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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1973
Page
4
The Pella FFA will feel the impact of a new school board football field. Eighteen acres set aside for crops would be repurposed with topsoil shifts risking reduced yields of soybeans and corn. After expenses, the plot nets about 800 dollars for the FFA chapter, prompting ideas to rent land for fund raising and noting student labor keeps costs down.
This piece urges voters to assess candidates by past records and informed judgment. It argues that while honesty is not always clear, citizens must study information, vote for principled individuals, and perform their duty to the country rather than follow promises.
The piece notes confusion over what defines a sports season across professional leagues and high school, mentioning World Series World Cup hockey and ABC specials. It teases features on football cross country running abuse reports and team analyses including Los Angeles Lakers.
In 2007 the North Central Association evaluated Greenfield High School with Mrs. Steffy and Superintendent Orville Dunkin Ferently assessing subject fields and facilities for Girls and Home Economics, while Mrs. Steffy evaluated health glasses. Re-evaluations occur every seven years. Pella High School last faced assessment and Pella's turn is next per principal Jean Wilkins.
The Pelladiam is published weekly by Pella High School journalism students. The article lists staffers and visitors, notes the district’s monthly telephone bill around 500 dollars, and explains how four exchanges affect attendance calls and long distance charges for athletics, speakers, and meetings.
The Student Council met for the second time this year on Wednesday during fifth period to plan a snack bar. Junior class and band will receive funds next weeks as the main agenda item. John White was tapped to draft a snack bar schedule for approval at the next meeting. John Vanden Dever was chosen to represent the faculty committee and inform Principal Mr. Wilkins of actions after each meeting. Open campus for seniors and credits for band and vocal participation were referred to the McAally Committee. Officers elections for spring were tabled and reps urged to discuss them with their groups. A backlog of business means a meeting will be held again next week.
In a Thursday session of consumer housing classes, girls interviewed Mrs Frank Overman about the decisions that arise when building a home. They discussed location floorplans and related planning considerations.
PHS journalists attended a day long convention at the Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City with 1,000 students and speakers including Clark Mollenkath. The event covered newspaper staff, broadcast, and photography courses as well as a press conference. students from Pella and Pelladium staff participated.
Stuart Vos a PHS junior collects geodes starting two years ago after buying one in Keokuk. He has since visited Keokuk twice more and gathered over 200 geodes, with the largest weighing over 25 pounds. Geodes fascinate him for their mystery inside like a fortune cookie.
A Saturday workshop for Drill Team members ran from 9 am to 3 pm at Southeast Polk High. Girls from Pellax including Ronda Pope and Lynn Hinga learned five new routines from two Texas instructors. The Southeast Polk Rhyth mettes performed a routine, with plans for a future mini workshop inviting Southeast Polk students.
The music department announced its officers for the year. Jann Van Zee leads Girls Glee with Brad Van Vark heading Boys Glee. Jim Vander Ploeg presides over Mixed Chorus with Bruce Greving as vice president and Melody Washington as council representative. Kent Joosten heads band with Deb Kaldenberg as vice president and council representative. Peggy Nichless serves as Secretary-Treasurer. Senior representatives include Craig Vander Wert and Peggy Nichless. Steve P. Terlouw is a sophomore representative. freshmen Deb Dykstra and Jim Vah Ekeren also join the lineup.
Three Pella High students earn spots in the 1973 Town All-State Music Festival set for Thanksgiving weekend in Ames. Lynn Hoeksema, tenor sax, joins the All-State band while Kent Joosten and Dave Vande Voort, both tenor and bass, are named to the chorus after extensive Hoover High auditions.
PHS announces a change of venue for the year’s first play Bus Stop. Originally set for Ure high school cafeteria, performances shift to Central College Arena Theatre. Cast includes Debbie Myers Pam Menninga Malcolm Petsing Steve Carson with costuming reflecting early sixties. shows Nov 9 and 10 at 8 pm.
Purita Tejero, a Spanish exchange student staying in the United States for almost four months, says Americans are friendly and helpful. She spoke little English at first and learned largely from television and a Spanish-English dictionary. She has visited several host families and praises American food as fantastic.
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