The MS Strength and Conditioning crew brought sunshine and smiles for High Five Friday! 🖤💪🏻☀️

🌞 GET READY FOR SUMMER! The last day of school is May 30th, which is also a two-hour early release!

🎶 We're Hiring! 🎶 Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District is seeking a passionate Vocal Music Education Teacher to join our team! 🔗 Apply now at: tinyurl.com/mryrua2b

4S enjoyed a fun day exploring at Rodgers Park. The weather ended up being great and everyone learned a lot and had fun!

Tilford students were super excited to cheer on Ellie and Dallas for the Special Olympics last week! 🖤💛

Tiny Vikes celebrated another round of 4yo preschool graduates! Mrs. Helmrich and Mrs. Phippen are proud of our littlest learners and they are SO READY for kindergarten!

6th Grade students celebrated the end of the school year with a field trip to the Vinton State & Activity Center and then an afternoon at Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area. Lots of smiles and fun for students and staff.

Our FINAL High Five Friday of the year went out with a buzz at Tilford with staff greeting students! Kids had to DANCE or come back on Monday; many chose to dance, but MANY wanted to come back! Have a safe and relaxing summer, friends! See you in 87 days! We will miss you!

Congratulations to our Tilford FOURTH GRADERS! Clapping them out in style! Good luck next year! Go be great!

Reading champions! 📚🎉 These 3 third graders set their sights high and hit all 7 AR goals—proof that hard work and a love for books can take you anywhere! To celebrate, they enjoyed lunch at Local Edition. Way to go, Quinn, Hayden, and Jotun!! Keep Reading!!

These are the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade star students for the 4th quarter of 2024-25 which was awarded during the last day assembly on May 30, 2025.

Free Meals for children through 18 years old.

High School English teacher Emily MacWilliams is recognized for 5 years teaching concurrent enrollment classes with Kirkwood Community College.

Coach Miller hit a book that is highly recommended for coaches at all levels and for all activities. She can't wait to see the impact it will make on the VS Track and Field team next season!

Students, staff, and volunteers putting in the work during the Summer Learning Program hosted at Tilford Elementary.

The deadline for signing up for Cross Country Camp is coming up quickly. Get signed up ASAP to get a shirt.

Mrs. Lorenzen and her three boys are diving into a book series from her childhood — The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks! They can’t wait to see how the story unfolds. Once they finish reading, they'll celebrate with a family movie night! 🎬🍿

Vinton-Shellsburg was well represented at the County Fair Queen contest! 👑 2025 Benton County Fair Queen is Alana Fleming, 2025 V-S graduate. 👑 2025 Miss Congeniality is Kirsten Pettit (pictured left on the two person picture), who is a junior at V-S.

Mrs. Killean has been reading between her son’s baseball games this summer! She’s currently reading James by Percival Everett. This novel is a reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn told from the enslaved Jim’s point of view.

VSCSD Summer Reading! This summer you'll find Laura Hammersley taking tickets at softball games and diving into a new book series! Whether she's supporting our teams or getting lost in a good story, she's making the most of summer.