Jesus Jesse Vela Jr Middle School

09/11/2026

Congratulations to our 8th grade B team on their win yesterday evening! Keep up the great work girls!

09/10/2026

📚💚 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SUMMER READS TOP READERS! 💚📚
We are so proud to celebrate our Top Grade-Level Readers from our Summer Reads Program! 🎉 These outstanding readers logged the most reading minutes in Beanstack for their grade level and truly showed us what it means to make reading a summer adventure! 📖✨
👏 Congratulations to:
🏆 Gael Contreras
🏆 Giselle Duran
🏆 Maricruz De Leon
Your dedication to reading deserves to be celebrated! 💚📚
These amazing readers will be honored at a special Summer Reads Luncheon on October 2! 🍽️🎉
Keep reading, keep growing, and keep making those pages count! We are so proud of you! 💚🦡
Vela Pride! Once a Badger, Always a Badger! 💚🤍🖤

09/10/2026

⚾️ Congratulations to our 7th & 8th Grade Baseball Teams!⚾️

Both teams came out with a win against Brown Middle School! 👏🏼

**7th Grade:** W 8–4
**8th Grade:** W 8–1

Way to go, Badgers🐺⚾️ Keep it up! 💪🏼

09/09/2026

🌊💕🌺 THE PSJA MEMORIAL CAST LIST FOR DISNEY’S MOANA JR. IS OFFICIALLY UP! 🌺💕🌊

🖤💚 Congratulations to all of our Vela Badgers—past and present—who auditioned and earned a place in this exciting production! 🎭⭐️ Your dedication, talent, courage, and passion for Theatre Arts continue to make Vela Middle School incredibly proud!

🌺🌊 We are beyond excited to watch you take the stage, share your talents, and bring the magic of Moana Jr. to life! 🌊🌺

⭐️ Way to go, Vela Badgers! Keep shining, keep dreaming, and keep making us proud! 🖤💚🎭✨

Vela Badgers are making waves! 🌊💕🌺

09/08/2026

💚College Shirt orders will be picked up during lunch periods with their AP or Counselor.

09/07/2026

09/07/2026

📚✨ Learning, Growing & Leading at VMS! ✨📚

A huge shoutout to our awesome Badger Teachers for continuing to grow professionally! Our staff had the opportunity to learn about the new ELPS, compare them to the former ELPS, and explore how these updates can strengthen instruction and support our students day in and day out.

09/07/2026

09/05/2026

🥞💚 Flipping for Our AMAZING Vela Teachers! 💚🥞
A little breakfast treat for the incredible teachers who give so much to our students every day! We hope you enjoyed your pancakes and felt just how appreciated you truly are. 🖤🤍
Thank you for everything you do to make Vela such a special place!

09/04/2026

Enjoy your 3-day weekend! ✨

PSJA ISD will have a Non-School Day on Monday, September 7, 2026.

Classes Resume Tuesday, September 8, 2026.