News High School

Check out the American-Architect story about the Career Academy of Pella winning the Building of the Week!

Pella High Senior, Allison Canfield, has received the President’s Volunteer Service Award. This award recognizes students who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities; it is granted by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program on behalf of President Barack Obama. Allison has participated in Pella High School’s Distinguished Service Program, […]

By Kennady Klein (photo by Bronwyn Metcalf) Cabaret comes around once a year for the community of Pella. This event showcases the talent of the singers and performers at the end of the show choir season. Many people attend Cabaret each year. They arrive at the starting time and sit down to eat food that […]

By Josie Lickteig (photo by Sammy Boetger) One team. One journey. Pella’s Lady Dutch became the runner-up state champions the week of February 29 at the Wells Fargo Arena. This was accomplished by making it through the playoffs and winning two of their three games at Wells Fargo Arena. “We work very hard in practices […]

Four students from Pella HS got the opportunity to participate in NASA’s Space Settlement Design Competition (SSDC). PHS students traveled to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas where they joined approximately 200 other students from NW Iowa and Texas for the competition. Zion Miller, Mary Sales, Iris Top, and Vivian Neal were the Pella […]

Students taking the DMACC Basic Computer Hardware class built their own computers! Jesse Jablonski, DMACC Instructor, says, “getting to build their own computer from the ground up is something the students will remember for the rest of their lives.” Basic Computer Hardware is a new class made possible by the addition of the DMACC Career […]

Monday, February 1, the Today Show will be broadcasting their live show from West End Salvage in Des Moines to cover the Iowa Caucuses. Career Academy of Pella Welding Instructor, Sheila Graham, will be involved in the show and will display her welding students’ work. The students have welded the butter cow frame which Sarah […]

Last year Jazz 1 (the varsity jazz band) won the Iowa Jazz Championship competition.  There is a different group of students in Jazz 1 this year, but this is Dameon Place’s second year directing the band. Jazz band practices are three times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. They practice from 7:10 to 8:10 […]

On December 4, Forté travelled to the Wells Fargo Arena, which is in Des Moines, to compete in the annual state competition. They were awarded 2nd place for military and 4th place for pom. The team has been preparing themselves for the competition since August. “We have been preparing for the ISDTA Team Championships by […]