Little Dutch Lose To Valley Tigers In West Des Moines
Pella’s Little Dutchmen fell 66-45 to Valley Tigers in West Des Moines. Valley led from the start, with Pella never taking the lead, despite Hoekstra and Van Vark scoring early. Frosh-Soph also lost 52-49 as Valley edged ahead late. Larry Cowell led Pella with 18 points, followed by Emmet and Klein with 10 each.
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Tom Whalley
Calvin Yen Nieweal
Pella
Valley Tigers
West Des Moines
Hoffman
Valley
Kent van Vark
Westphaal
Tigers
Larry Braxvoort
Reg Hoekstra
van Varkit
Pelthen
Frosh-Soph
Jeff Emmett
Kevin Klein
First basketball pep assembly at school introduces lineup
The first basketball pep assembly began with the school song and cheers. Coach Bender announced the starting lineup for Saturday's game as students cheered and sang again.
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Prairie City
Bender
Glass Menagerie tribute and school antics note
Congratulations to the junior class and Mr. Kirschman for a fine Glass Menagerie performance. A gaudy five inch wide gray and rose tie was presented to Mr. Fitzgerald by his seventh period American History class.
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Kirschman
Fitzgerald
James Monroe
Monroe
David Dingeman
Rufus B. King
David
King
Philemon
Diphilus
Menander
Kittie Dutch squads and a Mr Doorenbos quip
The note mentions the kittie Dutch squads at season end and a geometry joke by Mr Doorenbos calling ABCD a wrecked angle. Carol Van der Weide faces embarrassment over an eighth grade photo in study hall. Senior Home Economics girls act out men in family life scenes. The Pelladium will miss Nov 30 issue due to Thanksgiving break. next issue is Dec 7.
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Kittie
Pelladium
Pelia Chronicle
Future plans for Mixed Chorus outlined by director
The mixed chorus is tuning for a Christmas musical on December 16. Director Mapes says the sound is fair but needs growth before Christmas and notes improvement since year start. He envisions a spring program with religious and new show tunes and hints at a demanding piece by Philip Day. He hopes for a long work with band, like Song of Democracy, though two weekly practices limit feasibility.
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Mapes
Students Read Free Books From Monthly Club Programs
Students at PHS engage with reading material from Tab and Campus book clubs led by Mrs Heusinkveld and Mrs Vander Werff. Freshmen and sophomores participate in the program and enjoy the offered titles.
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PHS
Tab
Campus
Heusinkveld
Vander Werff
Eng
Book clubs offer monthly paperbacks for students
Students can order paperbacks from two English teachers after receiving a monthly list. December features titles such as The Stevenson Wit and Wisdom Inherit the Wind The Ugly American The Return of the Native and Princess Margaret among many others.
Pella students aid foreign exchange effort with ads
Juniors and seniors at Pella High School work with the Rotary Club and American Field Service to raise funds for a foreign exchange student. On Saturday they canvassed the Pella area asking residents to place ads in the local paper for items to sell or give away, charging one dollar with fifty cents going to Rotary for the exchange program.
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Pella High School
Rotary Club
Pella
American Field Service
PHS
French Club Hosts Tres Bon Anett Pot Luck Dinner
The French Club under Mrs. Bonnie Vander Linden gathered officers and members for a November 13 pot luck in the Home Economics Department. Guest Dario Donolo, an Argentine exchange student with four years of French, joined the event and the group later held a French spelling bee.
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Bonnie Vander Linden
Dario Donolo
Dario
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Rosie
Veenstra
Main Street
Pella, Iowa
Exchana
Tres Bon Anett
Lynnville
Lynnville-Sully
L. W. Gause
Lynnville, Fe
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