Local FIRST Lego League (FLL) Team Himalayan Hackers won the Champion’s Award at the State Competition on Saturday, January 19, 2019, held at Iowa State University. Team Himalayan Hackers is an FLL team organized by the Iowa Nepalese...
Suzie Pearson, Johnston Community School District Principal at Wallace Elementary was recognized at the Johnston Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Banquet on Thursday, February 28 as the 2018 Citizen of the Year. She and her husband, JP, have two...
Johnston Innovation and Synergy stole the show and our hearts at the Heart of America—Kansas City invitation on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Results: Grand Champions: Johnston Innovation (BV) (BB) 1st Runner Up: Friend De Coup (BC) 2nd Runner...
At the Feb. 25 board meeting, Marci Cordaro was appointed to the JCSD board of directors, filling the recently vacated seat. Marci will serve on the Mental Health and Student Well-Being Committee and Board Policy Committee. Marci and her...
Congratulations to Madi Singleton for bowling a 321 series at the 2019 State Bowling Tournament. State qualifying at Bowlerama Lanes resluts: 1st place Madi Singleton bowled a 413 (qualified for Individual at state) 2nd Place Emily Rutter (DCG/Johnston)...
Earlier this year, Mrs. Becky Heikes submitted a grant request on behalf of all Horizon Elementary first grade teachers, for a community stage to the Johnston Community School Foundation. A small theatre-like stage was requested to help meet...
As of today, March 1, 2019 we have missed two days of school due to weather. By law, students are required to attend a minimum of 1,080 hours each year. Our current academic calendar exceeds the minimum requirement...
Congratulations to JCSD’s FIRST Tech Challenge robotics teams, Live Wires and Disco Duckbots for a fantastic League Championship this past weekend at Nevada High School. The teams finished their preliminary robotic rounds ranked 7th and 10th respectively and...
The Dragon girls varsity basketball team is moving on to their fifth straight Class 5A Girls State Basketball Tournament. The team will play on Monday, February 25 at 10 a.m. vs CIML rival Urbandale at Wells Fargo Arena....
Congratulations to the Dragon Wrestling team. Six wrestlers competed at the 2019 Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament. Wrestling Results: Rheiner Stahlbaum (106) – sophomore – state qualifier Thomas Edwards (120) – junior – 5th place Caleb Helgeson...