Van Independent School District
After High School Comes Opportunity
We had some special guest welcome our Vandals this morning! Van Basketball boys kicked off our first Dudes at the Door for this school year!! 🎉🏀
Thank you Coach Wingo for letting us borrow your players for the morning!!
Thank you Coach Wingo for letting us borrow your players for the morning!!
🎙️📺 LIVE FROM VAN HIGH SCHOOL! 🎬
Our CTE Principles of Arts students took their learning from the classroom to the “studio” today!
After studying the history and evolution of talk shows in the television industry, students put what they learned into action by creating and performing their own live talk shows. They also learned the behind-the-scenes side of production, including how to film their shows so they can be shared with other classes. 🎥
From being on camera to working behind it, our students are gaining hands-on experience while exploring the many skills and careers that make the television and media industry possible.
We love seeing our Vandals learning, creating and doing! ❤️🎬
Big Opportunities. Small-Town Relationships. Ready for What Comes Next.
#WeAreVan #VandalProud #CTE #VanHighSchool #VandalAdVANtage
Our CTE Principles of Arts students took their learning from the classroom to the “studio” today!
After studying the history and evolution of talk shows in the television industry, students put what they learned into action by creating and performing their own live talk shows. They also learned the behind-the-scenes side of production, including how to film their shows so they can be shared with other classes. 🎥
From being on camera to working behind it, our students are gaining hands-on experience while exploring the many skills and careers that make the television and media industry possible.
We love seeing our Vandals learning, creating and doing! ❤️🎬
Big Opportunities. Small-Town Relationships. Ready for What Comes Next.
#WeAreVan #VandalProud #CTE #VanHighSchool #VandalAdVANtage
🏐 HOME COURT WIN! ❤️🤍
We took care of business tonight with a 3-0 SWEEP over Chapel Hill! 🧹🔥
NEXT UP ➡️ WHITEHOUSE
📅 Friday
⏰ 4:30 PM
📍 Whitehouse
#VandalVolleyball #WeAreVan #VandalPride
We took care of business tonight with a 3-0 SWEEP over Chapel Hill! 🧹🔥
NEXT UP ➡️ WHITEHOUSE
📅 Friday
⏰ 4:30 PM
📍 Whitehouse
#VandalVolleyball #WeAreVan #VandalPride
Congratulations to junior Kaylee Scoskie for being named the VHS Vandal of the Week!
Get to know Kaylee:
-Kaylee is a junior at VHS and the daughter of Keith and Amber Scoskie.
-She participates in track and is a competitive dancer.
-Her favorite teacher is Mrs. Caffey, because “She always helps me with my work, and I can always talk to her. She is also extremely supportive.”
-After high school, Kaylee hopes to attend Baylor University and become a physical therapist.
-Her favorite thing about being a Vandal is the atmosphere and how everyone is nice.
What Kaylee's teachers say about her:
"Kaylee shows up to school every day with a positive attitude. Her positive attitude is infectious to others, and even if she is having a bad day she makes sure to invest in her classmates and ensure they are having a great day. She is a hard worker, and if she sees someone else is struggling or just needs a word of encouragement, she is there to help." 💖
#WeAreVan #AfterHighSchoolComesOpportunity #VandalAdVANtages
📷:Melody Hooks VHS iTeam
Get to know Kaylee:
-Kaylee is a junior at VHS and the daughter of Keith and Amber Scoskie.
-She participates in track and is a competitive dancer.
-Her favorite teacher is Mrs. Caffey, because “She always helps me with my work, and I can always talk to her. She is also extremely supportive.”
-After high school, Kaylee hopes to attend Baylor University and become a physical therapist.
-Her favorite thing about being a Vandal is the atmosphere and how everyone is nice.
What Kaylee's teachers say about her:
"Kaylee shows up to school every day with a positive attitude. Her positive attitude is infectious to others, and even if she is having a bad day she makes sure to invest in her classmates and ensure they are having a great day. She is a hard worker, and if she sees someone else is struggling or just needs a word of encouragement, she is there to help." 💖
#WeAreVan #AfterHighSchoolComesOpportunity #VandalAdVANtages
📷:Melody Hooks VHS iTeam
💛 Grandparents Day Lunches Are Coming! 💛
We are excited to welcome our wonderful grandparents and special guests to celebrate Grandparents Day with lunch at our schools!
📅 Please refer to the schedules pictured below to find your student’s class and scheduled lunch day/time.
