A new face will join the Johnston Community School District administrative team in late March. Robert Devens has been hired as the district’s Director of Buildings and Grounds. A long-time Johnston resident, he joins the district after serving...
During the month of February, fourth grade students at Timber Ridge Elementary, like many of their peers around the district, have been learning about influential Black Americans throughout American history. Timber Ridge fourth grade teachers Leslie Mitchell, Amy...
The Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union & The Iowa High School Athletic Association recognizes those teams and cheerleading squads which collectively have excelled in the classroom. Each student-athlete on the team will receive a certificate for their...
The CDC has updated their guidelines to now allow a 2-ply gaiter as an acceptable face covering. The gaiter must be 2 layers or folded over. The gaiter needs to be worn over the mouth and nose just...
Schools and classrooms have been learning more about Black History Month throughout February. And because the material, accomplishments, and figures are abundant, the learning can come to students in a variety of ways, through a myriad of curriculum....
The ideas and stories surrounding Black History Month and the linage of influential African-Americans in our history are big topics. At the Johnston Early Learning Academy, director Joy Palmer and the team of teachers thought about ways to...
In the 2020-21 school year, Johnston students were invited to join their peers in the Dallas Center-Grimes FFA student organizations. Twenty-one students recently competed in the South Central Sub-district FFA contest. The FFA members did a fantastic job...
On Monday, officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of finalists in the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Seven Johnston High School seniors have achieved the finalist nomination. They are Morgan Dunn, James Grimm,...
Johnston Middle School has once again been nominated for a Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools award for the 2020-21 school year by the Flippen Group. In 2016, school administrators began an initiative to transform the campus into...
For Lawson physical education teacher Steve Daugherty, finding meaningful ways to infuse PE curriculum with lessons on Black History Month caused him to pause … and soon he realized a pause would be a powerful way for young...