📣🏐 CALLING ALL LONGHORN FANS! 🏐📣 Come support your Lady Longhorns as they take on Sanford-Fritch this Saturday morning! 🖤💛 📍 Sanford-Fritch ⏰ JV – 10:00 AM ⏰ Varsity – 11:00 AM Let’s pack the stands and show our Lady Longhorns some love! 🤘💛 🎟️ Purchase your tickets here: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/tx/fritch/organization/24014/sanford-fritch-high-school/tickets #LonghornPride #GoLadyLonghorns

🎉 Huge CONGRATS to our awesome 2nd–4th graders for crushing their first 9-weeks AR & comprehension goals! 📚🏆We absolutely LOVE seeing our students set big goals and knock them right out of the park! 🚀💫 THANK YOU to our incredible parents and teachers for always cheering them on and supporting their journey. 🍎👏🥤✨ EXTRA SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT to the amazing parents who stocked our legendary 'dirty soda' bar and to our rockstar servers! You made celebrating so sweet! 😋🎉

🍩 Calling All Special Dudes! 🍩

Vega Elementary wants to invite all of our amazing Dudes (Dads) to Donuts with Dudes on Friday, October 16th!

This special event is for our Pre-K through 4th grade students to share a sweet morning treat with the special Dude in their life—whether that’s Dad, an Uncle, or a Big Brother! 🥳

🎉 Bonus Fun: Don't forget, the Book Fair will be open during the event! Grab a donut, browse some fantastic books together, and make some great memories! 📚✨

We can’t wait to see you there! 🎈

Congratulations to our Longhorns who successfully completed the TCFA Feedyard Tech Program at WTAMU today! 🤘💛 Throughout the program, students were challenged to: • Operate heavy equipment • Tour the mill and learn important safety precautions • Weld, cut, and bend steel • Complete a personal interview • Pass a written exam We are proud to announce that ALL of our students passed and received their certification! 🎉 Congratulations to: 👏 Miguel Gonzalez 👏 Nolberto Perez 👏 Jayden Ayala 👏 Landon Cousins 👏 Jonathan Snow 👏 Elijah Crawford A special congratulations to Elijah Crawford for earning the highest score and receiving a scholarship to attend TCFA Camp! What an incredible accomplishment! We are so thankful to Kirkland Feedyard and Robby Kirkland for sponsoring our students and providing them with this valuable opportunity to learn, grow, and gain real-world skills. Way to represent Vega, Longhorns! 🤘

📖✨ Don’t miss your chance to order the 2027 Vega Yearbook!

Order your yearbook **through October 31** and receive 10% off your purchase!

Capture the memories. Relive the moments. Get your 2027 yearbook! 🖤💛

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🏐 LADY LONGHORNS WIN! 🏐 Our Lady Longhorns picked up their SECOND district win! 🤘🖤💛 JV took the win in 2 sets, and Varsity finished strong with a 3-set victory! Way to go, ladies! 👏🏼 And a HUGE shoutout to our student section for making the trip and bringing the energy! 📣🔥 We appreciate you! #LadyLonghorns #LonghornPride #VegaLonghorns

🏐🎟️ IT’S GAME DAY!

Longhorn fans, it’s time to pack the stands and cheer on our Lady Longhorns tonight! 💛🖤

Get your tickets for the game here.

https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/highlandparkisd/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50LzIz

#VegaLonghorns #VegaVolleyball #GoLonghorns

📚✨ The Book Fair is NEXT WEEK! ✨📚

🗓️ October 13–16
📍 Vega Elementary Library

Make Book Fair shopping easy with a Scholastic eWallet! 💳📚

An eWallet allows your student to have money available for the Book Fair without sending cash to school. It’s easy to set up and gives your student the freedom to choose the books they want to read!

