School News

Following the November 5, 2019 elections, the Johnston Board of Education welcomed four new faces to the board. Katie Fiala, Alicia Clevenger, Soneeta Mangra-Dutcher, and Jennifer Chamberland have been elected for a four-year board term. According to the...

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...

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...

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...

The Johnston Community School District would like to warn parents, community members, and business owners of a scam involving people impersonating someone from Johnston High School. Scammers are calling people and businesses in the city asking them to...

The district office will be moving locations over the weekend of Sept. 20. The office will be open for business through Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the current location of 5608 Merle Hay Rd., Johnston. The office is...