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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1966
Page
8
Editorial critique by Arnin Van Zante on high school journalism students balancing critique with responsibility. It urges mature research, concrete suggestions, and constructive coverage without gratuitous offense to push school reform while preserving free expression.
Pella High's football team is assisted by Ray Sparks and Sid Blomers as new ambulance helpers. At practice they carry injured players off the field. Bill Nation comments it's not a smooth ride as sirens may appear in the future.
On Tuesday September 20 Pella High School students enrolled in Card Pac a statewide system. They corrected names birth dates and parents jobs and their class. Teachers will assign semester grades later.
Mr. Kenneth Lucas, the new vocal director at Pella High, announces two All-State Quartets and six small groups: three girls sextets, two girls trios, and one boys quartet. Rehearsals will be during and after school. groups will sing secular and sacred music at musicals, church, and civic events.
The Pella High marching band of 72 members will join about 3,000 high school musicians at Drake University Band Day on Saturday October 1. Bands will parade across the field and perform school songs before combining for several numbers under Darrell Doberneck er’s direction, with a drill team of 18 led by Marian Harbaugh.
Senior class members at PHS burn the midnight oil to learn lines for the annual production of George Orwell's 1984 adapted for the stage by Robert Owens Wilton Hall Jr. and William Niles Jr. Cast includes Ruth Van Rockel Kay Butler Wayne Frank Laura Klein Randy Vander Wert Wayne Whitney Susie Van Steenis Arvin Van Zante Karin Van Zante Kendra Warner Barb Van Gorp with Dennis De Penning directing and Ned Hedrick handling sound.
Joanne Markarian describes Pella High School’s annual green and white handbook given to incoming freshmen and new students. It contains rules and local history about Pella and founder H. P. Scholte, tracing origins to the earlier junior high and later the modern high school on University Avenue.
This year the PHS Letter Club under Mr. Dave Bender will raise money for school athletes. Homecoming pins and a penny carnival will fund football and basketball film processing. Proceeds may also buy a whirlpool bath for aching players. Thirty four lettermen meet biweekly for business, volleyball and other activities. Officers elected at the first meeting include Jim Heerema president, Kent Van Vork vice president, Earl Horman secretary treasurer, and Kevin Klein council representative.
Mrs. Donald Helen Boertje is appointed as the new biology and general science teacher at PHS. A native of the Pella area and PHS and Central College graduate, she has two children Carolyn and Roger. Her husband works at Rolscreen and the family lives on a farm.
Glenda De Heus and Wayne Frank were named co editors for the 1967 Dutchess yearbook at Pella High School. Other staff appointments include senior editor Kendra Warner, Nancy Paris, and a full slate of editors and co editors across departments with Calvin Van Niewaal as business manager and Arvin Van Zante as photographer.
The text notes atomic structure as a chemistry unit for Mr Groendyke’s two PHS classes and mentions upcoming oxygen study. In his physics classes students cover forces and the interaction of forces, followed by friction.
Mrs Boertje has completed two years at Kellogg and one year at Monroe. This year she teaches three biology classes and two general science classes.
Monday Wieners in buns Oven steamed potatoes Creamed peas Rolled wheat cake Peaches Mik Tuesday Vegetable casserole Sunshine salad Apricots Cloverleaf rolls and butter Milk Wednesday Tomato or orange juice Beef and noodles Green beans Schoolmade cinnamon rolls Franes Thursday Tuna salad sandwich Oven browned potatoes Coleslaw Carrot strips Vanilla ice box cake Friday Potato salad Toasted cheese sandwich Applesauce Pineapple upside down cake
Des Moines Social Security Office staff answer readers questions on Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance. Mr W C Barclay invites submissions to 205 12th Street Des Moines IA 50308 for publication in the column. The reader asks about a lump sum death payment and not receiving monthly checks due to having no children. The question notes the widow is 63 and fears benefit reduction and seeks guidance.
A column from The Pella Chronicle outlines accent changes in the social security law and the disability program. It explains eligibility for widow’s benefits at 62, the 12 month illness rule under the new law, the worker-insured requirement for disability benefits, and how church earnings can be covered via waiver forms SS-15 and SS-15A. It ends with a light toast about new cars.
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