Boys Basketball kicks off today! 7th Grade takes on West Delaware at home, and 8th Grade plays at West Delaware. Both games begin at 4:15 pm. Good luck to our boys basketball players on a great season!
Our next VMS FASTWORKS will be held on January 18th from 6-7:30 pm. All Vernon families are encouraged to attend this fun evening of food, fellowship, and family fun -- plus a jellybean building contest! Register by January 12th at http://bit.ly/FASTWORKS.
The 7th grade girls basketball team wrapped up their 2023 season at the end of December. As the season progressed their play improved significantly. Well done, ladies!
VMS art students created lovely ceramic gingerbread houses that they were able to take home before our winter break. Great job, Vernon artists! #vmsinspire
Ms. Ehrle recently received a Marion Foundation Grant to add new books to her 6th Grade Literacy classroom library. Her students were excited to be introduced to the new books through a "Speed Dating" activity. Read more about it at: https://www.marion-isd.org/article/1394288
Winter break is here! Offices will be closed for the Marion Independent School District from December 25th through January 2nd. Staff will return for professional learning on January 3rd. School for students resumes on January 4, 2024! See you next year!
In early December, seven VMS 7th and 8th grade band students traveled to Oelwein for the NEIBA Honor Band. Eighth graders had the opportunity to audition for the prestigious All-Iowa Eighth Grade Honor Band. Elise A. was selected as an alternate on alto saxophone! Congratulation!
VMS Winter Choir Concerts are tonight in the VMS Gym! 5th and 6th Grade performs at 5:30 pm, and 7th and 8th Grade performs at 6:30 pm.
6th graders in Mr. Wood's and Mayrose's Social Studies classes traveled to Ancient Mesopotamia and became scribes. They wrote in Cuneiform on on clay tablets with wooden tools (thanks Mrs. Hale)! A HUGE shout out to 6th grade parents who supplied the salt dough!
Boys Wrestling will have a meet tonight at Mount Vernon. Action starts at 4:15 pm!
There will be Girls Basketball action after school tonight! 7th grade and 8th grade both travel to Independence to play at West Elementary. 8th grade at 4:15 and 7th grade at 5:00 pm.
Girls Basketball action tonight at 4:15 pm. 7th Grade travels to Benton and 8th Grade plays at home. Good luck to our athletes!
Our boys wrestlers will travel to Vinton-Shellsburg this afternoon. Their meet begins at 4:15 pm -- good luck!
The VMS "Holiday Edition" FASTWORKS will be December 21st from 5:30-7:00 pm. These fun and free sessions are a great opportunity to enjoy a free meal, fun activities for the kids, and time for parents to visit and have some fun! Register at bit.ly/FASTWORKS by December 18th.
Girls Basketball will play tonight -- 7th Grade at Solon and 8th Grade at home. Both games begin at 4:15 pm!
Our VMS Related Arts team held their first ever Related Arts Awards Ceremony to recognize outstanding students during the first quarter of the school year. Read more about this fun day of recognition on our district webpage: https://www.marion-isd.org/article/1368026
Congratulations to our Vernon thespians, who performed Pirates of Penzance last weekend. This was a wonderful musical, full of excellent singing, dancing and acting. Bravo to all who played a part in this fantastic production!
We have a home Boys Wrestling meet today! Our VMS wrestlers take on Benton at 4:15 pm at Vernon.
Vernon Families, last year you showed up to help support families in need! Let's see if we can accomplish that again this year. Adopt a child/family to support for the holidays at the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094EADA929ABFCC52-46443843-holiday
Support our VMS Student Council by dining at the Cedar Rapids Texas Roadhouse on Monday, December 11th. Texas Roadhouse will donate 10% of your food purchases back to our VMS Student Council. Yum!
