Congratulations to Cindy Dixson, 3rd Grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary, on receiving the Leighton State Bank 2021 Teacher of the Year Award! Nominations for this award praised Mrs. Dixson’s ability to find creative ways to engage students in the classroom. They also highlighted the time she spends outside of school attending her students’ events and […]
A representative from West Point as well as several members of the National Guard attended the official signing ceremony of Tony Schmitz, a Pella High School senior who will be attending the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. Congratulations to Tony! Full Article on KNIA/KRSL
Congratulations to the Pella Dutch High School Concert Band on being selected to perform ensemble for the 2021 Iowa Bandmasters Association Conference! This achievement is the highest honor that a band in the state of Iowa can achieve and is a show of the great commitment to music from the students, directors, administrators, and community […]
Derek Schulte High School Assistant Principal Head Boys Varsity Basketball Coach Derek Schulte has bee named the 2020-21 Class Coach of the Year by the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association. Congratulations to Coach Schulte on this well deserved recognition!! #pellapride
Blaine Forsythe, Middle School Math Teacher, Assistant High School Football Coach The Pella High School Activities Department is excited to announce that Blaine Forsythe has been named the Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach at Pella High School. Blaine is a math teacher at Pella Middle School and has several years of coaching experience with the […]
Congratulations to Superintendent Greg Ebeling on receiving the 2021 Iowa Bandmasters Association Outstanding Administrator Award! The Iowa Bandmasters Association annually selects three administrators who are nominated by their band director to receive this award; one is selected at the Middle School, High School, and Superintendent levels. These administrators exhibit leadership traits that support the growth […]
As with many events over this past year, the NASA 2021 Space Settlement Design Competition took place virtually over the March 27-28 weekend. Students were lead by High School Science Teacher, Erin Yoder, and did an exceptional job with their presentations. The goal of this contest is for students to learn and apply science while […]
The state of Iowa requires that the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) be given to every student in grades 3-11 during the fourth quarter of this year. Pella Community Schools will administer the ISASP tests during the week of April 5-9: April 5 – Science test for grades 5,8, and 10 April 6 […]
Pella School District Students Make Charitable Efforts This Month Article and photo by Andrew Schnider, KNIA/KRLS. Students in the Pella Community School District have been contributing to charitable causes during the month of February. Pella Middle School collected over 1000 items of food in a little over a two week period of time for the […]
This holiday season, Staff Sergeants stationed in Eastern Africa were gifted with personal messages from students at Lincoln Elementary. Each class was assigned one of the five Air Force Air Traffic Controllers and given the opportunity to create cards and drawings. The Staff Sergeants received individually addressed envelopes containing well wishes and happy holiday […]