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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1973
Page
6
Editorial critiques school lunch culture and student etiquette at Pella High School arguing long lines and rushed meals undermine character. A bike fundraiser invites community involvement while readers complain about open lunch rules and maintaining decorum.
The Pelladium newsroom lists Editor John Smalley and assistant editors John Vanden Dever and Scott K. Van Den Berg. Reporters include Chris Arkemna Cindy Arkema Joel Brummel Kirk Caldwell Scott De Bruin Gordon Graber Melody Judge Wes Klein Dave Meyer Denise Postma Tom Thies Joel Van Berkum Laura Vander Linden Tania Van Dyk Mark Van Rees Dawn Visser and Stu Vos.
Pella High School expands English options with nine single semester courses for juniors and seniors while freshmen and sophomores take year long courses. Four teachers split the workload and senior classes total 111 students with boys outnumbering girls 61 to 50. Enrollment stands at 491, down 11 percent from last year.
Three new teachers join Pella High. Rodney Wiersema from Morrison Illinois fills Industrial Arts for Mr. Meiser and is a Northern Illinois University graduate. Guy Blair, from Dayton Iowa and a Central College alumnus, teaches instrumental music in place of Mr. Dober necker, with four years at North Park. Diane Bradley joins as part time art teacher with Sonja Valdes and also assists at the middle school, married with Mundelein Illinois roots.
Pella High welcomes twelve new students alongside students from the middle school. New seniors include Bryce De Jong Lynnville Sully Anne Neuville Belgium and Purita Tejero Spain. Susan Dunkin Dallas Center joins the Junior class. Freshmen Tim Van Gorp Linda Stursma Ruth Nieuwsma David Vos Jay Vande Voort Pam De Koning Glen Westra come from Pella Christian High. The Marching Dutch began the 73 74 season at half time of the Pella Chariton game, drum majorette Deb Kaldenberg leading the show with Bugler s Dream Chester March Something For Cat You ve Gotta Be A Football Hero and the school song. Counselor visit: Tim Berry Briar Cliff College will speak at 11 am Thursday. seniors should contact Guidance Counselor John White.
The Varsity Club elected Jim Vander Ploeg as president with Gary Van Hemert as vice president and student council rep. The French Club outlined about six meetings and duties for seniors in charge while Mrs. Bonnie Vander Linden sponsors. The school awaits a new addition aiding art and mechanical drawing classes as journalism launches Pelladium this year.
Aug 31 in PHS gym 33 girls tried out for Pom Pom and Flag. Eight Pom Pom girls were chosen led by co captains Jaci Evers and Carol Kuyper. Remaining names include Cindy Harrison Cheryl Crawford Sara Schippers Mary Dahm Diana Kaldenberg and Diane Van Steenis. The eight Flag girls are Mary Overman and Sue Looking By Stu Vos I took one last deep breath, pulled open the door, and walked boldly into the main office of the School Administration Building. Behind me, the door closed with an ominous thud. Ahead of me loomed my first assignment as a Pelladium reporter covering the Monday night School Board meeting September 10. I decided to reconnoiter the situation before committing myself to a seat. My experienced reporter's eye quickly picked out the
In a tense school board room I sat alone among five empty chairs with Mr. Jack Cook at the far end. I felt stage fright ease as I gathered a reporter's pad and pen, imagining a card reading Press and visions of the press's power guiding me amid the surrounding pleas of the board.
Two PHS juniors Kirk Caldwell and Scott K Van Den Berg attended a summer high school audio-visual workshop at the University of Northern Town Cedar Falls. They learned duplicators video tape machines and other equipment and studied related topics.
Laurel White Lori Ver Meer Lori Van Vliet Dawn Hixon Jeanna Weyers and Carol Van Rees named co captains with six alternates. Judges include Mr. Guy Blair Mrs. Jean Steffy Mrs. Karen Hesser and Mrs. Cathie Mosier. Deb Kaldenberg drum majorette and lettering expert among staff. Thirty one Iowa high school students attended the workshop, with fifty visiting cheerleaders from The National Cheerleaders Association livening the campus.
Three PHS students and a PHS graduate formed a new group called Einstein. John Smalley leads on guitar with Orlah Crawford on piano, John Vanden Dever on bass, and Steve Carson on drums. They aim to perform a dance soon and impressed a visitor with two hours of strong music. Scott and Kirk, Pella High students, built a 35 mm slide photo essay Trials at Court and want to use visual aids for classes but lack adequate equipment. The workshop cost 657 dollars, covering meals, dorm housing, and materials.
A Pep Club potluck in the Pella High Cafeteria fed football players and staff before the Cardinal of Eldon clash. School board members and officials attended a community meeting discussing site development, bus routes, and the proposed Community Center. An exhibition in the gym followed with signals shown by Leo Van Vark, a registered official.
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