Van Meter Community School District

The Van Meter Yearbook Staff has a limited number of 2024-25 yearbooks available for purchase. If you are interested in buying one, please contact Brittney at brittney.swartz@vmbulldogs.com. These are first come, first served! 📘

During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor and recognize the cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans in our community and our nation. Let’s continue to learn from one another and work together to create a welcoming environment for all! 🙌

GAMEDAY: Our girls and boys cross country teams are traveling to the Ballard Meet today! Good luck, dawgs! 🏃
🕖 4:30pm
📍 Ballard Golf and Country Club
🎟️ Admission: $5
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Students in our 1st and 5th grade buddy classes had a great time getting to know each other while working on a Seesaw activity using their new Chromebooks! The 5th graders helped teach the Seesaw tools, and both groups are excited to keep learning together throughout the year. 💻😁

Our book vending machine is full of books and ready to go for our readers! 📚

A special thank you to VMEPC for supporting all of our readers through this amazing project each year. We appreciate all of your support, and our readers do too! 💙🤍

GAMEDAY: Good luck goes out to our football team tonight as they take on the Winterset Huskies at home. Go Dawgs! 🏈
🕖 7:00pm
📍 Van Meter HS
🎥 fan.hudl.com/usa/ia/van-meter/organization/15612/van-meter-high-school
📈 Van Meter vs. Winterset Preview
🎟️ https://www.vancoevents.com/us/DGNV
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GAMEDAY: Good luck to our boys and girls cross country teams as they travel to Gilbert’s cross country meet! The Varsity boys run before the Varsity girls. Go dawgs! 🏃
🕖 5:00pm & 5:25pm
📍 ISU Cross Country Course, Ames
📈 Live Results: www.aatiming.com/
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We honor 9/11 Remembrance Day with gratitude for the first responders, compassion for the families affected, and pride in our nation’s resilience. 🇺🇸

GAMEDAY: Best of luck to our girls and boys cross country teams as they travel to compete in the Winterset Meet this afternoon. The Varsity girls run before the Varsity boys. Let’s go, dawgs! 🏃
🕖 6:10pm & 6:40pm
📍 Winterset-Lakeview Country Club
📈 Live Results: www.AATiming.com
🎟️ www.gobound.com/ia/schools/winterset/tickets
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Reading is the key to learning across all subjects. On International Literacy Day, we’re celebrating the ways our teachers build literacy skills into every classroom experience! 🎉📖

Last Friday, Mrs. Miller brought our brand-new Chompsaw Workshop to Mrs. Braun's 2nd graders. Chompsaw is a kid-safe power tool designed for cutting cardboard and other maker materials, and our 2nd graders absolutely loved getting the chance to test it out. 📦

We welcomed our youngest Bulldogs to our preschool program this week! We look forward to a year of exploring, discovering, creating, and growing. 😊 #VanMeter

As football season kicks off, some 2nd graders came to school ready to cheer for their favorite college team in anticipation of the Iowa vs. ISU game this weekend! We're a grade divided! 🏈 #VanMeter

Dallas Chief Eagle and his daughter, Jasmine, visited our 4th grade students in Haverstick, Teigland, Byrnes, and Stephens's classes to share their Native American culture. Both are World Champion Hoop Dancers who brought powerful storytelling, movement, and meaning to our students. Many chose to participate in this beautiful Lakota tradition.

Thank you for visiting us! 🌟 #VanMeter

Our 3rd grade students are excited for the CyHawk Game tomorrow and showed their spirit by dressing in team colors at school today! Their prediction is a win for the Iowa Hawkeyes. A total of 55 students predicted a Hawkeye victory, while 34 students are cheering for the Cyclones! ✨ #VanMeter

Mrs. Miller joined Mrs. Garrison’s 3rd grade class to explore an interactive writing program. Students had a great time working together, building stronger sentences, and thinking critically about their writing! ✏️📚 #VanMeter

GAMEDAY: Our football team is taking on the Treynor Cardinals tonight at home. Best of luck, dawgs! 🏈
🕖 7:00pm
📍 Van Meter HS
🎥 fan.hudl.com/usa/ia/van-meter/organization/15612/van-meter-high-school
📈 www.gobound.com/ia/ihsaa/football/2025-26/comps/h20250421022316127efe8b3db328443
🎟️ www.vancoevents.com/us/DGBZ
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Attention Van Meter football fans: Due to limited parking and ongoing construction at the stadium, some changes are in place for this season’s home football games. 🏈

Stadium Entry:
➡️ Fans may enter at the south stairs or west walkway.

Parking:
➡️ General parking is available in the south lot or at the east athletic complex (use the tunnel to access the other side).
➡️ Bus lane parking is reserved for those with health needs, seniors, and handicapped access (as in previous years).

Traffic Flow:
➡️ Vehicles can enter through either entrance, but the lane directly south of the stadium scoreboard will be blocked.
➡️ No traffic cut-throughs—use designated flow only.

For everyone’s safety, please stay out of the construction zone and follow all signage for a safe game day experience!

GAMEDAY: Our volleyball team is taking on the Winterset Huskies tonight–Go dawgs! 🏐
🕖 7:15pm
📍 Van Meter HS
🎥 fan.hudl.com/usa/ia/van-meter/organization/15612/van-meter-high-school
📈 www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/vb/2025-26/comps/h202508120740484276a92ad59f00249
🎟️ www.vancoevents.com/us/DGBW
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Congratulations to Van Meter High School on being recognized as a FAFSA School of Achievement! This means our district reached the FAFSA completion goal we set at the start of the 2024-25 school year. 📚

Find out more and view the full list here: educate.iowa.gov/headline-story/2025-08-20/over-70-schools-recognized-fafsa-completion-success