42nd Annual JHS Madrigal
HEAR YE, HEAR YE! Tickets are now on sale to the public. The Lord and Lady of the Manor request your presence at the 42nd Annual JHS Madrigal. Show Dates Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 7:30 pm Thursday,...
Meadows Named JCSD Director of Communications and Board Secretary
Lynn Meadows has been hired as the district’s Director of Communications and Board Secretary, filling the vacancy from Laura Sprague’s resignation. She will begin her work in the district on Nov. 22. Meadows is currently a Public Relations...
JHS Weekly Announcement October 25-29
JHS Weekly Announcements October 25-29
Eidahl Named JCSD Chief Financial Officer
Johnston, IA – October 11, 2021 – Ryan Eidahl has been hired as the district’s Chief Financial Officer, assuming the position after Jan Miller-Hook retires to become Iowa School Finance Director for IASB at the end of the...
The Impact of Viral Challenges in our School Environment
Administrators within the Johnston Community School District have recently witnessed a number of viral “challenges” taking place in our schools. Social media outlets, such as TikTok, post challenges out to their worldwide networks and people respond by completing...
Three JHS Seniors Named Commended Students
Johnston High School Principal Ryan Woods announced today that JHS seniors Anthea Cheng, Matthew He, and Jenna Woodsmall have been named Commended Students in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and...
Mask Mandate Effective Sept. 23
On Tuesday, Sept. 21, the Johnston Board of Education held a special board meeting to vote on the implementation of a PreK-12 mask mandate indoors, during instructional hours, for students, staff and visitors. The vote passed and masks...
Reminder: Masks are Mandatory on Buses
At the beginning of the 2021-22 school year, there had been conflicting state and federal guidance on how the CDC mask order applied to school buses. With a federal judge’s ruling in a larger case on Sept. 13,...
Special Board Meeting Update & Transportation Changes
On Wednesday, Sept. 15, the Johnston Board of Education held a special meeting with the purpose to vote on the required use of masks as an additional mitigation effort for all PreK-12 students and staff when indoors. The...
Ten JHS Students Named NMSC Semifinalists
(Evanston, Illinois) Today, officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the...