Meredith students and a Polk County naturalist explore the butterfly garden at the Saylorville Visitor’s Center. Students also examined rocks that contained fossils from the period when Iowa was under a prehistoric sea.

ELL students from Meredith Middle School participated in a “Meet and Greet” session with Governor Terry Branstad on July 10.

Meredith students test their binoculars before heading out on a bird-watching hike in Jester Park. Later in the day, the students had a fishing competition – girls vs. boys. The girls won by catching two fish. The boys were shut-out.