Remembering Four Years at Pella Christian High
Lois De Kock leads a reflective yearbook-style piece from Christian High News praising growth, gratitude, and spiritual formation. It lists cherished activities, honors staff, notes scholarships for Stanley Vermeer, Evelyn Hol, Leland Ryken, Carolyn Van Wyk, Leonard De Vries, and Lois De Kock, and bids farewell with a call to lifelong service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Vermeer
Calvin
Evelyn Hol
Leland Ryken
Central
Carolyn van Wyk
Dordt
Leonard de Vries
Trinity
National Union
Lois de Kock
God
Staff editors and reporters listed for school paper
The document lists staff roles including editor Carol Boaretyn Associates Editors Esther De Vries and Florence Drybout Sports editors Lois De Keck for girls and Larry Bay for boys reporters Betty Beskhuizen and Mary Kou Belt, with Rich Jellema as reporter and Leland as faculty adviser Mr C Vande Ree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol “Boaretyn
Senior Assembly and Honor Awards Close 1960 Memoirs
Students recalled the last moments of school as underclassmen watched peers receive awards during an Honor Assembly. Seniors performed on stage, old books were turned in, and diplomas were presented with faculty congratulations amid emotional goodbyes.
Farewell lines reform a cryptic old note
A fragmented text presents a sentimental farewell with unclear Who said the line and stray punctuation. The readable bits hint at a personal message or poem fragment lacking full context or names.
Examinations and Student Quips From a History Class
A humorous look at tense exam period as seniors enjoy exemptions while others battle finals. Vignettes include a teacher quip about Washington, a weak grammar student listing nouns, and playful definitions such as spine, waffle, and gossip. Strong names or dates are not present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
George Washington
United States
Chapel Reflections and Speakers at P.C.H.S. Week
A sequence of chapel events at Pella Christian High School featured a third period speech class performance with singing and a Ruth Memmelaard talk on beatniks. Rev Ringwald spoke on Ecclesiastes against youth, followed by Vander Berg’s chapel and a Davis Folkerts tenor solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenne Ne Nooy
Ruth Memmelaard
Clarence de Boef
Jesus
Ringwalda
Third Reformed Church of
Pella
Vander Berg
James J
Davis Folkerts
P.C.H.S
Vande Ree
Satan
Christian High News
Pilot Me and the Word of God for the voyage ahead
A religious exhortation urges seniors to prepare for life after graduation. It compares departing students to a ship leaving harbor into life’s storms and urges them to keep the Bible close. It warns against compromising the Word to save oneself and questions their spiritual condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Pella Christian High seniors gift intercom system
The Class of 1960 presents an intercom system to Pella Christian High, enabling direct communication from the office to any room in the building as a token of gratitude for what the school has given them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Christian High
Pella Christian High School
One Bee to Another at Pella Christian High
Carol Boerelyn stands out as a busy student at Pella Christian High School. A five foot dark haired brown eyed leader, she edits the school news and excels in English IV United States history Reform Doctrine and bookkeeping. She plans to attend Central College next year with music as her specialty and has starred in choir band and drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Christian High School
Carol Boerelyn
United States
Gentral College
School Swarm at Holland House Bee Choir Duties
The passage notes a girl at Holland House who keeps a lively personality and resists temptations to sting when things go awry. It recalls Sundays at Leighton Reformed Church where she is a member and describes her duties teaching Sunday School and directing the Intermediate Choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland House
Leighton
Memories by Tena De-Haan at the sea shore
The speaker recalls a morning by the sea with breakers kissing the shore and a distant ship on the horizon. A soft breeze stirs the clouds as a child plays by warm sand while gulls call and the sun halos the scene, a memory of a great, glorious sea she will always recall.
A Word of Thanks From Christian High News Editor
The editor of Christian High News expresses gratitude for readers and supporters. The note thanks staff contributors, faith groups, and families who helped publish the paper and sustain the publication.
Farmers urged to apply for $2000 Chicago Dairy Scholarship
Senior boys are urged to act on a $2000 scholarship offered by the Chicago Dairy Technology Society. Details are on the bulletin board with a notice to apply promptly before the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Dairy ‘Technology Society
The
Bulletin Board
Senior Assembly Friday at PCHS Features Class Will and Band
Leland Ryken, class president, narrates a senior assembly with a WG N Chicago news broadcast prophecy by Richard Jellema. Carolyn Van Wyk reads the dedication to parents as the Senior Boys Marching Band led by Russell Stravers performs. Lois De Kock represents PCHS in the final moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Ryken
WGN
Chicago
Richard Jellema
Carolyn van Wyk
Russell Stravers
Benier
Lois de Kock
PCHS
Children Need Exercise Outside School
A fragment notes that school children display restless energy and growing muscular control, enjoying physical skills and making things. It suggests parents’ concern with constant activity and hints at ongoing discussion by school personnel about physical growth.
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