Summit Middle School has been named a Blue Ribbon School nominee by the Iowa Department of Education. This is the first time Summit has been nominated for the award. According to the U.S. Department of Education website, “The...
The Johnston High School Competition Cheer Team finished as State Runners Up in the 2017 Iowa High School State Cheerleading Championships on Sunday, Nov. 5. This follows a State Runner Up finish in 2015 and a State Championship...
Johnston High School counselor Lisa Boge was recently honored with the Please Pass the Love award at the Iowa School Mental Health Conference, Oct. 17 in Des Moines. The conference brings together hundreds of teachers, administrators, support staff, counselors,...
On the heels of an outstanding season, runners for the Johnston girls cross country team gave it their all at the state meet on Saturday, Oct. 28 in Fort Dodge. Cold temperatures and wind didn’t prevent the Dragons...
(Submitted by coach Kate Safris) The Johnston Competition Cheer Team took home their second Grand Championship of the season on Sunday, Oct. 29 at the Triton Challenge at Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge. The “Grand Champion” title...
Johnston student Sanjana Amatya has been named a finalist in the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) 10th annual Iowa Women of Innovation Awards Presented by Workiva. The awards recognize and celebrate women in business, government and academia who...
Seven Beaver Creek students competed at the Special Olympics bowling tournament last week, with three qualifying for the state meet in mid-November. Congratulations!
(Submitted by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation) (Evanston, Ill.) On September 12, officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 63rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These individuals have...
(Submitted by Farm Bureau Financial Services) Farm Bureau Financial Services recently hosted a unique event designed to motivate and support female high school golfers. Swing for Success took place on Wednesday, August 16 in conjunction with Solheim Cup...
The Johnston High School wrestling team was represented well this past week in the Wisconsin Dells at the 2017 World Wrestling Camps Teams from Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa competed over the the course of three days in a...