This morning the Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade ESL students enrolled in our VISD Summer School Program, took a field trip to the Carnegie City-County Library for its Summer Storytime Program. Luke Morrison, pastor of the Western Trail Cowboy Church, read "If I Had A Horse" to the children during the program, and then the they went outside and met Luke's horse, Cheetoe.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE!! There are still openings in all of our Enrichment Summer Camps!!! Check out the attached flyers with information. Disregard the signup deadlines!! These camps are a great way for your children to have fun and help build on their educational foundation! Contact the Vernon Middle School at 940-552-6231 to signup or for more information.
The Vernon Boys & Girls Club will be closed Monday for the Juneteenth national holiday. The club will resume regular summer operating hours on Tuesday.
Vernon ISD is now partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters -- Wichita County to bring their program to the students at our Vernon Middle School. To learn more about our partnership and plans for the 2023-24 school year, click on this link https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/06/10/big-brothers-big-sisters-partner-with-vernon-isd/
Our Lions are looking forward to a great football season in 2023 and you don't want to miss it!! Season tickets with reserved seating went on sale today!!! Check out the info below. Angel is at the Vernon ISD Administration Building Monday thru Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with lunch from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. If you pay for tickets online, please print and bring receipt when you select your seats and pick up your tickets.
Vernon will be well represented this weekend as we have five Lions and a Lady Lion taking part in the Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl All-Star Games in Wichita Falls. Action starts Friday evening with the all-star basketball games and continues Saturday with volleyball and football games. Go support and cheer for our Lions and Lady Lion.
🏫2023-2024 REGISTRATION IS OPEN🏫
Online registration for returning Vernon ISD students is now available online. All returning students must register.
If you are a new student, you must enroll first and then register.
Instructions for how to do both can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q13SYh9oGV6qZcGRs8FJUubL8P79HZj-/view?usp=sharing
Members of the Vernon Lion TTCA 2023 State Team Tennis Championship team show off the state rings they received during a ceremony this morning with their coaches in one photo and with VISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward and Vernon Mayor Pam Goslin in the other photo.
Vernon Lion Tennis campers go through a variety of drills during a day at the camp, which concludes today.
A few more shots from the Vernon Lion Tennis camp, with a little water game fun time included.
The registration deadline has been extended for the Summer Science Camp for kindergarten thru 4th graders. Check out the info below and contact the Vernon Middle School at 940-552-6231.
Join us tomorrow morning at the Ruben Vargas Tennis Complex and join the celebration as our Class 3A TTCA Tennis Team State Champions receive their state rings!
Due to work around the VHS Fieldhouse. Access to the football field and track at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium will be unavailable to the general public from today, June 6th, until June 16th. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Jennifer Newcomer had students in her kindergarten and first grade ESL class sound out letters she showed them on flash cards, and repeat sentences after her during their Summer School class Tuesday morning. After hearing a sentence, the students would count the number of words in the sentence as they repeated it back to the teacher. Summer School started Monday and will continue until June 22.
Sarah Swatzell gives directions to some Summer School students Monday morning, which was the first day of our Summer School session being held at the Middle School.
VISD Supt. Dr. Ward isn't even a full-fledged member of the Vernon Lions Club yet, but look who showed up to volunteer and work the concession stand Monday night for the Kid League Baseball games. He even took the busiest and messiest assignment -- the snowcone window!!!
The stacks of books in front of kindergarten students Rhea Snow and Annabelle Hurd are tall, but just envision them being 6 times taller and that would be close to the number of books the two youngsters read during the 2022-23 school year. Both girls read more than 500 books! Check out their story here: https://mccord.vernonisd.org/o/tgmes/article/1140262
Two Class of 2023 graduates -- Lavery Gonzales and Ayden Smith -- will be representing the Vernon Lions tonight at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star Baseball Showdown.
Summer School starts Monday and Vernon ISD will be providing bus transportation if requested. Bus stops used during the school year will also be used for Summer School, however the bus number may be different. Busses will run in town beginning at 7:15 a.m., with students being dropped off at the Vernon Middle School by 8 a.m. Students who live outside the city limits will receive a telephone call letting them know what time the bus will be by. Students will be picked up from VMS at 11:30 a.m., and taken back to the bus stops. ESL students will be picked up from VMS at 3 p.m., and taken back to the bus stops. If students need bus transportation, they must fill out a form to register for Summer School, or contact Renee Auch at 940-553-1900 ext. 2329. Here is a link to the form to fill out https://forms.gle/vFLob1UAjUWapo7m6
If you have any other questions about bus transportation, contact Renee Auch at 940-553-1900 ext. 2329.
Tomorrow, Thursday, June 1, is the last day to register a student for Vernon ISD Summer School. Registration will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Vernon Middle School Office. Before students were dismissed for the 2022-23 school year, parents received a letter if summer school was being recommended for their child. The letter included a QR code so parents could register online. If you no longer have the letter, or no way to access the QR code, you can go to the VMS Office tomorrow and register your child.