Honors Night Highlights at Pella High
The Second Annual Honors Night at Pella High featured a welcome from senior Robert Vos and performances by the Boys' Glee Club Flute Trio Brass Sextet and Girls' Glee Club. Students received state pins, chevrons, and vocal music ratings, with standout honorees including Karen Van Waardhuizen Sand y Vander Linden Kathy Gosselink and Linda Angove along with several gold pins and cheerleader letters.
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Pella High
Robert Vos
Boys’ Glee Club
Ruth Brouwer
Girl's Recreational Association
Karen van Waardhuizen
Delores Vander Pol
Sharon Duven
Betty van Ekeren
Mary Hollandrands
Phyllis de Brain
Nancy Kool
Sandy Vander Linden
Kathy Gosselink
Linda Angove
Georgia Ten Hagen
Melba van Hemert
Judy Vander Waal
Paul Bogaards
Vivian Vroom
Phyllis de Bruin
Elaine Scha
Pella High School Honors and Awards Review
Pella High School lists staff editors and reporters and notes award recipients across music theater Thespians track and FFA. Bonnie Vander Linden receives Arion Award. Danforth Foundation honors go to Bonnie Vander Linden and Leroy Kelderman for leadership. Band Thespian and journalism awards span many students with multiple merit recognitions.
PHS Annuals Have Arrived
The Dutchess annuals were distributed on Monday May 10 to students who ordered them earlier. Juniors received in room 202 sophomores in room 207 and Freshman in room 200. Seniors had theirs after Honor Night. About 305 of 366 students bought annuals and nearly 20 were sold to businessmen, totaling 325. Signing rules remained the same as prior years.
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PHS
Ward challenges grads to be Daniels at Pella High
Reverend Evert Ward urged Pella Community High School graduates to take a stand for Christ during the May 21 baccalaureate at First Reformed Church in Pella. His sermon “For Want of a Cause” urged teens to choose a life-defining purpose as Daniels. Organist Roberta Hirschler accompanied a mixed chorus singing Thou Who Wast God and The Creation, with lighting enhancing the second number.
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Evert Ward
Pella Community High School
Reformed Church
Pella
Lawn care tips to prevent diseases in Iowa turf
County Extension Director Richard Freeman emphasizes top notch seeding and ongoing care for healthy lawns. Plant pathologist Malcolm Shurtleff lists over 100 diseases and links them to poor conditions, offering six practical steps from drainage and soil testing to careful mowing and controlled watering for home lawns.
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Richard Freeman
Malcolm Shurtleff
Iowa State University
Iowa
Shurtleff
Knoxville
Citizenship Award To Eight At PHS Honors Night
Mr. Wilkins announced eight Citizenship Award winners at PHS Honors Night on May 9 chosen by student body for leadership attitude cooperation and loyalty. Recipients include freshmen Stanley Bogaard and Donna Wichhart sophomores Robert Wrough and Barbara Duven juniors Ron Zwank and Twylah Van Steenis seniors Cordell Verwers and Kathy Gosselink. Their names will be inscribed on the citizenship plaques in the auditorium.
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PHS
Jerry Slykhuis
Roger Slykhuis
Jim Modlin
Bill Vroom
Ben van Zante
Bob Ulrich
George Vandevoort
Edward Klyn
Tony Tysseling
Mike Gates
Duane Dieleman
Phil Ongnn
Mark van Houweling
Larry Haverkamp
Paul Bogaard
Robert Vroegh
FFA
Delwin van Zante
James Lorigan
PHS Voc. Ag
Delwin
Steve de Cook
Ruth Brouwer
Jean Roorda
Jerry Gosselink
Betty van Ekeren
Mr. Wilkins
Stanley Bogaard
Herman Bogaards
Donna Wichhart
Chris Wichharts
Robert Wrough
Gysbert Vroegh
Barbara Duven
Wilson du
Injury in Rural Mower Accident Catching Finger
John Barnes of Bancroft lost the tip of his middle finger while operating a rider mower at his parents farm. As he shifted the mower a glove caught in the chain and severed the finger.
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John Barnes
Bancroft
Barnes
Belmond Father Son Bowl: Steven Courson Sets 630 Series
In Belmond a father and son bowling tournament saw Steven Courson roll a 630 series while his father posted 545 with a small handicap. Steven led the pair by 85 pins in a friendly regional matchup.
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Belmond
Steven
Courson
What You Should Know About Childhood Accidents
A historical advisory notes that childhood accidents cause over 14,000 deaths yearly to age 14, with falls a leading cause. It urges periodic chiropractic examinations, presenting chiropractors as specialists in spine and nervous system health amid discussions of injuries from falls at school and home.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Senior Service Memorial Award To J Gosselink
Pella high school honors senior athlete J Gosselink at the Second Annual Senior Honors Night held in the high school auditorium. Selected by classmates for contributing most to Pella High's good name, the memorial honors WWII fallen graduates. Gosselink is a basketball letter-winner and two-year football letterer.
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Erry. Gosselink
Pella High School
Jerry
Pella
Laat
Charles Stykhuis
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Robert Staal
Cub
Karen Knowles
Ray Byers
Mary Schakel
Carolyn van den Berg
Rose Ann van Essen
Ann Veldhuis
Nalan
John Rowley
Bonny Vander Linden
Martyn Ter Louw
Melba van He
Virginia Ver Ploeg
Sharon van Rees
Jack Taylor
Chevron
Mary Brucklander
Jean van Ekeren
Larry Kingery
Bonnie Vander Linden
Mary Gosselink
Allen Vander Linden
Nancy Vander Pol
Linda Lents
Chenille Letter
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LeRoy Kelderman
Cordell Verswers
George Vande Voort
Mary Hollebrands
Lois Ward
Sharyl van Rheenen
Bill Wing
Phyllis de Br
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William Wing
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Loretta Westerkamp
Jan Kregel
Pelladium
Federal Discount Corp
North Market Street
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Martin Naaktgeboren
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Deluxe
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Schel
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Firestone
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Klyn Tire & Battery
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