T.G. McCord Elementary

At the conclusion of each 6 weeks we will be naming our McCord Students of The 6 Weeks. Selected as our Students of the 1st 6 Weeks were: 1st Grade -- Rylee Thompson, Kindergarten -- Rauri Dean; and Pre-Kindergarten -- Oliver Ditmore. Not Pictured is our Specials honoree, Athena Mahurin. Congratulations to all!! Great job!! Keep up the good work!!

Tomorrow is Fall Picture Day for McCord Elementary!! We can't wait to see our students wearing their favorite outfits and their brightest smiles!!

IT'S HOMECOMING WEEK!!!
Our Lions will be hosting the arch-rival Hawks from Iowa Park for the 2026 Homecoming Game Friday night. The Lions are 2-2 for the year and on a two-game winning streak! The Hawks are 3-1 and on a three-game winning streak. General admission tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
Single game, reserve seat tickets may be purchased for $7 at the Vernon ISD Administration Building until Noon on Friday.

It's Homecoming Week 2026 and that means there's daily dress-up themes! Please note McCord Elementary may have altered a theme(s) to better fit their campus. If your child attends McCord and brought home a sheet that shows different themes, please follow that sheet. Let's build that Lion Pride all week!!

Our Lions remain home this week and will be hosting the Perryton Rangers tonight!! Due to there being no classes today, we will not have a pep rally. General admission tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
Single game reserve seat tickets can be purchased at the Vernon ISD Administration Building until Noon today. The cost is $7. Good luck Lions!!! Rope the Rangers!!!

Earlier this week, students in Mrs. Chavira's class had a hands-on lesson with mixing colors to come up with a new color. Students painted each hand a different color, made a handprint of each hand on a piece of paper, and then rubbed their hands together and made a handprint of the new color.

There will be no classes tomorrow as Friday is a Professional Development Day for our Vernon ISD teachers and staff. Also, please remember that the Boys & Girls Club of Vernon will also be closed tomorrow. We hope our students enjoy their 3-day weekend and come back Monday ready to learn and have fun.

Earning our 1st Grade Student of the Week honor for the Week of Sept. 7-11 were: Mia Reyes Gomez, Gabriel Adams, Petou Meng, Rylee Thompson, Lynda Shepherd, and John Cavira. Outstanding job!! Keep it up!! Congrats!!

Selected as our Kindergarten Students of the Week for the week of Sept. 7-11 were: Asher Schweikardt, Everly Rosalez, Aria Christian, Ixtla Gil, Wesley Carter, Alan Gonzalez, and Ryder Jansa. Way to go!! We're proud of you!!

Our Pre-K Students of the Week for the week of Sept. 7-11 were: Grayson Morrison, Elayna Garcia, Dior Leija, Jayvn Kendricks, and Solomon Robinson. Great job!! Keep up the good work!!

Our Lions remain home this week, as they host the Perryton Rangers in a non-district contest at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium. General admission tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
A VISD All-Sports Pass can also be purchased online. The pass is good for all home regular-season VISD sports activities.
Reserve seat tickets for home football games may be purchased at the Vernon ISD Administration Building until Noon on Friday.

TOMORROW!!!
The bloodmobile will be here for our McCord Elementary Feel Like a Superhero Blood Drive!! The blood drive benefits the Our Blood Institute, which provides blood for Wilbarger General Hospital and all hospitals in this area.

🚨 Monday, September 14, is the LAST DAY to sign up if you and/or your business or organization would like to participate in the Lions Roar Homecoming Tailgate!! To sign up, follow this link: https://bit.ly/LionsRoarHomecoming2026

Our McCord students showed up in their cowboy gear yesterday as it was "Western Day", which was the theme of the football pep rally.

It's the home opener for our Lions tonight, as they host the City View Mustangs. Today's spirit pep rally will begin at 3:25 p.m. Vernon ISD and the City of Vernon have joined forces for a pre-game ceremony to honor all First Responders on this 25th anniversary of 9/11. Pre-game activities will start a 6:35 p.m., with former Lions football players who are currently serving in the military being recognized, with the ceremony for First Responders to follow. All First Responders with their ID will be admitted to the game for free and are asked to meet on the East end of the field.
Single game, reserve seat tickets will be sold at the Vernon ISD Administration Building until noon today. All general admission tickets must be purchased online at https://www.vernonisd.org/page/ticket-purchases
Also online fans can purchase a VISD Athletic Pass, which will get you into all home VISD athletic events, with the exception of playoff games.

Registration is now underway for the Boys & Girls Club Basketball League for kindergarten thru second grade students! Scan the QR code below or go to the B&G Club website www.vernonbgc.org. Youngsters must have a Boys & Girls Club membership to play in the league. Memberships can be purchased at the time of registration. Deadline to sign-up for the basketball league is Sept. 22.

We would like to let the parents of our students with special needs, 504 services or Emergent Bilingual services know they will be receiving an email from SameGoal. We use this system to securely send and receive information related to your child's educational services and needs. If you receive an email from SameGoal, it is a legitimate communication from the district regarding your child.

Our cafeteria was packed this morning with people and smiles, as grandparents and grandfriends of our students joined them for breakfast.

Our Pre-K Students of the Week for last week are: Auggie Stark, Kaizen Bryant, Romina Garcia, Oliver Ditmore, and Iyla Sandoval. Great job!! We're proud of you!! Keep it up!!