Yesterday, over 200 students attended the Christus Health Rise Up Event at Van High School, giving students in our health science CTE classes an opportunity to explore careers available in healthcare through Christus Health. The career fair is just part one of a two-part event. Part two will allow our senior health science students to spend a day in healthcare at Christus, after which they will become eligible to apply for a scholarship at TJC.
Thank you to CTE health science teachers Ashley Caffey and Mary Ann Garrett for organizing this event! #HOSA #adVANtages #publiceducationmatters

🏈 IT’S GAME DAY & WE’RE ON THE ROAD AGAIN! 🏈🚨
WEEK FOUR | VANDALS vs. PITTSBURG PIRATES
🗓️ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
📍 Pirate Stadium
⏰ Kickoff: 7:30 PM
🎟️ TICKETS:
https://fan.hudl.com/.../7030/pittsburg-high-school/tickets
🏟️ CARD ONLY AT THE GATE!
🎫 Accepted passes include THSCA, Military, Senior, and District Passes.
📺 CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE STADIUM?
Van ISD plans to livestream tonight’s game on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/live/Mgfoa7u9378?feature=share
Let’s pack the stands and BRING THE VANDAL PRIDE! 🏈🔥
#VandalFootball #GameDay #WeAreVan #VandalProud #FridayNightLights
🎨 Graphic Design: Ema Wilson, VHS iTeam

📣 IT’S GAME DAY, VANDALS! 📣
Vandal Cheer is headed to Pirate Stadium tonight to cheer our Vandals to victory! ❤️🏈
📍 Pirate Stadium
⏰ Kickoff: 7:30 PM
🎉 Theme: Decades of Dominance
🎨 Graphic Design: Ema Wilson, VHS iTeam
#VandalCheer #GameDay #DecadesOfDominance #WeAreVan #VandalProud

🏐 IT’S GAME DAY! 🏐
We’re hitting the road and heading to Athens to take on the Lady Hornets! ❤️🤍
📍 Athens High School
📅 Friday, September 18
⏰ First serve: 4:30 PM
JV1/JV2 to follow
🎨 Graphic Design: Valeria Sanchez, VHS iTeam
#VandalVolleyball #GameDay #WeAreVan #VandalProud

This week, Van High School celebrates the programs that many students would say mean the most to them--the arts! From Mrs. Price's Graphic Design classes and Mr. Healey's Theatre program to Mr. Rice's Choir classes and our Mighty Vandal Band, VHS has numerous opportunities for our students to get creative and have fun! Thank you to all these educators who put in numerous hours to make these programs successful! #WeAreVan #adVANtages

Congratulations to our September Employee of the Month, Coach Robby Parish!

🏃‍♀️❤️ MEET DAY - WHOLE GANG VIBES! ❤️🏃‍♂️
Vandal Cross Country is back on the course Thursday, September 17 for the Brookshire’s Challenge at Lake Bob Sandlin State Park! 🌲🏃
Our Vandals are ready to compete and leave it all on the course!
📍 Lake Bob Sandlin State Park
341 State Park Road 2117 | Pittsburg, TX
⏰ Varsity Boys (3.1 miles) — 2:00 PM
⏰ Varsity Girls (2 miles) — 3:00 PM
⏰ Junior High Girls (2 miles) — 4:00 PM
⏰ Junior High Boys (2 miles) — 4:30 PM
There is a park entry fee of $5 or $@ per spectator.
#VandalCrossCountry #MeetDay #WeAreVan #VandalProud
Graphic Design: Shaelyn Owens, VHS iTeam

Vandal Cheer: Homecoming themes!!! ❤️🔥🏈📣

Congratulations to senior Rawly Hinch for being named the VHS Vandal of the Week!

Get to know Rawly:
-Rawly is a Senior at VHS and the son of Ryan and Liz Hinch.

-He participates in football, basketball, and baseball. 🏈🏀⚾️

-Rawly says his favorite teacher is “Coach Hinch because he’s an amazing dad.” 💖

-After high school, Rawly plans to attend college but is undecided on what to study.

