Newton students recognized for excellence

Grace Coen and Rebecca Gibson, both students at Newton, were recognized by Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds for outstanding academic achievement at the Fourteenth Annual Governor ‘s Scholar Recognition Ceremony May 1 at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. The statewide program, sponsored by the Iowa Governor’ s Office, Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and its title sponsor the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), honored 432 high school seniors from across Iowa.