School News

(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...

Johnston High School math teacher Danielle Pippert has been named the September Teacher of the Month by the Huntington Learning Center. Each month, Huntington students nominate teachers in their own school districts who go above and beyond for...

All Johnston schools and offices will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2 in observance of Labor Day. Schools and offices will re-open on Tuesday at their normal times. Have a safe and relaxing weekend!

The 2019 Johnston Homecoming parade is scheduled for Thursday, September 19th at 6:00 p.m. If you have any questions or comments about this year’s event you may contact jhsparade@gmail.com. Entry deadline is September 5 for public office candidates...