Eagle News

We are in the final stretch of the fall semester. It is hard to fathom that we are mere days away from the end of 2024. It has been an incredible first semester of the year. It is a privelege to watch our Eagle students as they learn, grow, and mature. I am fortunate to work with our wonderful staff to educate our students every day. Thank you for your support of your students and our campus!

Please encourage your Eagle to be in class every day so they are prepared for their semester exams. The semester exam schedule is included for your reference. Students will take two exams per day over the last four days of the semester. Exams may not be taken early.

Please note, we have an early release on Friday, December 20th at 12:35pm. Buses will run immediately after school. Car riders need to be picked up early as well as we will not have any staff available to watch students after 1pm.

Would you like to celebrate one of our VMS staff members? We would love to hear your feedback on the amazing things our teachers and staff members are doing to help students and make VMS the best middle school in Texas. Please feel free to give a shout out to staff here: VMS Staff Shout Outs. (Note: the link has been fixed and is working.)

The VMS theater department under the direction of Mr. Gonzalez put on an incredible performance of Anastasia. We are incredibly proud of the dedication our students have to performing at the highest level. The countless hours of rehearsal obviously paid off. It was one of the best performances I have ever seen and many staff members and parents said the same thing. Outstanding job!

The VMS Choir put on a fantastic winter concert on December 10th. Our singers did a beautiful job under the direction of Ms. Herrera. Thank you for kicking off our holiday concert season with festive music and excellent performances.

Our VMS band and orchestra have been busy performing at area elementary schools, the BISD cookies and cocoa event and winter concerts. It is such a pleasure to see our students peform and do what they enjoy. Their gift and love of music is evident in all they do. Great job Eagle musicians!

The 8th grade rode an emotional roller coaster on Thursday night. The B team lost a thrilling overtime game in the final minute. The A team played dominant defense and came away with a great win. Both groups played with undeniable heart!

7th grade played a tough Kerrville team. 7b lost 24-10. We saw great hustle and play from Katelyn Vogt. 7a won 21-20. Bentley Roquemore led all scorers with 13 points including the game winning free throw with 4 seconds left. Great job girls.

8th grade took home a pair of dominating victories on Tuesday night. The boys defensive intensity and selflessness on offense set the tone for a dominant night on our home court.

7th grade split a pair of hard fought games. The A team battled till the final buzzer, come up short late in the fourth quarter. The B team shared the ball and collectively put the game out of reach.

Brianna Hulce, a 6th grader at Voss Middle School has been busy representing Boerne ISD. She recently won the Rush Limbaugh Foundation's Rush Revere Reward for Academic Excellence which is a nationwide competition. The contestants were tasked with reading the Rush Revere Book series and then in a creative way explain what they liked most about the books. Below is the YouTube video she made: https://youtu.be/oNgZveDwb1Y

Brianna was also recently honored at the Bryan Museum in Galveston for winning the honor of "Top Writer" in the I Am Texas writing and art contest. This was out of a pool of 900 contestants. She wrote a "Letter to Charlotte" describing her 6th great grandmother's arduous immigration journey from Germany to New Braunfels in 1845. Her letter is now part of the permanent collection of the Bryan Museum and it was published in the museum's I Am Texas historians journal. She read her letter to a crowd of 250 people as Boerne ISD was named in the slideshow as she spoke.

Congratulations to our VMS counseling team on receiving the CREST Leadership Award for counseling excellence. This is 6th year our VMS counseling team has been recognized with this honor. This is a testament to your desire to help students and make the VMS counseling program the best in Texas!

As we head into the second semester, registration for the 2025-2026 school year will be in full swing.

Jan 17th and 21st BHS and CHS counselors will be visiting with 8th graders in CCR classes to help them select their High School Endorsement and form their 4 year plans.

Jan 23 and 24 all 8th graders will receive 9th grade course selection forms through their CCR classes.

Jan 30 Voss will be hosting a Rising 6th grade Electives Night 6-8 PM. This is a showcase event in which current 5th graders and their parents can come see what the fine arts electives are all about, as well as visit booths for other extra curricular programs available to 6th graders at Voss.

As always, if your Eagle needs to see their counselor, they can always click on the link to request a meeting (available on the counseling page on the voss website) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc83hytkxBQwW8ca5U8yHPRywNGovKvtxBobh60TXZo7ej5Kg/viewform

Academic UIL season is here. Please check out information and descriptions for each of the academic UIL contests here: UIL Descriptions.

Congratulations to our the winners of our VMS Spanish Spelling Bee. All the contestants did a great job. Thank you to Ms. De Leon for organizing the contest, to Ms. Garza, Mr. Cardoza, and Mrs. O'Neill for being our judges and to Mrs. Romero-Grona and Mrs. Brinson for the refreshments and set up help. Give a huge congratualtions to our students:

1st place - Isabella Soto

2nd place - Catie Whitman

3rd place - Ella Taylor

December 16th - BISD Board Meeting - 6:30pm - BISD Board Room

December 17th - Semester Exams - no exams may be taken early

December 17th - Beginning Band Winter Concert - 6:30pm - VMS Cafeteria

December 18th - Semester Exams - no exams may be taken early

December 18th - Rising 6th Grade Night Committee Meeting

December 19th - Semester Exams - no exams may be taken early

December 19th - Advanced Band Winter Concert - 6:30pm - VMS Cafeteria

December 20th - Outstanding Student & Staff Breakfast

December 20th - Semester Exams, Early Release at 12:35pm

December 21st - January 5th - Staff and Student Winter Break

January 6th - Student Holiday/ Teacher Exchange Day

January 7th - Student Holiday/ Teacher Exchange Day

January 8th - Student Holiday/ Teacher Workday

January 9th - Student Holiday/ District Staff Development

January 10th - Student Holiday/ Campus PD

I am excited to announce that the referral window for the Gifted and Talented program will be open from November 15th to December 17th. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to nominate your child for consideration in our Gifted and Talented program, which is designed to provide advanced educational opportunities for students who demonstrate exceptional abilities.

If you believe your child would benefit from this program, please take the time to submit a referral during this window. Additional information about the process, including the referral link, can be found on the district’s Advanced Academics website linked here.

I encourage you to reach out with any questions or concerns you may have regarding the referral process. Thank you for your continued support in fostering our students’ growth and potential.

Need to update your child's profile in Skyward? Click here if you need to make up any updates: https://www.boerneisd.net/domain/3705

Would you like to be more involved at VMS? If you would like to volunteer on campus, please complete the BISD volunteer application. You do not need a separate application for each school but you must complete the application once every calendar year. The application and information on volunteering can be found here: https://www.boerneisd.net/volunteers.

Once you have completed a volunteer application, please sign up for a time to volunteer on campus HERE.

School safety is very important, and it's up to all of us to work together as a team to prevent bad things from happening.

If we all stay alert and work as a team to report dangerous or suspicious activity, we can help keep our schools safe.

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Email: katherine.cornett@boerneisd.net
Website: www.boerneisd.net
Location: 45 Voss Parkway, Boerne, Texas 78006
Phone: (830)357-3500