South Newton High School
South Newton High School is a multi-community high school consisting of grades 9-12. The school is located in rural Newton County between the incorporated towns of Kentland, Brook, and Goodland, Indiana. The Elementary/Middle/Junior High facilities are located adjacent to the high school. The school has approximately 259 students and is classified as a 1A school by the IHSAA. The schools colors are red, gray and white. The mascot for South Newton is the Rebels. The South Newton Rebels became the first Indiana high school to join an athletic conference located in Illinois. They will start play in the Sangamon Valley Conference in 2015 following the breakup of the Midwest Conference in Indiana. (Mt. Carmel, Illinois currently competes in a conference located in Indiana.)
Notable alumni
Former Miami (Ohio), Indiana University, and current Arizona State head baseball coach, Tracy Smith is a graduate of South Newton High School.
2010 Gagliardi Trophy winner Eric Watt of Trine University was a three-year starter at quarterback for the Rebels. Watt was also the MVP of the 2007 North-South High School All Star game.
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Coordinates: 40°48′25″N 87°23′05″W / 40.8069°N 87.3847°W