The 2021 U.S. News and World Report Best High School rankings have been released and Johnston High School has been named sixth among Des Moines metro-area high schools, 22nd in the state, and 3,636th in the nation. The...
(As posted by the Iowa High School Athletic Association on April 26, 2021) Iowa’s top academic students have been chosen for the 2021 Governor’s Scholar Program. The Governor’s Office, the Iowa High School Athletic Association, and its title...
In the 2020-21 school year, Johnston students were invited to join their peers in the Dallas Center-Grimes FFA student organizations. After competing in the sub-district and district competitions earlier this spring, 21FFA members of the DCG Chapter, including...
(Evanston, Illinois) Today, National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) released the names of the first group of winners in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Approximately 1,000 distinguished high school seniors have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards...
The following information was sent by Capturing Kids’ Hearts. Capturing Kids’ Hearts® is excited to announce that a select group of campuses, including Johnston Middle School, have received the Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools® award for the 2020-2021...
For its exemplary record of leadership, service, and activities that serve to improve the school and community, the Johnston High School Student Council has been recognized as a 2021 National Council of Excellence by National Student Council (NatStuCo)....
(Submitted by Molly McConnell) Congratulations to students from Summit, JMS, and JHS who competed in this year’s regional Iowa National History Day competition! This year the competition was held virtually. The following students have qualified for the State...
(Submitted by Molly McConnell, Mock Trial coach) Congratulations to the eight Johnston teams who competed in the preliminary rounds of the Iowa High School Mock Trial competition! This year, for the first time, the competition was held virtually...
(Written/posted by the Iowa Bankers Association) JOHNSTON, IOWA (March 18, 2021) — Four Iowa high school seniors received a 2021 Iowa Bankers Association Student Athlete Achievement Award during the Iowa High School Boys’ State Basketball Tournament on Friday...
(Written and published by the Iowa Department of Education) Johnston’s Beaver Creek Elementary has been awarded the Banner Level of Recognition from the Iowa Department of Education for their respective implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)...