Jessica Dowell, a world studies/history teacher at Johnston High School, has been named the 2019 recipient of the James Madison Foundation Fellowship. This fellowship is awarded to one teacher per state per year, and covers the full cost...
The Johnston Community School District finance department has once again earned the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting. The district has long been a recipient of the ASBO International Certificate of...
Johnston Middle School has received a Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase SchoolsⓇ award for the 2018-2019 school year from the Flippen Group. Two years ago, Johnston Middle School began an initiative to transform the campus into an emotionally...
Congratulations to the Beaver Creek Elementary students who participated in the Special Olympics track and field event held in Indianola, on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. The students earned four blue ribbons and will be participating at the State...
Johnston Middle School (JMS) competed in our annual state TSA Conference on Monday, April 8, and Tuesday, April 9. Twelve JMS students competed in STEM competitions. JMS placed in the top 3 in 18 different events and earned...
State Mock Trial was a wonderful experience for teams Lawyered! and Meet the Mockers. These two teams featured 23 students who worked extremely hard all season and faced strong opponents through the three rounds at Vets on Thursday,...
Suzie Pearson, Johnston Community School District Principal at Wallace Elementary was recognized at the Johnston Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Banquet on Thursday, February 28 as the 2018 Citizen of the Year. She and her husband, JP, have two...
Johnston Innovation and Synergy stole the show and our hearts at the Heart of America—Kansas City invitation on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Results: Grand Champions: Johnston Innovation (BV) (BB) 1st Runner Up: Friend De Coup (BC) 2nd Runner...
Congratulations to Madi Singleton for bowling a 321 series at the 2019 State Bowling Tournament. State qualifying at Bowlerama Lanes resluts: 1st place Madi Singleton bowled a 413 (qualified for Individual at state) 2nd Place Emily Rutter (DCG/Johnston)...
Congratulations to JCSD’s FIRST Tech Challenge robotics teams, Live Wires and Disco Duckbots for a fantastic League Championship this past weekend at Nevada High School. The teams finished their preliminary robotic rounds ranked 7th and 10th respectively and...