T.G. McCord Elementary

The District 7-3A Track & Field Meet will be held Monday and Thursday in Iowa Park. Here is the schedule for the meet.

First graders at T.G. McCord Elementary closed out their last day before the Easter break with an Easter egg hunt. While the first graders were having an egg hunt on their playground, the kindergarten students were hunting eggs on their playground. All the students had plenty of eggs in their baskets when they returned to their classrooms.

Just a quick reminder.

This is Paraprofessional Appreciation Day and we want to recognize all of our paraprofessionals. You guys rock!!

Pre-K and Kindergarten students are taking graduation pictures today with Lifetouch. If you did not order your student's graduation pictures and still want to, you can go to Lifetouch.com and use the code: EVT6XHHVM

Just a quick reminder that our Pre-K Roundup for the 2023-24 school year is happening TODAY at McCord Elementary.

The Roarin' Lion Band Boosters are selling BBQ brisket sandwiches this Friday as a fundraiser for the band. Check out the info on the flyer. Stop by and support our band, and get a great meal to boot!

Here is the April Cafeteria Menu https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pVDLe9mKWYj9v1EeE2hhV-8rhr3y1YCx/view?usp=sharing

Let me ask you a question? Do you want your children to remember their McCord days for all of their lives? You may ask, "How can I do that?" Well, we have put together an amazing YEARBOOK for our 2022/2023 school year and want you and your student to have the opportunity to get one! Order a YEARBOOK to relive the amazing memories we made this year! McCord is where the PRIDE begins!

Important information below for our VISD families who receive Medicaid.

McCord PTO Meeting - April 4th at 5pm We will be discussing our final events for the year and how we can best serve our McCord Students, Teachers, and Staff.

Congratulations, Ashley Bloom, on being McCord's Specials of the Month for March! Your heart for our students shines through each and every day! You step up to every task that is asked of you! McCord Elementary is lucky to have you as our Campus Coordinator!

Congratulations, Tiffany Lewis, on being McCord's Staff of the Month for March! Your servant heart is always willing to help and your dedication to the success of our students is commendable. Thank you for being a big part as to why our students are successful in their progress and learning.

Congratulations, Braci Morris, on being McCord's Teacher of the Month for March! You make our campus a brighter place! Thank you for your dedication and love for our students and our staff!

Vernon ISD would like to say a big Thank You! to the local businesses that donated funds, door prizes, or their time to our Community Resource Event held Saturday morning. Those businesses include: United Supermarket; Herring Bank; Good Morning Donuts; CLK Party Rentals; Pepperberries; Walmart; CMC Decor; Scooter's; Optimist Club of Vernon; Posh Pearls; Nectar Donuts; and two anonymous donors. Also a big thank you to the Vernon Fire Department for bringing their ladder truck to our event.

We had drawings for some wonderful door prizes during our Community Resource Event that was held Saturday morning at the VHS Cafeteria. Winning door prizes were: -- Cher Cheo a Nerf gun set and $10 United gift card -- Moo Eh a set of bluetooth headphones and $10 United gift card -- Ashley Ryan a $10 Bevos gift card and $10 Walmart gift card -- Elizabeth Centeno a gift basket from Pepperberries and $10 United gift card -- Stephanie C . a candle from Posh Pearls and $5 Sonic gift card -- Francis Cantu $15 Lupe's gift card and $10 United gift card -- Melissa M. $5 Good Morning Donuts gift card and $25 Starbucks gift card -- Robyn Hamm $5 Sonic gift card and $10 United gift card -- Sis Blur $10 Walmart gift card and $5 Sonic gift card -- Cristina Lar $5 Sonic gift card and maroon basket -- Margaret Kincaid $25 United gift card -- Alma Alvarado $10 Scooters gift card and $10 Walmart gift card -- Jesika Sweet $25 United gift card -- Crystal Schmoker $10 Scooters gift card and $10 United gift card -- Christal Fuentes $5 taco casa gift card and $10 Walmart gift card -- Tara Sandusky $10 Braum's gift card and $10 Refinery gift card -- Beth Zan $5 Humble Texas gift card and $10 Bevos gift card -- Varshini Kadiyala $25 United gift card and $10 Sonic gift card Congratulations to all of the winners!

A few more photos from our Community Resource Event held Saturday morning at the VHS Cafeteria. This was the first resource event sponsored by Vernon ISD, and we're already looking forward to hosting the event again next year.

There were a variety of activities for the kids at the Community Resource Event held Saturday morning at the VHS Cafeteria. Firemen from the Vernon Fire Department explained to the youngsters how things operated on the department's ladder truck, and youngsters also had fun in the bounce house. Youngsters enjoyed painting and drawing, blowing bubbles and getting paint tattoos on their face. Vernon ISD Superintendent Dr. Kermit Ward also decided to get in on the tattoo action.

The Community Resource Event held this morning at the VHS Cafeteria was a big success. Sponsored by Vernon ISD, the event provided information on a variety of services available to residents in our community, as well as info on organizations in the community. Vendors at the event included: The Center; Texas Department of Family and Protective Services; Community Healthcare Center; Rockcrossing Counseling; Catholic Charities; Region 9; Vernon PTO; Big Brother Big Sister of Wichita Falls; Lions Club; Cupboard of Grace; Red River Hospital; Carnegie City-County Library; Legal Aid of Northwest Texas; Texoma Alliance to Stop Abuse; Helen Farabee Center; Wilbarger Child Welfare Board; Wilbarger County 4-H; Vernon College; and Vernon College New Beginnings.

It had been 20 years since members of a Vernon High School team had been fitted for state championship rings, but that changed Thursday! Our Vernon LIons tennis team brought home the TTCA Class 3A State Team Tennis title on March 11 and on Thursday representatives from Balfour were at the high school to get the ring sizes of the players and coaches who will each receive a ring celebrating their accomplishment of becoming state champions. This was the seventh state title for the VHS tennis program. The last time the district purchased state championship rings was in 2003, when the tennis team claimed its sixth title.