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Van Meter Community School District
The Van Meter Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Van Meter, Iowa. The district spans northern Madison County and southern Dallas County. The district serves Van Meter and the surrounding rural areas. Schools The district has three schools in a single facility Van Meter. *Van Meter Elementary School *Van Meter Middle School *Van Meter High School Van Meter High School Athletics The Bulldogs compete in the West Central Activities Conference in the following sports: *Cross Country *Volleyball *Football **2017 Class 1A State Champions *Basketball *Wrestling *Track and Field *Golf ** Girls' 2018 Class 2A State Champions *Baseball ** 4-time State Champions (1946, 2003, 2019, 2020) *Softball ** 2016 Class 2A State Champions Enrollment See also *List of school districts in Iowa *List of high schools in Iowa This is a list of high schools in the state of Iowa. You can also see a list of school districts in Iowa. Where the high school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Meter, Iowa
Van Meter is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States, situated along the Raccoon River. The population was 1,484 at the time of the 2020 census. Van Meter is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Van Meter was laid out as a town in 1869. The city was named for Jacob Rhodes Van Meter and his family, Dutch settlers from Meteren, the Netherlands. Van Meter was incorporated on December 29, 1877. The Van Meter Visitor In September and October 1903, there were multiple instances of people claiming to have seen a winged, bat-like creature in and around Van Meter. The roughly nine-foot-tall being, which has since been dubbed the Van Meter Visitor, was reported to be able to shoot light from the horn situated on its forehead and be unaffected by bullets. Clarence Dunn, one of the witnesses, had even made a plaster cast of three-toed footprints it left behind. A smaller, similar being sometimes accompanied it. After a community-led confr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