💛 NOTE —any money added to an eWallet that is not spent by your student will be donated to purchase new books for the Vega Library! 📚

Ready to set up an eWallet? Visit the Scholastic Book Fair site: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/vegaelementaryschool2


Help us put more great books into the hands of our students—and on the shelves of our library! 🖤💛

🏐🖤💛 DISTRICT PLAY STARTS WITH A WIN! 💛🖤🏐

The Lady Longhorns played their first district opponent this weekend, and they started off strong!

🔥 Varsity won in 3 sets
🔥 JV won in 2 sets

Great way to start district play, Lady Longhorns! We are proud of you! 🤘

Come support our girls this week!

📍 Tuesday at Highland Park
JV – 5:00 PM
Varsity – 6:00 PM

📍 Saturday at Sanford-Fritch
JV – 10:00 AM
Varsity – 11:00 AM

Come out and support our Lady Longhorns! 🖤💛🏐

#LadyLonghorns #LonghornPride #DistrictPlay

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🌟 GT Referral Window Is Now Open! 🌟

The referral window for Vega ISD Gifted and Talented (GT) Services is officially open and will remain open through October 31.

If you would like to refer a Vega ISD student for GT services, please visit the Vega ISD website and complete the appropriate referral form.

🔗 Visit https://www.vegalonghorn.com/page/gifted-and-talented to access the forms.

Don't miss the October 31 deadline!

🍩 Calling All Special Dudes! 🍩

Vega Elementary wants to invite all of our amazing Dudes (Dads) to Donuts with Dudes on Friday, October 16th!

This special event is for our Pre-K through 4th grade students to share a sweet morning treat with the special Dude in their life—whether that’s Dad, an Uncle, or a Big Brother! 🥳

🎉 Bonus Fun: Don't forget, the Book Fair will be open during the event! Grab a donut, browse some fantastic books together, and make some great memories! 📚✨

We can’t wait to see you there! 🎈

🏈 SHORTHORNS WIN! 🏈 Our 7th Grade Shorthorns came away with a 30–6 victory, and our 8th Grade Shorthorns followed it up with a 42–12 win over Highland Park! 🤘🖤💛 Great job, everyone! We are so proud of our Shorthorns! And a special shoutout to our cheerleaders for a GREAT job cheering on our teams! 📣🖤💛 #ShorthornPride #VegaLonghorns

🖤💛🩷 FRIDAY = LONGHORN SPIRIT STORE! 🤘

Fridays are for all things BLACK & GOLD, but tomorrow we're adding a little PINK for our PINK OUT Sendoff and PINK OUT game! 🩷🏈

Stop by the Spirit Store in the morning and grab your pink spirit gear, including tattoos, eye black, bows and beads! 🎀

Let's show our support, add a little pink, and fill the stands with Longhorn pride! 🖤💛🩷🤘

🍂 OCTOBER IS HERE!! This means our 4-day school weeks are just around the corner! 🖤💛

📅 Be sure to check the calendar for school holidays this month as we head into our new 4-day week schedule.

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🏈 SHORTHORN FOOTBALL TOMORROW! 🏈

Our 7th and 8th Grade Shorthorns take on Highland Park tomorrow at 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM! Come out and support our boys! 🤘🖤💛

📍 Important Reminder: Due to construction, the Visitor Stands are closed. All fans will need to sit on the home side.

Let’s pack the stands and cheer on our Shorthorns! 📣🏈

#ShorthornPride #VegaLonghorns #LonghornPride

🏈 READY FOR KICKOFF? GET YOUR TICKETS!

Longhorn fans, get your tickets and get ready for game day! Show your support and cheer on our Longhorns!

🎟️ https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/highlandparkisd/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50LzQ4

#VegaLonghorns #FridayNightLights #GoLonghorns

📸 REMINDER: School Picture Day is TOMORROW!

Bring your best smile, Longhorns! 😊🤘

📷 Seniors will also have their tux & drape photos taken.

📝 PK–11th grade: Be sure to bring back your picture form if you would like to order photos!

We can't wait to see those smiles! 🖤💛