Directions and Parking

Address:

210 East University St. 

Pella, IA 50219

School Office Phone: 641-628-3870

Spectator parking is available on the east side of the school by the gymnasium. Students should be dropped off in the bus loop in front of the school on University Street. PLEASE, DO NOT PARK A VEHICLE ALONG THE SIDEWALK IN THE BUS LOOP. This will create problems for traffic flow.

Please have all buses park in the tennis court parking lot, just west of the high school, straight west out of the bus-loop drive, right across East 8th Street. We will provide a bus driver's lounge near the front office. 

The closest loading zone for One Act and Readers Theatre is on the west side of the school in the Career Academy parking lot. Take the driveway at the intersection of East 8th and Independence Street and follow the driveway up to the school. Please take caution in this parking lot, as there are a few blindspots when it is filled with vehicles. The entrance to this part of the school does not have double-door access. 

For Choral Reading, the best place to unload would be at the west end of the bus loop. Please plan for single-door access.

Below is a diagram for parking and loading/unloading.

Please plan for all set pieces to be able to fit through a standard, single door, and contact the contest manager if this will be a problem.

Thank you to our generous sponsors for supporting District Large Group Speech Contests!