Following a search and interview process, the Johnston Community School District will welcome Leigh Goldie as the new English Language Arts/Social Studies coordinator along with Karen Carroll, Melissa Grinstead, and Wendy Quam as the district’s respective Teacher Leadership...
Christopher Billings has been selected as the new principal of Summit Middle School in the Johnston Community School District. Billings is the principal of Gilbert Middle School, a nationally identified high-performing school in the Gilbert Community School District,...
Anyone looking to skies over Johnston on Friday, May 5, around 10:30 a.m. may have noticed a large, white balloon floating through the air. Like most balloons, it was filled with helium, made of latex, and the movement...
May is School Board Recognition Month and an opportunity for local schools and communities to honor Iowa’s more than 2,000 locally elected school board members for their dedication to children and schools. “Providing our community’s children with a...
It’s not every day you find a gorilla roaming the halls of Horizon Elementary (or any elementary, for that matter). But ask any Horizon student, parent, or staff member and they’ll tell you they’re going bananas over Ivan...
(Submitted by Summit TSA advisor Ben Chadwick) The Summit Middle School Technology Student Association had 20 students attend the 2017 State Competition held at the Adventureland Inn in Altoona, Iowa. The attending students placed in five of the...
Story by Rylee Robinson The Johnston Community School District has partnered with the Johnston Police Department to provide the School Resource Officer (SRO) program since the 2007-08 school year. The SRO program provides students with positive law enforcement...
The Cat in the Hat, along with all of his friends, will invade the Johnston High School auditorium this weekend for the production “Seussical the Musical.” The musical is directed by Jeremy Fitzgerald and features stories, songs, and...
Nine special education students from Beaver Creek Elementary competed in the Iowa regional Special Olympics on Tuesday, April 18. Of the nine, three students won first place in their respective events and will advance to the state meet...
At 7 p.m. on April 28 and 29, the Johnston High School auditorium will transform into an [outer] space unlike any other. “Moonboy” is an adapted play from the book by Carolyn Grace Garcia. The story highlights the...