It was great to see so many families this week at Flight Camp! We're all excited for Tuesday!
We currently have about 760 students to greet on Day 1! 😍
Here are a few ways to stay connected this year:
Campus Newsletter: Emailed Weekly
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Service
Helping those in need
Performing acts of kindness and positive character
Making a difference in our community
Ownership
Having pride in ourselves and our school
Being responsible for our education and actions
Demonstrating integrity and discipline
Achievement
Actively participating in learning
Setting goals and working towards our fullest potential
Collaborating to solve problems
Resilience
Taking risks and learning from our mistakes
Developing confidence in our ability to impact our future
Remaining optimistic and persevering in the face of challenges
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This year Voss is holding a fundraiser where 100% of the donations benefit VMS students and staff! What is it, you ask? Well, it’s simple. Just make a donation to the VMS S.O.A.R. campaign!
The donations will be used to fund activities that might not otherwise be possible by rewarding students and staff for their efforts and success. This includes field trips, parties, school dances, attendance incentives, Outstanding Student incentives, Perfect Attendance incentives, staff celebrations, student academics, behavior & character incentives and more!
If you’d like to help VMS achieve their 2026-2027 goal, please complete the bottom portion of this form and return it to the front office along with your donation or you can use the RevTrek link by scanning the QR code and make an online donation!
*This is a campus fundraiser and not a part of our awesome PTO. This will be available all year. After a few weeks, the links will remain active in the bottom section of the weekly newsletter under "Helpful Links".
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Day 1
- New families needing to enroll, will go to the main office.
- All 6th grade students will pick up a new colored schedule from the gym.
- All 7th and 8th grade students will pick up a new colored schedule from the cafeteria.
- This will replace the white one they received during Flight Camp.
- Students must have the colored copy to enter first period as some schedules will have changed for various reasons.
- After picking up schedules, 6th graders will stay in the gym, 7th grade boys athletics will go to the gym, remaining 7th graders will stay in the cafeteria, and all 8th graders will stay in the cafeteria.
- All food and drink will be consumed in the cafeteria. Energy drinks, and coffee/tea drinks may not leave the cafeteria. Students will throw them away if they have them in the halls.
Daily Beginning on day 2
- 6th graders will go to the gym.
- 7th grade boy athletics will go to the gym.
- Besides water, no food or drinks are allowed in the gym.
- Remaining 7th graders (girls and boys not in athletics) will go to the cafeteria.
- 8th graders will go to the cafeteria/patio.
- Students will stay in their designated areas until the bell.
- The first bell rings at 8:25 to dismiss students from these locations.
- Students will go to 1st/5th period.
- The tardy bell will ring at 8:30.
- If arriving after 8:30, students will go to the office to get a tardy pass. *Tardies will begin on Monday, August 17th.
- Students that bring drinks to school other than water may drink them in the cafeteria during breakfast times. Students are not permitted to take hot/cold drinks other than water into classes. They will throw them away if they have them in the halls.
- Attendance Notes - Students may drop off parent notes at the office before going to their morning location.
- Tutoring - Teachers will communicate to parents what days they will offer before and after school tutoring as well as when it will begin. Students will receive a pass from the teacher to show the next morning.
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*Students may bring a small snack to eat during the first 10 minutes of 1st, 2nd, 5th, or 6th period for classes that allow snacks.
*The snack must be simple and easy to consume.
*The following will not be allowed. Students that bring these items will be asked to keep them in their backpack or throw them away if they are opened:
- Sugary drinks
- Energy drinks
- Full meals
- Large bags of food such as bags of chips other than snack size.
*Drinks from coffee shops brought to school are to be consumed in the cafeteria. Any students with a drink other than water will be thrown away.
*During anytime of the school year, teachers have the ability to say no snack at all if they choose.
*Students are responsible for cleaning up after themselves. All trash must be placed in a trashcan.
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HB 1481 defines a communications device: “Devices covered under this law include but are not limited to: cell phones (smart phones or flip phones), tablets, smartwatches, radios, pagers, personal laptops, AI glasses, and any other device capable of telecommunication or digital communication.”
