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Iowa Superintendent of the Year

Published on October 4, 2017

Greg Ebeling has been named Iowa Superintendent of the Year by the School Administrators of Iowa. Greg started his position here at PCSD in 2011, and has shown extraordinary dedication to our schools. After being nominated by his peers, Greg was selected for the award by a committee of superintendents from Iowa schools.  Please join […]

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School Board Election Results

Published on October 4, 2017

Lisa Jansen joins 5th-term member Joan Corbin and 3rd-term member Gregg Gustafson in filling three open board positions for the Pella Community School District. Congratulations to our newly elected and re-elected board members! There was a significant increase in voter turnout for this year’s election. In addition to selecting three board members, a majority of […]

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Coffee for a Cause

Published on October 4, 2017

Every Wednesday morning, the students of Ms. Sheets can be found walking door to door in the middle school with a coffee cart. They sell cups of coffee for $1 each with all of the profits going to different charities throughout the year. During the month of September, the money raised selling coffee to teachers […]

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Athletic Director of the Year

Published on October 3, 2017

Scott Tjeerdsma has been named Middle School Athletic Director of the Year for the Southeast Iowa District by the Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association. Scott does a tremendous job working in multiple roles as Middle School Math Teacher, Middle School Dean, and Middle School Athletic Director. We are grateful for his time and talents […]

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Pella Student Creates Program to Help Families in Need

Published on September 29, 2017

KNIA/KRLS Story: Pella Eighth Grader Recognized for Creating Program to Help Families in Need Posted: Friday, September 29th, 2017 at 4:59 am Author: KNIA/KRLS News – Andrew Schneider

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PHS Student Competes at International Space Settlement Design Competition

Published on September 29, 2017

In March 2017, four Pella High School students participated in the NASA Space Settlement Design Competition (SSDC). Sarah Van Norden was a member of the winning company and was selected by her teammates to participate in the International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC). The international competition was held at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex […]

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Iowa’s History Teacher of the Year

Published on September 19, 2017

Rebecca Helland 5th Grade Teacher Jefferson Intermediate Pella Community School District is proud to share with you that Rebecca Helland has been named Iowa’s History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Congratulations Rebecca! What an amazing honor, and thank you for sharing your gift of teaching with the Pella […]

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2017 Homecoming Court

Published on September 19, 2017

Front row: Paighton Bogaards, Ava Rowe, Queen Kara Wichhart, Natalie Henry, Annika Pingel Back row: Reece Schnell, Curtis Ware, King Adam Davis, Keaton Brenizer, Avery Van Zee  

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Homecoming Class Competition

Published on September 18, 2017

Student Council Hosts Food Drive Class Competition Hy-Vee has donated boxes which will be located outside of the competitive gym all week. Food items may be dropped off during the school day this week, or at the Volleyball game on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Each box is labeled for a different class (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior) […]

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Food Truck Friday

Published on September 14, 2017
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