Congratulations to Daria Haynie, Nora Ausman and Anna German! The local VFW sponsored an essay contest open to all 6-8 grade Pella students. The essay topic: What makes America Great? Three of our 7th grade students were selected as winners for their amazing essays. Russ Bollard visited the middle school on Friday, December 13 to […]
Kari Pingel, Gifted & Talented Teacher at Jefferson Intermediate Kari Pingel was named 2019 IATC Assistant Girls Cross Country Coach of the Year by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches. Coach Pingel has been an integral member of our coaching staff for many years. She has coached Pella high school girls track and field […]
Joan Nikkel, Middle School Language Arts Teacher Joan Nikkel is recognized by the Governor’s office and the Department of Education as a finalist for the Iowa Department of Education’s Teacher of the Year award. Joan was one of five Iowa educators who were picked as finalists for this year’s state award, which was won by […]
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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 […]