The Johnston Competition Cheer Team took home the bronze medal and the “Best Use of Tumbling” Specialty Award at the National Cheerleading Association High School National Championship in Dallas, TX, January 23-24. Squad members are Sophomores: Chloe Fox,...
Michael Schmitz, a senior at Johnston High School, has been named a 2019 Iowa High School Athletic Director Association (IHSADA) District Student Scholarship Winner from Johnston High School. Earning the IHSADA District Scholarship is an outstanding achievement. To...
Michael Barta, Johnston High School business teacher and head coach for the Johnston Dragons baseball team, has been awarded the Patriot Award from the Iowa Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense office....
PALO ALTO, California, January 8, 2019 – Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF), a non-profit committed to ensuring that ALL students leave high school with the skills needed to thrive in an increasingly complex financial world, is pleased to...
Johnston Middle School has been nominated for a Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools award for the 2018-2019 school year by the Flippen Group. Two years ago, school administrators began an initiative to transform the campus into an...
Johnston, IA – December 1, 2018 – The Johnston Community School District is pleased to announce that three of its schools have been recognized as Apple Distinguished Schools. Johnston High School, Johnston Middle School, and Summit Middle School...
Johnston, IOWA – The Johnston Community School District (JCSD) has received the results of the 2017-2018 ACT tests. The 377 students who completed the exam had a composite average of 24.5 (out of a possible 36) and scored...
(Submitted by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union) Johnston girls cross country coach Patrick Hennes is the 2018 IGHSAU cross country recipient of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s Golden Plaque of Distinction Award. The IGHSAU’s...
Johnston Middle School counselor Kayla Selby was recently honored with the Please Pass the Love award at the Iowa School Mental Health Conference, Oct. 16, in Des Moines. The conference brings together hundreds of teachers, administrators, support staff, counselors,...
U.S. Department of Education Office of Communications & Outreach, Press Office 400 Maryland Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20202 Contact: Press Office (202) 401-1576 or press@ed.gov U.S. Department of Education Announces 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools Summit Middle School...