Flu Season is Coming – Get Your Shot Today
The Polk Co. Health Department encourages everyone to get a flu shot (Des Moines, IA) – I don’t need the flu shot, I never get sick. I got the flu shot last year so I am fine. Every...
Phone Scam Targets Johnston-area Businesses, Residents
The Johnston Community School District would like to warn parents, community members, and business owners of a scam involving people impersonating someone from Johnston High School. Scammers are calling people and businesses in the city asking them to...
Johnston Marching Band Comp Cancelled, 9/21
Due to the prediction of heavy rain and severe weather in Saturday’s forecast, the Sept. 21 Johnston Marching Band Competition at Dragon Stadium has been cancelled.
District Office Move Information
The district office will be moving locations over the weekend of Sept. 20. The office will be open for business through Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the current location of 5608 Merle Hay Rd., Johnston. The office is...
JHS Student Angel Nyaga Selected for National NCYL Conference
DES MOINES, IA: Two-hundred-thirty-five high school seniors from 23 area high schools were selected by their schools to attend the National Council on Youth Leadership’s 27th annual Youth Salute on September 9, 2019, at Drake University. Fourteen Johnston...
Ten JHS Students Named Nat’l Merit Semifinalists
(Evanston, Illinois) Today officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the...
Pippert Named Teacher of the Month
Johnston High School math teacher Danielle Pippert has been named the September Teacher of the Month by the Huntington Learning Center. Each month, Huntington students nominate teachers in their own school districts who go above and beyond for...