2017-2018 Awards and Recognition
- Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teaching and Teachers (ECET²) of Kansas Recognition to Amanda Williamson, Learning Support/Interventionist (VCIS)
- Kansas Council for the Social Studies Teacher of the Year to Emily Snyder (VCMS)
- Kansas Association of Middle School Teachers of Mathematics elected Josh Lee (VCMS) as Vice President
- Learn While Teaching Project: Kansas Participant Whitney Smith (VCIS 5th/6th grade Science Teacher) was chosen to be a part of The Next Generation Science Exemplar System (NGSX) - a national group of educators who are designing and sharing phenomena driven three-dimensional learning from their classrooms.
2016-2017 Awards and Recognition
- Kansas Horizon Award to VCHS Teacher Cady Jackson
- KAMSA Executive Assistants of the Year to Tammy Johnson and Jena Berschauer (VCIS)
- KSDE School of Character Award (Abilene, West, VCIS, VCMS)
- Promising Practices Character Education Recognition (Abilene, West, VCIS)
- Enhanced Spotlight Recognition (VCMS)
- Largest Class to Graduate (TLC)
- State Promising Practice Award in Character Education for Reach for the Stars (VCIS)
- National Promising Practice Award in Character Education for Brew Crew (VCIS)
- Digital Citizenship Certified District.
- Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School (Abilene)
- Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School (West)
- Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School (Wheatland)
- Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School (VCIS)
- Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School (VCMS)
- Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School (VCHS)
- KDOT Drive Safe Kansas AAA School Safety Patrol Recognition (Abilene)
- High School Track & Field Multiple State Champions
2015-2016 Awards and Recognition
- Digital Citizenship Certified District.
- State & National School of Character Award (VCIS)
- Promising Practices Character Education Recognition (VCMS)
- KAMSA Exemplary Middle School (VCMS)
- KAMSA Asst. Principal of the Year
- Largest Class to Graduate (TLC)
- KAMSA High Performing Middle School (VCMS)
- SHOW- 2016 National Promising Practice Award (VCMS)
- Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School (VCMS)
- Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School (Wheatland)
- Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School (Abilene)
- Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School (West)
- Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School (VCIS)
- National Merit Finalist (VCHS)
- Energy Star Certified (Abilene, West, Wheatland)
- AVCTL Champions: Girls Soccer, Boys Track
- Regional Champions: Girls Cross Country, Wrestling, Softball
- State Champion: Taylor Latimer- Discus