The USDA has issued nationwide waivers which allow school districts and community organizations to utilize flexibilities around site locations, non-congregate feeding, parent and guardian pick-up, and meal times in the 2021 operation of the Summer Food Service Program....
Finish high school, start a career, earn a paycheck. It’s an appealing path for a growing number of students who are choosing skilled trades as their ticket to a bright future. Career and Technical Education, better known as...
The JHS Cantus performed “Let My Love Be Heard” at the Iowa Capitol on Friday, April 30 and it was nothing short of magical! Thanks to Andy Vis for the recording.
It’s the time of year for spring cleaning and this past week, Johnston High School Student Council members teamed up with the North Polk and Roland-Story student councils to clean up areas of Jester Park, located just north...
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...
With international travel slowly returning to normal, students in grades 9-12 will the opportunity to study abroad in the summer of 2022 with a JCSD trip to Barcelona and Madrid, Spain! JCSD Spanish Teacher Peggy Fox will be...
The following information was sent to the district from the Polk Co. Health Department and is being shared on their behalf. Do you have a student 16 years and older? Students love being able to stay involved in...
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...
Mr. Louis Fountain has been hired as the new Johnston Community School District Director of Equity, Inclusion & Belonging. Fountain has made his career in establishing, implementing, restoring, and sustaining systems to give underrepresented youth, families, and communities...