Teachers new to the Newton Community School District for the 2012-2013 school year include the following:

• Kristin Arthur received her registered nurse degree from Mercy College of Health Science. She has been working for Skiff Medical Center. She will be the nurse at the Berg Complex.

• Jim Beerends received his bachelor’s degree in instrumental music education from Northwest Missouri State University and his master’s degree in secondary school administration from the University of Central Missouri. He has been the band director in Pleasant Hill, Mo., the past 11 years. He will be the Newton Senior High School band director.