T.G. McCord Elementary

The Vernon Lady Lions Softball Camp will be held June 8-10 at Ronda Havins Softball Field. Sign up today! Deadline is May 29 to receive a camp t-shirt. Registration will be accepted at the first day of camp.

The Vernon Lions Baseball Camp will be held June 8-10 at Jabe Brazzle Field. Get your young Lion registered today!! Deadline is May 29 to receive a camp t-shirt. Registration will be accepted at the first day of camp.

💧🦁 McCord Lions — Show Your Vernon Lion Spirit! 🦁💧

Our Big Kahuna Fall Fundraiser is here, and we’re kicking it off with a Custom Water Bottle Presale!

✨ Personalized with your student’s name
✨ Features our Vernon Lion logo
✨ Durable, insulated, and leak-proof — perfect to show your VERNON PRIDE at any school!

Every purchase helps support our students with prizes and classroom needs—thank you for making a difference! ❤️

🛒 Order now — limited presale!
📅 Presale ends: May 22

📦 Pick up your order at Meet the Teacher Night before school starts!

👉 Click the link to view color and logo options and place your order today! https://bigkahunaprime.net/tgmccordelementary/bkfun2026

#McCordLions #SchoolSpirit #BigKahunaFundraiser #SupportOurStudents

Vernon ISD is operating on its Early Release schedule today so our students and employees can participate in and enjoy the Santa Rosa Rodeo Parade. Remember the parade starts at 3 p.m. and VISD will be handing out free popcorn starting at 1:30 p.m. in front of the Vernon ISD Administration Building!!

Remember -- Vernon Tennis Camp is coming up the first week of June!! Get signed up!!

Don't forget -- Friday is the last day to register for the 2026 Champs Volleyball camp.

Our 1st grade students had fun watching a science experiment this afternoon showing the energy made when Mentos is put into a bottle of soda. https://youtu.be/zjnA6_rbjCU

If you want something to munch on while waiting for the Santa Rosa Parade to start rolling through downtown tomorrow afternoon be sure and stop by the Vernon ISD Administration Building on the north side of the Wilbarger County Courthouse and grab some freshly popped popcorn!! We'll be serving from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.!!

On April 9, as part of Ms. Owen's Kindergarten Gifted and Talented project GT students placed eggs in an incubator and monitored their development. On May 1 the chicks hatched and students held the chicks on May 7. Throughout the process, the students researched and practiced "candling," a method used to observe the growth of the embryo inside the egg. To stay organized, Ms. Owen helped the students create a calendar to track the number of days the eggs were in the incubator, as well as the projected hatch date. The class also kept a journal and recorded observations, reflections, and new learning as the students followed the exciting journey from egg to chick!

McCord is looking forward to hosting Donuts with Dads on Wednesday.

Students in our first grade Gifted & Talented Program have been working a research project on their favorite wild animal. They presented their completed project to parents and their classmates yesterday. Here's a link to the video: https://youtu.be/8cELjrDvYyA

For Teacher Appreciation Week a few of our McCord students were asked a question about their teacher. Check out these cute answers.
https://youtube.com/shorts/jXKkMv7THrs?feature=share

💧🦁 McCord Lions — Show Your Vernon Lion Spirit! 🦁💧

Our Big Kahuna Fall Fundraiser is here, and we’re kicking it off with a Custom Water Bottle Presale!

✨ Personalized with your student’s name
✨ Features our Vernon Lion logo
✨ Durable, insulated, and leak-proof — perfect for school!

Every purchase helps support our students with prizes and classroom needs—thank you for making a difference! ❤️

🛒 Order now — limited presale!
📅 Presale ends: May 22

📦 Pick up your order at Meet the Teacher Night before school starts!

👉 Click the link to view color and logo options and place your order today! https://bigkahunaprime.net/tgmccordelementary/bkfun2026

#McCordLions #SchoolSpirit #BigKahunaFundraiser #SupportOurStudents

It was a full house this morning at McCord Elementary, as our students enjoyed Muffins With Mom!!

These youngsters are being recognized as our McCord Students of the Month for April!! Students receiving that special honor are Victor Romero, Pre-Kindergarten; Delilah Wiest, Kindergarten; Emilia Mullins, Specials & Kindergarten; and Alexander Whittington, 1st Grade. Congratulations!! Outstanding job!! Keep it up!!

Here are a few pictures of our McCord All-Star athletes on their fun-filled day participating in the All-Star Olympics in Altus.

Today, McCord faculty and staff celebrated School Principals' Day, and honored their principal, Dr. Rusti Blount, with a table full of goodies for all to enjoy.

On the Vernon ISD 2025-26 school calendar May 4 is an inclement weather day, however we do not need to use the day to make up time missed, so all campuses and offices will be closed on Monday. We will resume our regular schedules at all campuses and offices on Tuesday, May 5. We hope all of our students, their families and our staff enjoy their 3-day weekend.

May 1st is School Principals' Day and Vernon ISD is blessed to have some amazing educators leading our campuses. We can't thank them enough for all they do for the students and teachers they are responsible for at their individual campuses.

Today is School Lunch Hero Day as we celebrate our outstanding food service workers. Vernon ISD has some amazing cafeteria ladies who work hard to provide our students with a good breakfast and lunch. Sometimes these ladies make a bigger impact on our students than they will ever know. We just want to give a big THANK YOU to our wonderful food service workers.