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Madison Book Fair

Published on November 12, 2019

Book Fair date:  Tuesday, November 26th Shopping hours:  3:30 PM – 7:30 PM  Location: Madison Library We also  invite you to visit our online Book Fair at http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/findafair. Our online Fair is available from November 9th through November 22nd.  Books are now shipped directly to your home. Be sure to download the Book Fair app […]

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Middle School Standards-Referenced and Letter Grading

Published on October 24, 2019

Converting Class Standards to Letter Grades Since we are in the middle of elementary and high school, we use an intermediate method to calculate our grades. We use standards outlined in rubrics to inform our letter grades. Trust us, it would be much easier to use standards only, but we know we need to help […]

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Madison Elementary Kids of Character

Published on October 24, 2019

Congratulations to these students on being outstanding kids of character! Madison Elementary recognized four outstanding kids of character at their PBIS assembly on October 16, 2019. Students recognized include Ava Hennefeld, Jack Treur, Saige Pringle, and Emma Harvey. Students were nominated by their teachers for being exemplary students of character in their class. Each student […]

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Congratulations to Bob Fessler!

Published on October 24, 2019

Bob Fessler HS Health and PE Teacher   Bob Fessler has been selected to the Iowa High School Girls Coaches Association Volleyball Hall of Fame. Bob coached volleyball at Walnut Ridge Academy in Waterloo from 1997-2002, and at Pella High School from 2003-2011.  During his career as a volleyball coach, he won 419 games, leading […]

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Notice of Election

Published on October 21, 2019

Mahaska County election information Marion County election information Jasper County election information

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Julie Stratton Honored by High School Grad

Published on October 15, 2019

Congratulations to Julie Stratton, HS art Teacher, for receiving the Award for Mentoring Excellence from the Iowa State Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Julie Stratton was nominated by Pella High School graduate, Taylor Burton (2013).  During the award banquet on October 11, Taylor complimented Mrs. Stratton on her ability to nurture his creativity in art […]

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2019 Homecoming Court

Published on September 26, 2019

Congratulations to Queen Caroline McMartin and King Warren Page, and the their homecoming court:  Elsie Thoreson, Makenzie VanMaanen, Ellie Howard, Hailey Kowzan, Greyson Parisee, Logan Shetterly, Blake Recker and Colby VanGorp.

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September is National Preparedness Month

Published on September 24, 2019

National Preparedness Month is recognized each September to promote family and community disaster and emergency planning now and throughout the year. The 2019 theme is “Prepared, Not Scared.” Pella Community Schools would like to take this opportunity to identify district safety highlights and resources (links are in green text). The district follows procedures from the […]

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Family Fun Night – Saturday, Oct 5

Published on September 18, 2019

Pella Athletic Booster Club Presents Family Fun Night! Join us at the Pella Dutch Football Stadium for inflatables, concessions and movie! Saturday, October 5 5-7 p.m. – Inflatables on the turf 7-8:30 p.m. – Movie on the jumbo screen    

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Thank you to PPI and KLK Construction!

Published on September 3, 2019

Pella Community School District expresses a heartfelt “thank you” to two local businesses for their contribution to the video board project at our football stadium: PPI generously donated $220,00 to help fund the project. KLK Construction donated underground utility services for the video board. We are grateful for their contributions!  The video board was available […]

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