Outstanding high school seniors to be honored at Governor's Scholar Recognition Ceremony

A total of 438 high school seniors across Iowa will be honored Sunday, April 28 at the Eleventh Annual Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony, held at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines starting at 1 p.m. The Governor’s Office, the Iowa High School Athletic Association, and its title sponsor, the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, are presenting this recognition program.
Among those honored students will be Waukon High School senior Susan Maslo and Kee High School senior Arin Moritz.
The Honorable Governor Terry Branstad and Honorable Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds will host the event and address the audience of 2,500-plus. Iowa Farm Bureau President Craig Hill; Brett Nanninga, Superintendent at Tri-Center Community Schools and chairperson of the Board of Control of the Iowa High School Athletic Association; and Tania Johnson, 2013 Iowa Teacher of the Year from Cedar Rapids, will welcome the students and their guests.
The seniors being honored were selected by their high schools as the highest academic achievers. Each student will receive a photo plaque of themselves with Governor Branstad and Lt. Governor Reynolds, and a certificate to commemorate their achievement. Each student’s most influential teacher will also receive a certificate of appreciation.
A reception for the students, their parents, their most influential teachers, and other guests will follow the ceremony. In addition to being recognized as the state’s brightest students, over 99 percent of the group participates in school activities, with approximately 80 percent participating in at least one interscholastic sport. More than 60 percent of the students being honord plan to pursue their post-secondary education in Iowa.