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Madison’s 10th Birthday
Published on May 30, 2017Madison Elementary celebrated its 10th birthday with a school-wide program and celebration on Wednesday, May 24. The program included recognition of staff that have been at Madison all ten years and retired staff, as well as a video that shared both student and staff memories. All students, staff, and attendees enjoyed birthday cake and an […]

Girls State Track
Published on May 30, 2017On May 18, 19, and 20, the Lady Dutch Track team received the honor of state runner up for the second year in a row. Twenty four members of the team competed. According to Coach Dak Rasmussen, the coaches worked hard to keep the girls on their toes for state. “We don’t wanna work […]

Girls Varsity Tennis
Published on May 30, 2017On May 18, the Girls’ Tennis Varsity Team competed at regionals to see who would advance to state. Juniors Bronwyn Metcalf and Cecily Johnson qualified for states in doubles. Junior Lily Roozeboom and sophomore Brooke Jorgenson qualified in singles for state. Individual state will be one June 1 and 2. The meet to qualify for […]

Pella HS FFA
Published on May 22, 2017The Pella FFA Chapter volunteered at the Pella FFA Alumni and Friends booth during Tulip Time the first week of May. The alumni booth sold smoked pork burgers, pork chops, and skinless brats at the stand that were purchased from Ulrichs Meat Market. The Pella FFA Chapter was in charge of the sales to raise […]

State Track meets begin today at Drake
Published on May 19, 2017The State Track meets begin today at Drake. It will continue on May 19 and May 20. Twenty four Lady Dutch runners qualified for state, and 22 Dutchmen will be competing. See the photo gallery from the state qualifying meet on May 11 on Pelladium.com. State Qualifying Photo Gallery

Creative Writing Publication – 2017
Published on May 17, 2017Creative Writing is a junior and senior English elective class, where students explore many genres throughout the semester, including spoken word, flash fiction, poetry, narrative, short story, and even the graphic novel. As students have pushed and developed their writing skills, they have increased their ability to impact a reader. Whether through laughter, tears, or […]

Carnaby Club
Published on May 8, 2017On April 28 and 30, the Pella High drama department, band department, and orchestra put on the Carnaby Club in the East gym. It originally began as a collaboration effort between the vocal and band departments. However, in recent years, it has become a collaboration between the orchestra, band, and drama departments. Students who are […]