Our Vernon Lions tennis team swept first-place honors at the District 7-3A UIL Tennis Tournament, claiming all 5 event titles and capturing the district title. Ten VHS tennis players, those who finished first or second in their event, are advancing to the Class 3A Region 1 Tennis Tournament that will be held next week in Abilene.
First places honors went to: Presleigh Smith, Girls Singles; Christopher Martinez, Boys Singles; Paige Patterson and Aleya Goco, Girls Doubles; Max Jones and Dane Kieschnick, Boys Doubles; and Kinsey Weatherly and Kell Castleberry, Mixed Doubles.
Audi Goodman and Kristina Urista finished second in Girls Doubles, while Nevan Schur and Matthew Goodrum were third in Boys Doubles, and Jasmine Bustamante and Creed Smith were third in Mixed Doubles.
Just a quick reminder that our Pre-K Roundup for the 2023-24 school year is happening TODAY at McCord Elementary.
The Roarin' Lion Band Boosters are selling BBQ brisket sandwiches this Friday as a fundraiser for the band. Check out the info on the flyer. Stop by and support our band, and get a great meal to boot!
Here is the April Cafeteria Menu
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The Vernon High School One-Act Play "Typhoid Mary" competed in the Region 1, Area 2 Meet held Saturday at Clyde High School. Unfortunately, the VHS production did not finish in the top 3 and advance to the Region 1 One-Act Play Meet.
However, three VHS students received special recognition. Madeline Brown was named to the All-Star Cast, Alyssa Flores received Honorable Mention All-Star Cast, and Daniella Eneanya was named Best Stage Manager.
Congratulations to the One-Act play cast and crew, and sponsor/director Dustin Swatzell for a great year. We are proud of you!!
Vernon Lion John Perez claimed the silver medal in the District 7-3A Golf Tournament Medalist competition and will be advancing to the Region 1 Golf Tournament. The regional golf tournament will be held April 17-18 in Abilene at the Diamondback National Golf Course. The Vernon Lady Lions golf team finished third in the girls' team competition. Members of the Lady Lions golf team are Marli Limon, Cirstin Ivy, Jaylie Freeman and Audrey Armstrong.
Important information below for our VISD families who receive Medicaid.
Prom is this weekend!! If you have further questions, please give us a call!
As of today, VHS graduation is 2 months away and those weeks are going to fly by. Here are some important dates for our seniors to remember. More information on some of these events will be distributed when it gets closer to the date of the event.
Vernon ISD would like to say a big Thank You! to the local businesses that donated funds, door prizes, or their time to our Community Resource Event held Saturday morning.
Those businesses include: United Supermarket; Herring Bank; Good Morning Donuts; CLK Party Rentals; Pepperberries; Walmart; CMC Decor; Scooter's; Optimist Club of Vernon; Posh Pearls; Nectar Donuts; and two anonymous donors.
Also a big thank you to the Vernon Fire Department for bringing their ladder truck to our event.
We had drawings for some wonderful door prizes during our Community Resource Event that was held Saturday morning at the VHS Cafeteria. Winning door prizes were:
-- Cher Cheo a Nerf gun set and $10 United gift card
-- Moo Eh a set of bluetooth headphones and $10 United gift card
-- Ashley Ryan a $10 Bevos gift card and $10 Walmart gift card
-- Elizabeth Centeno a gift basket from Pepperberries and $10 United gift card
-- Stephanie C . a candle from Posh Pearls and $5 Sonic gift card
-- Francis Cantu $15 Lupe's gift card and $10 United gift card
-- Melissa M. $5 Good Morning Donuts gift card and $25 Starbucks gift card
-- Robyn Hamm $5 Sonic gift card and $10 United gift card
-- Sis Blur $10 Walmart gift card and $5 Sonic gift card
-- Cristina Lar $5 Sonic gift card and maroon basket
-- Margaret Kincaid $25 United gift card
-- Alma Alvarado $10 Scooters gift card and $10 Walmart gift card
-- Jesika Sweet $25 United gift card
-- Crystal Schmoker $10 Scooters gift card and $10 United gift card
-- Christal Fuentes $5 taco casa gift card and $10 Walmart gift card
-- Tara Sandusky $10 Braum's gift card and $10 Refinery gift card
-- Beth Zan $5 Humble Texas gift card and $10 Bevos gift card
-- Varshini Kadiyala $25 United gift card and $10 Sonic gift card
Congratulations to all of the winners!
A few more photos from our Community Resource Event held Saturday morning at the VHS Cafeteria. This was the first resource event sponsored by Vernon ISD, and we're already looking forward to hosting the event again next year.
