finishers at the Region 1-3A Track & Field Meet -- Tevan Evans and the mile relay team -- earned the wildcard berth to the State 3A Track & Field Meet. The third-place finishers in each event that had the best time or distance from all four regional meets earn the wildcard berth. Tevan will compete in the Boys High Jump. He joins Key'Maria McBride, Girls Triple Jump, Klancy Sherrill, Girls 300M Hurdles, and Jackson Aydelott, Boys 200M Dash & Boys 400M Dash, who qualified for state in individual events. Qualifying as members of the mile relay team are Kylan Jagiere, Nevan Schur, Ty Scott and Jackson. Vernon and VHS will be well represented at the State Meet on May 1 in Austin.
Roles were reversed Friday afternoon at VHS, as it was the students hiding Easter eggs for the adults!! VHS held a Staff Easter Egg Hunt on the front lawn after school was dismissed. Those who found a "golden" egg took it to the office to receive a special prize.
We hope all of our students and their families, our teachers and all of our staff have a happy Easter.
The Lions mile relay team of Kylan Jagiere, Nevan Schur, Ty Scott and Jackson Aydelott picked up a bronze medal today at the Region 1-3A Track & Field Meet held at Abilene Christian University. The quartet had a time of 3-minutes, 23.06-seconds. They have a chance to earn a wild-card berth in the Class 3A State Track Meet, and will find out next week if they're headed to state.
Color her silver!!
Klancy Sherrill captured a silver medal in the 300M Hurdles at the Region 1-3A Track & Field Meet this morning with a time of 46.31 seconds. With the second-place finish, Klancy earned a spot in the Class 3A State Track Meet.
VHS senior Jackson Aydelott will get a chance to defend his Class 3A 400M Dash state title, as he claimed the gold in the 400M Dash this morning at the Region 1-3A Track & Field Meet. Jackson also won the 200M Dash to advance to the State Meet in that event as well. Jackson won the 400M Dash with a time of 48.07 seconds, and took the 200M Dash with a time of 21.67. In the prelims of the 200M Dash, Jackson set a new VHS school record with a time of 21.05.
Tevan Evans will be bringing home a bronze medal from the Region 1-3A Track & Field Meet, as the freshman finished third in the Boys High Jump. Tevan cleared 6-feet, 6-inches to place in the top 3. While the top 2 finishers in each event at the regional meet automatically qualify for the State Meet, the best third-place distance, height and time from the four regional meets receive a wild-card entry to the State Meet. Tevan should find out tomorrow if he will earn the wild-card entry.
Vernon we have a Regional Champion!!
Key'Maria McBride won the Girls Triple Jump at the Region 1-3A Track & Field Meet today and earned a trip to the State Meet!! Key'Maria won with a jump of 37-feet, 10.75-inches, a new personal-best, and a new VHS School Record!!!
In the Boys Triple Jump Jamari Chance finished fourth, while Breasha Waggoner was fifth in the Girls High Jump, Adarius Williams was sixth in the Boys Long Jump, Nadia Gaines was tenth in the Girls Shot Put, and Klancy Sherrill was 14th in the Girls High Jump.
Tevan Evans is currently competing in the Boys High Jump. Running prelims will be held this evening, with the finals scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.
Due to the potential for severe weather tonight, the Vernon baseball games in Altus have been canceled. There will also be NO after school practice. The Lions wrap up their 2025 season next week with a road game in Bowie on Tuesday, and the season finale Friday, April 25, at Jabe Brazzle Field. Friday is also Senior Night for our Lion baseball and track athletes.
We have 13 athletes competing at the Class 3A Region 1 Track & Field Meet that begins Friday at Abilene Christian University and concludes on Saturday. The top two finishers in each event are guaranteed a spot in the Class 3A State Track & Field Meet, while third-place finishers could earn a Wild-Card berth at the State Meet. Good Luck Lions & Lady Lions!!
The 2024-25 school year has flown by and we're just 5 weeks away from saying goodbye to our seniors. Please join us Saturday, May 24, for the VHS Class of 2025 Commencement Exercises.
After the first round of the Class 3A Region 1 Golf Tournament, sophomore Claire Mayo is currently in 2nd place in the individual standings. The top 3 golfers (who are not members of a state-qualifying team) in the individual standings qualify for the State Golf Tournament. Good luck today Claire!!!
Vernon ISD will operate under normal school hours on Friday, however school is closed Monday for the Easter Holiday. Students, teachers and staff will return to school Tuesday. We hope everyone has a wonderful Easter.
Today some of our One-Act Play and Speech/Debate students volunteered to help assemble the Red River Valley Museum Easter Lunchboxes. They're heading back in the morning to lend a helping hand once again. Students helping today included Daniella Eneanya, Creed Feltman, Cailee Dixon, Logan Wehrwein, Briley Widing, Malakhi Propes-Scott, Ragan Jones, Nayeli Calvillo, Sal Switzer, Logan Luster, Sam Thomas, Garrett Munson, Leticia Granados and Zach Sanchez.
Our Vernon All-Star Olympics are two weeks away!! We're currently needing a few items -- 6 frisbees and 6 yoga balls. Donations of water and sports drinks (Powerade/Gatorade) are still being accepted. Thank you to all who have already donated items. If you wish to donate, you can bring items to the Vernon Middle School office.
VHS sophomore Claire Mayo is competing today and tomorrow in the Class 3A Region 1 Golf Tournament being played at Shady Oaks Golf Course in Baird. Claire qualified for regionals by being the top individual score at the district tournament who was not a member of a team that qualified to advance. Good luck Claire!!!
THE BATTLE IS ON!!!
The challenge was laid down and accepted!!
For the last 6 weeks of school Vernon High School and Vernon Middle School are battling it out for attendance supremacy!! The school with the highest attendance rate for the final 6 weeks will receive an ice cream party at the end of the year!!
Pick you're winner!
Who are you backing?
The VHS veterans or the VMS upstarts?
Yesterday afternoon, members of the Vernon Police Department presented a donation to the Vernon All-Star Olympics to some of our Vernon Middle School All-Star Olympic athletes. The donation comes from the Battle of the Badges charity basketball game that pitted the Vernon Police Department against the Vernon Fire Department. The departments decided to split the money donated during the game evenly, with the Vernon PD giving their portion to our All-Star Olympics. The Vernon All-Star Olympics will be held Wednesday, April 30, at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium.
Today marks the first day of the last six weeks of school!! Summer is just around the corner and if you're trying to find something that's both fun and educational to keep your children busy, Vernon ISD has several Summer Enrichment Camps to be held June 9-12. We are offering creative writing, financial intelligence, photography, and yoga camps for high school students. To learn more, go to https://www.vernonisd.org/o/vernon-isd/page/summer-educational-camps
Students in Ms. Butler's Art classes worked with paper mache last week and made some outstanding and creative masks.
