Good luck Lady Lions. District 7-3A battle today at Henrietta!!
Check out this fun way to celebrate your child's birthday. Money from the Birthday Shout-Out will be used to fund incentive trips and other fun things for VHS students. The VHS Birthday Shout-Out form can be found by clicking https://forms.gle/wnMBDaVRHB6uUtCE8 or scanning QR code on flyer.
*Child receiving Birthday Shout-Out must be a student at VHS*
Please remember tomorrow is an Early Release Friday. Also, most campuses are conducting parent/teacher conferences tomorrow afternoon and early evening.
Did you attend VHS 5 years ago? 15 years ago? 30 years ago? 50 years ago? Have you misplaced your yearbook? Did you never buy one and now wish you had one? Well, you're in luck. The VHS Yearbook Program has extra yearbooks they are now selling. To find out if they have the yearbook you are looking for and for more information, contact the yearbook staff at vhsyearbook@visdtx.org
Kona Ice was at the VHS campus yesterday and 8 students from among all those who had perfect attendance for the first six weeks had their names drawn to receive a free Kona Ice reward provided by the VMS & VHS PTO. Lucky winners were Bowie Eakin, Kaiden Ortiz, Harley Lewis, Karla Barraza, Paw Say and Caylee Araiza. Not pictured are Isabella Ortiz and Adarius Williams. Perfect attendance showcases commitment and opens doors to a bright future! Well done students!!
VHS students gathered for See You At The Pole early this morning.
Vernon ISD honored 6 Lion Legends who graduated from VHS and went on to play professional football during a halftime ceremony of Friday's game against Burkburnett. Honored were: the late Bill Herchman, who was represented by his four children; Mac Percival, who was represented by classmate and friend Jim Pennington; Lawrence Gaines, who was represented by his sister, Sherry Johnson; James Dixon; Edmond "Clyde" Gates; and Aston Whiteside.
Come on out tonight and cheer on the Lady Lions!!
Monday afternoon the VISD Food Service Department held it's monthly meeting and staff were honored for the month of August. Bertha Reyna, who works at McCord, was named Employee of the Month for August and received a certificate and goodies from Department Manager Skylar Boatman. Receive Special Achievement recognition at each campus were: Emma Ochoa, McCord; Rachel Quintero, Central; Dorothy Mathis, Shive; Louisa Zambrano, Middle School; and Sherry Johnson, High School. Thank you ladies for all of your hard work to ensure our students receive good and nutritious meals.
The VHS tennis team travels to Burk today for a BIG district match. Good Luck Lions!!! Wrap up that district crown!!!
Lady Lions are at home today for a District 7-3A battle with the Lady Rabbits from Bowie.
Scenes from last Friday's pep rally leading up to the Lions' game against Burkburnett. D.O. Fulton Gym was filled with that Lion Spirit and it carried over to the football field, as the Lions claimed a 42-7 victory.
The Vernon Lions defeated the Burkburnett Bulldogs, 42-7, Friday night to close out their non-district schedule with a perfect 5-0 record. Earning special honors for their performance on the field were: Co-Defensive MVP -- Shyne Rodriguez & Jevon Fanner; Tri-Offensive MVP -- Kale Sherrill, Tru Gipson & Adarius Williams; Boss Hog -- Christian Gallegos; Big Stick -- Kameron Plyler; Co-Ball Hawks -- Ty Scott & Tru Gipson; Special Teams MVP -- Angel Serrato; Lion Heart -- Javi Lopez.
All Vernon High School and Vernon Middle School, as well as students from Northside and Chillicothe were at the Wilbarger Auditorium this morning for a Dangers of Vaping program presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. The program included a discussion on the dangers of alcohol and drugs as well.
The Lions may be open this week, but that doesn't mean there will be no football action at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium! It's Powderpuff Football Week!!!! Head out to the stadium Thursday evening and cheer on the girls as they take the field.
To all my Vernon Family:
What a night Friday was. Our Vernon Lions likely put together their best performance of the year against the Burkburnett Bulldogs with a dominating performance. Winning will always be important to me yet how we approach and play the game matters significantly to me as well. Our kids showed up and played a very clean and disciplined game last night that reflects well on those kids and this entire community.
Perhaps the real story of last night is with the band kids. They too submitted their best performance of the year. Due to lack of time remaining at halftime, I personally went to the band kids and shared with them the thought of us establishing a 5th quarter after the game for them to play. I was initially concerned with them not having fan support but a simple request for the football team, the cheerleaders, the students, and for the fans to remain after the contest to support them was easily obliged. This, I am learning is typical Vernon and I am so proud to be part of this community.
I am very much aware of the disappointment of the individuals watching the stream from home not being able to watch the 5th quarter due to the stream being shut off. The termination of the stream is set before the game to stop when the clock hits 0:00. We will work to determine if there is a way around that as the 5th quarter had some unintended benefits. This however, should not diminish the obvious hard work of the kids to add so much diversity to their show since the last time they played. Much like the Colorado Buffaloes are now saying: We coming too!!!!
Thursday night Mayor Pam Goslin, along with Angels Home Health Care and North Texas State Hospital hosted the team meal for the Lions football players, trainers, managers and cheerleaders. Along with the delicious burgers, there were motivational speeches and fun games.
Our Lady Lions return home this evening for a District 7-3A battle with the Iowa Park Lady Hawks. Varsity starts at 5 p.m. Come On Lady Lions -- Pluck the Lady Hawks!!
For this Spirit Friday the theme was "Tis The Season" with each class designated a holiday. 9th grade was Valentine's Day; 10th grade was St. Patrick's Day; 11th grade was Easter; and 12th grade was Christmas. It looks like the students definitely got into the spirit of the day!
Our Lions close out the non-district portion of their schedule tonight at home against Burkburnett. At halftime, we will have our Lions Legends ceremony. Hey Lions -- Go Collar the Bulldogs!!!
