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Pella School Board Meeting When: Monday, April 22nd at 5:30pm Where: Jefferson Library (801 East 13th Street) Agenda  For More Information Visit the School Board Page

WorkSMART Connector and the Career Academy of Pella joined a crowd of supporters to celebrate the commitment of area high school students who enrolled in work-based learning apprenticeship and certificate opportunities. Students from Pella, Pella Christian, Knoxville, Prairie City-Monroe, Melcher-Dallas, Twin Cedars, North Mahaska, and homeschool backgrounds are embarking on a journey to gain technical […]

Congratulations to the following Pella High students and their success at the 2024 State of Iowa Technology Student Association’s STEM competitions. Haden Papendick – 1st Place: CAD Engineering and 3D Modeling Grant Hartke and Jack Weaver – 1st Place: Structural Design and Engineering Jack Weaver and Seth Vos – 1st Place: VEX Robotics Meav Swank – 3rd […]

  Pella Community School District is excited to announce the hiring of Sarah Boyce for the Madison Elementary Principal position. Sarah, a current 7th grade Language Arts Teacher at Pella Middle School, has accepted the role as the leader of Madison Elementary beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. Sarah is married to Jason Boyce and […]

Pella Community School District is excited to announce the hiring of Blaine Forsythe for the Jefferson Intermediate Principal. Blaine, a long-time staff member at Pella Schools and the current Dean of Students at Madison Elementary and Jefferson Intermediate, has accepted the role as the leader of Jefferson Intermediate beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. Blaine […]

Check out the latest Little Dutch newsletter for class information, important dates, and ways to stay connected! April 2024 November 2023 September 2023 August 2023  

Families, We are excited to announce that Pella Schools will be offering a childcare program called Little Dutch Club for school-aged children starting Fall of 2024.  We are dedicated to providing high quality childcare for kindergarteners through 4th graders in a fun environment for the children to look forward to coming to each day.  Academics […]

Congratulations to Pella High School’s Jazz 1 on winning the 2024 Iowa Jazz Championships! This is the fourth consecutive state championship for Jazz 1. Historically, of the forty-six held events, Pella has performed in the evening finals thirty-three times and won the state championship twenty-one times. We are proud of these students for their amazing […]

Four Pella High School students recently traveled to Space Center Houston to compete with other students from Iowa and Texas in the NASA Space Settlement Design Competition. Students Kaysar Lines, Lorien McClure, Jack Weaver, and Owen McCracken participated in the competition under the supervision of Erin Yoder-Funk, a science teacher at Pella High School. Kaysar […]