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...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 10, 2023) — JHS senior Eshaan S. Chandani is one of four Iowa high school students named to the 59th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. The program...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 10, 2023) — Shawna Shanahan has been selected as the Johnston Community School District (JCSD)’s new Director of Special Education, pending approval by the school board. She succeeds Vickie McCool, who is retiring after 34...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 8, 2023) — The Johnston Community School District is replacing all 8,350 iPads in the district with new ones. The change affects all schools because Johnston is a 1:1 district where each student and teacher has...
GRIMES, Ia. (April 28, 2023) — JHS senior Hannah Paustian thought she was just going out to get pizza with her boyfriend Friday night. But instead, she opened the front door of her house to find a whole...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (April 11, 2023) — Cole Van Vark is slated to become the first assistant principal at Johnston High School, pending board approval April 24. Van Vark is currently an associate principal at Lincoln High School in...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (April 11, 2023) — The Johnston Community School District will save taxpayers nearly $8.5 million at a time when homeowners are reeling over the dramatic increases in property tax reassessments. The school district is scheduled to...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (April 7, 2023) — The JELA Little Lending Library is officially open! The Johnston Early Learning Academy now has its own library, thanks to a $7,900 grant from the Johnston Community School Foundation. The grant helped...
JOHNSTON, IA. (April 5, 2023) — Luke Dillon has been named the principal of Johnston Middle School beginning in fall 2023, pending April 24 approval by the school board. Dillon will succeed Brent Riessen, who is resigning effective...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (March 28, 2023) — The Johnston Community School District has selected five new assistant principals (APs) who will join the administrative team at each of the district’s five elementary schools in 2023-2024, pending April 10 approval...