Van Buren R-1 School District

Thursday Sept, 22 we have the vendor here for letter jackets. We will be doing this from 9:30 until around 1 pm.

Cross country tomorrow at Mineral Area College, hosted by Bismarck High School. Good luck Bulldogs and Lady Dawgs!!!

GAMEDAY ‼️ Bulldogs take on the East Carter Redbirds at home today. 4:30 first pitch. There will be a JV game after. 📆 9/16/22 vs East Carter Redbirds ⏰ 4:30 pm 📍Van Buren #bulldogseveryday

Lady Dawgs travel to Desoto today, game time 4:30.

Boys and girls both win 1st place at Alton today. Caleb Ricker and Kastin Cleaver win both varsity races. Great job to all of our runners. Great race from both junior high groups as well.

Van Buren JAG working hard this morning at Senior Housing. Enjoying the opportunity of giving back to this wonderful community.

The countdown has begun for the Next Gen Assembly. Monday, September 19th in the HS Gymnasium.

Cross country today at Alton, good luck to all of our runners. Quick reminder to everyone, Alton closes the entrance to the school from 3:15 until almost 3:45, so plan accordingly.

VB Baseball (11-1) take down the Koshkonong Bluejays in 5 innings 13-1. The Big Dawg award goes to Bryce Hawkins for going 2-3 with 4 RBIs. The Peoples Champ award goes to Hayes Townsley for his first career varsity win on the mound and striking out 6. #bulldogseveryday

We are pleased to announce that on September 22 we will be hosting Roger Kirchner, a former VB R-1 student, and his band Fire for Effect. Fire for Effect is part of the 135th Army Band, a unit of the Missouri Army National Guard. Roger attended school at VB for a few years. His dad, Keith Kirchner, was the music/band instructor at the time. His mom, Linda Kirchner, was the gifted teacher. Roger's band experience all started here at this school and this will be his last performance with his current band. We welcome all students, parents, and community members to come enjoy this performance, it will begin at 8:30 a.m.

Working on some hip mobility in 2nd hour PE.

Good luck to our Lady Dawgs as they travel to Norwood today! #bulldogseveryday

Picture Day is Coming Soon!! Monday, September 26th. Order forms will be sent home this week, or you can use the following links to place your orders online. Elementary: https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/72719HF JH/HS: https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/72719MF

Bulldog Baseball (10-1) is on the road today as they take on the Koshkonong Bluejays. Game time is 4:30. #bulldogseveryday

That's a winner! Lady Dawgs defeat Scott County Central 28-0! OC also pitched her first no-hitter! #bulldogseveryday

VB Baseball defeat the Lesterville Bearcats 14-4. The Peoples Champ award goes to Gage Vanlandingham. He played well in the field and came in to close the door on the mound. The Big Dawg award goes to Noah Keeney. He got the win on the mound and only gave up 1 hit.

JAG-Van Buren helping the youth group from 1st Baptist church with making jump ropes for needy children around the world!!

GAMEDAY‼️ VB Baseball travels to Lesterville today to take on the Bearcats. Game time is 4:30 pm. 📆 9/12/22 vs Lesterville Bearcats ⏰4:30 pm 📍Lesterville #DiamondDawgs #bulldogseveryday

VB Dawgs came from behind tonight to defeat Alton 6-5; a hard fought battle to the end. The Big Dawg award goes to Hayes Townsley for his game tying SAC fly in the bottom of the 7th The Peoples Champ award goes to Landin Chee for making a couple clutch defensive plays.

Here are the teams for the 2022 Current River Challenge. Big thanks to First Midwest Bank for sponsoring, and Big 3 Athletics joining this year for promotions.