All students will be allowed to have their devices, Off and Away for the Day, in their backpacks or on their person for safety.
Any inappropriate use of a communications device can result in the device being confiscated and possible disciplinary actions.
We are committed to implementing this new law in compliance with state and TEA guidelines. As those become available to school districts, Boerne ISD will continue refining our processes.
We want our community to know that every classroom is equipped with landlines, and students will be able to use those phones with teacher permission if they need to contact their parents. Landlines in classrooms are the most accurate means for law enforcement to identify the location of a call in the event of an emergency, and these will remain in all classrooms for this important safety reason.
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Boerne ISD's Child Nutrition department is excited to welcome students and staff members for the new school year. The department's website provides information on everything you need to know when it comes to your student's school meals and nutrition. Here are a few of the most requested areas.
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Free & Reduced Meals and Federal Guidelines - Apply using PaySchools Portal or download a printable application in English or Spanish.
- Menus
- Meal Pricing
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Breakfast: $2.30 (paid) free and reduced (no cost) for students.
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Lunch: Elementary - $3.40 (paid) $0.00 (reduced), Middle and High schools - $3.65 (paid) $0.00 (reduced)
- As of September 1, 2025, students receiving reduced lunch will receive the benefits of free breakfast and lunch for two years. Students must qualify annually.
Meal Charges
Students are expected to have funds available for the purchase of their meals. However, students who do not have funds in their accounts will be allowed to charge up to $50. Once a student's account falls to a negative balance, an email notification letter will be sent to the household informing them of the negative balance. Students are not allowed to charge any extra items including second portions, a la carte snacks and ice cream if funds are not available.
The Boerne ISD Child Nutrition department introduced a new online system for managing student lunch accounts and making payments last year. The new platform, PaySchools, offers a convenient and user-friendly experience for families.
Through the family portal, parents and guardians can easily stay informed and in control of their child's meal account.
Key Features
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Secure online payments — Add funds to your child’s account anytime, from anywhere. Convenience fees apply.
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Real-time balance updates — Monitor account balances and receive low-balance alerts.
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Purchase history and restrictions — View what your child is buying and set spending limits.
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Sibling account transfers — Easily transfer funds between children.
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Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications — Apply directly through the portal.
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Please follow this process when dropping off lunch for you child. This is for lunch boxes and/or outside food. This process will assist in less classroom disruption to protect the instruction time. Food may only be dropped off for your child. Safety concerns prohibit parents providing food for other students. Large orders of outside food that are sent in, will be returned if more than one order is present - this includes pizzas, Chick-Fil-A, McDonald's etc.
- Please make sure they know it is going to be dropped off.
- When entering the office, there is a cubby to drop them.
- Each cubby is labeled by lunch (Lunch 1, Lunch 2, Lunch 3)
- Please write your child's name & lunch period on the post it note that is provided.
- The cart will be delivered to the cafeteria for students to pick them up.
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We will continue our same drop off and pick up traffic pattern for the 26-27 school year which was successful in helping take traffic off of Hwy 46 quicker. It did not take it away completely or make the pick up go any quicker, however, the goal was to move vehicles off the Hwy as quickly as possible. For afternoon pickup, we will ask families to put a sign in their window to help students get into vehicles quicker. Please talk to your child about pick up time - watching for their ride, minimizing cell phone time, listening for names to be called, etc.
We know the first couple of weeks can be busy and sometimes confusing, so we sincerely appreciate your patience and support as our staff welcome and dismiss students each day. Your support is essential to keeping our students safe and our campus running smoothly.
Please note: During both morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up, parents will not be permitted to park in the school lots, and students will not be allowed to cross through the parking areas. This is a critical safety measure to keep all students out of traffic zones and moving safely to and from vehicles.
