While brainstorming fundraising ideas for the team, Coach Adam Hale conceived the “Indy 500” workout, a unique event where teams of two alternate carrying dumbbells and run around Pella High School. This event, coinciding with Christmas and our wrestling team’s downtime, became an opportunity to raise funds. Inspired by the Jump Rope for Heart model, […]
Newsletter – December 15, 2023
The Pella Middle School Student Council collaborated with Crossroads of Pella to provide support for their Adopt a Family Program. Under the guidance of Middle School teacher Kristin Schulz, the 21-member Student Council adopted a single mother and her 7-year-old son. To raise funds for their donation, the students organized two Middle School tailgate events. […]
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Pella Community School District is excited to announce the hiring of the first Director of the Early Childhood Center, expected to open in the fall of 2024. Sarah Kuennen, long-time staff member at Pella Schools and the current Instructional Coach at Madison Elementary, has accepted the role as the leader of this exciting new center […]
Jefferson Intermediate School students and staff held a food drive and collected over 750 items! Food was donated to the Pella Community Food Shelf. Fourth graders brought in the most items and won the reward of throwing pie at school staff members at an all school assembly. The food drive and assembly were organized by […]
CONGRATULATIONS! Fortè earned 1st place in CLASS 5 JAZZ, 1st place in CLASS 12 POM and 1st place in CLASS 2 MILITARY! They also received a Judge’s Choice Award for their military routine and a Distinguished Academic Award. Senior Fortè members Olivia Cunningham and Stella Stelpfulg were finalists and recipients of Senior Scholarship Awards. A special congratulations […]
This is your friendly reminder that it is almost time to register your 8th grader for his/her high school classes! Jessica Manning and Rachel Van Zante (the high school counselors) will be holding a Student AND Parent Course Registration Meeting on Wednesday, December 6th. Student AND Parent Course Registration Meeting – Wednesday, December 6th Location : Pella High School Auditorium […]
What: Literati Book Fair Where: Jefferson Intermediate Library When: Monday, December 4 – Friday, December 8 Student Shopping Hours Tuesday, December 5 – Friday, December 8 (beginning at 7:50am each day) Parent Shopping Hours Monday, December 4 | 3:30 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 5 | 8:10-3:15 Wednesday, December 6 | 9:00 – 12:30 Thursday, […]