Submitted by Amy Winkler Five teams of Johnston Community School District students competed at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals at Michigan State University, May 24-27. The Johnston teams were among the 800 teams representing more than...
The Des Moines Register has selected JHS teacher and cross country coach Patrick Hennes as one of three finalists for the All-Iowa Coach of the Year award. Hennes was named the Register’s All-Iowa Cross Country Coach for the...
(submitted by the office of Paul D. Pate) JOHNSTON – Teachers at Johnston Community School District were recognized for organizing the district’s participation in the statewide Iowa Youth Straw Poll for the 2016 general Election. Students voted on...
The JCSD Online Registration system will be shut down Wednesday, May 31 at 4 p.m. and re-open on Thursday, June 1 at 9 a.m. for system updates. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Questions can be...
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...