April is Month of the Military Child, and at Vista Hills Elementary, we are celebrating the incredible resilience and courage of our military-connected Crusaders. These students show us every day what it means to be "brave with a purpose!"
📢 Huge Shout-out: A massive "WAY TO GO" to our military kids who have been leading the pledges during morning announcements! Your leadership and patriotic spirit make us so proud.
Let’s Purple Up for our military families and the amazing strength they bring to VHE. Check out our commemorative collage below! 📸✨
#MonthOfTheMilitaryChild #PurpleUpVHE #CrusaderPride #VistaHillsElementary #MilitaryKids #StrongAndResilient







💜 April is the Month of the Military Child 💜
This April, we proudly recognize and celebrate the strength, resilience, and courage of our military-connected students. These children serve too—showing bravery and adaptability as they support their families through unique challenges.
Military children are:
Strong
Resilient
Adaptable
Resourceful
Globally aware
Tough
They truly represent the heart of our community, and we are honored to support them every day.
Purple Up Day – April 10, 2026
Join us as we show our support!
💜 Wear PURPLE on Friday, April 10💜
Purple symbolizes all branches of the military, reminding us that we stand united in support of our military families.


We were absolutely blown away by the creativity on display. Your hard work and attention to detail in depicting these characters really shone through in every piece of art. It is clear how much effort and heart you put into these projects, and we are so proud of the talent you shared with us.
Thank you for bringing these characters to life in such a fun and unique way. Keep creating!

Thank you to our Crusaders and Crusader families for coming out and sharing your amazing kites with us. What a fun day filled with smiles, laughter, and beautiful memories! 💚




Knights ⚔️ + Crusaders 🛡️ = A legendary day of reading! Huge shoutout to the high schoolers from Hanks High for inspiring our students today. We love seeing our schools come together! 📖✨ #VistaHillsElementary #HanksHighSchool

A special shout-out to the small group performance for earning 1st place at the Ysleta ISD Spirit of Dance Competition! 🏆
We are so proud of your dedication, talent, and Crusader spirit — way to go! ❤️🖤 #CrusaderPride


Vista Hills truly appreciates your dedication, commitment, and the meaningful relationships you build with our students. Thank you for going above and beyond to keep us safe and supported.
#CrusaderPride

Happy Valentine’s Day from our Crusaders! ❤️
Our students truly dressed to impress at the Valentine’s Dance, filling the room with style, smiles, and school spirit. It was a wonderful celebration of friendship, fun, and Crusader pride! Thank you to our DJ, Coach G! #CrusaderPride






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Way to go, Crusaders! Our students showed off their creativity by rocking 100-themed shirts to celebrate the 100th day of school. From 100 dots to 100 smiles, these fun designs highlighted 100 days of growing minds and school pride.
Keep racing to success, Crusaders—we’re 100 days stronger and smarter! 🏁📚⚔️

We’re so proud of our PreK–5th grade Crusaders who crossed the finish line with perfect attendance & no tardies last week! 🏎️💨 Their hard work earned a Glow Dance Party—and our 1st graders truly showed up and showed off their dance moves! ✨🕺💃
🎉 Way to go, Crusaders! Keep your engines running as we continue Racing to Success! 🏁🏆





Students rocked it while learning to decode and encode words with the /ar/ and /ir/ sounds using a Minecraft-embedded activity, followed by a well-deserved Pixel Phonics game. Great job, Crusaders—keep building literacy skills and typing skills as you level up your learning! #CrusaderPride



Ms. Marquez’s and Ms. Rojo’s Pre-K students were racing to success today as they enthusiastically engaged with innovative technology to learn their ABCs! 🏁🔤📱



🌟 Way to go, young Crusaders! 🌟
Mrs. Villaseñor’s kindergarten class showed off their sight word skills today with great pronunciation and spelling. We are so proud of their hard work as we race to success! 🏁📚👏
We had 100% attendance today as our Pre-K students returned ready to learn after winter break. What a fantastic start to the new semester! Crusader Pride!

Today was all about celebrating our dedicated Crusaders!
To reward their commitment to learning, students with Perfect Attendance were invited to our exclusive Attend-Show. It was a festive afternoon filled with holiday spirit, featuring:
🍿 Fresh Popcorn
🎥 A Holiday Movie Screening
🙌 Well-Deserved Recognition
Congratulations to everyone who earned their seat today! Your consistency and hard work truly shine. Keep showing up and doing your best, Crusaders—we can't wait to see who makes the list for our next event!

The "Kingdom" came together this week for a special holiday visit! Students from Hanks High School visited Vista Hills Elementary to share the gift of reading. The "Big Knights" spent the morning in our classrooms, reading festive stories and connecting with our young Crusaders.
This wonderful event highlighted the leadership of our high schoolers and inspired a love for literacy across our campus. A huge thank you to the Hanks students for being such incredible role models and bringing the holiday spirit to our halls!