There were a variety of activities for the kids at the Community Resource Event held Saturday morning at the VHS Cafeteria. Firemen from the Vernon Fire Department explained to the youngsters how things operated on the department's ladder truck, and youngsters also had fun in the bounce house. Youngsters enjoyed painting and drawing, blowing bubbles and getting paint tattoos on their face. Vernon ISD Superintendent Dr. Kermit Ward also decided to get in on the tattoo action.
The Community Resource Event held this morning at the VHS Cafeteria was a big success. Sponsored by Vernon ISD, the event provided information on a variety of services available to residents in our community, as well as info on organizations in the community. Vendors at the event included: The Center; Texas Department of Family and Protective Services; Community Healthcare Center; Rockcrossing Counseling; Catholic Charities; Region 9; Vernon PTO; Big Brother Big Sister of Wichita Falls; Lions Club; Cupboard of Grace; Red River Hospital; Carnegie City-County Library; Legal Aid of Northwest Texas; Texoma Alliance to Stop Abuse; Helen Farabee Center; Wilbarger Child Welfare Board; Wilbarger County 4-H; Vernon College; and Vernon College New Beginnings.
It had been 20 years since members of a Vernon High School team had been fitted for state championship rings, but that changed Thursday! Our Vernon LIons tennis team brought home the TTCA Class 3A State Team Tennis title on March 11 and on Thursday representatives from Balfour were at the high school to get the ring sizes of the players and coaches who will each receive a ring celebrating their accomplishment of becoming state champions.
This was the seventh state title for the VHS tennis program. The last time the district purchased state championship rings was in 2003, when the tennis team claimed its sixth title.
Vernon ISD filled two vacancies on its VISD Curriculum Team from within this week, as Randilyn Mayo and Kassidy Sherrill will be transitioning from their current positions to the Curriculum Team starting with the 2023-24 school year.
“We had several highly-qualified applicants for these two positions,” said Sarah Swatzell, Director of Curriculum and Instruction. “We were looking for candidates with strengths in specific curriculum areas, and we are excited to add two talented and ambitious leaders to the Curriculum Team.”
Randilyn, who has been with VISD for 14 years and is currently an interventionist at McCord Elementary, will be an elementary instructional coach, while Kassidy, who has been with the district for two years and is currently a biology teacher at Vernon High School, will be a secondary instructional coach.
Their additions round out the VISD Curriculum Team that is led by Sarah and also includes elementary instructional coach Shelly Koch and secondary instructional coach Amanda Brown.
Two Vernon High School students qualified for the UIL Region 1 Academic Meet after finishing first or second in their event at the UIL District 7-3A Academic Meet held Tuesday and Wednesday at Midwestern University.
Madeline Brown will be competing at the regional meet in two events, as she claimed the district championship in Literary Criticism, and finished second in Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Sam Thomas took second in Editorial Writing to advance to regionals.
Students who placed in the top six in their event will be alternates to the regional meet and seven VHS students finished in the top six. Those students were: Garret Munson, fourth in Informative Extemporaneous Speaking; Joseph Menendez, fifth in Mathematics; Eduardo Guerrero-Cantera, fifth in Accounting; Logan Luster, fifth in Informative Extemporaneous Speaking; Jason Juarez-Ayala, sixth in Calculator Applications; Hilton Rodenbarger, sixth in Accounting; and Mindee Wiebe, sixth in Informative Extemporaneous Speaking.
The Literary Criticism team finished second in district and will be the alternate to the regional meet. Members of that team includes students listed above and Ryne Sanders.
Placing in the top ten in their event at the district meet were Juarez-Ayala, seventh in Mathematics; Sam Thomas, ninth in Informative Extemporaneous Speaking; and Dane Kieschnick, tenth in Current Events.
The Community Healthcare Center will be just one of the vendors at the Community Resource Fair being held Saturday at the Vernon High School Cafeteria. Vernon ISD is hosting the event which will give residents the opportunity to learn about the different organizations and resources that are available to them in our area. There will also be donuts and coffee, and activities for the kids, including a bounce house. There will also be some great door prizes. The event begins at 9 a.m., and will continue until noon. Translators will be available from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. For more information about the Community Resource Fair, contact Nicole Cameron at 940-553-1900 ext. 2248, or at nicole.cameron@visdtx.org
Help your youngster build a strong education foundation. Check out the information on our pre-k registration for the 2023-24 school year.
Mark your calendar!!
From their hands to your home, with love! The VHS Horticulture Department's Annual Plant Sale will be held April 27 and 28. The students in the plant science classes are working hard as they prepare for their annual sale. Check out the list of plants that should be available at the sale. However, please note the plants available may change prior to the sale.
