🖤💛 SUPPORT OUR FRESHMAN CLASS! 💛🖤

The Freshman Class concession stand is ready to serve up some game-night favorites! 🤘🏽🏈

🍖 Brisket Sandwiches
🧀 Nachos
🍔 Hamburgers
🌶️ Frito Pie
🥨 Pretzels
☕ Hot Chocolate

Grab some good food, support our freshmen, and come cheer on your Vega Longhorns! Every bit of support helps our students!

🖤💛 GO VEGA! LONGHORN PRIDE! 💛🖤

Attention, Longhorns Fans! Our Blackout Pep Rally is today at 3:33 p.m. in the auditorium! Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. We kindly ask that parents wait to enter the auditorium until all Vega ISD students are seated. Thank you for your cooperation and support!

GO VEGA!! 🖤💛

🏀🖤💛 Basketball season is coming!

The 2026-27 JH and HS basketball schedules are now available on the Vega ISD website and app!

📅 Did you know? You can download events directly to your phone’s calendar through the Vega ISD app! Just open the app, visit the Events tab, and add games to your calendar so you never miss a tip-off.

Looking for a copy of the full schedule? Visit the Athletics page on the Vega ISD website!

Let’s get ready to cheer on our Longhorns! 🤘🖤💛

🤘🏃 SHOUT OUT TO OUR REGIONAL-BOUND CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS!🖤💛

Show your support for our Longhorn runners as they head to Regional! Grab your Regional Cross Country T-shirt and help us cheer these athletes on as they represent Vega!

⏰ The online store closes Sunday at 11:59 PM! Don’t wait to order yours! 🤘🖤💛

https://gogandy.com/vega-xc-regionals-26

🖤💛 FRIDAY = LONGHORN SPIRIT STORE!🤘

Fridays are for all things BLACK & GOLD! Stop by the Spirit Store in the morning to grab your Longhorn gear and get ready to show your school spirit!

🌟 Missed the Glow in the Dark pre-order? No worries! Glow in the Dark items will be available at the Spirit Store tomorrow morning!

Come get your gear and get ready to light up the night! 🖤💛🤘

October 11-17 is Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Week, and we're joining the fight to raise awareness about the dangers of this deadly drug.

Fentanyl overdoses are happening every day, and even a tiny amount can be deadly.
Education is to prevention. Let’s work together to share the facts about the dangers of fentanyl and counterfeit pills.

Learn more: onepillkillstx.com

https://tea.texas.gov/health-safety-and-discipline/weather-and-disaster/safe-and-supportive-schools/fentanyl-fact-sheet-tabloid.pdf

🏐💛🖤 LADY LONGHORN VOLLEYBALL UPDATE! 🖤💛 Our Varsity Lady Longhorns brought home a victory tonight, winning in 3 sets against WT High School! Way to go, ladies! 🤘 Our JV fought hard but came up short tonight. Keep working, girls! We also owe our JV girls a shoutout from Saturday! 🎉 They battled hard and earned a hard-fought victory over Sanford-Fritch! We are proud of you and apologize for the late recognition! Way to represent Vega, Lady Horns! 💛🖤🏐

🏆🤘 JH DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS! 🤘🏆 Your Vega Lady Longhorns are DISTRICT CHAMPIONS! 🥇💛🖤 Our junior high girls brought home 1st place as a team, and we had an incredible individual finish, too! 🥇 Rhynn Galland – 1st Place 🥈 Tenli Bidegain – 2nd Place 🥉 Kennedy Clearman – 3rd Place Congratulations to these girls on an outstanding performance! We are so proud of you! Way to represent Vega! 🖤💛🤘 LONGHORN PRIDE!

🏃‍♂️ District Cross Country Meet Results! 🏃‍♀️ Congratulations to our Longhorn runners on a great performance at the District Cross Country Meet! Varsity Results 🥈 Roland McCray – 2nd Place Individual 🏅 Rhowan Galland – 8th Place Individual 🥉 Girls Varsity Team – 3rd Place! Congratulations to Jesse Lopez, Ellie McDowell, Andrea Cruz, and Delanie Naughton! **All advanced to regionals!! JV Boys Results 🥈 Jonathan Beridon – 2nd Place Individual! We are proud of the hard work and dedication our athletes have put in this season. Way to represent Vega! 🤘🖤💛 LONGHORN PRIDE!

🩸 VEGA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL BLOOD DRIVE 🩸 Vega High School Student Council is hosting a blood drive this Wednesday, October 14, from 10:30 AM–2:00 PM in the high school circle drive! ❤️ Give the gift of life and help make a difference in our community! 🗓️ Wednesday, October 14 ⏰ 10:30 AM–2:00 PM 📍 Vega High School Circle Drive 🩸 Sign up to donate using the link below: https://www.yourbloodinstitute.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/694354 Thank you for supporting our students and helping save lives! ❤️🤘

📣🏐 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! 🖤💛

📅 10% off through October 31!

ORDER HERE: https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1017430038711516

🏐 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