Pella High School AcaPella and Bravo show choirs competed at the West Branch High School competition on Saturday, January 13. AcaPella won the varsity division with a moving performance of Revolution, ending the day as Class 3A Grand Champions after the evening’s finals competition. In addition, AcaPella won caption awards for best costumes, stage crew, […]
The High School Madrigal group performed at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Saturday, December 16. The group, lead by vocal director Michelle Chaplin, has performed at several locations this holiday season including Pella’s tree lighting ceremony, Tour of Homes, Jefferson Place and Rotary Club. Their last performance will be Friday, December 22 […]
Forté traveled to Wells Fargo Arena on December 1, to compete at the annual ISDTA. Similar to previous years, they performed three routines: military, pom, and class kick. This year, Forté danced to “Torn” for military, “Pump” for pom, and “Little Bird” for kick. They placed 1st for Large School Military, 2nd for Class XI […]
Coach Catie Brand has been named the Class 4A, Southeast Iowa District Volleyball Coach of the Year by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association. Coach Brand and the Lady Dutch had another fantastic season, finishing in a tie for first place in the Little Hawkeye Conference. The volleyball team then went on to compete at the […]
Congratulations to Bethany Tangen on the renewal of her National Board Certification. This is a 1-2 year process in which teachers select samples from their educational practices (i.e. artifacts, videos, student work) and provide a written commentary explaining how each sample is influential in using best practices to promote student learning in the classroom. This outstanding […]
Head cross country coach, Doug Cutler, has been chosen by the Iowa High School Track & Field + Cross Country Coaches Association as an at-large Girls Coach of the Year. Coach Cutler and his team lead the girls to a Class 3A, 2nd place finish at the state cross country meet in October. This is […]
The Pella Cross Country teams finished the season with some impressive performances. JV boys finished 4th at Conference, Varsity boys finished 5th at Conference and at District, JV girls finished 2nd at Conference, and Varsity girls finished the season as Conference and District Champions. Amazing job by all of the runners! Senior Thomas Gauley and […]
The Pella HS Girls Cross Country team finished second place overall in class 3A at the High School State Cross Country Meet. The team scored a total of 104 points and were runners-up for the third straight season. Top Lady Dutch finishers were Caroline McMartin 9th place, Ashley Blommers 15th place, and Chelsea Jorgensen 16th […]
Sheila Graham has been named the Howard Adkins Instructor of the Year by the American Welding Society. Sheila began her career in welding at Vermeer Manufacturing, joining the Pella Community School District in 2013 as a welding instructor. The award was presented to her by members of the American Welding Society during class on Tuesday, […]
The Pella HS Marching Dutch finished another successful competitive season performing “Pinball Wizard”, featuring music from the rock opera “Tommy” by The Who. Starting out the season at the Urbandale Invitational, the band placed 1st in Class 3A and received the highest score over all bands, and received top color guard and drumline awards. The […]