January is School Board Recognition Month and our Vernon ISD trustees found gifts from the district and each campus waiting for them at their regular monthly business meeting held Monday evening. Vernon ISD would like to thank our trustees for caring about our district, and for wanting nothing but the best for our students, teachers and all of our staff. VISD trustees include Carrie Hawkins, Patrick Parmer, Chris Lehman, Emory Byars, Jarrod David, Bryson Henry, and Amanda Lehman, who left the meeting before the photo was taken to attend a school activity her daughter was participating in.
VISD is currently taking nominations for the Gifted & Talented Program. If parents would like more information on the GT Program, two meetings are scheduled for today: 1 p.m., at the VISD Administration Building Boardroom; and 6 p.m., in the Media Center at Vernon High School.
Everyone is getting back into the school routine this week as we head full steam into the Spring Semester, and with it being the middle of the flu season, Vernon ISD would like to remind parents and guardians of the documentation the district needs to receive when students are absent from school. To review the information, please follow this link: https://www.bit.ly/student_absence
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Check out this awesome opportunity from Region 9 Service Center!!!
Check out this awesome opportunity from Region 9 Service Center!!!
Welcome back!!! To all of our VISD students!! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas Break and are ready to learn and have fun as we start the Spring Semester. Here's to a great Spring Semester!!
We are excited to welcome our students back tomorrow as we start the Spring Semester of the 2025-26 school year. Here is the cafeteria menu for January. Please remember all VISD students receive a FREE breakfast and lunch every school day in our cafeterias.
This morning, the Vernon Police Department and Vernon ISD welcomed Autumn Thames to their staffs. Autumn will hold the rank of lieutenant with the Vernon PD and will serve as VISD's Director of School Safety and Security, as well as be the School Resource Officer at McCord Elementary. Interim Supt. Dr. Blaise Boswell explained this is a newly-established position and reflects VISD's and Vernon PD's collaborative commitment to maintaining a safe and secure learning environment for all students, staff, and visitors.
The nomination window for our Vernon ISD Gifted and Talented Program is now open. The deadline to nominate a student is Monday, Jan. 19. Parents, teachers and others in the community can nominate students. Nominations will only be accepted via a Google Form you can access by scanning the QR code below, or by following this link: https://bit.ly/VISD-GTProgram
Parents/guardians will have two opportunities to attend an informational meeting on our GT program. Both meetings will be held Tuesday, Jan. 13, the first will be held at 1 p.m., at the VISD Boardroom, and the second will be held at 6 p.m., at the VHS Media Center.
Parents/guardians will have two opportunities to attend an informational meeting on our GT program. Both meetings will be held Tuesday, Jan. 13, the first will be held at 1 p.m., at the VISD Boardroom, and the second will be held at 6 p.m., at the VHS Media Center.
We would like to wish all of our students and their families, along with all of our VISD staff and their families a very Happy New Year!! We hope 2026 is the best year yet for everyone!!
Thursday morning, McCord’s PTO delivered Teacher Appreciation goodies with coffee donated by Scooter’s Coffee, cookies from L&L Sweets, and Christmas tree cakes from V&M’s. We are thankful for our teachers and staff and for the community partners who support our campus!
When the dismissal bell rings today and our students leave our campuses, Vernon ISD will officially be on its Christmas Break. VISD staff will return and normal office hours will resume on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, while we will welcome our students back to the classroom on Wednesday, Jan. 7. We hope all of our VISD students and their families, along with all of our VISD family, has a wonderful Christmas Break.
Tomorrow is an Early Release Friday for Vernon ISD, as we start our Christmas Break. We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!
Our McCord Students of the Month for December are: Pre-Kindergarten -- Jaxen Goodrum; Kindergarten -- Jace Andrew; 1st Grade -- Wyatt Lovar; and Specials -- Prescilla Thaw (not pictured). Congratulations!! Keep up the good work!!
🎄✨ McCord PTO Ornament Sale! ✨🎄
Add a little sparkle to your Christmas tree this year with our adorable McCord ornaments! 🎁🦁
Each ornament is $8 (please note: ornament does not include a student photo).
👉 Please send cash or check made payable to McCord PTO in the amount of $8, or multiply by how many ornaments you’d like to purchase.
📄 Return payment and your order form to your child’s teacher OR drop it off at the office!
🗓️ Deadline to order: December 15, 2025
Thank you for supporting our PTO and helping us spread some holiday cheer! 💕🎅🎄
Add a little sparkle to your Christmas tree this year with our adorable McCord ornaments! 🎁🦁
Each ornament is $8 (please note: ornament does not include a student photo).
👉 Please send cash or check made payable to McCord PTO in the amount of $8, or multiply by how many ornaments you’d like to purchase.
📄 Return payment and your order form to your child’s teacher OR drop it off at the office!
🗓️ Deadline to order: December 15, 2025
Thank you for supporting our PTO and helping us spread some holiday cheer! 💕🎅🎄
Earning our 1st Grade Student of the Week honors for last week are: Marcellus Franklin, Analicia Villarreal, Jade Jeffrey, Mayeli Cabello, Lucy Rojas, Cooper Chilton, Isaiah Bryson, and (not pictured) Jared Say. Congratulations to all!! We're proud of you! Keep up the great work!
Awarded our Kindergarten Student of the Week honors for last week were: Jace Andrew; Damien Romero, Thaliah Medina, Briella Edwards, Marcus Bergman, and not pictured, Jasmine Hopkins. Great job!!! Congrats!! We're proud of you!
Receiving our Pre-Kindergarten Student of the Week honors for last week are: Teagan Hill, Steaber Htoo and Jaxen Goodrum. Not pictured is Isaac Calvillo. Congratulations!! Keep up the good work!!
Fans attending our Middle School and High School basketball games will soon be seeing this flyer posted around the concession stand. The Wilbarger Health Coalition has started a Healthier Concessions Project aimed at assisting local school districts in offering healthier food options in their concession stands. This is not an attempt to remove the candy and soda that everyone loves from the concession stands, but for the concession stands to add healthier options for families supporting our area teams. Vernon ISD wants to know what healthier food options our Lady Lions' and Lions' fans would consider purchasing if available at the concession stand. To take the Coalition survey, please scan the QR code below or go to https://forms.gle/L8T8Ay5p6zDKB3NV6
Fans attending our Middle School and High School basketball games will soon be seeing this flyer posted around the concession stand. The Wilbarger Health Coalition has started a Healthier Concessions Project aimed at assisting local school districts in offering healthier food options in their concession stands. This is not an attempt to remove the candy and soda that everyone loves from the concession stands, but for the concession stands to add healthier options for families supporting our area teams. Vernon ISD wants to know what healthier food options our Lady Lions' and Lions' fans would consider purchasing if available at the concession stand. To take the Coalition survey, please scan the QR code below or go to https://forms.gle/L8T8Ay5p6zDKB3NV6
During a called Special Meeting this morning, the Vernon ISD Board of Trustees accepted the retirement of VISD Superintendent Dr. Kermit Ward, and named current Asst. Supt. Dr. Blaise Boswell the Interim Superintendent.
