Mission: Positively impact and advance each student every day. 

Vision: Foster one's greatest potential.

We are proud to recognize 7th grader Gia Plouff, who recently spoke to state leaders about the importance of keeping World Cultures in the TEKS before high school. Drawing from her experience in last year’s social studies class, she passionately shared how learning about different countries, cultures, and perspectives broadened her understanding of the world and inspired her curiosity. Her advocacy reflects the very heart of our mission—to positively impact and advance each student every day—by empowering students to use their voices to shape the future of education. 

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Staff Shout Outs (Administration)

This shout-out goes to all the House Leaders "for creating and updating the new House Leader Board—it looks fantastic! Your creativity and effort bring so much excitement and energy to our campus, and we appreciate the time you’ve put in to make our House system shine." Marla Smith

This shout-out goes to Laura Llamas-Crouch "for addressing all the various needs of your students and families." Dennis Thorpe

This shout-out goes to Taylor Colvin "for your work with the House Leaders this week! We are looking forward to all of the fun activities!" Laura Wagner

This shout-out goes to our incredible Electives and Fine Arts teachers "who manage only one scheduled conference period while juggling multiple preps, Advisory and Tribe, Viking Time, and all the other things that make VMS run smoothly. Your flexibility, dedication, and creativity do not go unnoticed—thank you for all you do for our students and campus!" Stephanie Taylor

This shout-out goes to Stephanie Crider "for putting together our Student Focus Group master list and notifying all teachers of their students. This was a massive undertaking, and she handled it with speed, organization, and excellence. We truly appreciate your hard work and dedication to supporting our staff and students!' Brad Helenberger

Staff Shout Outs (Staff)

This shout-out goes to  Wendy Matamoros: "Thank you very much for last week helping a student who had forgotten something after the front office closed at 4:15 p.m. and you were on your way out to go home. You went above and beyond to help out this student and made her day much brighter!" Nancy Pontius

This shout-out goes to Dennis Thorpe: "Thank you last week for using your super powers and finding 2 students we could not find during Viking Time! You seem to magically know where everyone is in the building at all times! Thank you for all the problems you solve and prevent every single day!" Nancy Pontius

This shout-out goes to Barb Gardner: "I admire the way that you work with my own kids. Your patience and dedication to supporting them is so valuable! We appreciate you so much!" Frances O'Connor

This shout-out goes to Dolores Matamoros: "I had some really amazing conversations in full Spanish with some of your Spanish 2 students. They impressed me so much! You and your student teacher are doing a phenomenal job with them! Go Spanish Team!" Frances O'Connor

This shout-out goes to Liliana Gonzalez Ojeda: "Thank you so much for making coffee in the teacher's lounge each day. It's so nice to have hot, fresh coffee ready when I get here every morning!" Jaime Buzan

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