Pella Community School District board members pictured from left: Gregg Gustafson, Lisa Jansen, Joan Corbin, Timothy Tripp, Gary Coppock May is School Board Recognition Month and a great opportunity for communities to honor the more than 2,000 school board members who are locally elected in Iowa. Board members volunteer countless hours of their personal time […]
Eric Nelson has been selected to receive the 2018 Iowa Bandmasters Association Outstanding Administrator Award. The Iowa Bandmasters Association selects administrators who exhibit leadership traits supporting the growth and success of band programs, students, directors, and school communities. Pella High School band director Dameon Place nominated Eric for the award stating in his letter that: […]
Freshman Kaelie DeHeer has been dreaming of a service dog for 5 years. Her family applied to go through the process of getting a dog 4 years ago with an organization, but saw little progress being made. Last summer, they choose to try again with a different company, Domesti-PUPS. They found out about this company […]
Jay McKinstrey has been selected by the Pella Area Community Economic Alliance (PACE) to receive this year’s Community Spotlight Award. This is one of three Pella Impact Awards given annually by PACE Alliance. Honorees are selected based on their overall impact to the quality of life in Pella; including partnerships and collaboration, innovative programs and […]
The Iowa High School Music Association State Jazz Contest was held at the Pella High School Saturday, January 27th. Area jazz bands from Oskaloosa, North Mahaska, Pleasantville, PCM, Grinnell, EBF, Knoxville, and the three Pella HS Jazz Bands preformed throughout the day. Pella Jazz 1 and Jazz 2 (PM) received Division I “Superior” ratings and […]
Pella High School’s special education department recently received $7,962.00 from the Knights of Columbus. The Knights of Columbus is a Christian organization started in 1882 by a Catholic priest to raise money for single mothers who lost their husbands. Since then, nearly two million Catholic men around the world are part of the Knights of […]
Pella High School AcaPella and Bravo show choirs competed at the West Branch High School competition on Saturday, January 13. AcaPella won the varsity division with a moving performance of Revolution, ending the day as Class 3A Grand Champions after the evening’s finals competition. In addition, AcaPella won caption awards for best costumes, stage crew, […]
The High School Madrigal group performed at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Saturday, December 16. The group, lead by vocal director Michelle Chaplin, has performed at several locations this holiday season including Pella’s tree lighting ceremony, Tour of Homes, Jefferson Place and Rotary Club. Their last performance will be Friday, December 22 […]
Forté traveled to Wells Fargo Arena on December 1, to compete at the annual ISDTA. Similar to previous years, they performed three routines: military, pom, and class kick. This year, Forté danced to “Torn” for military, “Pump” for pom, and “Little Bird” for kick. They placed 1st for Large School Military, 2nd for Class XI […]
Coach Catie Brand has been named the Class 4A, Southeast Iowa District Volleyball Coach of the Year by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association. Coach Brand and the Lady Dutch had another fantastic season, finishing in a tie for first place in the Little Hawkeye Conference. The volleyball team then went on to compete at the […]