Students in the Pella Middle School are using their skills learned in the social studies classroom to make a difference in their community. The students in Mrs. Sadler’s 7th grade Social Studies class created a business through the problem solving process they learned about in class. They are selling old football and track jerseys, as […]
Acapella and Bravo competed at West Branch on Saturday, Jan.14. Bravo placed 2nd in Prep. and 6th in Finals. Acapella placed 2nd in 3A and 1st in Finals.
Senior Ashton Messor broke the wrestling record of 59 varsity career pins on Dec. 3 at the Montezuma Invitational. He now holds the record at 62 and counting with most of the season still left. The previous record was held by Brent Smith who wrestled from 2006 – 2010. See an interview with Messor on […]
On Saturday, January 7, Acapella placed 1st in 3A and were 2nd runner-up overall at the Des Moines Christian Illumination competition. Bravo placed 1st in Prep Division.
Three times a month Mr. Bowers, the agriculture education teacher, opens up the welding shop for a work night. The group is called Ag Mechanics, and it has attracted a following from the agriculture and industrial technology departments. “Ag Mechanics was started because a few years ago I was constantly having kids stop by and […]
On December 9, the Pella High School Jazz 1 group traveled to Winterset High School for the South Central Iowa Band Association Jazz Festival. The jazz band performed their 3-piece set and finished in first place beating out Dallas Center-Grimes, Gilbert, and host-school Winterset. Winterset and the Pella Jazz 1 both qualified for the Iowa […]
Speech teachers Ashlee Whittington and Suzi Jones have decided to put on Scooby Doo for one of their Reader’s Theaters. They will be performing the first episode of the popular cartoon, “What a Night for a Knight!” This episode begins with an archeologist bringing a suit of armor to a museum. He disappears and the […]
This week we ended our candy bar fundraiser at Jefferson. When there was only one box left, an email went out that the first person to claim it could have it. Our Special Education teacher, Jody Knouse, immediately sent a response that she would take it, because she wanted to donate it to the Wal […]
Sixteen students from Mrs. Hones’ biology and honors biology classes attended a microbiology workshop at Iowa State University on Friday, November 11. Throughout the workshop, students received hands-on training and experience with minuscule samples in a modern laboratory facility. Some events from the day included isolating their own DNA and analyzing bacteria. Pella High juniors […]
Mrs. Fessler’s First grade class visited the Veterans at The Cottages on Veteran’s Day. Their time there was spent by singing the National Anthem, their state song, and their President song. They also each read a note telling the Veterans why they were thankful for their service. They blessed the residents greatly in their interactions […]