-His favorite thing about being a Vandal is “Football games because they are fun.” 🙂

📷: Melody Hooks, VHS iTeam See less

🎨✨ CREATIVITY IN ACTION AT VAN HIGH SCHOOL! ✨🎨
It’s Arts in Education Week, and we’re celebrating some seriously talented senior artists in our Graphic Design Practicum class! ❤️
These students are combining creativity with real-world digital design skills through two recent projects:
✏️ Illustrated Selfies — Students used Procreate to transform their own photos into original digital illustrations.
🖥️ Artist Collages — Using Adobe Photoshop, students created unique collages inspired by artists and their work while putting their own creative spin on each design.
From illustration and composition to color, layering and digital editing, these projects showcase both the artistic talent and technical skills our seniors are developing at VHS.
Arts education gives students opportunities to create, experiment, problem-solve and discover new ways to communicate their ideas — and we LOVE seeing what our Vandals create! 👏🎨
Take a look at their work! 👀 Which one catches your eye?
#WeAreVan #VandalProud #ArtsInEducationWeek #GraphicDesign #VHS #VandalAdVANtage

🧹 THREE-SET SWEEP IN CANTON! 🧹
The Lady Vandals took care of business on the road tonight, defeating Canton in three straight sets! ❤️🏐
NEXT UP ➡️ ATHENS
📍 @ Athens
📅 Friday
⏰ 4:30 PM
#VandalVolleyball #WeAreVan #VandalProud

❤️👑 MEET THE 2026 VAN HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING COURT! 👑❤️
Van High School is proud to announce the 2026 Homecoming King & Queen nominees, selected by their fellow students!
👑 QUEEN NOMINEES
❤️ Bralynn White
❤️ Taylor Wroten
❤️ Ashlyn Mande
❤️ McKenzi Crawford
❤️ Keeley Walker
👑 KING NOMINEES
❤️ Turner Jones
❤️ James Johnson
❤️ Esteban Espinoza
❤️ Sebastian Gonzales
❤️ Cash Walker
Congratulations to each of these seniors on being chosen by their peers to represent the Class of 2027 on this year’s Homecoming Court! 👏
Be on the lookout for our court during the 2026 Homecoming Pep Rally, Parade, and then join us at Van Memorial Stadium on Friday, September 25, for the crowning of the 2026 Homecoming King & Queen!
👑 Homecoming Coronation | 7:00 PM
🏈 Vandal Football to follow
📸: Bradley White, VHS Journalism
#VanISD #WeAreVan #VandalProud #VHSHomecoming2026

⚾️ IT'S GAME DAY IN VANDAL LAND ⚾️
Home opener vs. Spring Hill. Come out and support your Vandals.
📍Van
⏰ 6:30 PM
#VandalBaseball #FallBall #WeAreVan #VandalPride
Graphic Design: Hudson Adkison, VHS iTeam

🎾❤️ MATCH DAY — SCHEDULE CHANGE! ❤️🎾
Vandal Tennis is hitting the road TUESDAY for a district matchup against the Athens Hornets!
🚨 Please note: This match was originally scheduled for Thursday but has been moved up to Tuesday, September 15.
🎾 VAN vs. ATHENS
📅 Tuesday, September 15
📍 Athens High School
#VandalTennis #MatchDay #WeAreVan #vandalproud
Graphic Design: CharLee Carr, VHS iTeam

🏐❤️ GAME DAY | LADY VANDALS ON THE ROAD! 🤍🏐

It’s GAME DAY! We’re headed down the road to Canton tonight, ready to compete! 💪🔥

📅 Tuesday, September 15
🆚 Canton Eagles
📍 Canton High School
⏰ JV1/JV2 — 5:00 PM
🏐 Varsity — to follow


