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 […]
Congratulations to Bethany Tangen on the renewal of her National Board Certification. This is a 1-2 year process in which teachers select samples from their educational practices (i.e. artifacts, videos, student work) and provide a written commentary explaining how each sample is influential in using best practices to promote student learning in the classroom. This outstanding […]
Mrs. Goodman’s class and the library partnered to “fill the wagon” for the food shelf this Thanksgiving. Our overflowing wagon had over 200 items that were brought in by students in hopes that our local families who are struggling will have a happy Thanksgiving.
Head cross country coach, Doug Cutler, has been chosen by the Iowa High School Track & Field + Cross Country Coaches Association as an at-large Girls Coach of the Year. Coach Cutler and his team lead the girls to a Class 3A, 2nd place finish at the state cross country meet in October. This is […]
As part of a coffee time outreach, the ladies quilting group of First Reformed Church took on a special mission to sew weighted blankets for students that needed a little help. They wouldn’t tell us how many hours they worked, but said they met once a month and put in enough hours to get them […]