Prom is tonight! We hope our students have a wonderful and safe time this evening. 🪩
If you haven’t bought your tickets, you can get them here: https://www.vancoevents.com/us/events/landing/51418
Today we recognize all our Van Meter school librarians and library staff for their hard work, creativity, and dedication to our students. 🎉📖
Happy National School Librarian Day!
On Wednesday, April 2, Van Meter had two teams compete in the WCAC Knowledge Bowl Contest. Both teams performed well, and the Van Meter Blue team won the championship for the second year in a row! Way to go, students!
🎉 Van Meter Blue (Champions): Liam Newell, Austin Strong, Adam Glade, Noah Champion, Aurora Harcey
🎉 Van Meter White: Mason Bradley, Micah Simeck, Evan Roberts, Jack Fiedler, Dane Bernhardt
MEET DAY: Our girls' and boys' track & field teams are heading to the Ogden Invite! Go Dawgs!
⏲️ 4:30pm
📍 Ogden HS
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GAMEDAY: Our girls' soccer team is taking on Des Moines Hoover at HOME! Go Dawgs!
⏲️: 4:30pm
📍: Van Meter HS
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Interested in our 2025-26 Kindergarten/Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program? Fill out the interest form below today!
📌 If your child will be 5 years old by September 15, 2025, please complete the form linked below.
📌 If your child currently attends TK at Van Meter, there’s no need to fill this out.
📌 Considering TK? This is the correct form for you!
Interest form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScaYxGVVF5jC6BSssYjofh7DWE7kdo6jURRRi7py0BYcbj_vQ/viewform.
Note: This is not official registration; it helps us plan for next year. Official registrations will be sent out later this spring to families that have completed this form.
Members of Van Meter's FCCLA and FFA groups visited several elementary classrooms last week to read books in celebration of Read Across America! 📖
Junior high and senior students read to classes and then helped lead an activity that engaged students in learning about various types of produce and food products.
It’s Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! 🎉
Join us in celebrating the amazing individuals who make a big impact in our classrooms. We’re so grateful for all you do!
Congratulations to all of March’s TK-5 Top Dogs! You make us proud! #VanMeter 🐾
Join us on WEDNESDAY for a special presentation by Dr. Douglas A. Gentile, a renowned psychology professor and expert on the effects of media and technology. 🖥️
The event starts at 5:00pm in the North Gym. We hope to see you there!
Diversity in learning is a strength. Let’s honor and support our neurodiverse students during Autism Acceptance Month and beyond. 💙
GAMEDAY: Our girls' soccer team is traveling to take on West Marshall! Go Dawgs!
⏲️: 7:00pm
📍: West Marshall HS
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Interested in having your child attend 4-Year-Old Preschool next year? Please complete the following survey if your child will be 4 years old by Sept. 15, 2025!
Fill out our interest form at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebLRittJZcSmDd3IgOgFqa34uUqITu-RNfE6bhrqq8VNB_Tg/viewform.
Note: This is not official registration; it helps us plan for next year. Official registrations will be sent out later this spring to families that have completed this form.
We're hiring a Director of Special Education for the 2025-26 school year! 🍎
This is a 50/50 shared position between Van Meter CSD and Earlham CSD.
Make a difference in our communities today—apply online at: https://vmcsd.schoolspring.com/
We're hiring a Head Girls Basketball Coach for the 2025-26 school year! 🏀
Apply online at: https://vmcsd.schoolspring.com/
On Friday, March 28, the Van Meter Student Conservation Club (VMSCC) participated in a service project at Kuehn Conservation, north of Earlham, facilitated by Dallas County naturalists.
✅ The first task was removing wire fencing from young oak trees in preparation for a controlled burn—crucial to oak savanna habitat.
✅ The second task was dismantling an aged willow/ironwood ceremony structure near the Nature Center. The structure will be rebuilt for Kuehn’s annual Prairie Awakening event in September.
✅ Next, we enjoyed the beautiful weather by hiking Kuehn’s trails down to the river valley.
✅ Finally, student volunteers planted germination trays with native seeds they stratified at our in-house January VMSCC event. Species included compass plant, New England aster, purple prairie clover, wild white indigo, and gray-headed coneflower. In eight weeks, VMSCC will transplant young native prairie plants to "cone-tainers," and in June, those will reach their final destination when students plant them in the prairie at Kuehn—where the seed was originally harvested.
Thank you, DCCB, for a great experience! Great work, VMSCC!
Get your tickets for the 2025 #VanMeter Junior-Senior Prom, happening on Friday, April 4! The theme is "The Gatsby Soiree." 🪩
The Grand March begins at 8:15pm in the North Gym. The dance will follow in the East Dining Hall until 11:30pm.
The next meeting of the Van Meter Board of Education will take place Wednesday, March 26, beginning at 5:00pm in the Elementary Collaboration Space. The meeting is open to the public.
March is Music in Our Schools Month! 🎶🎻🥁
Studies show that students who learn music are more likely to be engaged and successful in school. Let’s keep encouraging music education in our schools and beyond!
Interested in having your child attend 4-Year-Old Preschool next year? Please complete the following survey if your child will be 4 years old by Sept. 15, 2025!
Fill out our interest form at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebLRittJZcSmDd3IgOgFqa34uUqITu-RNfE6bhrqq8VNB_Tg/viewform.
Note: This is not official registration; it helps us plan for next year. Official registrations will be sent out later this spring to families that have completed this form.
