DES MOINES, Ia. (March 7, 2025) — Johnston will be represented by four teams at the 2025 Iowa High School Mock Trial State Tournament, March 27-29 in Des Moines. The four teams advancing to state were among six...
AMES, Ia. (March 5, 2025) — Johnston iJAG (Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates) students shined at the 2025 State Career Development Conference, held Tuesday at Iowa State University in Ames. Fifteen Johnston students qualified and competed in seven...
By Lynn Meadows, JCSD Director of Communications JOHNSTON, Ia. (Feb. 28, 2025) — All 10 Johnston High School students who were semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program have now been named finalists, giving them an...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Feb. 17, 2025) – A Johnston student and teacher have been selected to represent Iowa at a prestigious academic opportunity in Philadelphia this summer. JHS sophomore Paige Neighbors and Johnston Extended Learning Program (ELP) teacher Cheryl...
By Lynn Meadows, JCSD Director of Communications and Cheryl Smith, JMS and JHS ELP teacher JOHNSTON, Ia. (Nov. 14, 2024) — Two of Johnston’s four middle school mock trial teams, Team Dragon and Team Gold, have qualified for...
By Lynn Meadows, JCSD Director of Communications JOHNSTON, IA. (Oct. 16, 2024) — Johnston High School seniors Kathir Kalyanaraman and Shreyas Shrestha have been named semifinalists in the prestigious national 2025 Coca-Cola Scholars Program. Kalyanaraman and Shrestha are...
By Clara Toot, JCSD Communications Specialist JOHNSTON, Ia. (Sept. 26, 2024) — The Johnston High School chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) has received the national Service Award of Excellence — a recognition of the chapter’s exemplary record...
By Clara Toot, JCSD Communications Specialist JOHNSTON, Ia. (Sept. 16, 2024) — Johnston is playing a leading role in helping students statewide learn about the importance of civic engagement and voting in elections. Patrick Hennes, a government teacher...
By Lynn Meadows, JCSD Director of Communications JOHNSTON, Ia. (Sept. 13, 2024) — Ten Johnston High School students have been named semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, giving them an opportunity to compete for 6,870...
By Clara Toot, JCSD Communications Specialist JOHNSTON, Ia. (August 28, 2024) — The Johnston Community School District has been named one of 17 school districts in the nation and one of two in Iowa recognized as an Apple...