Custodians Revamp Pella High Building With Quick Clean
Harold Vos and Herman Bokhoven led a deep school cleaning at Pella High last May. They cleaned ceilings and fixtures, washed floors, and painted the south half of the main floor, renewing the interior on a five year cycle. Unique methods sped work, including washing blinds in the dish washer and cleaning cafeteria chairs with a bus washer.
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PHS
Harold Vos
Herman Bokhoven
Pella High
Harold
Herman
Vos
Preparing For A Football Game
The piece describes PHS football preparations from Monday through game day. Players review game films, coaches critique errors, and intersquad scrimmages test plays. Pre game calisthenics, kicking drills, and focused concentration build mental and physical readiness before traveling to Central College.
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Central College
Juniors Win First At Skit Night Homecoming Event
Juniors from Pella High School defeated Clarke High School in Osceola to win first place at skit night, the opening event of Homecoming weekend. Sophomores claimed second with a football hero fantasy, while freshmen earned third. Karla DeCook crowned 1973 Homecoming Queen, Cheri Van Dyk championing the crowd.
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Pella
Clarke High School
Osceola
Karla DeCook
Cheri van Dyk
PHS
Miss van Dyk
Central College
College Recruiters Visit Seniors from Luther Wartburg Ottumwa Heights
Seniors may question recruiters from Luther College Wartburg College and Ottumwa Heights on October 11 and 17. Wartburg sends Jack Fistler October 11 at 9 a.m. and Chris Haugen from Luther visits PHS at 2 p.m. Luther is a four year liberal arts college in Decorah. Ottumwa Heights spokesman Max Miller will be here October 17 at 10 15. Contact Mr John White with questions about the visit.
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Luther, Wartburg
Ottumwa Heights
Wartburg College
Jack Fistler
Waverly
Chris Haugen
Luther College
Decorah
PHS
Luther
Max Miller
Junior Colege
Ottumwa
Mr. Miller
Varsity Club Launches Homecoming Pin Drive
The Varsity Club started the year by distributing 500 homecoming pins at 50 cents each to raise funds for athletic equipment or to donate to other groups like AFS. Some proceeds bought roses for the homecoming queen. Oct 18 and 19 the club will hold a community clean up around town and at Red Rock Lake with a dance planned that week. The coach says the activities depict school pride.
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Varsity Club
AFS
Red Rock Lake
Pep Bus Trip Ends Without Rainout Glory
Wes Klein recalls a soggy Knoxville Homecoming trip where rain forced cancellation of the game amid swampy fields. A mid-ride mishap at an intersection and later light failures led the group to pull off near a motel after the rainout was announced.
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Knoxville
Pella
Sports Camps Draw Students Coaches
Pella High sent 22 girls to basketball camps across Iowa and seven states last summer with seniors Lola Vander Leest Jan Van Zee Jana Tysseling Deb Kaldenberg Mary Dahm and Barb Hoekstra among attendees. Junior and sophomore players joined camps at William Penn College Carthage IL and Graceland Lamoni IA, while Coach Dave Bender coached at UCLA and Wartburg camps.
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Pella High
Iowa
PHS
Robert Moors College
Carthage
Ilinois
William Penn College
Oskaloosa
Graceland College
Lamroni
Lola Vander Leest
Jan van Zee
Jana Tysseling
Deb Kaldenberg
Mary Dahm
Barb Hoekstra
Lara van Wyk
Diana Kaldenberg
Pam Pippel
Mellisa Willemson
Nina Bruinekool
Ruth Dees
Ram
Sagraves
Lori Humphrey
Laura White
Jeanna Weyers
Ann Ver Meer
Peggy Wesselink
Lori van Vliet
Barb Dingaman
Dave Bender
John Wooden
UCLA
Thousand Oaks
California
California Lutheran College
Bender
Wartburg
Waverly
Los Angeles
Benny Friedman
Hale
Denver
Colorado
Shreveport
Louisiana
Kenorsha
Wisconsin
Hightstown
New Jersey
Dallas Cowboys
Greg van Dusseldorp
Kent van Vark
Perry Klein
Victor Vanden Dever
Oral Roberts University
Tulsa
Ames
Clay Thornburg
Paul Vander Streek
Jay Bender
Science Classes Give Report and Bus Delays Described
A long rain delay and faulty lights forced a rescue bus to be called for students returning to Pella while others stayed on a partially lit bus. Later a large Des Moines concert drew seven thousand fans to Uriah Heep and Earth, Wind, and Fire amid smoky crowd conditions.
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Pella
Knoxville
Vets
Des Moines
Uriah Heep
Tucky Buzard
FHA Sells Magazines and School Science Updates
Members of Future Homemakers of America sell magazine subscriptions with a competition between freshmen and upperclassmen. Prizes go to top salesgirls and refunds are offered for last year’s orders. Physics classes study motion with new video equipment. Environmental Problems course analyzes local water pollutants and water bodies. chemistry and biology classes conduct experiments and tests.
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America
FHA
Joyce Harter
Mr. de Boef
de Boef
Red Rock Lake
Robert’s Creek
Pella High athletes attend multiple summer wrestling camps
The article details Pella High School wrestlers and basketball players joining camps across Oklahoma, Iowa, Wisconsin, California and more. Notables include coach Jay Bender, Miran Rodrick, Tom Chesbro, Wayne Wells, and Dan De Vries, with participants from Pella High such as Craig Vander Wert and Steve Cogley.
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Bender
John Wooden
Ponca City
Oklahoma
United States Wrestling Federation
U.S.W.F
Miran Rodrick
Tom Chesbro
Oklahoma State University
Wayne Wells
Yoshiro Fugita
PHS
Craig Vander Wert
Rick Boat
Rick Thompson
Rod Ruffridge
Bruce van Wyk
Steve Cogley
Mike L. de Jong
Steve L. Ter Louw
Pleasantville
Iowa
Lony Timerma
U.N.I
Tom Tait
Dan de Vries
Jerry Hirrschoff
Pella
Norris Hale
Tim Sadler’s beer can quest grows into a local art collection
PHS junior Tim Sadler curates a 156 can collection gathered over 18 months, aided by his brother and the Beer Can Collectors of America. He values local can art like the Rise and Drum from Rochester NY and a 1955 Hamm’s Preferred Stock, noting cans range from 7 to 24 ounces.
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PHS
Tim Sadler
Tim
Rochester
Hamm
When The Alarm Sounds Fire Drill Time Record
Students evacuated in one minute seven seconds setting a school record for tying the building in a fire drill. The article notes a 1973 longest time of one minute forty four seconds and cites Fire Prevention Week preparations and state disaster drill requirements for fires bus accidents and tornadoes.
Seniors Aid Pella High Through ISU Student Teachers
Seniors from Iowa State University in Ames have joined Pella High for about eight weeks as student teachers in Home Making. Miss Carol Walston of Adel Iowa and Miss Linda Stauss of Sheboygan Wisconsin bring cooking sewing and athletic interests and look forward to football games and meeting more people in Pella.
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Iowa State University
Ames
Pella High
Carol Walston
Adel
Iowa
Linda Stauss
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
PHS
Pella
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