News : Kindergarten begins at VS!

Tiny Vikes preschool classes began Wednesday; her Nicole Lutz leads the children in a song.

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The 5-year-olds from the communities of the Vinton-Shellburg school district put on their back packs and walked or rode to school for the first time on Wednesday, beginning their 13-year tenure as students.

The morning began with introductions and administrative details, like determining which students bring their own lunch and which will have a meal prepared by the school kitchen staff.

Pre-school also began on Wednesday.