Marching Dutch head to Cherry Blossom Festival in D C
The band raises over 18000 dollars from Pella residents to cover motel costs at Holiday Inn in Washington D C and travel on Greyhound buses. They plan a Saturday parade on April 2 at 1 p m EST with Tulip Queen Kathy Thies and will return April 5.
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Pella
Holiday Inn
Washington, D.C
Washington
Greyhound
Kathy Thies
Guy Blair
Iowa
PHS
Sewing expert Kitty Rotruck conducts home ec clinics
Sewing specialist Kitty Rotruck demonstrated bias scarf making and pressing techniques during lectures for Home Ec classes. She toured Iowa Nebraska and Canada giving clinics, with Joyce Harter assisting in Waterloo sessions and hosting Rotruck in Pella where a wool ruana was gifted to Harter.
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Kitty Rotruck
Home Ec
Swing into Spring Variety Show Presented by Pella Club
The Women s Federated Club of Pella staged a Swing into Spring program Tuesday at Douwstra Chapel Central Campus. Pella High jazz band directed by Guy Blair and Swing Choir led by Ken Lucas performed among acts. Proceeds benefit local youth groups including PHS AFS chapter.
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Federated Club of
Pella
Douwstra Chapel
Pella High
Guy
AFS
PHS
April Calendar of School Sports and Events
A densely packed April calendar lists golf and tennis events for boys and girls across multiple towns including Albi Newton Knoxville Fairfield Grinnell Clarke Indianola Chariton Johnston Lincoln Southeast Polk and Albia with dates from April 4 to 22. Highlights include FFA banquet on the 13th and a Junior-Senior dance on the 15th.
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Albi
Newton
Knoxville
Fairfield
Grinnell
Indianola
Clarke
Chariton
Oskaloosa
Johnston
Lincoln
South Tama
Centerville
Southeast Polk
Albia
Southeast
Polk
Bad Seed to be staged in cafeteria this week
Maxwell Andersons Bad Seed will be performed Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. in the cafeteria. This will be the last major production in the cafeteria before the new auditorium opens next year. Cast features Monica May as Rhoda with Brenda De Jong as her mother.
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Maxwell Anderson
Wil Kirschman
Rhoda
Monica May
Brenda de Jong
Sandy Huisman
Kent van Hemert
ACT tests Saturday at Central College
About 25 percent of juniors and a few seniors will take the spring ACT exams on Saturday April 2 at Central College. Counselor John White notes band trip to Washington DC reduces turnout. Seniors only may take fall tests. 50 to 60 seniors typically sit for the exams, 75 percent in fall.
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Central College
Washington, D.C
John White
VD education taught in freshman and Family Living classes
A venereal disease awareness program was conducted at PHS. Freshman English students viewed a VD film presented by counselor Mrs Frances Koehn, followed by a Q&A. Family Living classes taught by Mrs Joyce Harter completed a unit covering disease types transmission symptoms effects and treatment.
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PHS
Frances Koehn
Joyce Harter
Seniors plan futures after graduation at Central College
The 98 graduating seniors reveal summer and fall plans. Keith Van Gent will work at Hy-Vee, then its meat department. Lori Van Vliet will travel California two weeks before starting at Central College in Pella. Barb De Cook aims for a job then area college. Jennie Harmeling moves to Central College with savings from Dutch Oven employment.
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Keith van Gent
Hy-Vee
Dave Vande Voort
Central College
Pella
Dave Vos
Duane Rempe
Lori van Vliet
California
Julie DE Jong
Rosscreen
Des Moines Area
Barb DE Cook
Barb Boorda
American Institute of Business At
Des Moines
Sandy Huisman
Jennie Harmeling
Dutch Oven
Steve Seekamp
Larry van Houweling
Area II Community College
Denny van Hemert
Vander Ploeg
Laureen Rook
American Institute of Business
Lynda Wilson
Simpson College
Indianola
Jeffy Hoekstra
Pella Rolscreen
Pella Community Nursing Home
Marshalltown Community College
Jill and Ruth plan Cambridge study trip this summer
Jill Jansma and Ruth Smalley, both students at the local school, will study in Cambridge England from July 7 to August 3 through the American Institute for Foreign Study. They will take Shakespeare in the 1600s Medieval to Modern Architecture and Modern Britain with dormitory housing and day trips to castles Rome Paris London and Edinburgh plus Stratford on Avon Hamlet.
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Jill Jansma
Ruth ‘Smalley
Cambridge
England
American Institute For Foreign Study
AIFS
Jill
Ruth
Britain
Rome
Paris
London
Edinburgh
Stratford-on-Avon
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Jason Vines
Jim van Ekeren
Dean Bergman
Barry Sagraves
Julie Sadler
Tom Hinga
Joan van den Berg
Carol Gosselink
Kathy van den Berg
Kirschman
van den Berg
Walt Disney
Jose Carioca
Panchito Tecumcowr
H.J.S. Viceroy
Kelly Thompson
Mary Liggett
Paul Barton
Mary Lubbers
Wendy Barr
Barb Roorda
Carlyn Boertje
Jan Vandenberg
Holland Theatre
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