News : VSMS students earn Presidential Awards

V-S Middle School students received Presidential Awards for their classroom achievements.

Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School recognized the recipients of the President's Award for Educational Excellence and Achievement at the final awards ceremony on June 4, 2010.

The criteria for the Educational Excellence Award (PAEE) is students who earn a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Students must also score an 85% or higher National Percentile Rank (NPR) in either reading or math on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS). Students who do not meet the criteria for the President's Educational Excellence Awards but who show outstanding educational commitment in their academic subjects are awarded the President's Award for Educational Achievement (PAEA).

Front: PAEE:Jacob Isbell, Ben Hyland, Grant Golden, Liz Fischer, Madison Elwick, Bonnie Duong, Carley Deklotz, Mikayla Dearden, Jacey Cummings and Emily Cashman. Row 2: PAEE: Jacob Patrilla, Luke Owens, Lucas Murray, Luke Moen, Wyatt Meyer, Ashley McKenna, Emma Lippmann, Anna Lee, Wyatt Lebeda and Mara Jessen. Row 3: Sara Jorgensen (PAEA), Lexi Druger (PAEA), Caitlin Waterbury (PAEE), Caleb Svoboda (PAEE), Bethany Stainbrook (PAEE), Tanner Spies (PAEE), Andrew Sampson (PAEE), Nolan Sagan (PAEE) Rickey Russell (PAEE) Jacob Reisch(PAEE) and Mike Timmermans, VSMS Principal. Row 4: Maggie Wilson (PAEA), Raechel Wehage (PAEA), Edee Vogt (PAEA), Kayla Taylor (PAEA), Hannah Seitz (PAEA), Dylan Rippel (PAEA), Abby Patterson (PAEA), Chase Overton (PAEA) and Karley Kenney (PAEA). Absent for photo: Griffin Williams (PAEE).