Honor Society initiates 18 at annual dinner
The Honor Society inducted 18 students across sophomores juniors and seniors at its annual dinner. New members include Cheryl Crawford Mary De Pen ning Elaine De Wit Paul Flikkema Eileen Graber Joleen Meulpolder Jones Linda Stursma Terri Toom and sophomores Caryln Boertje Darrin Meyer Linda Nollen Jan Vanden Berg Carol Vander Leest Beth Van Hoeven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl Crawford
Mary de Penning
Elaine de Wit
Paul Flikkema
Eileen Graber
Joleen Meulpolder
Coming Events List for November
November events include school play November 7 8 p m at Middle School 1 Art Club on 13 14 15 National FFA Convention on 14 no school due to teachers meetings FHA on 17 Pella Parents Association on 20 21 22 All State Music Festival on 21 Girls Basketball Fairfield there Boys Basketball Indianola there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Club
FHA
Pella Parents Association
Fairfield
Indianola
PHS Presents Stories Of America In Narrative Theater
The drama department under Wil Kirschman presents Stephen Vincent Benet's Stories of America on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Middle School auditorium. Thirteen narrators and 10 actors perform in a prop-free production with narration, lighting, and music shaping four segments about Revolutionary and Colonial America and myths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil Kirschman
Stephen Vincent Benet
Language Day At Central College Draws Large Crowd
About 700 students attended Language Day at Central College on October 29. Pella High School sent 36 students studying French and Spanish. The event featured campus tours, a faculty talk on abroad programs, and student skits by the French German and Spanish Clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High
Central College
Central
PHS Student Among 120 in National FFA Band
Marvin Van Wyk a PHS junior and FFA member has been chosen from over 500 applicants representing 44 states to play tenor sax in the National FFA Band at the 48th National Convention in Kansas City November 11 to 14. Under Roger Heath the band gains a reputation for polished performances with two days of practice before first performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin van Wyk
FFA
PHS
Marv
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
Roger Heath
Virginia Tech
Mike and Jeana Help At Jefferson Jackson Dinner
About 4,000 Democrats attended the Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames on October 25. PHS seniors Mike L. De Jong and Jeana Weyers helped ushers in the event, meeting several presidential candidates including George McGovern. The dinner raised roughly $75,000 for the Democratic party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilton Coliseum
Ames
PHS
Mike L. de Jong
Jeana Weyers
Mike
Jeana
Norris Hale
Birch Baye
Jimmy Carter
Fred Harris
Henry Jackson
Terry Sanford
Sargent Shriver
Morris Udall
George McGovern
Secret Service
Kris Van Denberg aims for nursing career
Kris Van denberg, a senior and nurses aide at Pella Community Hospital, shares her interest in nursing and helping people. She has three months of experience, works twice weekly after school and weekends, completed a three week course last summer, and helps with feeding, bathing, bed making, laundry, and patient walk-and-talks with staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kris Vandenberg
Pella Community Hospital
Kris
University of Iowa
FHA Initiates 18 Students Into Future Homemakers Club
Seventeen freshmen joined the Future Homemakers of America at the high school in a Thursday ceremony held in the home economics room. The initiates, including Bonnie Keuning and Kathy Jaarsma among others, prepared and served a meal of spaghetti and salad for about fifty members and sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHA
Future Homemakers of America
Bonnie Keuning
Brenda Willemsen
Marcia Vander Meiden
Amy Harter
Kathy van Gent
Aggie Schippers
Jamie Rouw
Carrie Kroes
Judy Vander Wilt
Lori van Zee
All-State Turning Point for PHS Musicians
Auditions held at Roosevelt High School on October 25 for the All-State Music Festival. Fourteen PHS students competed for chorus band and orchestra spots with six named to All-State groups. Chorus selections included Jane Walvoord Lora Vanden Oever Lee Vande Voort and Tom Vander Linden. Barb Boertje and Mary Van Ekeren earned All-State band spots. The festival runs November 21 and 22 in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NHS
M.L. Huit
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Barbara Bosch
Donald Dykstra
Lori Humphrey
Charlene Renaud
Paml Sagraves
Joe Thomas
Kris Vanden Berg
Sheryl Vander Hart
Lee Vande Voort
Steve van Dusseldorp
Laurel White
Kristin King
Kathy Thies
Terri Vander Werff
Robert van Wyk
Doug Ver Meer
Debbi Verros
Barb Bosch
Pella Rolscreen Company
Margaret Klyn
Roosevelt High School
PHS
Jane Walvoord
Lora Vanden Oever
Tom Vander Linden
Barb Boertje
Mary van Ekeren
Des Moines
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Honor Society
America
Mr. Kirschman
Jacob
Paul Revere
Q'Halloran
Johnny Pye
Fool Killer
Marv van Wyk
Linda Dykhuis
Jackie Walster
Cheryl Spoelstra
Deb van Horn
Mary van Walbeek
Kathy Jaarsma
Barb Dykhuis
Marla Nieuwsma
Mrs
Joyce Harter
Arvin
Pella
Waterers
Dod
Pella Square
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