Van ISD

08/22/2026

🏐 3RD PLACE FINISH FOR VANDAL VOLLEYBALL! ❤️🤍

The Lady Vandals wrapped up the Van Tournament with a 3rd place finish after another full day of volleyball!

🔥 WIN vs. Henderson
🏐 Loss vs. Paris
🔥 WIN vs. White Oak

A HUGE thank you to the Van Athletic Booster Club and Beani & Coco for keeping our players, coaches and fans fueled up throughout the day! We appreciate you supporting Vandal Volleyball! ❤️

Next up ➡️ BULLARD AT VAN!

📅 Tuesday, August 25
📍 HOME
⏰ JV1 & JV2 | 5:00 PM
🏐 Varsity to follow

Come pack the stands and cheer on your Lady Vandals! ❤️🤍

08/22/2026

❤️ SMILES ACROSS VANDAL LAND! ❤️

Seven days down, and Vandal Land is already BUSY! 📚✨

We’re learning. We’re creating. We’re exploring. We’re competing. We’re making new friends. And judging by these photos… we’re doing a whole lot of smiling along the way! 😊

From our youngest Vandals to our oldest, these first seven days have been filled with the moments that make Van ISD special — students discovering new opportunities, teachers investing in kids, friendships growing, and a community doing what it does best: showing up for one another. ❤️

Take a look at these smiles. This is what it looks like to be a Vandal!

❤️🤍

08/21/2026

🏐 SATURDAY IN VANDAL LAND! 🏐

Vandal Volleyball is back in action tomorrow for the Van Tourney — and we’re ready to KEEP THE STREAK ALIVE! 🔥

Our Lady Vandals are coming off a 3-0 day on Thursday and will hit the court bright and early Saturday morning!

⏰ First match: 8:00 AM
📍 Van Tourney
📅 Saturday, August 22

🏐JV1 plays Mineola at 9:00 AM

☕️ BONUS: Beani & Coco will be on-site serving up coffee from 7am - 1pm! Even better, they’re generously donating 10% of their proceeds back to the Vandal Volleyball program! 🤍🩷



Graphic Design: Melody Hooks, VHS iTeam

08/21/2026

🦬 FIND YOUR PLACE FRIDAY | VHS BISON CLUB 🦬

There’s a place for every Vandal to connect, create and belong — and we want to help our students find it!

This week, we’re spotlighting the Van High School Bison Club, a student organization that combines hands-on skills, community service, career exploration and a whole lot of fun!

Led by Mr. Duke, the Bison Club was established three years ago and meets during WIN (What I Need) Time. The club is open to all VHS students involved in the Construction pathway.

🔨 So, what does Bison Club do?

Students put their skills to work through real-world building and design projects while finding ways to serve their community. Members have built picnic tables for Tyler State Park, delivered gifts to a local nursing home for Christmas and Valentine’s Day, and taken some pretty awesome field trips!

Last year, students visited NUCOR, where they got an up-close look at career opportunities that connect directly to the skills and interests they are developing at VHS.

But Bison Club is about more than building things — it’s about building relationships, confidence and a path toward the future.

Junior Lucas McRae summed it up best:

❤️ “I love the Bison Club because we feel like family.”

Leading the club this year are:
🦬 President: Senior Jaiden Malone
🦬 Vice President: Senior Carlee Cooper
🦬 Secretary: Junior Kesley Cuff
🦬 Treasurer: Senior Bailey Marshall
🦬 Historian: Senior Amberlee Huffman

For students considering a career in the trades — or those who have simply always been drawn to creating, designing and working with their hands — Bison Club may be the perfect place to find their people, develop their skills and explore where those talents could take them.

