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Derek Schulte is Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year Pella High School would like to extend its congratulations to Mr. Derek Schulte for being named the 2025 Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year by the School Administrators of Iowa (SAI)! “Selected by a group of his peers, Derek stands out as a dedicated leader whose […]

2024 Fall Musical: Freaky Friday 2024 Show Dates Due to the football playoff game on Friday night, the showtimes for the PHS Fall Musical, Freaky Friday, are scheduled for: Thursday evening (11/7) at 7 PM Saturday afternoon (11/9) at 2 PM Saturday evening (11/9) at 7 PM More information and ticket purchasing can be found at […]

The 2024 Duchess yearbook has been awarded Yearbook of the Year by the Iowa High School Association, a prestigious recognition of the hard work, creativity, and dedication of the yearbook staff. In addition to this honor, individual members of the yearbook team took home an impressive 31 awards across various categories. Congratulations to all involved […]

Congratulations to the Girls Cross Country Team, who won the 3A State Championship on Friday, November 1st! The team scored 23 points, which is the all-time state low score in the 5K era. The girls placed six of their seven runners in the top 15, including Marissa Ferebee in 1st, Elsie Brenneman in 2nd, Ruth […]

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 […]