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Iowa State University Fall Commencement Ceremony included area Residents

At Iowa State University’s fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 14-15, 2018, 2,157 graduates received degrees. Iowa State awarded 1,803 undergraduate degrees, 234 master’s degrees, 119 doctor of philosophy degrees and one doctor of veterinary medicine degree.

Hoeg Joins the Dean's List of Ellsworth Community College

One hundred twenty-eight students were named to the Fall 2018 (August to December) Dean's List at Ellsworth Community College. To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must have taken 12 or more credit hours during the semester (a full-time class load) and have earned at least a 3.

VS Scholarships Available

I've had several scholarship questions come up this past week, which means our seniors are starting to think about preparing for college.  I thought this was a good time to put out some reminders regarding scholarships.

VS FFA Attends 91st National FFA Convention

By: Shelby McDonald, Co-Reporter October 24th the Vinton- Shellsburg FFA Chapter left the high school around 6:3- am to go to national convention Indianapolis Indiana.

District Greenhand Day

The Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter took 17 first year students to District greenhand Day on October 5th. This event is held at Wapsie Valley schools every year.