Congratulations to the Johnston High School Jazz Syndicate for being selected to perform at this year’s Iowa Bandmasters Conference! This is a huge honor for our students as only one jazz band across the state is selected for...
(Submitted by Academic Decathlon coach Sue Cline) Congratulations to the Johnston Academic Decathlon teams for a great performance at Regional competition on January 20 and 21! The three Johnston teams garnered a total of 29 ribbons and two...
(Submitted by Meghan Zierke and Envision Experience) Johnston, Iowa – This summer, Johnston Middle School student Reagan Zierke will join middle school students from across the nation to take part in a unique academic and career-oriented development experience,...
Over the weekend, Johnston High School junior Kate McAlister participated in the Young Artist Competition with the Central Iowa Symphony. As part of the competition, she memorized and performed a trumpet concerto for a panel of auditors and...
Dan Loy’s fifth grade students have a lot of questions. And not just any questions – these questions come from some critical thinking about the earth, the sun, elements, and the list goes on. Loy, who is now...
Johnston Middle School ninth grader Braeden Gierstorf got a surprise during his Thursday morning Small Engines class. Just a few weeks ago, Gierstorf, along with 300 other teens from across Iowa, attended the Associated Builders and Contractors of...
On December 7, the Johnston High School Math Team competed at the Iowa City City High math competition. Three students qualified for the State Math Competition: Owen Smith, Kunal Singhal, and Matthew He. Congratulations to the students and...
Last week, three out of the four JMS mock trial teams qualified for state competition, which was held Nov. 19-21 in Des Moines. Team Dragon finished in 15th place and Firestorm took 17th place overall on Wednesday. Team...
The JHS Math Club went to their first competition on November 9th at Waverly-Shell Rock High School. Two students placed: Aaron Guo (2nd in the Target round for 10th graders) and Anna Larson (3rd in the Target round...
On Monday, Nov. 11, students from Summit Middle School and Johnston Middle School made up four of the 46 teams that competed in the regional mock trial competition at Franklin Junior High Event Center. All four of the...