A special experience with unique classes, internships, and trips far away from home has wrapped up on Eagle Lane. The 13th annual Winterim at Pella Christian wrapped up on Friday, January 10th, with regular classes beginning last Monday.

Fifty-eight businesses welcomed Pella Christian students for internships from January 6th-10th, three groups went on trips to Spain, Mexico and Abaco in the Bahamas, and twenty-eight classes about a variety of subjects were held for students on campus. Senior Alyson De Bruin, who went on the trip to Abaco, said it was fun to meet the people in the Bahamas and to enjoy a great experience with her classmates.

“Everyone there is just very friendly and very grateful for what they have. And it’s just a really good experience to put yourself out there and get to know some new people, get to know some of the people that maybe you don’t know that went on the trip with you, and experience some new stuff and a new culture. It was just a lot of fun.” 

Hear more about Pella Christian’s Winterim from Grant Kelderman, Ellie Johnson, and De Bruin on today’s Let’s Talk Pella.

Businesses that hosted students for internships during this year’s experience included:

Pella Christian Grade School, Pella Christian High School, Pella Community Ambulance, Pella Regional Hospital, Nourish Massage Therapy, Pella Corporation, Pella Real Estate Services, Precision Inc., Recker Dental Care, Randall Roofing, Peoria Christian School, Heartland Custom Applications, Thistles Flower Market, With Light and Lens Photography, Blush/Simple Treasures, Pella Cinemas/Central College, Pella Motors, Pella Car Care, Kinetic Edge Physical Therapy, Marion County Bank, CRCNA/Resonate Global Mission, Right Turn Supply, LDJ, Pella PD, Expressions by Design, Little Dutch Academy, Third Church, De Ruiter Lawn Equipment, De Vries Electric, Klingner & Associates, PC, Sincera Urgent Care, JD Repair, 641 Excavating, Eagle Electric Inc., Gritters Electric, Van Haaften Plumbing and Heating, Hope Restored Counseling & Consulting, Bill&Ray’s, De Bruin Farms, Mahaska County Conservation Board, Tri-County Veterinary Clinic, Mahaska Health, Oskaloosa Christian, RabWorks, LLC, Kinetic Edge Physical Therapy Newton, Nikkel Construction, Sully Christian School, Belzer Equipment, Efficiency Construction, Leever Homes, Pioneer / Corteva Agriscience, Vermeer, Mount Ski Gull, New City Classical Academy, East River Genetic Services, Full Circle Dairy, Pro Harvest Seeds, and Iowa Interstate Railroad, LLC