Because of the size of our cafeterias and the number of special guests we are excited to welcome, our Grandparents Day lunches will be spread across several days:
🍎 Littles (Pre-K–1st Grade): Lunches will take place over two days (Sept 14th & 15th).
📚 Bigs (2nd–3rd Grade): Lunches will take place over four days (Sept 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th).
Spreading our celebrations out allows us to comfortably accommodate our students and all of the grandparents and special guests joining us!
During your student’s scheduled time, you are welcome to bring lunch for yourself and your child, join them for lunch, or simply come sit with them, enjoy some conversation, hear about their day, and spend this special time together. ❤️
⏰ Please allow extra time to check in at the office before lunch. For the safety of our students and staff, each adult visitor will need to be checked in through our Raptor system before joining us for lunch. Following lunch, students will head to recess. Grandparents and guests will not be able to join students on the playground for recess.
We can’t wait to celebrate the grandparents and special people who mean so much to our students! 💛
We are excited to welcome our wonderful grandparents and special guests to celebrate Grandparents Day with lunch at our schools!
📅 Please refer to the schedules pictured below to find your student’s class and scheduled lunch day/time.
Because of the size of our cafeterias and the number of special guests we are excited to welcome, our Grandparents Day lunches will be spread across several days:
🍎 Littles (Pre-K–1st Grade): Lunches will take place over two days (Sept 14th & 15th).
📚 Bigs (2nd–3rd Grade): Lunches will take place over four days (Sept 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th).
Spreading our celebrations out allows us to comfortably accommodate our students and all of the grandparents and special guests joining us!
During your student’s scheduled time, you are welcome to bring lunch for yourself and your child, join them for lunch, or simply come sit with them, enjoy some conversation, hear about their day, and spend this special time together. ❤️
⏰ Please allow extra time to check in at the office before lunch. For the safety of our students and staff, each adult visitor will need to be checked in through our Raptor system before joining us for lunch. Following lunch, students will head to recess. Grandparents and guests will not be able to join students on the playground for recess.
We can’t wait to celebrate the grandparents and special people who mean so much to our students! 💛
Students of the week!
🏃♂️🏃♀️ FIRST MEET DOWN! ❤️
A great start to the season for Vandal Cross Country at Mineola last week!
The first meet always comes with a few nerves, but now we’ve got that one behind us. We are incredibly proud of the effort, determination, and fight our athletes showed on the course!
More importantly, we got our first look at some of our district competition. Now we know where we stand, we know what we need to work on, and it’s time to TRAIN HARD & RUN THEM DOWN! 💪🔥
One meet down. Plenty of work ahead. Let’s keep getting better!
📍 NEXT UP: SULPHUR SPRINGS
🏃 High School | Friday
🏃♀️ Junior High | Saturday
#VandalCrossCountry #WeAreVan #VandalProud
A great start to the season for Vandal Cross Country at Mineola last week!
The first meet always comes with a few nerves, but now we’ve got that one behind us. We are incredibly proud of the effort, determination, and fight our athletes showed on the course!
More importantly, we got our first look at some of our district competition. Now we know where we stand, we know what we need to work on, and it’s time to TRAIN HARD & RUN THEM DOWN! 💪🔥
One meet down. Plenty of work ahead. Let’s keep getting better!
📍 NEXT UP: SULPHUR SPRINGS
🏃 High School | Friday
🏃♀️ Junior High | Saturday
#VandalCrossCountry #WeAreVan #VandalProud
🎨❤️ GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS!
Our students are creating. They’re thinking. They’re expressing themselves. They’re engaged in ART!
Four of our talented Studio Art seniors recently created these incredible mixed-media collages, each designed as a self-portrait. Through layers of different materials, textures, images and techniques, each student created a piece that tells a little bit of their own story.
This is what learning can look like—creative, personal, hands-on and meaningful.
We love seeing our Vandals discover their talents, find their voices and create something that is uniquely their own. 🎨
#WeAreVan #VandalProud #PublicSchools #ArtsInEducation #VandalAdVANtage
Our students are creating. They’re thinking. They’re expressing themselves. They’re engaged in ART!
Four of our talented Studio Art seniors recently created these incredible mixed-media collages, each designed as a self-portrait. Through layers of different materials, textures, images and techniques, each student created a piece that tells a little bit of their own story.
This is what learning can look like—creative, personal, hands-on and meaningful.
