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VSMS honors Students of the Trimester
The Students of the Trimester honor recognizes students of Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School for their character and citizenship, as well as their work in the classroom.
Students of the trimester are selected by the teachers for demonstrating Viking Spirit ( being respectful, responsible, and safe) along with academic achievement for that student. VSHS Pickleball winners
The Pickleball winners in the three PE classes at VSHS this trimester are:
Jordan Evans and Zach Uthoff, 7th hr
Bryce Shaw and Joel Barnes , 2nd hour
Tyler Stueck and Wes Edwards, 4th hour
VU leaders review 2013; look forward to 2014 during annual meeting
When Director Nathan Hesson and Vinton Unlimited members and directors met earlier this month, they reflected on a year of activities in 2013, and looked forward to many more exciting adventures in 2014.
VU Board President Jon Clingman began the event by playing a video honoring local "Champions" for their work in the community and business.
CPR Class Held; First Aid Course set for March 29th
Ten area people met over the weekend to certify or be re-certified in CPR, (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AED use, (automated external defibrillator.)
Instructors were Dan Johnson and Elana Janss-Johnson, paramedics from Belle Plaine Ambulance Service. Dan is also the head of Benton County Emergency Medical Services.
Dan and Elana feel it is good to offer courses like this because, “We are in a rural setting.
Classroom gardens: Elwick growing vegetables year-round with hydroponic system
While most of his neighbors trudged to work in the cold and snow all winter, Mike Elwick spent his working days surrounded by growing plants and an office kept at 70 degrees without a single heater.
And he did that without leaving town.
Those were among the benefits of Elwick's first winter of running an indoor hydroponics garden at The Old School Produce. Moooo-vin' on up to the east side...of town
Saturday brought a change of scenery to a few of the Vinton residents, and to one cow.
This cow escaped from the ride through town and took a brief tour along 2nd Avenue.
Yes, it' small town Iowa!
Photos were captured by Alyssa Smith. Thanks Alyssa!
VSHS leaders begin public fund-raising campaign for athletic field turf project
Vinton-Shellsburg High School Football Coach Jim Womochil told the audience at his first meeting two years ago that one of his five-year goals was to replace the grass turf of football field with an artificial turf that soccer and other school teams and classes could use.
Now, Womochil and other VSHS leaders are hoping a local fund-raising effort will make that field a reality this year. VS alum Abigail Darland earns first place in ag conference event
Abigail Darland of Vinton, Iowa, was one of the 12 Dordt College agriculture students who participated in the 2014 National PAS (Post-Secondary Agriculture Student) Conference in St. Cloud, Minnesota, held March 12 to 15. Darland was a member of the Beef Specialist team that took 4th place. She also took 1st place in the individual event, Feeds and Animal Health Employment Interview.
Benton County participates in traffic enforcement project
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office as part of their grant from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau participated in the March 14th – 17th 2014 sTEP enforcement wave The focus of this project is both public awareness and saturation patrol in an effort to reduce serious injuries and fatalities on Iowa roadways.
Through increased awareness and enforcement activities Iowa fatalities for 2013 were at record lows.
VSMS Honor Roll listed
Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School students were honored at an end of the trimester assembly for making the Honor roll for the second trimester. Students must maintain a 3.5 to 4.0 GPA average to be on the “A” honor roll and 3.0 to 3.49 to be on the “B” honor roll.
The following students achieved the “A” honor roll:
8th Grade: Matthew Andreesen, Natalie Boyer, Baylee Bruce, Olivia Cox, Meredith Glynn, Hannah Kalous, Jenna Lane, and Cole Tharp all achieved a 4.