In honor of Veterans Day, all area veterans and activity duty military personnel and their families are invited to attend the Johnston High School Veterans Day Assembly on Monday, November 11. There will be a guest speaker as...
(Submitted by the Dragon Scholarship Fund) Dragon Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to every graduating Johnston senior who completes our simple, 6-step scholarship process. The annual phone-a-thon is our largest fundraiser of the year. Since inception in 1987, we...
Johnston, IOWA – The Johnston Community School District (JCSD) has received the results of the 2018-2019 ACT tests. The 361 students who completed the exam had a composite average of 24.4 (out of a possible 36) and scored...
As the Johnston Foundation Dragon Patrol made their rounds through Johnston schools on October 18, they carried balloons, band instruments, and big checks. Big checks for Johnston educators to purchase extra equipment, supplies, or software to enhance student...
Progress continues on the Johnston High School Outdoor Learning Environment as a new wave of students integrate the project within their classes. The Outdoor Learning Environment (OLE) represents a collective effort by the Johnston Community School Foundation, numerous...
Following board approval in August 2019, all Johnston Community School District sites are having radon testing conducted by Terracon as a proactive measure. Radon testing at school sites has been discussed legislatively for several years, but has not...
(Submitted by the Johnston Kiwanis) In standing with their annual tradition, the Johnston Kiwanis presented every third grade student in the Johnston Community School District with a new, age-appropriate dictionary. The dictionaries are a gift to the students...
As you plan your October calendars, please keep these dates in mind:
The Polk Co. Health Department encourages everyone to get a flu shot (Des Moines, IA) – I don’t need the flu shot, I never get sick. I got the flu shot last year so I am fine. Every...