Johnston’s Academic Decathlon team won 12 individual medals and placed second overall at the State Tournament, held virtually on March 5-6. This performance earned them a berth at the National Academic Decathlon Competition, which will take place on...
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...
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...
DES MOINES – In the third year of the state’s Biliteracy Seal program, Johnston High School has had nine students earn the language proficiency award. Congratulations to Harshaant Dhugga, Estefany Figueroa, Valery Figueroa, Makenzie Lauridsen, Morgan Lee, Andrew...
This past weekend the Johnston speech and debate team competed in the West Iowa National Qualifying Tournament. Through their participation these students have qualified to participate in the National Speech and Debate Tournament in June. Congratulations! National Qualifiers:...
Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF), a non-profit committed to ensuring that ALL high school students in the U.S. have access to a semester-long course in personal finance by 2030, has recognized Anna Larson from Johnston High School as an Honorable Mention...
It’s show choir season! Over the weekend, JCSD show choirs competed at the Des Moines Christian Illumination Show Choir Competition. Congratulations to our students, bands, crews, and directors on a great showing! Innovation – 1st runner up overall...
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has awarded Xan Taylor, JHS Head Varsity Girls Bowling Head Coach, the Golden Plaque Award – one of the highest honors given out by the IGHSAU! Coach Taylor is not only...