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ATTENTION VINTON-SHELLSBURG GRADUATING CLASSES OF 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006

  Your school cumulative folder is available for you to pick up at the Central Office located at 1502 C Ave., Vinton, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30p.m. Mon.-Fri.  Folders will be available until July 15, 2011, at which time they will be disposed of.  Folders will be released to the student only, unless a signed release is presented at time of pick-up.

9th-12th Grade VSHS Honor Roll

  Full Name - Grade BECK, BRELYNN 9 BUNGE, JACOB 9 CASHMAN, EMILY 9 CUMMINGS, JACEY 9 DAVIS, LOGAN 9 DEARDEN, MIKAYLA 9 DEKLOTZ, CARLEY 9 DRUGER, LEXIS 9 DUONG, BONNIE 9 ELWICK, MADISON 9 FISCHER, ELIZABETH 9 FRAISE, RITA 9 FREEMAN, ANDREW 9 GOLDEN, GRANT 9 HANOVER, JOEL 9 HOSFORD, DESTINEE 9 HUSS, SAMUEL 9 HYLAND, BENJAMIN 9 ISBELL, JACOB 9 JESSEN, MARA 9 JORGENSEN, SARA 9 KENNEY, KARLEY 9 LASH, MATTHEW 9 LEBEDA, WYATT 9 LEE, ANNA 9 LIPPMANN, EMMA 9 MCGEE, ELIZABETH 9 MCKENNA, ASHLEY 9 MEYER, WYATT 9 MOEN, LUKE 9 MURRAY, LUCAS 9 NELSON, DALTON 9 OVERTON, CHASE 9 OWENS, LUKE 9 PATRILLA, JACOB 9 REISCH, JACOB 9 RIPPEL, DYLAN 9 RUSSELL, RICKEY 9 SAGAN, NOLAN 9 SEITZ, HANNAH 9 SHAW, JAEGER 9 SPIES, TANNER 9 STAHLHUT, KATLYN 9 STAINBROOK, BETHANY 9 TAYLOR, KAYLA 9 THARP, AUDREY 9 VOGT, EDEE 9 WEHAGE, RAECHEL 9 WILLIAMS, GRIFFIN 9 WILSON, MARGARET 9 ANDREESEN, CLAIRE 10 ANKNEY, DEVON 10 ARP, SHELBY 10 BEASLEY, DANIELLE 10 BERRY, STEPHANIE 10 BOHNSACK, WHITNEY 10 CASTEEL, KAITLIN 10 CAYTON, HANNAH 10 CLEMENS, RACHEL 10 CORNELL, MADELYN 10 COX, MACY 10 DINDERMAN, TAYLER 10 DULIN, HAILY 10 ENGBRETSON, ERICA 10 FERGUSON, JOSHUA 10 GRAUBERGER-HEIMS, AUSTIN 10 GRIFFITH, MAX 10 HACH, CARA 10 HANCOCK, WILLIAM 10 HANSON, KATIE 10 HEIDT, KATHERINE 10 HELLER, LISA 10 HUBER, WILLOW 10 JACOBSON, NICOLE 10 JOHNSON, TYLER 10 KALINA, PAULA 10 KALINA, STEPHEN 10 KETCHEN, NATALIE 10 KILPATRICK, KASSIE 10 LEICHSENRING, HANNAH 10 LEONARD, BAILEY 10 LONG, JENAE 10 LYONS, BAILEY 10 MICHAEL, KATHRYN 10 MILLER, TERESA 10 NOVOTNY, ASHLEY 10 OLTROGGE, PARKER 10 PAUSTIAN, KAITLYN 10 PETERSON, ALEXIS 10 PETERSON, KAYLA 10 RANDALL, ERIN 10 RUIZ, ALISSA 10 SAGAN, GRANT 10 SHAW, JORDAN 10 SOJKA, CODY 10 STEWART, CYLER 10 STRUVE, KACIE 10 TERNUS, MEGAN 10 TILLEY, BRANDON 10 TOLLEFSON, AMBER 10 VOGT, HUNTER 10 WEHAGE, ALYSHA 10 WESTENDORF, MAKAYLA 10 WHEELER, JENNA 10 WIEBOLD, NATHAN 10 ALDERSON, CASSANDRA 11 BARTLING, PAYTON 11 BIRD, HALEY 11 BODDICKER, KATIE 11 BROWN, TREVOR 11 CLINGMAN, EMMA 11 COOLING, CLARE 11 COX, JULIE'NICOLE 11 DARLAND, ABIGAIL 11 DAVIS, KARISSA 11 EDWARDS, NOLAN 11 GERBER, BRINKLEY 11 GOSSE, JARED 11 HALSTEAD, LOGAN 11 HANSON, ARIC 11 HART, MATTHEW 11 HENDERSON, KRISTIN 11 HORST, EMMA 11 HUSTED, MIRANDA 11 HYDE, THEADORA 11 JORGENSEN, SAMANTHA 11 KEARNS, KIMBERLY 11 KIRCHNER, KAMI 11 KRAMER, VICTORIA 11 LASH, STEPHANIE 11 LATTING, ZACHARY 11 LENSCH, CHELSIE 11 LEVIS, JOHNATHAN 11 LOUGH, JOSEPH 11 MEYER, ANNIE 11 MILROY, JACOB 11 MOEN, ELIZABETH 11 MORRIS, AMBER 11 NAUGHTON, TYLER 11 NOE, NOELLE 11 NOELLER, TESS 11 OSBORN, ELLE 11 PLADSEN, DANISHA 11 REISCH, ANNA 11 RIFFEY, LINCOLN 11 SPRINGER, ALEX 11 SPRINGER, MADELINE 11 STEPHENSON, SUMMER 11 STODOLA, JAKE 11 STRONG, ASHLEY 11 STUECK, MACKENZIE 11 SWALLOM, MIRANDA 11 TRANEL, GUNNER 11 VORE, ASHTON 11 WALSTON, MATTHEW 11 WEBSTER, RYAN 11 ANDREWS, AMY 12 BEATTY, BRODY 12 BERGEN, BRADLEY 12 BEYER, SHELBY 12 BLAKE, MATTHEW 12 BOYER, ASHLEY 12 BRODY, TORI 12 BROWN, KOSETTE 12 CHANDLER, ADAM 12 CHAVEZ-HOLLEY, MARISA 12 COOK, MICHELLE 12 DICK, KATHERINE 12 DYSON, JACOB 12 EMRICH, ALLISON 12 ENGBRETSON, RICHARD 12 FISCHER, BRIAN 12 FORRESTER, ASHLEY 12 FOUARGE, BRANDON 12 HALLBERG, TROY 12 HAMMAR, ERIKA 12 HARRELSON, OLIVIA 12 HECKMANN, AUTUMN 12 HILL, FELICIA 12 JACKSON, ALYSSA 12 JESSEN, ALEXANDER 12 JOHNSON, ZACHARY 12 JORGENSEN, MEGAN 12 KEARNS, KRISTIN 12 KREUTNER, PAIGE 12 LAMB, JOSHUA 12 LEBEDA, DALTON 12 LEYDEN, EMILY 12 LIPPMANN, JOHN 12 LONG, ALVIN 12 LYONS, WESLEY 12 MAHOOD, KELSEY 12 MAIER, BRANDON 12 MERCHANT, LOGAN 12 MILLER, EMILY 12 MULLENIX, BRAY 12 OLTROGGE, WYATT 12 OWENS, MEGHAN 12 PETTENGILL, MATTHEW 12 PFLUGHAUPT, RYLIE 12 RELF, JENA 12 ROSTER, ANDREW 12 SCHMELZER, ALEXANDRIA 12 SILBERGER, DESTINEE 12 STOREY, IAN 12 TUTTLE, MITCHELL 12 WERNING, JUSTIN 12 WESTENDORF, MAKENZIE 12 WILLIAMS, LOGAN 12 WOMOCHIL, KALEY 12 YERKES, ANTHONY 12   BOLD DENOTES 4.

