Verndale School

Preschool Numbers Rebounded after Last Year's Low

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Verndale School Board held their regular meeting on July 6. Playground Construction Update School Board Member Chris Youngbauer gave an update on the new playground. The old playground equipment and mulch have been removed, leaving only the anchor points for the previous basketball hoops, which will be removed using an excavator. Clean sand has been brought in to form the subgrade, with plans to place fabric over it and then add

Jul 142 min read

Carter White Keeps Swinging for Records

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com Nineteen-year-old Carter White of Verndale is already making a name for himself on some of the best golf courses in the region, even though he just finished his first year of college golf. The former standout from Staples-Motley High School is now playing for North Dakota State University (NDSU) and has been golfing since he was just five years old. “I’ve been golfing since I was like five,” Carter said. His early start has paid of

Jul 141 min read

Playground Equipment Disappeared Over the Weekend

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Verndale School Board held their regular meeting on Monday, June 1. Board Member Chuck Dick was absent. Playground Removed Superintendent Jeannie Mayer gave an update on the playground project. She explained that the existing playground equipment was removed over the weekend. Mayer explained the current financial picture for the new playground. Community donations to date total $51,701.67. The school has contributed $92,001.88 f

Jun 91 min read

Verndale Class of 2026

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May 261 min read

Music Fills the Summer Air

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May 191 min read

Music Trip Back on the Docket; End of School Year is Near

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Verndale School Board held their regular meeting on May 4. Music Trip Returns The Verndale High School is bringing back a major music trip for its students. Band and Choir Director Brian Sterriker has planned a five-day tour to Kansas City next school year for 9–12 grade band and choir students. The trip is tentatively set for March 30–April 3 and will include travel through Omaha for a Broadway show, a performance in Kansas City

May 121 min read