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A great communication tool to help stay connected with the school is through your child's Skyward account. Below is a step-by-step guide on how you can set up Grade and Attendance alerts. These alerts are set by you and you'll then receive notification when your student is absent, tardy, or has a grade below whatever threshold you set. Missing grades equal a 0 in the grade book. This is a temporary placeholder until the assignment has been submitted and graded and is meant to spark a home discussion between parents and their student. Thank you for helping us keep our communication lines strong this year between home and school. |
Michael Gallagher (Last names A-K)
michael.gallagher@boerneisd.net
Tasha Granberry (Last names L-Z)
tasha.granberry@boerneisd.net
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Continuing this year, students will leave toys and personal sports balls or equipment at home.
If a student does bring a ball (football, tennis, hacky sack, etc) or other equipment from home, it will be collected by a teacher and kept in the office until a parent or guardian can pick it up at the end of the day. At the end of each month, any balls that have not been collected by a parent or guardian will be donated. These items will not be handed back to students at dismissal, since using them after school creates safety concerns on the bus, and delays car pickup.
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We are here to support your student academically, socially, and emotionally.
Julie Elliott (Last names A-K)
julie.elliott@boerneisd.net
Laura Lowes (Last names L-Z)
laura.lowes@boerneisd.net
Bryanna Marquez (Counseling Secretary)
bryanna.marquez@boerneisd.net
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All students will be assigned to an advisory. Advisory teachers will change throughout the year based on student needs. Counselors will communicate to students if/when these changes occur. |
Please use the form linked below to recognize any Voss staff throughout the year. We will publish your name (if you choose for it to not be anonymous) and recognition in our weekly newsletters. |
*All athletes must have a physical on file in order to try out for a team*
ATHLETICS TICKETS / SCHEDULES:
COACHES CONTACT:
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colton.chumbley@boerneisd.net (8th Football, 8th Boys Basketball, Soccer, Pre-Athletics)
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mae.taylor@boerneisd.net (8th Volleyball, 8th Girls Basketball, Track, Pre-Athletics)
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Jeremy.monroe@boerneisd.net (7th Football, 7th Boys Basketball, Track)
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Michael.gati@boerneisd.net (7th Volleyball, 7th Girls Basketball, Track, Pre-Athletics)
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Cameron.eller@boerneisd.net (8th Football, soccer, 8th Boys Basketball, Track)
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Michael.blackmon@boerneisd.net (7th Football, 7th Boys Basketball, Track)
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Lance.cain@boerneisd.net (Cross Country, 8th Girls Basketball, Tennis)
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Trystan.Benke@boerneisd.net (7th volleyball, 7th Girls Basketball, Soccer)
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Daniel.williams@boerneisd.net (8th volleyball, Soccer)
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Kelley.hull@boerneisd.net (7th football, track)
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Fine art opportunities at Voss include:
- Art
- Band
- Choir
- Orchestra
- Theatre
*Please check out our campus website for contact information.
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Voss hosted the first ever Boerne ISD Middle School Orchestra Camp last week, and it was a Huge Success! Thirty students from all 3 middle schools joined expert instructors to play music and have fun. We were blessed to have several High School volunteers as well. Students' favorite things about Orchestra Camp include Learning Region music, Playing Christmas music in July, Playing Jazz/Improve, making New Friends and of course The Snacks! We look forward to growing the camp next year. |
Voss Theatre is excited to get started on this year's Fall Musical! We will be hosting a Parent/Student Info Meeting on Tuesday, August 18th from 6-7pm in the VMS Cafeteria for anyone who may be interested in auditioning or who may have any questions about the musical, performances, or rehearsals. Auditions for the musical will be held on Thursday, August 27th between 5-7:30pm (students will be given a time slot of their choosing in which to audition), and Callbacks if needed will be held on Friday, August 28th from 5-7:30. The performances will be in December. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mr. Gonzalez at Robert.Gonzalez@BoerneISD.net We are excited to have your students be a part of what will be incredible production!