#VandalVolleyball #GameDay #WeAreVan #VandalProud

Graphic Design: Shaelyn Owens, VHS iTeam

🏃❤️ WILLS POINT MEET RESULTS! 🤍🏃
We had a solid day of racing last week at Wills Point, with strong performances across our Varsity and JV teams and several Vandals continuing to make strides this season!
🏅 TOP 15 FINISHERS
⭐ Josh Diaz — 8th, Varsity Boys
⭐ Hadley Green — 13th, Varsity Girls
Our Varsity Girls finished 5th overall, their best team finish of the season, in a very competitive field! 👏
❤️ Hadley Green — 13th
❤️ Cadence Raglin — 32nd
❤️ Kynslee Raglin — 34th
❤️ Natalie Marquez — 35th
❤️ Analia Landaverde — 50th
❤️ Arlin Velazquez — 54th
❤️ Jessica Helton — 62nd
On the Varsity Boys side, Josh Diaz led the way with his 8th-place finish, while all of our other Varsity runners finished inside the top 50!
🤍 Daniel Hayley — 46th
🤍 Alejandro Agudelo — 48th
🤍 Wyatt Hollander — 49th
Our JV Boys also put together a solid day! Mason Cooke finished 14th, Jaxson Cooke ran his best race of the season, and Maddex Roberson, Brayden Martin-Harrell, and Colten Shelton competed in their first races of the season!
We’re proud of the progress our runners continue to make each week! 💪
NEXT UP ➡️ Brookshire’s Challenge
📅 Thursday, September 17
📍 Lake Bob Sandlin State Park
#VandalCrossCountry #WeAreVan #VandalProud

We can't wait to share with you what we're working on! Stay tuned for our Fall Musical update!

🦁🌅 VHS HOMECOMING DANCE | SUNSET SOIRÉE 🌅🦁

Vandals, get ready for an unforgettable night under the golden Serengeti sunset! ✨ Van High School STUCO invites you to the 2026 Homecoming Dance!

📅 Saturday, September 26
⏰ 7:00–9:00 PM
📍 VHS Cafeteria
🎟️ Tickets: $12
👗 Attire: Semi-Formal

Tickets will be on sale during lunches beginning September 14.

Bringing a guest from another school? Guest approval forms are available in the front office and must be turned in by Wednesday, September 22.

Grab your ticket, dress your best, and join us for a night to remember! 🪩✨

#VHSHomecoming2026 #SunsetSoiree #WeAreVan #VandalProud

🏰✨ A LITTLE DISNEY MAGIC. A WHOLE LOT OF VANDAL SPIRIT! 📣❤️

We’re ready to cheer on our Vandals as they take on the Lindale Eagles at HOME! Bring your favorite Disney look, your loudest cheers, and help us make it a magical night under the lights! 🏈✨

🆚 Van vs. Lindale
📍 Van Memorial Stadium
⏰ Kickoff: 7:30 PM
🐭 Theme: DISNEY!

🎨 Graphic Design: Melody Hooks, VHS iTeam

#VandalCheer #VandalProud #WeAreVan

🚨🏈 IT’S GAME DAY IN VANDAL LAND! 🏈🚨

WEEK THREE | VANDALS vs. LINDALE EAGLES

There’s no place like HOME. ❤️🤍

Tonight, we finally get to run out under the lights at Van Memorial Stadium for our FIRST HOME GAME of the 2026 season!

🗓️ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
🦅 Lindale Eagles vs. Van Vandals
📍 Van Memorial Stadium
⏰ Kickoff: 7:30 PM

But before kickoff, we have something very special to celebrate!

❤️ At 7:00 PM, we will proudly induct four outstanding educators into the Van ISD Faculty & Staff Hall of Fame:

⭐ Mrs. Pat Percifield Hargrave
⭐ Mrs. Brenda Kellam
⭐ Ms. Janice Mulford
⭐ Mr. Joddie Witte

COME EARLY and help us honor them!

🎟️ TICKETS: Purchase online before the game to SAVE MONEY and skip the long lines at the gate!
https://tinyurl.com/yew8dmcx

💸 AT THE GATE: CASH ONLY — ALL TICKETS $7 EACH

🚗 TRAFFIC ADVISORY: We’re expecting a BIG crowd tonight! Please plan ahead, arrive early and allow extra time for traffic, parking and entry into Van Memorial Stadium.

📺 Can’t make it to the stadium? Van ISD plans to livestream tonight’s game on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/live/WUTXn--mHaY?feature=share

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME - THERE'S NO GAME LIKE VAN VS. LINDALE

LET’S GO! 🏈🔥

#VandalFootball #GameDay #WeAreVan #VandalProud #FridayNightLights

Graphic Design: Lily Thompson, VHS iTeam