Next week is homecoming week at Newton High School and the 2024-2025 Homecoming Court has been announced. The Homecoming King and Queen will be crowned during a pep assembly at the High School Thursday, September 19th. The king candidates are Ezra Bartell, Cade Bauer, Jose Benitez, Landon Bozarth, Zane Munger, Peyton Rozendaal, Damien Smith, and Derek Wermager. The Queen candidates are Paige Benson, MeLayna Budinich, Alex Garvis, Macy Lampe, Ella Machin, Peyton Ray, Alex Riney, and Delaney Woollums. This year’s Homecoming theme at Newton High School is “At Last Cardinals See the Light (Tangled)”. A homecoming parade from Newton High School to downtown, followed by a short pep rally, will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday night. The Homecoming football game against Marshalltown will kick off at 7:30 next Friday night and can be heard live on kniakrls.com KRLS3. Newton’s 2024-2025 Homecoming Dance will be next Saturday night in Newton High School’s lower gym from 8:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m..