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August 1, 2022
When it comes to VISD, our first Alumni Spotlight of the new school year is nothing short of an expert. After attending Shields, Juan Linn, and Mitchell Elementary Schools, Howell...
July 25, 2022
The Victoria ISD will host a grand opening for the VISD Connections center on Thursday, August 4, from 4 to 6 p.m. VISD families, community members, and organizations are invited ...
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July 21, 2022
The Texas Education Agency’s Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR) data collected from the 2016-2017 school year to the 2020-2021 school year show that when compared to State ...
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July 14, 2022
The new school year is almost upon us, and we have lots of information to share! VISD staff, administrators, and teachers have been hard at work this summer, finding ways to help ...
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July 13, 2022
Victoria ISD is gearing up for the 2022-23 school year and is helping the community do the same. A #BackToSchool page on the district’s website has been created to provide communi...
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June 28, 2022
The Free/Reduced Meal Application and Income Survey will be available for all Victoria ISD families to complete on Friday, July 1. Parents/guardians can complete the application a...
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June 16, 2022
Victoria East High School (VEHS) is excited to announce that they have received a $10,000 grant from the H-E-B Tournament of Champions (TOC) to support the VEHS Fine Arts Departme...
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June 14, 2022
At the June 9 Victoria ISD School Board meeting, trustees granted the VISD 4-H program extracurricular status.
Paige Melton, County Extension Agent for 4-H and Youth Developmen...
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June 7, 2022
The safety and security of VISD staff and students have been and remain a top priority for district and campus administrators. On Monday, June 1, the VISD Safety and Security Comm...
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June 6, 2022
The Victoria Independent School District’s Child Nutrition Services Department began offering free meals to all children ages 18 and under Monday, May 31, and will continue throug...
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May 31, 2022
Victoria ISD will host an in-person Job Fair on Monday, June 13th, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., to fill open positions.
The Job Fair will take place at the Career & Technology Instit...
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May 24, 2022
The second Leadership Academy cohort will graduate on Thursday, May 19, having begun on February 7. Over 40 VISD educators and staff members participated in the 3 to 4-month long ...
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May 20, 2022
The Victoria ISD is making good on its promise to continue to make competitive pay a priority in order to attract and retain the finest staff for our students.
At the Thursday,...
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May 10, 2022
Eight VISD art students advance to State in Texas Art Education Association's (TAEA's) Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE).
The 2022 State VASE event was hosted at San Marcos H...
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May 3, 2022
On Monday, May 2, at the Teacher of the Year banquet hosted by Victoria ISD, Jessica Garza was selected as the Elementary Teacher of the Year, and Karew Schumaker was selected as ...
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April 27, 2022
Rock your heart out with the Howell and Stroman MS Orchestra Rock Concert. Listen to music from Queen, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and the White Stripes! May 5th East HS Auditoriu...
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April 14, 2022
For the fourth consecutive year, Victoria ISD has received a “Best Communities for Music Education” (BCME) designation by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation (N...
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March 29, 2022
Directly translated to mean “Folkloric Dance”, Ballet (Baile) Folklorico refers to many traditional dances originating from Mexico’s various regions and states. The dances incorpo...
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March 25, 2022
On March 24th East High School Ballet Folklorico traveled to San Antonio to perform for NCERT. Their performance was attended by Superintendent's across the US attending NCERT.
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March 23, 2022
VISD Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. Dr. Shepherd and School Board members took a break to take this wonderful photo with the VEHS Ballet Folklorico.