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VS FFA cow pregnancy check: Ag Lab offers another unique hands-on learning experience
Veterinarian Nathan Geater directs ag student Shelby McDonald as she examines a calf embryo in the Ag Learning Lab (commonly called The Barn) at VSHS.
The Ag Learning Lab at Vinton-Shellsburg High... Grace for Haiti: 2018 mission trip to focus on needs of young women
Aimee Redlinger and others plan to return to Haiti next year to focus on helping young women there.
While on a mission trip to Haiti this past summer, Aimee Redlinger discovered late in the experi... Kathryn Wallin Named to Buena Vista University's Dean's List for Terms 5 & 6
Kathryn Wallin, of Dysart, was named to Buena Vista University's (BVU) Dean's List for terms five and six. Students named to the Dean's List must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for the two ...
Sophmores and Juniors to attend PSAT Informational Meeting
On Thursday, September 14, the sophomores and juniors will attend an informational meeting to acquaint them with a PSAT testing opportunity. The Pre-SAT test is an annual test to help students assess ...
Go Hawkeyes: Vinton native shows state pride on USS Princeton
Matthew DuCharme moving a pallet during an at-sea ship restocking. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger/Released)
With one of the big games of the... 'Just Us:' Area women hear from variety of speakers
Emily Cashman gives a floral demonstration.
The Just US group held an event last night at the Vinton Kirkwood Center.
Bethany Clemenson from B the Light Leadership opened the event with tips on how... VS FFA chapter visits John Deere facilities
Left to Right: Jordan Pattee, Brianna Lundvall, Jordan Cantrell, Eric Henkle, Shelby McDonald, Franki Evans, George Haefner, Weston Bierschenk, Blake Witzel
By Frankie Evans, FFA Co-Reporter
On... FFA continues Party in the Park petting zoo tradition
By: Shelby McDonald, Co-Reporter
On the 24th of June the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA held their annual petting zoo at Party in the Park at the Riverside park, in Vinton.
There were horses for the ch... Sole Sisters: 5th grade fitness/lifestyle program for girls to begin Sept. 12
Sole Sisters, the fitness and empowerment group for fifth grade Vinton-Shellsburg girls, will continue again this year, with Mrs. Lindsey Otto and Mrs. Sara Mathis leading the classes.
The first se...
Banners Awarded in Iowa State Fair Simmental Cattle Show
Lone Tree Simmentals of Lone Tree was awarded the Grand Champion Purebred Bull banner in the Simmental Cattle show judged August 18 and 19 at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Lone Tree Simmentals also claime...