Habitat for Humanity has begun work on its eighth house in Pella, and Mark Goodrich’s construction trades class is joining in on the effort. This is the seventh year that the class has worked with the organization, and students are currently busy working on two Habitat homes. The class started working on the houses the […]
The World Food Prize Global Youth Institute took place from October 15 to 17 in Des Moines. Junior Jordan Rempe was selected from the high school to represent our worldwide hunger needs. Rempe’s journey of being involved with the World Food Prize has been ongoing since last year, and teacher Mark Soloman has been with […]
The Lady Dutch varsity volleyball team has had a 27-10 season this year, coached by Catie Brand and new coaches Megan Clayberg and Dawn Lauman. Composed of nine juniors, two sophomores, two freshmen, and only one senior, this team has dominated a majority of their matches with an uncommon mix of players. The team’s theme […]
The girls and boys cross country teams had a very successful year. Most teams dream of qualifying for state, but for a girl’s team to qualify 10 years straight and a boy’s team to qualify 11 years straight is extraordinary. And, this is exactly what the Dutch did. In one of the biggest meets of […]
It takes courage to sign up for Creative Writing, and even more courage to publish something for the public eye. Creative Writing was a new class to Pella High School in the spring of 2014, and since then, the class has grown to 55 students! These three sections have created a literary magazine to highlight […]
Pella Community School District Needs Assessment Survey Each school district in Iowa conducts a district needs assessment survey every five years to help determine the direction of the school system. The Pella Community School District recently conducted an online assessment that had 823 respondents. These individuals represented high school students, K-12 parents, parents of preschool […]
Agricultural teacher Jacob Bowers, along with Industrial Tech teacher Mark Goodrich, recently purchased four large drones and twelve small ones. The drones, or quadcopters, were purchased with the Carl Perkin’s grant, which provides money for Career Technical Education programs such as Ag, Industrial Tech, and FCS. The drones will be used for educating students about […]
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