Vega Independent School District

What a night! 🙌 All three Longhorn volleyball teams came out on top over Childress. Proud of our girls! #LonghornPride 🏐

Reminder: On Wednesday, September 17th, we will conduct a school-wide bus evacuation drill after lunch. We will be working closely with local law enforcement and our guardian team as part of this exercise. If you need to pick up your child early, please do so before 1:15 p.m.

🚨 Vega Band Shirts are HERE! 🚨

Show your Longhorn pride and represent this year’s Marching Show — Ghost Ship ⛴️👻🎶
Grab yours today before the online store closes September 21!

🖤💛 Don’t miss out — once the store closes, they’re gone!

https://gogandy.com/vega-band-2025

👏🥳 Huge shoutout to our 4-H kids who competed in the Food Challenge today at the TriState Fair!

🍴 Senior Group – Maddox Porton, McCauley Brorman, Molly Neelley & Brooklyn Skaggs placed 2nd in Main Dish
🍴 Intermediate Group – Kamryn Hales, Saylor Black, Berkeley Byars & Marley Ellis placed 2nd in Main Dish
🍴 Junior Group – Andi May, Addilyn Miller, Madeline Artho (Wildorado) & Emily Earle (Homeschool) earned 3rd in Main Dish

We’re so proud of these Longhorns for cooking up success today! 🖤💛

📅 Reminder: This Friday!

Goodies with Grandparents
📚 Grades PK–4th
📅 Friday, September 19
⏰ 2:15–3:15 p.m. (come and go)
🚪 Please enter through Door 23

We can’t wait to see you!

📸✨ Say cheese, Longhorns! Picture Day is THIS WEDNESDAY! ✨📸

👉 Seniors – it’s tux and drape time! Be sure to get those haircuts!!
👉 Everyone else – don’t forget to plan those outfits and bring your best smile.

Let’s kick off the new year with smiles we’ll remember forever! 🖤💛 #LonghornPride #PictureDay

🚜 Great Day at the Tri-State Fair Ag Mechanics Show! 🚜
🏆 Ethan Spinhirne – 1st in Class & Grand Champion
🥈 Keegan Brorman – 1st in Class & Reserve Grand Champion
🥇 Brayson Berend – 1st in Class
🥇 Elijah Crawford, Omar Segovia, Landon Cousin & Dani Wieck – 1st in Class
🥈 Henry & Thomas Conrad – 2nd in Class
🥈 Jaxon Noggler – 2nd in Class
🥈 Jack & Robbie Osborn – 2nd in Class
🥉 Elijah Crawford & Dani Wieck – 3rd in Class
🏆 Vega FFA – Sweepstakes Winner! 🏆
Great job, Vega FFA! 🖤💛 #LonghornPride #FFA #AgMech

✨ Saturday Longhorn Sports Update ✨ 🏃‍♀️ JH & HS Cross Country athletes competed strong at the Badger Run in Amarillo! 🏐 All 3 Longhorn Volleyball teams brought home WINS over Dimmitt! Proud of our Longhorns! 🖤💛 #LonghornPride #WinTheDay

🚨 Longhorn Football Shirts are HERE! 🚨

Grab your game day gear now in the online store — open today through Sunday at midnight only! 🖤💛

And how about those Longhorns last night?! 🏈🔥 A great WIN for the Horns!

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#LonghornPride #GameDayGear #GoLonghorns

🏈 Game Day at Longhorn Stadium!
JH and JV face Shamrock TODAY!
⏰ JH – 5:00 PM | JV – 6:00 PM

🍔 Support the band in the concession stand and grab a burger while you cheer!

Let’s go Horns — Black & Gold Pride! 🖤💛

🏈 Longhorns get the WIN!! 🏈 Final Score: Vega 35 – Shamrock 14 Great job, Longhorns! 💛🤍 #LonghornPride #WinTheDay

🔥🐮 GAME DAY is TOMORROW, Longhorns! 🐮🔥
That means the Spirit Store will be open in the morning! 💛🖤

🎉 Stock up on tattoos, beads, bells, pom poms & more so you’re ready to cheer on the Longhorns!

🕖 Opens at 7:10 AM in the front hall (between Elementary & JH).

Let’s get LOUD and GOLD for Game Day! 🎉 #LonghornPride #GameDay

✨ Mrs. Paschel, our new Vega ISD counselor, kicked off classroom guidance lessons this week! 🎉💙

👫 Our 1st graders learned all about friendship and what it means to be a good friend! 💕🤝
🗣️ Mrs. Robins’ 5th graders explored social filters—should we really say everything we think? 🤔🙊

We’re so excited for more learning and growing together! 🌟📚

#VegaISD #LonghornPride #GuidanceLessons #GrowingTogether #FriendshipGoals #ThinkBeforeYouSpeak

🏈 Future Vega Longhorn Football Players 🐂
If you attended the Vega Longhorn Football Camp this past summer OR you currently play on an organized youth football team, please see below!!! 🎉
Go Longhorns! 💛🖤

📣 Attention Parents of Vega Longhorn Mini-Cheer Camp Participants 🐂
Your cheerleader will perform on Friday, September 19, 2025! ✨

🎉 Pep Rally performance at 3:33 p.m. in the high school gym

🏈 Halftime performance during the football game

📍 Please have your child meet at the north end of the football field with 3 minutes left in the 2nd quarter

We can’t wait to see our Mini-Longhorns on the floor and the field! 💛🖤

🌟 Freshman Ag Students at Greenhand Camp! 🌟 Today our freshman ag students attended Greenhand Camp, where they were introduced to all aspects of FFA involvement. The day was filled with team-building activities, leadership lessons, and opportunities to connect with other FFA members. We’re excited to see how these students grow as leaders and contributors to our chapter throughout the year! 💙💛 #GreenhandCamp #FFA #LeadershipInAction

Vega JH/HS Monday Recap ✨

What a fun and busy night for our Longhorns! 🐂💛🖤

🔹 FFA – Several members made the trip to Dalhart for the District FFA Meeting! They learned more about FFA, met new friends, and even hit the dance floor for the first time! 🙌 Huge shoutout to Addy Kahlich for leading a great workshop!

🔹 JH Volleyball – Both 7th grade teams showed up strong at Sanford-Fritch and brought home wins! 🏐🔥

Way to go, Longhorns! #BeLonghornProud

🎉✨ Congratulations to our newest members of the National Honor Society! ✨🎉

We are so proud of these Longhorns for being recognized for their scholarship, leadership, service, and character. 💛🖤

Welcome to NHS — we can’t wait to see the incredible impact you will continue to make at Vega ISD and in our community!

#LonghornPride #NHS #ExcellenceInAction

Goodies with Grandparents
📚 Grades PK–4th
📅 Friday, September 19
⏰ 2:15–3:15 p.m. (come and go)
🚪 Please enter through Door 23

We can’t wait to see you!