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Please help us congratulate Suzi Jones on her induction to the Iowa Thespians Hall of Fame! Josh Manning – HS Principal Press Release: Iowa Thespians to induct Suzanne Jones, Pella High School Thespian Troupe Director, as the newest Hall of Fame member into Iowa Thespians Hall of Fame Suzi Jones, current teacher and theatre director […]

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Alexander Demuth has been named a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist! He is one of 16,000 students chosen from over 1.3 million high school juniors who entered the program by taking the 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Alexander will now continue in the competition, with hopes of earning one of the 6,900 National Merit […]

We are excited to welcome new staff members to the Pella Community School District for the 2024-25 academic school year! The group of 24 teachers will be spread across six school buildings, including Little Dutch Academy, Lincoln Elementary, Madison Elementary, Jefferson Intermediate, Middle School, and the High School. Let’s make them feel at home and […]

August 20: Community Open House (5pm-6pm) and Dedication Ceremony (@ 6pm) August 21: Meet the Teacher (3:30-5:30) September 3: First day of preschool for students with the last name starting A-L September 3: First day for all wrap-around care classrooms September 4: No preschool; wrap-around care classrooms open September 5: First day of preschool for […]

Congratulations to Jack Briggs for becoming the Class 1A Boys Tennis Singles Champion! This marks the third singles title in our school’s history and the first singles championship achieved by a member of the boys’ tennis team! Photo Credit: KNIA/KRLS

A huge congratulations to the Pella Girls Tennis Team! The team achieved a remarkable conclusion to their 2024 season on Wednesday, clinching the Class 1A state team tennis championship in Waterloo.   Head Coach David Bouska said, “What an amazing accomplishment from a special group of girls. These ladies responded so well all season to […]