Those Who Can Do They Are, Gripe They Are
Before the new school year began plans were laid for the Pelladium and Duchess staffs. The staff started work the first day of school and has worked nightly since. Readers are urged to contribute ideas and time to improve the annual. The Pelladium is reorganized this year to share responsibility, with a meeting held September 8 to discuss new ideas to be implemented.
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Pelladium and
Duchess
Pelladium
The Woes of a Wee, Weary Freshman
A 1956 freshman diary recounts brutal old time hazing and initiation rites. The narrator Freddie details bell rushes, carrying books for seniors, and grueling tasks like pushing cars and rough runs. He recalls paddling, barefoot treks, and gym stunts, praising a new school rule banning drastic initiations.
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Freddie
Freshmen Frolics Back Little Dutch Football Team
Thirteen freshmen at Pella High join the 1955 football program under coach Don Black. Names include Mark De Cook, Aston Terpstra, Dale Kane, Ron Van der Leest, Larry Lautenbach, Dean Butler, Marii Van Englehoven, Jim Rekder, Ron Van Ekeren, Roger Duven, Gerald Kuiper, Jerry Ulrich, and Robert Stykhius. They begin with minor tasks then become full squad members and prepare for freshmen sophomore games against Knoxville Journey and Pleasantville.
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Pella High
Sigourney
Mark de Cook
Aston Terpstra
Dale Kane
Ron van der Leest
Larry Lautenbach
Dean Butler
Mari
Don Black
Knoxville
Ourney
Pleasantville
Staff Directory Listing for Newspaper Editors and Reporters
A detailed staff roster lists top editors, assignment editors, typing editor, sports editor, and a long chain of reporters and cub reporters led by Editor in Chief Kathy Redeker and including Norma De Bruin Ellen Rempe Dorothy Vanden Oever Avis Verhoef Tom Boat and many others.
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Kathy Redeker
Norma de Bruin
Ellen Rempe
Dorothy Vanden Oever
Avis Verhoef
Veesere Lee
Joyce van Roeker
Tom Boat
Jerry Ulrich
Those Seniors By Freshman Jerry Ulrich
A freshman recalls help from seniors guiding him through classes and halls at school. He notes seniors showed him the building, carried books, and teased about proposing to multiple girls, admitting freshmen woes and learning curves.
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Jerry Ulrich
Seniors Come Running as One Last Push Ends
A brief line notes anticipation as the speaker jokingly signals a sprint into senior year, promising one final dash before graduation and ending with a playful farewell about an imminent senior arrival.
Freshman Lament Reflects First Day Struggles
On August 29 freshmen at the start of the school year attend devotions in the auditorium after eight and begin classes with a bright, clean slate as seniors orchestrate tasks and the new students work to prove they can keep up.
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Ron van Ekeren
Buick
Schagen Chosen New Cheerleader
Six candidates from the Pep Club faced student vote on September 1 to pick the school cheerleader. Hilma Schagen won the regular post with Kathy Redeker Sandy Sels and Marilyn Visser retained from last year. Karen Vander Wilt Judy Huyser were named substitutes for basketball and football respectively.
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Hilma Schagen
Kathy Redeker
Sandy Sels
Marilyn Visser
Janice Kane
Karen Vander Wilt
Judy Huyser
PHS
Devotional Series Opens at Pella High School
On August 26, 1955, Pella High School welcomed 320 students back. A new senior class sat front, with juniors through freshmen in their rows behind. Weekly devotions began with Mr. Buerkens comparing the classes to a baseball game as seniors sit on third base hoping to reach home plate.
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Pella High School
Buerkens
Bible-Inspired Back-to-School Devotion Addressed by Mr Buerkens
Mr Buerkens compared mental capacity to a check-book and urged reading the Bible as the best book. He told students the year ends with juniors advancing, sophomores on track, and freshmen starting a new high school career. He read Matthew and the story of Nicodemus and closed with prayer.
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Mr. Buerkens
Matthew
Nicodemus
Jesus
New Improvements Brighten P. H. S. Freshmen and Teachers
The school adds a Freshman class and new teachers as 320 students adjust to faculty. The music department boasts a grand piano with no reports of intrusions. A camera club under Mr. Wilkins will photo the annual, aided by new classroom lights and equipment.
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Wilkins
Renovation Work Highlights On Campus Facilities
The report notes refurbishment including installation of new used sink tables in the laboratory. The gymnasium floor and second floor hall floor were refinished, and several rooms repainted including a hall and two rooms.
Democracy in Action Freshmen and upperclassmen elect officers
Students in a study hall vote on class officers as September 7 at 1 00 p m echoes with chants from about six sponsors The Freshmen elect Kay Kuyper president Jim Redeker vice president Myra Verros secretary treasurer and Joan Nollen and Mark De Cook Student Council junior and senior council representatives follow in ensuing lines The Sophomores elect Warren De Haan president Judy Groendyke vice president Gary Wallace secretary Don Gosse link treasurer and Hilma Schagen and Howard Vander Pol as council reps The Juniors elect Verlan Van Rheenen president Harley Van Roekel vice president Nancy De Cook secretary treasurer and Butch Sheppard Joyce M Van Roekel as council reps The Seniors choose Bob Toom president Fern Den Adel steps in if needed Marleen Duven handles books Marvin De Jong tracks money Delores Vanden Berg and Lee Nossaman to represent Seniors in Student Council Senior class photos to be taken and handed to Mr Reysack before Thanksgiving vacation
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Kay Kuyper
Jim Redeker
Myra Verros
Butch Sheppard
Joyce M. van Roekel
Bob Toom
Fern den Adel
Bob
Marleen Duven
Marvin de Jong
Delores Vanden Berg
Lee Nossaman
Reysack
Creation of Woman Equal to Man Says Henry
A depiction of woman created from the rib of man quotes Matthew Henry on equality and partnership. She is described as not above nor below but beside and protected, near his heart and beloved, reflecting a balanced view of gender roles.
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Matthew Henry
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Mary Sytsma
Judy In’t Veld
Evelyn Dykstra
Judy Groendyke
Marla de Wild
Linda Tysseling
Janice Mol
Wilma Slycord
Diane Ver Dught
Cub
Bonnie Verrips
Margie Gosselink
Barbara Boat
Connie Vander Meulen
Kay McDonald
Schagen
Cattle Congress
Aeco Ae
Daziung
Salvant
NEW
Vicker Ldhen
Midwest
Waterloo
Iowa
Danny Cattle
Congress
FELCO
Farmer’s Co-Op
Cook
Earl Pohlmann
Pella
Peace St
Charlie K. van Veen
Winchester
Marion County
Worth & van Zante
Elbert van Maanen
Tunis Schakel
Estate
Clara Schakel
Executrix
Riviera
Main Street
Circus Equipment
Pella, Iowa
Beth
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