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Virtual Reality Education Pathfinder: New learning model coming to VSHS
Coming soon to a computer screen near you: V-S VREP.
"VREP?" you ask? "What's that?"
For school administrators and high school teachers, VREP is all about changing the education model. They use phrases like "rigorous learning in independent and collaborative environments.
Lessons in crocheting
Trudy Evans spent some time Tuesday morning during the meeting of the Prayer Shawl Ministry helping a new member learn some new stitches. Tammy Surface recently began joining the women of the group Tuesday mornings at the Vinton Library. See another VT story about the group HERE. Maple 4 returns to Vinton for final time before AmeriCorps graduation
(Editor's note: The first Maple Unit of the AmeriCorps NCCC in Vinton will graduate early next month. They invite Vinton residents to join them for a potluck this Saturday, Jan. 29, from 6-8 p.m. in the Iowa Braille School gym See more details Here. For the past several months, the teams have been serving throughout America, helping in a variety of ways.
Special honors for two as VSHS Debate Team competes
The VSHS Debate team: Hannah Leichsenring, Erin Fowler, Alysha Wehage, Bradley Bergen, Willow Huber and Morgan Latting deserve credit for on their "strong performance" at the Iowa High School Speech Association’s State Debate Tournament held in Ankeny this past weekend, says VSHS speech teacher and coach Eric Upmeyer. Every VS band family helps with annual Soup Supper
For the Vinton-Shellsburg band students, from 6-12th grade, participating in band is a family effort.
"Every band family is responsible for selling six tickets and for bringing two pies," says Nancy Jorgensen, who who has been a VS band mom for several years.
Hundreds of people filled the VSHS cafeteria Friday night for the annual event. Derailment causes detour, but no damage in Vinton
Vinton drivers headed to the VS basketball game and Band Booster Soup Supper may have experienced an extra detour, due to a train derailment. Between C Avenue and 8th Avenue, the train left the tracks in several places, and stopped. Drivers could get through on C and 8th, although the flashing crossarms were down. Many made the detour to the 4th Ave. Tot Lot program continues at Skate Center
Twice each week, the Vinton Skate Center turns into a place for pre-schoolers to play.
The Vinton Parks and Recreation Tot Lot program offers a variety of small playground (indoor) equipment and pedal-powered vehicles for use by children too young for school. The program goes from 9:30 to 11:30 most Monday and Wednesdays at the Skate Center. Tragedy, experience prepare AmeriCorps team leaders for Class 17
Vincent Scudella of Canon City, Colo., gave the closing speech when he completed his term of service at the AmeriCorps NCCC campus in Charleston, S.C., in the spring of 2006.
He had arrived at that campus in August of 2005, not knowing the challenges that would await. Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, changing the plans for AmeriCorps teams based at the campus many nicknamed "Chuck. Jim Thompson, former Benton County field specialist, retires from FSA
Jim Thompson, District Director Area 3 for the Iowa State FSA Office has announced his retirement from the FSA Agency after 26 years of service.
During the summers of his high school and college years (1960’s), Thompson was a temporary field man for the Benton County ASCS taking care of the old government bin sites. Perfect weather for snowmen
With predicted lows below zero and single-digit high temperatures, most people prefer to spend as little time as possible outside this week. The weather is perfect, however for preserving snowmen -- and their pets. This pair is located on 3rd Avenue, between 9th and 10th streets.