At Van ISD, there are so many ways to get involved. Find your interest. Find your people. Find your place. ❤️

08/21/2026

Beginning Monday, August 24, J.E. Rhodes Elementary will implement a new morning drop-off procedure designed to improve student safety, efficiency, and traffic flow around our campus.
🚗 ALL PK–3 STUDENTS WILL NOW BE DROPPED OFF BEHIND THE CAMPUS.
New Drop-Off Route:
➡️ Enter the drop-off line from Texas Street or Highway 110 onto Pecan Street
➡️ Turn RIGHT onto Pennsylvania Street
➡️ Turn RIGHT onto Bois 'D Arc
➡️ Follow the line to the designated drop-off area behind the campus
➡️ All PK–3 students will be dropped off together
➡️ After drop-off, loop through the parking lot and exit the same way you entered via Bois 'D Arc
As we transition to this new procedure, we know there may be a few hiccups along the way. We greatly appreciate your patience, grace, and cooperation as our staff and families adjust to the new traffic flow.
❤️ You can help us keep the line moving!
Please stay alert while in the drop-off line and have your child ready to exit the vehicle when you reach the unloading area.
Our goal is to make morning arrival as safe and efficient as possible for every J.E. Rhodes student and family. Thank you for working with us as we make this important change!
📅 NEW PROCEDURE BEGINS MONDAY, AUGUST 24

08/20/2026

Beginning Monday, August 24, J.E. Rhodes Elementary will implement a new morning drop-off procedure designed to improve student safety, efficiency, and traffic flow around our campus.

🚗 ALL PK–3 STUDENTS WILL NOW BE DROPPED OFF BEHIND THE CAMPUS.

New Drop-Off Route:
➡️ Enter the drop-off line from Texas Street or Highway 110 onto Pecan Street
➡️ Turn RIGHT onto Pennsylvania Street
➡️ Turn RIGHT onto Bois 'D Arc
➡️ Follow the line to the designated drop-off area behind the campus
➡️ All PK–3 students will be dropped off together
➡️ After drop-off, loop through the parking lot and exit the same way you entered via Bois 'D Arc

As we transition to this new procedure, we know there may be a few hiccups along the way. We greatly appreciate your patience, grace, and cooperation as our staff and families adjust to the new traffic flow.

❤️ You can help us keep the line moving!
Please stay alert while in the drop-off line and have your child ready to exit the vehicle when you reach the unloading area.

Our goal is to make morning arrival as safe and efficient as possible for every J.E. Rhodes student and family. Thank you for working with us as we make this important change!

📅 NEW PROCEDURE BEGINS MONDAY, AUGUST 24



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08/20/2026

🎾 DISTRICT PLAY STARTS TODAY! 🎾

The Vandals open district play AT HOME this afternoon as they take on the Mabank Panthers!

📍 Home | Van High School Tennis Courts
🎾 Van vs. Mabank
⏰ 4:00 PM

08/20/2026

🏐 3 MATCHES. 3 WINS. 🏐

That’s a SWEEP for the Lady Vandals on Day 1 of the Van Tourney! 🔥

Vandal Volleyball picked up wins over:
🏐 Quitman
🏐 White Oak
🏐 Mineola

The Lady Vandals will be back on the court Saturday at 8am for another day of tournament action! Come out, pack the stands, and cheer them on! ❤️🤍

🥤 DON’T FORGET! Beani & Coco will be on-site Saturday, with 10% of their proceeds donated back to Vandal Volleyball!

08/20/2026

🚨🚨PLEASE NOTE - ALL FANS WILL SIT ON THE HOME SIDE IN CORSICANA TONIGHT!🚨🚨

🏈 SCRIMMAGE #2 — TONIGHT! 🏈

Vandal Football is hitting the road and heading to Corsicana for our second scrimmage of the season!

📍 AT Corsicana
⏰ Freshmen kick things off at 5:30 PM
🏈 JV & Varsity to follow



Graphic: Design: Madison Upchurch, VHS iTeam

08/20/2026

🎉 Congratulations, Rachel Parker! 🎉

We are so proud to celebrate your achievement of earning your Qualified Instructor Certification from the Academic Language Therapy Association! 📚✨

This is a wonderful accomplishment, and we are excited to see the positive impact you will continue to make!

Please join us in congratulating Rachel on this huge accomplishment.

Rachel Driver Parker