We love seeing our Vandals discover their talents, find their voices and create something that is uniquely their own. 🎨
#WeAreVan #VandalProud #PublicSchools #ArtsInEducation #VandalAdVANtage
🏐❤️ GAME DAY IN VANDAL LAND! ❤️🏐
We’re back on our HOME court Tuesday night as we take on Chapel Hill! 🔥
📅 Tuesday, September 1
📍 Van High School
⏰ JV1 & JV2 | 5:00 PM
🏐 Varsity | To Follow
Come pack the stands, bring the energy and help us defend our home court! 📣❤️
LET’S GO VANDALS!
#VandalVolleyball #GameDay #WeAreVan #VandalProud
Graphic Design: Eme Hinch, VHS iTeam
🎉🎉 Congratulations to our Vandals of the Week & our Music Award!! Keep up the great work, Vandals! ❤️🎶
💛 WEAR YELLOW FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS 💛
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and on Wednesday, September 2, we’re asking Vandal Land to WEAR YELLOW. 🎗️
For us, this fight is close to home.
On Wednesday, let’s fill our campuses with yellow as a visible reminder that no child fights alone. We wear yellow to support every child fighting cancer, stand with their families, and raise awareness for all those impacted by childhood cancer.
💛 Vandal Land stands together.
🎗️ Wear Yellow. Raise Awareness. Support the Fight.
#ChildhoodCancerAwareness #WearYellow #VandalStrong #WeAreVan
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and on Wednesday, September 2, we’re asking Vandal Land to WEAR YELLOW. 🎗️
For us, this fight is close to home.
On Wednesday, let’s fill our campuses with yellow as a visible reminder that no child fights alone. We wear yellow to support every child fighting cancer, stand with their families, and raise awareness for all those impacted by childhood cancer.
💛 Vandal Land stands together.
🎗️ Wear Yellow. Raise Awareness. Support the Fight.
#ChildhoodCancerAwareness #WearYellow #VandalStrong #WeAreVan
❤️ Happy FriYAY, Vandals! ❤️
We hope all of our Vandal families have a fun, safe, and relaxing weekend! 🎉
Before you head into the weekend, be sure to check out our NEW Bigs & Littles Bulletin! 📰✨
This will be a monthly link throughout the school year for staying connected and in the know! Each bulletin will include:
📅 Monthly updates & pictures from the month
📚 9-weeks instructional information
📣 Upcoming events & activities
❤️ Counselor news, reminders & more!
We are excited to have another way to keep our Vandal families informed about all the great things happening with our Bigs & Littles!
Enjoy your weekend, Vandals! ❤️
https://augustgazette.my.canva.site/the-bigs-littles-bulletin?fbclid=IwcGRvZgFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFrVlQ2RHlSb2s5SndZWUVyc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtyBXa_-yF59uqU7s_Oi8k_J_nyXWrMSYtMphGYn6pyxnOUTABy0KNyRvHPz_aem_lXg8netl45r1To04MKN0Aw
We hope all of our Vandal families have a fun, safe, and relaxing weekend! 🎉
Before you head into the weekend, be sure to check out our NEW Bigs & Littles Bulletin! 📰✨
This will be a monthly link throughout the school year for staying connected and in the know! Each bulletin will include:
📅 Monthly updates & pictures from the month
📚 9-weeks instructional information
📣 Upcoming events & activities
❤️ Counselor news, reminders & more!
We are excited to have another way to keep our Vandal families informed about all the great things happening with our Bigs & Littles!
Enjoy your weekend, Vandals! ❤️
https://augustgazette.my.canva.site/the-bigs-littles-bulletin?fbclid=IwcGRvZgFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFrVlQ2RHlSb2s5SndZWUVyc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtyBXa_-yF59uqU7s_Oi8k_J_nyXWrMSYtMphGYn6pyxnOUTABy0KNyRvHPz_aem_lXg8netl45r1To04MKN0Aw
🏆 We have a winner! 🏆
Our Pre-K superstars earned the Golden Footsteps Award this week!
This special award (officially the Awesome Line Behavior Award!) goes to the class that demonstrates what it means to be safe, kind, and responsible in our school hallways.
Our little learners showed everyone how it's done by using their best "marshmallow feet"- walking soft, quiet, and safe wherever they go. We are so proud of their incredible hallway manners!
Keep shining, Mrs. Curry’s Class!🌟
Our Pre-K superstars earned the Golden Footsteps Award this week!
This special award (officially the Awesome Line Behavior Award!) goes to the class that demonstrates what it means to be safe, kind, and responsible in our school hallways.
