Earlier this week, the Pella Community School Board approved an appeal by the Pella Shooting Club to become affiliated with the school in order to compete as a varsity team. Head Coach Mike Vande Noord says that they were denied last year, but he thinks the board just needed time to insure that this was a safe program for students. Vande Noord and the board both expressed that this is just another way to provide more opportunities for a larger portion of the student body that may not participate in traditional clubs and teams.