VSHS band, choir and sports teams honored for academic successes

       The Vinton-Shellsburg Band was honored for its academic achievement, as well as its outstanding musical season which included Division 1 ratings throughout the year and a repeat trip to the Iowa High School Jazz Championships.      Each band section earned a "Distinguished" honor, representing an average GPA of 3.

NATIONAL GARDEN WEEK

  The week of June 5-11, 2011 has been proclaimed National Garden week by National Garden Clubs, Inc.   This is a special week in which garden clubs are in the spotlight with activities focusing on public attention of the role which garden club members play in all phases of gardening.   The Cottage Garden Society placed containers of flowers by the store fronts around town.

Giving us the bird

Found: Cockatiel , if someone lost one, please call the shelter 472-4623 ASAP they are not equipped to take care of birds...and the cats are licking their chops...so HURRY!!!

Party in the Park Celebrating 20th Year, video

[VIDEO] This video was prepared by the very talented Erin Horst in honor of Party in the Parks 20th year! Sit back and enjoy!

First five medallions found

Dave Davis        We are now several days into the Party In The Park 20th Anniversary Medallion Hunt. We've had a number of people who have been tenaciously hunting down the treasure but those few individuals who were successful in uncovering the first five medallions are as follows:   Medallion 1: R

Magician David Casas to bring illusions, birds to Vinton June 17

Magician David Casas will bring his birds and cards to Vinton June 17.      The next big show coming to Vinton as part of the Library Summer Reading Program entertainment is Iowa magician David Casas.       Casas, from Muscatine, was 17 when he saw magicians at a mall, and decided to pursue it.      He uses birds and cards in his show. The event in Vinton takes place at 10:30 a.

Jail open house to include ribbon cutting, K-9 demo Saturday

Sheriff's Office personnel have begun moving into the new LEC.    There are two meanings to the following statement: There are no bars in the new Benton County Jail.      There are no bars in the prison. The inmates are confined with reinforced steel doors.      And there are no bars on the cell phones of people inside the building.       Some visitors to the new Benton County Law Enforcement Center are surprised to see in the main lobby a device that is quickly vanishing from just about everywhere else in society: A pay phone.

Take Charge: Benton Community JEL Chapter wins regional contest

     The Benton Community High School JEL (Just Eliminate Lies) Chapter has a lot to be proud of this year.       Members of the group, which aims to stop underage use of tobacco and alcohol as well as drug use, competed in an event called the Take Charge Challenge against 20 other high school advocacy groups in the Benton, Linn and Jones County areas.