Our little learners showed everyone how it's done by using their best "marshmallow feet"- walking soft, quiet, and safe wherever they go. We are so proud of their incredible hallway manners!
Keep shining, Mrs. Curry’s Class!🌟
The Big Kahuna Fundraiser is officially underway!
Parents, be sure to check your student’s backpack today for their Big Kahuna fundraiser packet!
As your student sells items, don’t forget to sign their prize tickets and send them back to school. We’ll be handing out prizes every morning, so students will have lots of chances to earn some fun rewards!
Thank you for supporting our students and our school! We’re excited for a great fundraiser!
Parents, be sure to check your student’s backpack today for their Big Kahuna fundraiser packet!
As your student sells items, don’t forget to sign their prize tickets and send them back to school. We’ll be handing out prizes every morning, so students will have lots of chances to earn some fun rewards!
Thank you for supporting our students and our school! We’re excited for a great fundraiser!
Here are the upcoming dates for September!
Don’t forget about the Van ISD Immunizations Clinic on September 2nd!
The deadline to sign up is TOMORROW!
Sign up here! https://form.jotform.com/auroraconcepts/student-vaccine-consent?School=Van%20ISD
The deadline to sign up is TOMORROW!
Sign up here! https://form.jotform.com/auroraconcepts/student-vaccine-consent?School=Van%20ISD
🏐 FORNEY TOURNEY | SATURDAY RESULTS 🏐
We ended the tourney with a big WIN over Greenville! 💪🔥
25-18 | 25-14
We’re proud of the way we competed throughout the Forney Tournament and are ready to bring it back home!
📍 UP NEXT: Chapel Hill
📅 Tuesday
🏠 HOME | Van
#VandalVolleyball #WeAreVan #VandalPride
We ended the tourney with a big WIN over Greenville! 💪🔥
25-18 | 25-14
We’re proud of the way we competed throughout the Forney Tournament and are ready to bring it back home!
📍 UP NEXT: Chapel Hill
📅 Tuesday
🏠 HOME | Van
#VandalVolleyball #WeAreVan #VandalPride
🏐 FORNEY TOURNEY | DAY 2 🏐
Another day of tournament action for Vandal Volleyball! ❤️🏐
We opened Day 2 with a BIG WIN over Bryan Adams before falling to Garland in a hard-fought second match.
🔥 VANDALS def. BRYAN ADAMS
25-11 | 25-17
🏐 GARLAND def. VANDALS
11-25 | 22-25
Now it’s on to SATURDAY! 💪
📍 Thelma Middle School
⏰ 9:00 AM
🆚 Greenville
#VandalVolleyball #WeAreVan #GoVandals
Another day of tournament action for Vandal Volleyball! ❤️🏐
We opened Day 2 with a BIG WIN over Bryan Adams before falling to Garland in a hard-fought second match.
🔥 VANDALS def. BRYAN ADAMS
25-11 | 25-17
🏐 GARLAND def. VANDALS
11-25 | 22-25
Now it’s on to SATURDAY! 💪
📍 Thelma Middle School
⏰ 9:00 AM
🆚 Greenville
#VandalVolleyball #WeAreVan #GoVandals
🏐❤️ DAY 1 IN THE BOOKS! ❤️🏐
The Lady Vandals finish Day 1 of the Forney Tournament with a 2-1 record, picking up BIG wins over Lufkin and Ennis! 💪🔥
📅 FRIDAY
🏐 3:00 PM vs. Bryan Adams
🏐 4:00 PM vs. Garland
#VandalVolleyball #WeAreVan #GoVandals
The Lady Vandals finish Day 1 of the Forney Tournament with a 2-1 record, picking up BIG wins over Lufkin and Ennis! 💪🔥
📅 FRIDAY
🏐 3:00 PM vs. Bryan Adams
🏐 4:00 PM vs. Garland
#VandalVolleyball #WeAreVan #GoVandals
🎾 DISTRICT MATCH DAY IN VANDAL LAND! 🎾
Vandal Tennis is back on the courts for DISTRICT action Thursday as they host the Wills Point Tigers!
📅 Thursday, August 27
📍 Van
⏰ Matches begin at 4:00 PM
🆚 Wills Point
#VandalTennis #WeAreVan #VandalPride See less
Vandal Tennis is back on the courts for DISTRICT action Thursday as they host the Wills Point Tigers!
📅 Thursday, August 27
📍 Van
⏰ Matches begin at 4:00 PM
🆚 Wills Point
#VandalTennis #WeAreVan #VandalPride See less
