Girls Recreation Association elects 1966 67 officers
GRA officers for 1966 announced new officers for 1966 1967. Nancy Paris and Doretha Blauw lead as president and vice president with a student body audience, Laura Hiemstra becomes secretary treasurer, Rita Bensink programs chair, Kim Evers student council rep, and Vicki Paris publicity chair. Initiation and installation with awards set for May 16.
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Girls' Recreation Association
Nancy Paris
Doretha Blauw
Laura Hiemstra
Rita Bensink
Kim Evers
Vicki Paris
Foreign students brighten Pella High School day
On March 30 students from nine countries spent the day at Pella High School. Mrs Heusinkveld sent letters to foreign visitors' mothers noting their children were entertaining guests. Muammer Erhan of Istanbul sent colorful post cards and Ecuador weaving samples along with a letter from Ameria ids de Mara of Quito Ecuador.
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Pella High School
Foreign student day project by NHS P ILS chapter
Foreign student day was a project undertaken by the P ILS chapter of the National Honor Society. The effort highlighted cross cultural activities and student engagement within the school community.
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P.ils. Chapter
National Honor Society
Pella High hosts concert and banquet with honors
Congratulations rise as three Pella bands perform excellently at Pella Christian High on the 26th. Juniors and Seniors are thanked for a colorful banquet and prom. Nancy Ter Louw named FFA Sweetheart. Mr. Fitzgerald discusses Russian history in class while a lurid note mentions silent police action for slander.
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Pella
Pella Christian High
Nancy Ter Louw
FFA
Fitzgerald
Gestapo
Fatty Fink Award and class humor at school
A school roundup recounts students receiving a playful Fatty Fink Award for a poem based tale. It notes classmates debating personification of Fog by Carl Sandburg, quips about coming and up and coming youngsters, and teachers nicknamed in pop culture fashion like The Boy Wonder and The Batman of Boone.
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Fatty Fink
Carl Sandburg
Johnee Garrett
Mr. Mapes
Doug van Gorkum
Doug
Tulip Time at Pella High Sparks Student Preferences
Pella High students share Tulip Time highlights from Dutch Dances to the parade. Favorites include escaping school, watching the parade, and enjoying afternoon freedom, with some planning for music lessons and majorette leadership. Nancy, Cindy, and Martha are noted as dedicated music students with long practice histories.
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PHS
Janice Kool
Laura Klein
Doretha Blauw
Carol van Rheenen
Sonja Shetterly
Connie Robus
Diana Trueblood
Peggy Roorda
Connie Terpstra
Nancy
Pella High
Cindy van Hemert
Martha Ver Meer
Pella High School
Cindy
Martha
Pella High to Offer Wrestling Next Year
Pella High School will add wrestling as a boys sport next year announced by Principal Mr. Wilkins at the monthly student council meeting. The meeting also discussed Tulip Time float designs, skip day policy, and Bermuda Shorts Day aligned with Tulip Time, with student input sought on the skip-day change and approval for Bermuda Shorts Day two mornings of Tulip Time.
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Pella High Schol
Wilkins
Pella High School
Twirlers Practice for Tulip Parade at Pella High
Pella High twirlers practiced for Tulip Time at P.H.S. baton routines were polished as Cindy Van Hemert and Martha Ver Meer led tryouts from last spring and prepared for the parade.
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Pella High
Cindy van Hemert
Martha Ver Meer
FFA Banquet Honors Nancy Ter Louw and Honorary Chapter Farmer
The FFA held its annual banquet on April 22 in the school cafeteria with parents faculty and local veterinarians attending Reverend Benes gave the invocation before dinner Nancy Ter Louw was named FFA Sweetheart a sophomore Mr Hopp received the Honorary Chapter Farmer award Slides of the chapter's year’s work closed the evening.
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FFA
Benes
Language classes at PHS study mythology and grammar
In Pella High School, Miss Kramme leads Latin I and II through an extensive mythology unit and plans to resume textbooks. French I and II, taught by Mrs. Vander Linden, focus on adjectives and adverbs and subjunctive forms respectively.
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Phs
Frosh-Soph Second at Knoxville Dual
Frosh-Soph finish second to Knoxville at the Knox ville track meet on April 25, tallying 74 points to Knoxville's 78. Pella earned 7 first place ribbons led by Sid Blommers in shot put and 220 yard dash, with multiple wins in relays and sprints by the team.
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Tom Whaltey
Pella
Knoxville
Sid Blommers
Vince Klyn
Randy Sloan
Bruce de Penning
Brian de Vries
Kevin Klein
Dave Bensink
Dave Vander Noord
Randy van Weerden
Jim Ruthven
Larry Criss
Vince Klein
Ron Menninga
Quad meet at Knox ville with five teams listed
The varsity squad will compete in a quad meet at Knox ville on May 3 featuring Knoxville Osceola Albia and Pella. On May 6 Pella travels to Pekin for the district track meet.
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Knoxville
Osceola
Albia
Pella
Pekin
Summit Strivers Demonstration on Nutritious Milk Drinks
Elaine De Jong hosted a home demonstration on April 16, 1966, about nutritious milk drinks. The program included talks on cooking terms by Janet and Janice Langstraat and a calorie countdown of popular snacks by La Von Johnson, reported by La Von Johnson in Todays Girl.
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Elaine de Jong
Janet
Janice Langstraat
la von Johnson
Van Roekel speaks to Pella Rotary on 1965 India visit
Gerrit Van Roekel was guest speaker at the April 26 Pella Rotary Club meeting. He showed slides of India and described part of his 1965 visit. Guests included Mr. Pohlman Hartley Town Ray Cannon and Knoxville Rotarians Carroll Johnson Richard Lyman and A H Johnson. Rev. Everett Ward received a hard hat for his new motorbike and expressed thanks to the group.
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Gerrit van Roekel
Pella
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