Keokuk High School senior Ethan Totten was honored as a Governor’s Scholar as the top academic achiever at Keokuk High School and one of the top academic seniors from across Iowa by the Iowa Governor’s Office, the Iowa High School Athletic Association, and the title sponsor, the Iowa Farm Bureau on April 26 at the Iowa Events Center.
There were 429 seniors honored and Totten was chosen to represent KHS. Totten attended and he had his favorite teacher represented, which was Jesse Deese. While at KHS, he has participated in varsity Track and Field and Cross Country, as well as participates in Jazz Band, Marching Band and Show Band, Keokuk Future Farmers of America (Keokuk FFA) and is a member of the National Honor Society. Totten’s future plans are to major in engineering at Iowa State University.
The Iowa Governor’s Scholar program states that it is “proud to continue the tradition to honor students’ hard work, dedication, and perseverance.” According to the IHSSA website, 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 and all other schools were invited to select one senior who is the highest academic achiever.
Each student received a recognition plaque and certificate to commemorate the achievement. The Governor’s Scholar program began in 2003.
For more information, go to iahsaa.org/iowa-governors-scholar.
