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High School Senior, Joe Beukelman, participated in a competition affiliated with the World Food Prize, submitting a paper on the struggles Syrian refugees have in obtaining life-saving insulin for diabetes.  His paper was one of 200 selected nationally as part of the Iowa Youth Institute. Beukelman presented at the World Food Prize in Des Moines […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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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 […]

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.

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 […]