Cuarenta y cinco familias. Seis idiomas. Conexiones de la communidad. Forty-five families – speaking more than six languages – attended the first Johnston English Learner Family Night in October to make community connections. Non-English speaking parents and children...
Every student learns at their own pace. When it comes to various subjects, sometimes students require more time spent in some areas over others. That’s where interventions come in and pave the way for teachers and students to...
At this rate, it seems like technology will never stop advancing, and Johnston schools will always be on the pulse of how to bring it into the classroom. In 2012, iPads were purchased for every student at Johnston...
Tara Djukanovic sat amongst hundreds of other students from the Des Moines metro, waiting to hear who would be picked. Even as they read a description of her to the crowd, she didn’t believe it to be true...
Schools in the Johnston Community School District will be ringing in 2017 with new websites. On Tuesday, January 3, users visiting any of the eight Johnston school websites will experience a totally new interface. The websites feature similar...
The Johnston Community School District has released a new (and improved) version of e-flyers – the Digital Backpack. The goal of the Digital Backpack is to share community events with Johnston families in a convenient and eco-friendly way....
When it comes to driving a Johnston school bus, there’s a lot of preparation that goes into sitting behind the wheel. Forty-one hours of preparation, in fact. Student Transportation of America (STA) is the transportation service provider for...
Perfection has occurred not once, but twice at Johnston High School. JHS seniors Afshan Chandani and Tyler Ingebrand achieved what few others have – a perfect composite score of 36 on the ACT. According to prepscholar.com, out of...
All schools in the Johnston Community School Distinct will follow the schedule below during winter break: December 22: Last day before winter break – normal schedule at all schools December 23-January 2: No school, all school offices closed....
When it comes to school lunch menus, who better to select the items than the kids themselves? In Johnston and in schools across the state, students are being tapped for their taste buds, specifically for taste-testing potential new...