Earlier this week Vernon High School students selected nominees for Homecoming Queen and Homecoming King. The royal court will be presented at halftime of the homecoming game on Friday, Sept. 8. The Homecoming Queen will be crowned at halftime of the game, while the Homecoming King will be crowned during the afternoon pep rally. All of the nominees are seniors. Homecoming Queen nominees are (front row, from left) Amya Chavira, Marli Limon, Layla Trinidad, Jaylie Freeman, Cirstin Ivy, Rufaro Mubvumba, Kaylee DeLaune, and Terra Stanfill. Homecoming King nominees are (back row, from left) T.J. Thomas, Julius Dawkins, Kale Sherrill, Alex Rivera, Jevon Fanner, Christopher Martinez, Greg Newton, and Kell Castleberry.
On Wednesday, VHS history teacher Brett White's students took a field trip and explored Vernon's downtown area. They discussed the economic effects of big business on small towns, and also talked about the economic revitalization of the downtown area. Several students commented they learned a lot of local history that they had never heard before while walking through downtown.
This Friday is an Early Release Friday for the district. Please note that Vernon High School dismisses classes at 12:10 p.m., however buses will not run at the high school until 12:45 p.m.. This allows those students who have "B" lunch and ride the bus time to eat lunch at school.
Good luck to our Lions cross country team as they compete today in the Burkburnett Jamboree Cross Country Meet!!
Both our Lady Lions volleyball and Lions tennis teams hit the courts Tuesday and walked off with victories!!!! Lion tennis opened district play with a 12-7 victory over the Hawks of Iowa Park, while the Lady Lions knocked off the Childress Lady Bobcats 25-21, 25-8, 25-7 in a non-district match!! Congrats to both squads!!!
The Kona Ice truck was at VHS today during both lunch periods, as students had the opportunity to enjoy the tasty treat. The names of all students ho have perfect attendance so far this year were put into a drawing, with three names from each grade drawn. Those whose names were drawn received a free Kona Ice courtesy of the VMS/VHS PTO. Winners were: seniors Matthew Goodrum, Javier Sandoval and Layla Trinidad; juniors Austin Reed, Sierra Thomas and Avery Garcia; sophomores Nadia Gaines, Jonathan Medina and Zoey Newton; and freshmen Say Hae, Chevy Talbot and Isabella Urista.
The Vernon JV football team is hosting the Gainesville JV squad Thursday evening at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. Tickets must be purchased online. To purchase tickets, follow this link: https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
GOOD LUCK!!! Lady Lions volleyball!!!
Note schedule change for Friday: Vernon will now be at Hirschi. One JV match starting at 4 p.m., and varsity starting at 5 p.m.
GOOD LUCK!! To our Vernon Lions tennis team as they open district play today with a dual match in Iowa Park against the Hawks. The match starts at 4 p.m.
Congratulations to these Lions for earning Player of the Week honors for their performance in Vernon's 40-20 victory over City View. Their photo will be up on the digital sign at the Administrative Center all week. The Lions remain on the road this Friday, traveling to Gainesville to take on the Leopards. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
HOMECOMING 2023 is right around the corner! Last day to sign up to host a booth is August 31st. Please use https://bit.ly/LIONSROAR to sign-up and reserve your spot! We are ready to hear you ROAR!
Students in Brett White's history class stepped outside Friday to play a game from the Early people era. Using contextual data and educational guessing, the students played the primitive game that would be similar to bowling today.
The Lions (1-0) stay on the road this week, traveling to Gainesville to take on the Leopards (1-0). The game time has been changed to 7:30 p.m. Tickets must be purchased online. No tickets will be sold at the gate. Go to www.gainesvilleisd.org/Domain/1376 to purchase tickets.
Friday's pep rally will be held at 9:30 a.m., due to it being an early release Friday. Spirit Friday theme is "Building Our Way Up!!! The Future is Bright!!!" so wear your Neon Colors!! 2nd and 3rd graders will be attending the pep rally this week. The Lions will travel to Gainesville to take on the Leopards for Game 2 of the 2023 season.
A few scenes from Friday's Pep Rally. The cheers from the pep rally carried over to the football field Friday night, as the Lions did indeed "Rope the Mustangs" with their 40-20 victory in the season-opener.
It's the Lions for the victory as they rope the Mustangs, 40-20, in their season-opener tonight!! Vernon racked up over 500 yards of total offense. The Lions are 1-0 and will take on Gainesville next Friday night.
Vernon ISD has started using a new program for parents and teachers to have an extra avenue of communication. This program is called Rooms and is hosted by a company named Thrillshare. Some of our parents have already started accessing Rooms but we have a lot of questions regarding the platform. This is totally expected with anything that is new. We have created a webpage with FAQ's for parents along with some helpful videos. You can find that page here: https://bit.ly/VISDParentRooms
If you have additional questions about Rooms after looking at the webpage, please feel free to email chantilly.sweet@visdtx.org.
Two members of our Maintenance & Grounds crew got into the act and are showing their Lion spirit!!! Let's Rope a Mustang!!! #ProudtobeaLION
In his latest community message, Vernon ISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward reports the Vernon ISD tax cut could save Vernon homeowners hundreds of dollars.
"Each August brings about newfound energy and excitement amongst educators as we get kids back in our buildings. Also occurring every August is the work to set a new budget for the school year and the tax rate that will support that budget. Our CFO, Clay Montgomery has carefully and consistently worked on this over the entire summer and we realized early on that something rare and amazing was about to happen." To read the rest of Dr. Ward's message, go to www.vernonisd.org
Vernon ISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward visited VHS this morning and found a volunteer to help him practice his roping skills, as the Lions prepare to "Rope a Mustang" tonight. The Lions travel to Wichita Falls to take on the City View Mustangs tonight in the 2023 season-opener. Game time is 7:30 p.m. Who else is showing their Lion pride!! We want to hear you ROAR!!! Post a pic in comments or #ProudtobeaLION
