Our Lions Spirit Pep Rally will be held Thursday morning as the players prepare for their Class 3A, D1 Area Playoff clash with Denver City. The dress up theme for the day is "Twin Day" as the theme for the pep rally is "Make the Mustangs See Double!" The pep rally will begin at 9:25 a.m., Thursday, at D.O. Fulton Gym.

Our Lions are moving on to the 2nd round of the Class 3A, D1 Playoffs!! They will meet Denver City in the Area Round. The game is set for 7 p.m., Thursday, at Happy State Bank Stadium in Canyon. Information on how to purchase tickets will be released later this week. Go Lions!!

Our Lions are heading to the Area Round of the Class 3A, D1 playoffs!!!
Vernon will take on Denver City at 7 p.m., Thursday, at Happy State Bank Stadium in Canyon.
Due to the distance to the game, VISD will operate on an Early Release schedule on Thursday. We will also have our regularly-scheduled Early Release on Friday that was on our 2025-26 School Year Calendar. Vernon will be the visiting team. Look for information on ticket details later this week.
Vernon will take on Denver City at 7 p.m., Thursday, at Happy State Bank Stadium in Canyon.
Due to the distance to the game, VISD will operate on an Early Release schedule on Thursday. We will also have our regularly-scheduled Early Release on Friday that was on our 2025-26 School Year Calendar. Vernon will be the visiting team. Look for information on ticket details later this week.

Today is an Early Release Friday for Vernon ISD students. Enjoy your jump start to the weekend!

Congratulations to our September Teacher & Staff Member of the Month and our October Teacher & Staff Member of the month!! For September our honorees were pre-kindergarten teacher Kaitlyn Walthall and paraprofessional Sandra Edwards. Our honorees for October were first grade teacher Julie Price and campus secretary Briana Buenting. We are blessed to have all of them at McCord!!


Playoff shirts are ready for pickup! 🦁
Stop by 3119 Wilbarger during the following times:
Wednesday, November 12: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday, November 13: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday, November 14: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Your support means so much to our players, coaches, and school. Thank you for showing your Lion pride and helping make this playoff run so special!
GOOOO LIONS! ♥️🦁🏈
Stop by 3119 Wilbarger during the following times:
Wednesday, November 12: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday, November 13: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday, November 14: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Your support means so much to our players, coaches, and school. Thank you for showing your Lion pride and helping make this playoff run so special!
GOOOO LIONS! ♥️🦁🏈

Selected as Students of the Week for our kindergarten classes last week were: Emilia Mullins, Braelyn Duncan, Elijah Strickland, Darapetou Meng, Sebastian Phillips, and Kyrie Peterson. Not pictured is Elias Calderon. Congratulations!! Great job!

Named as our 1st Grade Students of the Week for last week were: Sage Ellington, Autumn Williams, Palmer Kate Henry, Aryanna Taylor, Jackson Imel, and Zachary Pierce. Not pictured is Alaizay Cherry. We're proud of you!! Congratulations!

Pre-Kindergarten students receiving Student of the Week honors for last week are Amelia Cobos, Kreed Morales, Ava Echols, and Roy Medina. Great job! We're proud of you!!

McCord students honored veterans by making information sheets about veterans in their families and those sheets were then placed on the "Honoring Heroes Wall" for Veterans Day.

Attention McCord Parents and Guardians!!!
🍁 Fall Picture Retakes – Date Change! 🍁
📸 New Date: Tomorrow, November 12th
We can’t wait to see those great smiles! 😄
🍁 Fall Picture Retakes – Date Change! 🍁
📸 New Date: Tomorrow, November 12th
We can’t wait to see those great smiles! 😄
Our Vernon Lions will take on Clyde in the bi-district round of the playoffs and Friday's dress-up theme and Pep Rally theme is "Lei Out the Bulldogs." Wear your favorite Hawaiian gear! The pep rally will be held at 9:25 a.m., Friday, in D.O. Fulton Gym.

Vernon ISD has several teachers and staff members who served our country in the Armed Forces. We just wanted to take a moment to thank them for their service and recognize them as tomorrow is Veterans Day. https://youtu.be/zZMKibJCY-Y
Vernon will be facing Clyde this Friday in a Class 3A, D1 Bi-District Playoff Game. The game will be played at Tiger Stadium in Jacksboro. Tickets must be purchased online. Here is a link to purchase tickets: https://www.jacksboroisd.net/page/onlinetickets

Our Vernon Lions have made the PLAYOFFS!!! Vernon will face Clyde in a Class 3A, D1 bi-district playoff game on Friday, Nov. 14. The game will be played at Tiger Stadium in Jacksboro. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 and must be purchased online. District 4-3A and THSCA passes will be accepted. No Senior Citizen passes will be accepted. Vernon will be the home team.

Attention, Veteran Friends of our McCord students!
You are warmly invited to join us for a special breakfast on the morning of November 11th, 2025.
We look forward to honoring and celebrating you!
You are warmly invited to join us for a special breakfast on the morning of November 11th, 2025.
We look forward to honoring and celebrating you!

On Thursday, our first grade students took a field trip and visited the local Red River Valley Museum.









VISD students get a 3-day weekend this week, as there are no classes on Monday, Nov. 10, due to it being a Professional Development Day for teachers and staff.

This Friday is a scheduled Early Release Friday for Vernon ISD. We hope our students enjoy getting a head start on their weekend.

Our Students of the Month for October are: Rosalie Escobar, Pre-Kindergarten; Prescilla Thaw, Specials; Semaja Junaid, 1st Grade; and Emani Lockhart, Kindergarten. Congratulations!!! Great job!! Keep it up!!