THEATRE 3 Students:
If you are a student signed up for Theatre 3, please have one to two monologues of your choosing (either comedic or dramatic) memorized for the start of the school year. We will begin the school year with in-class auditions (either Thursday, August 13th or Friday, August 21st), so be prepared for that! Each monologue should be approximately 60 seconds in length; you will have a chair provided; and please remember to express emotions (both verbally and physically) in addition to memorization. If you have any questions whatsoever, please reach out to Mr. Gonzalez at Robert.Gonzalez@BoerneISD.net Thank you all, and looking forward to a great school year with you!
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Club/Extracurricular opportunities at Voss include:
- Student Council
- National Junior Honors Society
- Esports
- Robotics
- Dance
- Yearbook
- and more!
*Please check out our campus website for contact information.
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Currently, the National Junior Honor Society is only open to the 8th grade members that were inducted last school year in May. There will be three meetings each semester this year. Our first meeting will be Thursday, September 3rd during Advisory in the library. Reminders will be made through Google Classroom. Be sure to check often for possible service opportunities and other important information. There are many opportunities on campus and in the community. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Uhl - jennifer.uhl@boerneisd.net.
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Attention all Voss Eagles! Are you interested in joining our Esports Team this year? Our team focuses on the video game Super Smash Bros. and competes against other middle schools in our area! If you are interested, please join the Google Classroom (with code: en7fyanp) for access to the application, deadlines, etc. Joining this Google Classroom DOES NOT guarantee you a spot on the team this school year. Paper applications are available in D104 the first week of school. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Uhl - jennifer.uhl@boerneisd.net.
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Ever sat in the cafeteria thinking: "I have a way better idea for school spirit week" or "Our school dances could be so much cooler"?
This is your chance to make it happen!! We are looking for Voss Eagles (ALL GRADES) who want to bring fresh, fun ideas to life. Whether you've been in StuCo before or it hasn't crossed your mind 'til now, we want students with a big imagination and a desire to make Voss awesome! Apply using the link/QR code above and contact Ms. Goodman with any questions!!
Ms. Goodman
Club Sponsor
jessica.goodman@boerneisd.net
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Yearbook sales have officially begun! Only 425 copies have been ordered for this school year! Early bird pricing is set at $45 for each yearbook until Labor Day! Take advantage and get your copy today! All 8th grade parents are also invited to buy their 8th grader an ad - buy yours before they are sold out! Use this link: https://yearbookordercenter.com/job/26281. Email Mrs. Uhl if you have any questions - jennifer.uhl@boerneisd.net.
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Welcome back, Voss Eagles!
We are so excited to have our parents, teachers, and students back on campus for the 2026-2027 school year.
As we kick off the year, we have two quick ways for you to support our school community:
- Join the PTO: Help our Eagles soar by joining the Voss PTO. Membership starts at $35, and your contribution directly fuels teacher grants, staff appreciation, and student programs. You can officially join and purchase your membership online at: https://www.vosspto.org/eagle-store
Thank you for your continued support in making Voss Middle School a wonderful place for our students and staff!
Ways to stay connected with PTO:
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3 - CHS Freshman Fish Camp
4 - Football Parent Mtg 6pm
6 - Flight Camp 9-11 or 12:00-12:45
6 - New Student Orientation 9 am
10 - Football Team Meeting 9-10:30 am
11 - First Day of School
18 - Parent/Student Info Night for Fall Musical
19-21 - Grade Level Mtgs
20 - 7th Volleyball vs North
22 - Cross Country Meet at BMSS
24 - CHS Meet the Teacher
25 - Voss Meet the Teacher
25-26 - Student Fall Pictures
27 - 8th Volleyball vs South
27-28 - Fall Musical Auditions
29 - Volleyball Tournament
29 - Cross Country Meet at Voss
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We are an innovative, resilient, growth-minded, and service-oriented community. Our priority is to foster a relevant, supportive, student-centered atmosphere to engage in positive learning experiences for all. |
Capt. Mark Tyler Voss Middle School believes that by following Service, Ownership, Achievement, and Resilience in their everyday lives both at Voss and beyond, our students will be prepared to take on the challenges and seize the opportunities of the future. |
Location: 45 Voss Parkway, Boerne, TX 78006
Phone: (830) 357-3500
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