The recipients of the 2024 Governor’s Scholar Program have been announced. Students being honored have been selected by their high schools as the highest academic achievers. The largest 64 schools in Iowa, according to the Iowa Department of Education BEDS document, were invited to select two seniors who are the highest academic achievers in their first seven semesters. All other schools were invited to select one senior.

Local students selected include:

Knoxville — Brittany Bacorn
Pella — Grace VanderBeek
Pella — Jack Conrad
Pella Christian — Emerson De Vries
Indianola — Erik Jensen
Indianola — Michael Rothchild
Norwalk — Logan Plourde
Norwalk — Aidan Harder
PCM — Olivia Kinnamon
Pleasantville — Jury Ellis
Melcher-Dallas — Brooklyn Metz
Twin Cedars — Tyler Bailey
Southwestern Warren — Chase Thompson

Those who were recognized were celebrated by Governor Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Adam Gregg at a ceremony Sunday afternoon, receiving a plaque and a certificate to commemorate their achievement.