Johnston High School students John Leimer and Akshaya Kumar recently completed Le Grand Concours, a rigorous French exam, and have been ranked nationally in the 83rd annual event, receiving national medals. Le Grand Concours is a national competition...
The 2018 U.S. News and World Report Best High School rankings have been released and Johnston High School has been named ninth in the state and 2,313th in the nation. The district received a silver award through the...
(Evanston, Illinois) Today, National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced this year’s National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners. The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding Finalists in the 2017 National Merit...
May is School Board Recognition Month and an opportunity for local schools and communities to honor more than 2,000 locally elected school board members for their dedication to children and schools. “Providing our community’s children with a sound...
Shine on, Dragons As the spring sun shines, so do our Dragons in all they do. Congratulations to these students and coaches on their accomplishments! If you have group or individual commendations, please send them to Laura Sprague,...
*Original article written by Danielle Bautista, Laura Matchette, & Tim Ranzetta of NGPF; edits made to personalize the story by Laura Sprague PALO ALTO, California, April 26, 2018 – Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF), a non-profit committed to...
Congratulations goes out to the JHS Math Teamm who competed in the State Math Competition at Iowa City West HS April 20-21. Shown are team members Owen Smith, Marianne Aldrich, Hannah DeBruin, Chris Yao, Aditya Somisetty, and Matthew...
A group of Johnston High School art students recently participated in the 2018 Burbs Art Pop-Up Show at the Drake Olmstead Center, along with students from six other suburban high schools. Our students were well-rewarded for their hard...
Hard working Dragons Our students were at it again over the weeks of April 9 and 16, racking up accolades across the state. Many of the commendations come from our academic teams/organizations as they enter their state competition...
Grad rates up, dropout rates down for the class of 2017 Graduation rates and dropout rates for students in the Johnston Community School District class of 2017 have been released by the Iowa Department of Education. The graduation...