Vernon ISD is keeping a close eye on the forecast for the winter weather that is expected to hit our area on Friday.
Our area is currently being hit by the flu, along with viruses and other illnesses. Please review these steps to help keep your student healthy, as well as how to slow down spreading germs if they do become ill. Help our VISD staff keep our schools as healthy as possible and your student in the classroom.
Vernon ISD recently hired Autumn Thames, a lieutenant with the Vernon PD, as the district's new Director of Safety & Security and SRO at McCord Elementary. We are very happy to have Lt. Thames as a member of the VISD family, as she brings both teaching and law enforcement experience to her new role. To find out more about Lt. Thames, please follow this link https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2642299
Vernon ISD will be closed Monday, Jan. 19. Good luck to all of our students participating in the Wilbarger County Junior Livestock & Project Show!! School will resume and the Administration Building will resume regular office hours on Tuesday. We hope all of our students and staff enjoy their 3-day weekend!
Awards for the 3rd Six Weeks of school were recently awarded at McCord. First grade students who received perfect attendance awards included: from Mrs. Mora's class -- Jackson Imel, Caleb Downes, Jayten Avitia, Jesus Lora, Evalyn Sanchez, Sannay Moo, and Nanicha Nubumrung; from Mrs. Kajs' class -- Tavin Peterson, Bentley Carr, and (not pictured) Gemma Ornelas Jimenez; from Ms. Fryman's class -- John Craighead, Dakota Perez and Angelina Blut; from Mrs. Singleton's class -- Brantley Riggins, Cooper Chilton, Olivia Delagarza, Jason Moo, Kamilah Smith, Jynsen Patterson, and Jumi Soe; from Ms. Fullerton's class -- Sophia Neal; and from Mrs. White's class -- Gabriel Olivas, Luka Cardenas, and Aitana Caballero.
Great job students!! Keep up the good work!!
January is School Board Recognition Month and our Vernon ISD trustees found gifts from the district and each campus waiting for them at their regular monthly business meeting held Monday evening. Vernon ISD would like to thank our trustees for caring about our district, and for wanting nothing but the best for our students, teachers and all of our staff. VISD trustees include Carrie Hawkins, Patrick Parmer, Chris Lehman, Emory Byars, Jarrod David, Bryson Henry, and Amanda Lehman, who left the meeting before the photo was taken to attend a school activity her daughter was participating in.
VISD is currently taking nominations for the Gifted & Talented Program. If parents would like more information on the GT Program, two meetings are scheduled for today: 1 p.m., at the VISD Administration Building Boardroom; and 6 p.m., in the Media Center at Vernon High School.
Everyone is getting back into the school routine this week as we head full steam into the Spring Semester, and with it being the middle of the flu season, Vernon ISD would like to remind parents and guardians of the documentation the district needs to receive when students are absent from school. To review the information, please follow this link: https://www.bit.ly/student_absence
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Check out this awesome opportunity from Region 9 Service Center!!!
Check out this awesome opportunity from Region 9 Service Center!!!
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!!
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.
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.
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.
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!!
Thursday morning, McCord’s PTO delivered Teacher Appreciation goodies with coffee donated by Scooter’s Coffee, cookies from L&L Sweets, and Christmas tree cakes from V&M’s. We are thankful for our teachers and staff and for the community partners who support our campus!
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.
Tomorrow is an Early Release Friday for Vernon ISD, as we start our Christmas Break. We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!
Our McCord Students of the Month for December are: Pre-Kindergarten -- Jaxen Goodrum; Kindergarten -- Jace Andrew; 1st Grade -- Wyatt Lovar; and Specials -- Prescilla Thaw (not pictured). Congratulations!! Keep up the good work!!
🎄✨ McCord PTO Ornament Sale! ✨🎄
Add a little sparkle to your Christmas tree this year with our adorable McCord ornaments! 🎁🦁
Each ornament is $8 (please note: ornament does not include a student photo).
👉 Please send cash or check made payable to McCord PTO in the amount of $8, or multiply by how many ornaments you’d like to purchase.
📄 Return payment and your order form to your child’s teacher OR drop it off at the office!
🗓️ Deadline to order: December 15, 2025
Thank you for supporting our PTO and helping us spread some holiday cheer! 💕🎅🎄
Add a little sparkle to your Christmas tree this year with our adorable McCord ornaments! 🎁🦁
Each ornament is $8 (please note: ornament does not include a student photo).
👉 Please send cash or check made payable to McCord PTO in the amount of $8, or multiply by how many ornaments you’d like to purchase.
📄 Return payment and your order form to your child’s teacher OR drop it off at the office!
🗓️ Deadline to order: December 15, 2025
Thank you for supporting our PTO and helping us spread some holiday cheer! 💕🎅🎄
Earning our 1st Grade Student of the Week honors for last week are: Marcellus Franklin, Analicia Villarreal, Jade Jeffrey, Mayeli Cabello, Lucy Rojas, Cooper Chilton, Isaiah Bryson, and (not pictured) Jared Say. Congratulations to all!! We're proud of you! Keep up the great work!
