This year’s cold and flu season has hit our schools hard. If your child(ren) have had any kind of upper respiratory virus, stomach bug, or otherwise, you know just how miserable they can be. Although this is prime...
Great Work, Dragons! It was another weekend of outstanding student accomplishments in Dragon Nation. If you have group or individual commendations, please send them to Laura Sprague, JCSD Director of Communications. The following commendations and photos were submitted...
It all started with a story. Not just any story, but a book entitled, “My Name is Sangoel” by Karen Lynn Williams, read to – and by – students at Timber Ridge Elementary. The story focuses on Sangoel,...
Due to weather conditions in the areas of visiting teams, the following high school sporting events have been cancelled for Monday, January 22: Girls Bowling – JV and Varsity – meet against Mason City @ Mystic Lanes Boys...
A Job Well Done Congratulations to the following activity/athletic groups and individuals who took home awards over the weekend. These students and their coaches are fantastic representatives of our district! If you have group or individual commendations, please...
The annual Showzam! show choir invitational will take over Johnston, January 19 and 20. Showzam! features top show choirs from around the region. Middle schools will perform and receive awards on Friday. High school prep and female show...
UPDATE: January 10, 6:20 p.m. CST If at 5:30 a.m. the forecast continues to call for freezing rain to be in effect from 6:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. (the time our buses are on route and people are...
The winter season often brings with it the increase of illness. Influenza is on the rise in the community and school nurses are reporting numerous instances of disease at the various schools. Parents, teachers, caretakers, and students can...
All Johnston schools will be on a normal schedule for Thursday, January 4. Parents are encouraged to dress their children properly for the cold weather and download the Safestop bus tracking app to minimize the time spent outdoors...